PGSS ACTIVITIES 2019/2020
The Structured Courses usually conducted at each school/faculty by Post Graduate Student Society (PGSS). These fundamental courses aims at developing researcher identity and equipping students with the skills needed during postgraduate studies. Aside from developing the research skills, students are also furnished with elective courses (through coffee session) that aim at harnessing both personal and professional skills and aptitudes. On top of that, Compulsory Course (UTM Thesis Template) also organised by PGSS School/Faculty/UTM.
The table below shows the activities that will be conducted in 2020. Based on the current situation of Covid-19, the PG Structured Courses, Coffee Session and Compulsory Course will be conducted online. To join, kindly pre register. Further details are as follow:
| ORGANISER | TOPIC | SPEAKER | DATE | TIME | ONLINE PLATFORM | PRE REGISTRATION LINK |
| PGSS SKMSKBSK | High Impact Publication | Dr. Syafiqah Saidin | 29-Sept-2020 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKMSKBSK | Approaching Viva Voce Voice (Do’s & Dont’s) | Dr. Kamariah Md Isa | 14-Sept-2020 | 9.00am – 10.30am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKMSKBSK | During Viva Voce Defend Your Thesis | Dr. Kamariah Md Isa | 14-Sept-2020 | 10.30am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKE | Route To Professional Engineer | Dr. Sharul Kamal Abdul Rahim | 14-Sept-2020 | 9.00am – 11.00am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SC & PGSS AHIBS JB | In Search of the Philosophy of a PhD: Towards a Thinking PhD Scholar | Prof. Ts. Dr. Rose Alinda Alias | 10- Sept- 2020 | 9.30am – 10.30am | FB Live | CLOSED |
| PGSS AHIBS JB | Mendeley – Your Friendly Reference and Citation Managing Tool | Ts. Dr. Azman Mohamed | 8-Sept-2020 | 9.00am – 12.00 | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SC | Phyton for Data Analysis Workshop | Dr. Haslina Hashim | 7-Sept-2020 | 10.00am – 12.30pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FABU | Thesis Writing: Preparing for Submission | Dr. Shamsulhadi Bandi | 7-Sept-2020 | 10.00am-12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKE | How to Publish My First High Impact Journal | Dr. Leow Chee Yen | 26-Aug-2020 | 11.00am – 1.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS AHIBS, PGSS FSSH | PGCC – UTM Thesis Writing | Ts. Dr. Azman Mohamed | 25-Aug-2020 | 9.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS RTIF | SPSS Data Analysis (Intermediate) | Dr. Maslin Masrom | 24-Aug-2020 | 10.00am-12.30pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SC | Systematic Mapping Studies Workshop | Ts. Dr. Rohayanti Hassan | 24-Aug-2020 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKA | The Power of Procrastination (Coffee Session) | Prof. Dr. Nor Haniza Sarmin | 23-Aug-2020 | 9.00am – 11.00am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SC | Coffee Session : Research in Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Analytics for Academic & Industry | Dr. Afnizanfaizal Abdullah | 11-Aug-2020 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKT | Viva Defense Preparation | Dr. Dewi Fariha Abdullah | 10-Aug-2020 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS AHIBS JB | Managing Research | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suresh Ramakrishnan | 5-Aug-2020 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS UTM | PGCC – UTM Thesis Writing | Ts. Dr. Azman Mohamad | 4-Aug-2020 | 9.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKA | Coffee Session | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Roslli Noor Mohamed | 21-July-2020 | 9.00am – 11.00am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FABU | Data Analysis Workshop | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zaly Shah Muhammad Hussein | 16-July-2020 | 10.00am – 1.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FS | The Art of Scientific Writing | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Roswanira Ab. Wahab | 14-July- 2020 | 2.30pm – 4.30pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS AHIBS JB | Quantitative Research in Social Science: Instrument Design and Data Analysis | Dr. Zuraidah Sulaiman | 6-July-2020 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FS | Science Communication: Can You Tell? COVID-19 Edition (PG Coffee Session) |
Dr. Saleha Shahar | 30-June-2020 | 2.00pm – 4.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKE | Using Publisher LaTex Template to Write Research Paper in Lyx | Mr. Mohammed Sultan Mohammed | 28- June- 2020 | 2.30pm – 4.30pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FSSH JB | Analyzing, describing and interpreting research data: Strategies in managing research data | Dr. Nurul Farhana Noordin | 23-June-2020 | 2.00pm – 4.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKMSKBSK | How Good is Good Enough? (PG Coffee Session) |
