General considerations for the design and Research Projects

(1) Design and Research Projects shall be undertaken by Diploma students as specified in the curriculum of the respective program/course.

(2) The candidates shall prepare a proposal which shall follow the following format;

(a) Introduction/Background of the proposal or research study

(b) Statement of the problem

(c) Purpose of the project or research/General objective

(d) Specific objectives of research/project

(e) Scope of the project or research

(f) Significance or justification of the research/project

(g) Literature review

(h) Methodology

(i) References

The candidate shall submit a project or research report and the format as provided by the Board.

Marking of research reports/projects shall be done at the time of marking answer scripts and shall follow the marking guidelines format as provided by the Board.