COURSE INFORMATION

School/Faculty: Academy of Islamic Civilisation, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Program name: Master of Philosophy/Doctor of Philosophy
Academic
Course code: UHPP6013 Session/Semester:
2023/2024/2

Pre/co requisite
Course name: Research Method (course name and
code, if applicable):

Credit hours: 3

This course covers the essential concepts related to research

methodology and data analysis in social sciences and humanities
especially in civilizational and Islamic studies. The focus of the course is
to encourage students to critically discuss and evaluate components of
Course synopsis research process, research designs, instrumentation, population and
sampling techniques and data analysis as well as to prepare students to
conduct research systematically. Finally, by acquiring the proper
knowledge, skills and values, students will be able to conceptualize
issues from civilizational and Islamic studies research perspective.

Dr. Mohd Khairy Kamarudin

Course coordinator (if
applicable)

Name Office Contact no. E-mail

Course lecturer(s) Dr. Mohd Khairy Kamarudin 016-2242442 mohdkhairy@u

Mapping of the Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) to the Programme Learning Outcomes
(PLO), Teaching & Learning (T&L) methods and Assessment methods:

No. CLO* PLO ***Taxonomi

**(MQF
Cluster
es T&L *****Assessment
Code) and methods methods
****generic
skills
Apply the five principles and
Systematic
processes of academic research PLO1
CLO1 C3 Lecture review
including problem formulation,
literature review and ethics matrices
 Summary of
Evaluate appropriate research Research
methodologies, techniques, and Design, Flow
CLO2 PLO2 C5 Lecture
tools from different approaches chart of
(quantitative and qualitative) Research
Procedure

Construct an appropriate data Data analysis

PLO6 &
CLO3 analysis from the data P4 Lecture simulation
PLO7
simulation assignment

Develop potential research

proposal with sound
CLO4 PLO5 P4 Lecture Presentation
understanding of the researc
process and ethics individually

This is the basic mapping required for the CI. Any added information is allowed (extra columns
for weight or other elements) provided this is made consistent for all CI at
program/school/faculty level.
*Up to 5 CLO
Refer ***Taxonomies of Learning and ****UTM’s Graduate Attributes for UG and Generic
Skills for PG, where applicable for measurement of outcomes achievement
*****T – Test; Q – Quiz; HW – Homework; Asg – Assignment; PR – Project; Pr – Presentation; F
– Final Exam etc.

**MQF Cluster Code

C1 = Knowledge & Understanding, C2 = Cognitive Skills, C3A = Practical Skills, C3B =
Interpersonal Skills, C3C= Communication Skills, C3D = Digital Skills, C3E = Numeracy Skills, C3F
= Leadership, Autonomy & Responsibility, C4A = Personal Skills, C4B = Enterpreneurial Skills, C5
= Ethics & Professionalism

Details on Innovative T&L practices:

No. Type Implementation
Active Learning Conducted through - Our class sessions intermittent
1 with lectures
Group Discussion Conducted through assignment - Proposal,
2 Quantitative and Qualitative

Transferable skills (generic skills learning in course of study which can be useful and utilised
in other settings) :

Student learning time (SLT) / Effective Learning Time (ELT) details:

Learning and Teaching Activities
 Face-to-Face (F2F)
Non F2F Independent
Course Learning TOTAL
Week/ Content
CLO* SLT
Meeting Outline and
Subtopics
Physical Online (Synchronous) Online
Others
(Asynchronous)

L T P O L T P O
Week 1 3 3 6

Part 1
Introduction to
social sciences
research
Week 2 Part 1.2 3 3 6
-Nature and
process of
social research
- Research
strategies
- Research
Designs

Week 3 3 3 6
Part 1.3
Planning a
research and
formulating
research
question
-Reviewing
literature
-Ethics and
Politics in
Social Research
Week 4 Part 2.1 3 3 6
-Nature of
Quantitative
Research
-Sampling in
quantitative
Week 5 Part 2.2 3 3 6
-Structured
interviews
-Self-
completion
questionnaires
-Asking
questions
-Structured
observation
-Content
Analysis

Week 6 Part 2.3 3 3 6

-Using existing
data
-Quantitative
data analysis
Week 7 3 3 6
Part 3.1
-Nature of
qualitative
research
-Sampling in
Qualitative
research
-Ethnography
and participant
observation
Week 8 Part 3.2 3 3 6
-Interviewing in
Qualitative
research
-Focus Group
s
Week 9 Part 3.3 3 3 6
Language in
Qualitative
research
-Documents as
sources of data
-Qualitative
data analysi