Dr. Nurwina Akmal Anuar | 23-June- 2020 | 10.30am-12.30pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKE | Preparing for Viva Defense | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nadzir Marsono | 21-June-2020 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKT | PG Coffee Session: The Intellectual and Emotional Management of PG Candidate | Dr. Kew Si Na | 18-June-2020 | 3.00pm – 4.30pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FTIR | SPSS Data Analysis Workshop | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maslin Masrom | 16 – June- 2020 | 9.45am – 12.30am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FSSH JB | Research Method in Social Sciences Questions and Answers in Quantitative research methodology |
Dr. Adibah Abdul Latif | 16-June-2020 | 2.00pm – 4.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS AHIBS KL | Strategies Becoming Productive Writer (CS) | Dr. Farhana Quoquab Habib | 13-June- 2020 | 10.30am – 12.30pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKT | G.O.T Motivation Course | Dr. Juhana Jaafar | 9-June-20 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FSSH JB | Coffee Session | Prof. Dr. Zaidatun Tasir | 4-June-2020 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS AHIBS KL | Viva Defense Preparation | Prof. Dr. Sha’ri Mohd Yusof | 3-June-20 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | ZOOM | CLOSED |
| PGSS AHIBS JB | Determination of Sample Size in Research: The Best Practice | Prof. Dr. Rohaizat Baharun | 3-June-20 | 10.00am – 11.30am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKA | Thesis writing | Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ismail | 19-May-20 | 9.00am – 11.00am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKT | How to Get Publish in High Impact Journals | Prof. Dr. Azman Hassan | 19-May-20 | 2.00pm – 4.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FSSH JB | Mixing it up: Understanding and Using Mixed Method Research in Social Sciences | Dr. Mahyuddin Arsat | 18-May-20 | 9.00am – 11.00am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FSSH KL | Writing Chapter 3 | Dr. Nor Liza Hj. Ali | 18-May-20 | 11.30am – 1.30pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FSSH JB | Bengkel Penggunaan NVIVO dalam Penyelidikan Kualitatif (Dalam Bahasa Malaysia) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kamarul Azmi Jasmi | 17-May-20 | TBA | WEBEX FSSH & FB Live | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKT & PGSS SKA | Preparing for The Post COVID 19 Looming Crisis of Graduate Unemployment | Prof. Ir. Ts. DR. Zainuddin Abd Manan Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ramesh @ Mohd Zaidi Abd Rozan |
14-May-20 | 11.30am – 1.00pm | WEBEX & FB Live | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKMSKBSK | My Infected Productivity | Dr. Jaysuman Pusppanathan | 13-May-20 | 10.00am – 11.30am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FS | Life After PhD | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malik | 12-May-20 | 2.00pm – 4.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FTIR | Research Management Software Workshop | Dr. Siti Uzairiah Mohd Tobi | 11-May-20 | 9.30am – 11.30am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SKE | Managing Research Towards GOT | Dr. Sheikh Usman Ullah | 5-May-20 | 2.30pm – 5.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FABU | Developing Data Collection Instruments | Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rafee Majid | 5-May-20 | 9.00am – 1.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FSSH JB | Writing Discussion & Conclusion | Dr. Khawtar Abdolla Mohammedahmed | 5-May-20 | 9.00am-1.00pm | WEBEX FSSH JB |
CLOSED |
| PGSS AHIBS JB | Qualititative Research in Social Sciences: Why & When We Do It? | Dr. Norhalimah Idris | 29-Apr-20 | 11.00am – 1.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS AHIBS JB | Qualitative Analysis: A Reflection on Techniques and Presenting Your Findings | Dr. Norhalimah Idris | 29-Apr-20 | 1.00pm – 3.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FSSH JB | Translating Research Problem into Research Objectives and Research Questions | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jamalludin Harun | 7-Apr-20 | 9.30 am – 11.30 am | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS FSSH JB | How to Defend Your Proposal Lika a Pro | Dr. Aminabibi Saidalvi | 5-Apr-20 | 10.00am – 12.00pm | WEBEX | CLOSED |
| PGSS SC | What is systematic mapping? (How to Design a Literature Review Systematically?) – Yr. 1 |
Dr Rohayanti Hassan | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| PGSS AHIBS JB | Managing COVID 19 Crisis PGCS | CEO of Mas Wings | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| PGSS AHIBS KL | How to be Productive Writer | Dr. Farzana Quoquab Habib | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |