YES! PROCEED TO SUBMIT

One section of ISDEV Resource Room at D04. 

ISDEV welcomes the second month for 2019 with the presentation of final draft thesis by two RISDEV (ISDEV Postgraduate by research) students, Khairul Faizi Mohd Rafiai and Noor Hidayah Samsudin. They both presented on Friday,1 February, 2019 at ISDEV Resource Room, D04. 

Khairul Faizi presenting his draft PhD thesis.

The programme started at 9:30am sharp with the usual invocation of asma al husna followed by the recitation of umm al kitab, al-Fatihah. Khairul Faizi was the first to present his research findings through his PhD thesis title Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Peserta Muslim Dalam Memilih Takaful Di Pulau Pinang (Factors Affecting Muslim Participants in Selecting Takaful in Pulau Pinang). His draft thesis was evaluated by Dr Fadzila Azni Ahmad.

Noor Hidayah jotting down some points on how to improve her PhD Thesis.

The next to present her draft PhD thesis was Noor Hidayah Samsudin. The title of her research was on Kaedah Pengurusan Motivasi Pekerja Dalam Islam Berdasarkan Kitab Syamail Muhammadiyah (Motivational Management Methods for Employees in Islam based on the Book Syamail Muhammadiyah) which was evaluated by ISDEV Deputy Director, Dr Wan Norhaniza Wan Hasan.

Another section of ISDEV Resource Room at D04.

After rigorous questioning by both the evaluators, other ISDEV lectures as well as RISDEV and MISDEV (ISDEV Postgraduate by Mixed-mode) students, both Khairul Faizi and Noor Hidayah were relieved and grateful to be given the approval to proceed with the submission of their theses. However there is a caveat - provided the suggestions and corrections provided that day wold be incorporated and updated in their written PhD theses before submission to Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).