Week 10 Part 4.1 3 3 6

- Mixed
methods
research
-Writing up

Week 11 Part 5 3 3 6
Writing thesis
by using
technology
Week 12 Part 6 3 3 6
Analysis data
Week 13 Part 7 3 3 6
Analysis by
Week 14 Colloqium 3 3 6

Week 15 0

SUB-TOTAL SLT : 84

NF2F
Independent Learning
Face-to-Face (F2F) for Assessment

TOTAL
Continuous Assessment %
SLT
Online Online
Physical Others
(Synchronous) (Asynchronous)

Systematic review
matrices
1 20 7 7
 Summary of research
design
2 20 7 7

Flow chart of research

procedure
3 20 7 7

Data analysis simulation

assignment
4 20 7 7

Presentation
5 20 8 8
SUB-TOTAL SLT : 36

NF2F
Face-to-Face (F2F) Independent Learning for
Assessment

TOTAL
Summative Assessment %
Online Online SLT
Physical Others
(Synchronous) (Asynchronous)

1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
SUB-TOTAL SLT : 0
SLT for Assessment: 36
GRAND TOTAL SLT: 120
A % SLT for F2F Physical Component 35.00
B % SLT for Online & Independent Learning Component : 65.00
%SLT for Online
C 65.00
Component:
D % SLT for All Practical Component: 0.00
D1 % SLT for F2F Physical Practical Component: 0.00
D2 % SLT for F2F Online Practical Component: 0.00
Please tick (/) if this course is Industrial Training/ Clinical
Placement/ Practicum using 50% of Effective Learning Time
(ELT)

Identify special requirement or resources to deliver the course (e.g.,software,nursery,

computer lab, simulation room etc)
References (include required and further readings, and should be the most current)
Main
Clark, T., Foster, L., Sloan, L. & Bryman, A. (2021). Bryman's Social Research Methods. Oxford:
Oxford University press

Additional
Braun, V., Clarke, V., Hayfield, N., Davey, L., & Jenkinson, E. (2023). Doing reflexive thematic
analysis. In Supporting research in counselling and psychotherapy: Qualitative, quantitative,
and mixed methods research (pp. 19-38). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2023). Toward good practice in thematic analysis: Avoiding common
problems and be (com) ing a knowing researcher. International journal of transgender health,
24(1), 1-6.
Dollarhide, C. T., Gibson, D. M., Brashear, K. L., Huynh, J., Marshall, B., & Robinson, K. (2023).
Lessons from professional identity development literature: A qualitative content analysis.
Counselor Education and Supervision, 62(3), 207-221.
Jamieson, M. K., Govaart, G. H., & Pownall, M. (2023). Reflexivity in quantitative research: A
rationale and beginner's guide. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(4), e12735.
Mohajan, H. K., & Mohajan, D. (2023). Glaserian grounded theory and Straussian grounded
theory: Two standard qualitative research approaches in social science. Journal of Economic
Development, Environment and People, 12(1), 72.
Proudfoot, K. (2023). Inductive/deductive hybrid thematic analysis in mixed methods research.
Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 17(3), 308-326.
Sithambaram, R. A., & Tajudeen, F. P. (2023). Impact of artificial intelligence in human resource
management: a qualitative study in the Malaysian context. Asia Pacific Journal of Human
Resources, 61(4), 821-844.

Other additional information (if applicable)

Academic honesty and plagiarism: (Below is just a sample)
Assignments are individual tasks and NOT group activities (UNLESS EXPLICITLY INDICATED AS
GROUP ACTIVITIES)
Copying of work (texts, simulation results etc.) from other students/groups or from other
sources is not allowed. Brief quotations are allowed and then only if indicated as such. Existing
texts should be reformulated with your own words used to explain what you have read. It is
not acceptable to retype existing texts and just acknowledge the source as a reference. Be
warned: students who submit copied work will obtain a mark of zero for the assignment and
disciplinary steps may be taken by the Faculty. It is also unacceptable to do somebody else’s
work, to lend your work to them or to make your work available to them to copy.

Other additional information (if applicable)

Disclaimer:

All teaching and learning materials associated with this course are for personal use only. The
materials are intended for educational purposes only. Reproduction of the materials in any
form for any purposes other than what it is intended for is prohibited.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions.

ELT = (Theory + Industrial Guidance + Assessment) x 50%

Total of credit for LI/Practical = ELT/40 Notional Hours
Note: For ODL Programme : Courses with mandatory practical requirement imposed by
programme standards or any related standards can be exempted from complying to the
minimum 80% ODL delivery rule in the SLT.

Prepared by: Certified by:

Name: Dr. Mohd Khairy Kamarudin Name:

Signature: Signature:
Date: 17 Mac 2024 Date: