FYP: Student Handbook and Guidelines for Bachelor of Psychology with Honours

Final Year Project: Student Handbook and Guidelines
for

Bachelor of Psychology with Honours

Faculty of Human Development



Final Year Project: Student Handbook and Guidelines
for

Bachelor of Psychology with Honours

Hazalizah Hamzah : Rahmattullah Khan Abd Wahab Khan : Asma Perveen :
Fatanah Ramlee : Priyalatha Govindasamy : Nor Firdous Mohamed :
Wan Nurul Izza Wan Husin : Roslinda Mustapha : Saeid Motavelli :
Nurul Ain Hidayah Abas : Md Azman Shahadan :
Salami Mutiu Olagoke : Abdul Mujeeb Khan

Department of Psychology and Counseling
Faculty of Human Development
Sultan Idris Education University

2020

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FOREWORD
Assalamualaikum wrt.wbt.
All Praise to Allah, the Almighty, the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful.
Firstly, I would like to congratulate the members of the Department of Psychology and
Counselling, specifically the Psychology Unit, for producing Final Year Project: Student
Handbook and Guidelines for Bachelor of Psychology with Honours in the form of e-book.
This is the first of its kind been published by the Faculty of Human Development, UPSI.

This handbook is a guideline for students enrolled in the KST3996 Final Year Project
of Bachelor of Psychology program. The handbook is designed to guide students in fulfilling
the program’s requirement of completing a research project successfully. This handbook is a
comprehensive document that provides an overview of the implementation of the course from
the research idea until the evaluation. There are altogether five sections in this handbook and
they are (1) background information of the course, (2) list of the activity, (3) guidelines for
formatting, (4) example of a table of content, and (5) note for coordinator and supervisor.
Besides, the handbook also includes all the necessary forms required for the completion of the
course is attached under the Appendix.

Given the handbook, it is the responsibility of the students to understand the
requirement and work accordingly in fulfilling it. It is hoped that this guideline will help
students in producing an exemplary research report.

I do take this opportunity to thank the entire faculty members of the Psychology
program for their contribution. Not to forget the outpouring support and feedback from the
undergraduates of the Psychology program. All of us in the Faculty of Human Development
are excited about working with you to assure a rewarding intellectual experience.

We wish you the best as you completing the Final Year Project successfully.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim bin Razalli
Dean,
Faculty of Human Development
Sultan Idris Education University

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TABLE OF CONTENTS page
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FOREWORD v
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION 2
SECTION B: LIST OF ACTIVITIES 3
SECTION C: FORMAT GUIDELINES 7
SECTION D: TABLE OF CONTENT 9
SECTION E: NOTE FOR COORDINATOR AND SUPERVISOR

APPENDIX A - Course Proforma for KST3996 Final Year Project
APPENDIX B - Area of Interest
APPENDIX C - Supervision Record
APPENDIX D - Research Idea Form
APPENDIX E - Proposal Evaluation Form
APPENDIX F - Final Report Evaluation Rubric
APPENDIX G - Format Picture Guidelines
APPENDIX H - Format Text Guidelines
APPENDIX I - Front Cover for Hard Bound Copy
APPENDIX J - Title Page
APPENDIX K - Declaration Form

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SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION
This handbook and guidelines is specifically prepared for students who are taking KST3996
Final Year Project of Bachelor of Psychology in Semester 7 and Semester 8 of their study.
Before registering for the course, students must have completed and passed at least 80% the
psychology courses of the programme.

The objective of the course is to ensure that students carry out an independent research
that demonstrates their ability to conduct research in the area of psychology. At the end of the
course, students will be able to:

a. propose a research study that demonstrates their proficiency in research design, data
analysis, interpretation of results and report writing to a publishable standard

b. conduct research which focuses on the psychology-related skills that they have learnt
or used

c. produce the research report with a high standard of ethics in line with APA standard
Detailed additional information of the course is presented in Appendix A: Course

Proforma for KST3996 Final Year Project.

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SECTION B: LIST OF ACTIVITIES

No. Activity Due Responsibility Instrument

1. Register for area of interest Week 7 Semester 6 Coordinator Area of Interest
Student

2. Assign supervisor Week 8 Semester 6 Coordinator

3. FYP Workshop Week 10 Semester 6 Coordinator

Student
PSYCH

4. Complete three End Semester 6 Student Supervision Record
supervisions Supervisor Research Idea Form

5. Submit final proposal draft Week 2 Semester 7 Student Proposal Evaluation
Form
6. FYP Proposal Seminar Week 4 Semester 7 Coordinator
Student e-Marks
PSYCH
Evaluator Final Report
Evaluation Criteria
7. Complete data collection Week 10 Semester 7 Student
e-Marks
8. Key in SM grade (Sedang End Semester 7 Supervisor
Maju / In Progress )

9. Submit 1st final report draft Before SFW begin Student

10. Submit 2st final report draft Mid Semester 8 Student
Week 11 Semester 8
11. Submit final report for Student
evaluation Week 13 Semester 8
Supervisor
12. Evaluate final report Evaluator

13. Make correction Week 14 Semester 8 Student
14. Submit final report End Semester 8 Student
15. Key in FYP mark End Semester 8 Supervisor

Refer to the following appendices:

a. Appendix B Area of Interest
b. Appendix C Supervision Record
c. Appendix D Research Idea Form
d. Appendix E Proposal Evaluation Form

e. Appendix F Final Report Evaluation Criteria

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SECTION C: FORMAT GUIDELINES

1. Paper
A4 size white paper (210 mm x 297 mm) of at least 80gsm.

2. Printing
Print only on one side of the paper. For binding, printed pages should be placed on the

right. Print on good quality papers and using a good quality printer.

3. Font
Times New Roman with 12 points.

4. Spacing

All text must be typed with double spacing. However, the following elements in the text
should be typed with single spacing:

a. Acknowledgement
b. Declaration

c. Reference list (However double spacing is needed between the references.)
d. Description of more than one row of tables and figures

e. Appendix
f. Lengthy title and subtitle

5. Text Alignment
Text should be align to both left and right margins (justify).

6. Typing the chapter title
All chapter titles should be typed in bold CAPITAL LETTERS in the middle between

the left margin and the right margin, and 5.0 cm from the top margin.

7. Paragraphing
a. The first sentence in the first paragraph of each topic should be aligned left.

b. The indent to start the next paragraph is 1.25 cm from the left margin.
c. Separate between paragraph with single line spacing (press ENTER once).

d. Separate between the last paragraph with the new subtitle with triple line spacing
(press ENTER 3 times).

e. Separate between the title and paragraph with single line spacing (press ENTER once).
New paragraph at the bottom of the page should contain at least two complete

sentences. If not, it should be started on a new page.

8. Margins

Margins required for the text are as follows:

a. The upper edge : 3.0 cm

b. The right side : 2.5 cm

c. The left side : 3.8 cm

d. The bottom edge : 2.5 cm

9. Length of Final Year Project

Counted from Chapter 1 to Chapter 5 the length should be at least 50 pages or 10,000
words.

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10. Page Numbering
a. All page numbers should be printed 1.5 cm from the top margin and 2.5 cm from the

right margin, for the last digit of the number.
b. For the pages in between the Front/Title page and Chapter 1, page numbering should

be in lowercase Roman sequence (i, ii, iii, and so on).
c. The Front/Title page of Final Year Project report is considered 1, but the number does

not need to be typed.
d. Text, reference and appendices are numbered sequentially in Arabic (2, 3, 4 and so

on) from the second page of text onwards.

11. Table
a. Each table must contain a reference number (Arabic numerals) and a description.

b. Table number must be consistent with the chapter number tables and should be
numbered consecutively. For example, the table in Chapter 3 are given numbers in

Table 3.1, Table 3.2, Table 3.3 and so on.
c. Table must be included right in the middle of the page horizontally in the space set.

The word Table, number and description should be typed above the table. If the table
contiguous on the next page, top row should read (for example): Table 3.5, continued.

The table description should not be repeated.
d. For an extracted table, proper references should be included.

e. Table should be presented with clearly drawn horizontal line. Vertical line is not
required if the column containing a clearly spaced title is places correctly.

f. If the table fills a complete page the candidate may present it in the landscape form.
g. Example of table:

Table 3.6 Summary of One-Way ANOVA

SS df MS F p

Intelligence Between Group 49.53 2 24.77 31.79 .001

Within Group 74.79 96 0.78

Total 124.32 98

Competency Between Group 59.15 2 29.58 44.66 .001

Within Group 63.58 96 0.66

Total 122.73 98

Agreeableness Between Group 56.81 2 28.40 45.59 .001

Within Group 59.82 96 0.62

Total 116.63 98

Conformity Between Group 48.14 2 24.07 30.28 .001

Within Group 76.30 96 0.80

Total 124.44 98

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12. Figure
a. Figure may contain photographs, illustrations, graphs, or anything that does not
resemble a script or table.
b. The word Figure, the figure number (Arabic numerals) and the description should be
placed below the figure.
c. If the figure is contagious to the next page, the rules are the same as in the table, the
numbering of the figures are also sequential.
d. Example of figure:

SOCIAL SUPPORT ACADEMIC STRESS
- Family Support
- Friend Support
- Significant Others Support

ADJUSTMENT
- Academic Adjustment
- Social Adjustment
- Personal-emotional Adjustment
- Institutional Attachment

Figure 1.1 Conceptual Framework

13. Front Cover for Hard Bound Copy

a. Hard Bound in DARK BLUE colour. Detail should be typed in CAPITAL LETTERS
font size 18 point Times New Roman in GOLD colour.

b. Title of Final Year Project are arranged in the form of inverted pyramid of 6cm from
the edge.

c. Author’s name must be complete as in identity card or international passport, on the
centre position margin.

d. Name of the university and the year should be written in two rows with a 6cm space
from the below margin.

14. Spine for Hard Bound Copy

Details should be typed in CAPITAL LETTERS font size 18 points in the order as follows:

a. Name of author : 3cm from the above edge

b. Degree : Bachelor of Psychology with Honours

c. UPSI : Abbreviated name of the university 3cm from above the below

margin

d. Year of submission of Final Year Project

Refer to the following appendices:

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f. Appendix G Format Picture Guidelines
g. Appendix H Format Text Guidelines
h. Appendix I Front Cover for Hard Bound Copy
i. Appendix J Title Page

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SECTION D: TABLE OF CONTENTS

In this section, the general table of contents of the Final Year Project report is presented. Upon
agreement with the supervisor, the contents can be changed or modified to suit the needs of a
particular research. To aid understanding, please refer to the note on page 7.

TITLE PAGE page
DECLARATION FORM##
i
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ii
ABSTRACT
iii
ABSTRAK iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS
v
LIST OF TABLES vi
LIST OF FIGURES
ix
LIST OF SYMBOLS x
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
xi
xii

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
2
1.1 Introduction 5
1.2 Background of Study 5
1.3 Problem Statement
1.4 Research Question*
1.5 Objective of Study
1.6 Significance of Study
1.7 Conceptual Definition**
1.8 Operational Definition**
1.9 Theoretical Approach**
1.10 Conceptual Framework
1.11 Hypothesis ***
1.12 Conclusion

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Literature Review**
2.3 Conclusion

CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH DESIGN

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Population and Sample
3.4 Instrument**
3.5 Procedure
3.6 Data Analysis
3.7 Conclusion

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CHAPTER 4 RESULTS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Characteristic of Participant**
4.3 Result**
4.4 Conclusion

CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Discussion**
5.3 Implication of Study
5.4 Limitation of Study
5.5 Recommendation for Future Research
5.6 Research Summary
5.7 Conclusion

REFERENCE
APPENDIX A Informed Consent Form#
APPENDIX B Background Information Section#
APPENDIX C Instrument 1**#
APPENDIX D Instrument 2**#
APPENDIX E Analysis Output#
APPENDIX F Plagiarism Report#
APPENDIX G Supervision Record#

Note:
## Refer Appendix K for Declaration Form
* For qualitative design
** Can be changed / modified to suit individual study
*** For quantitative design
# Compulsory appendices

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SECTION E: NOTE FOR COORDINATOR AND SUPERVISOR

1. Officially, students will register for FYP in Semester 7 and Semester 8. However
unofficially, the process begin in mid of Semester 6.

2. For Semester 7, students will be given the grade Sedang Maju (SM) or In Progress. Final
mark will be keyed in at the end of Semester 8.

3. Among coordinator’s responsibilities are to:
a. collect information on students’ area of interest
b. assign a supervisor for each student
c. manage proposal seminar
d. keep students updated of all deadlines
e. manage the submission of final report
f. nominate evaluator for final report

4. Among supervisor’s responsibilities are to:
a. supervise and guide students on a regular basis
b. check students’ work and give constructive feedback on time
c. monitor students’ research progress
d. key in the SM grade
e. key in the final mark

5. During the research proposal seminar, each student will be evaluated by two evaluators.
6. Final report will be marked by the supervisor and a second reader. The final mark is the

average mark of the supervisor and the second reader. If there is a 15-marks difference
between the supervisor and the second reader, a third reader will be appointed by the
department.

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APPENDIX A
Course Proforma for KST3996 Final Year Project

Nama Kursus:
1 Course Name:

Kod Kursus/
Course Code:
Sinopsis:

2
Synopsis:

Nama Staf Akademik/ Semester
3

Name(s) of Academic Staff:
Semester dan Tahun/
4
Semester and Year offered :
5 Nilai Kredit / Credit Value :

PRO FORMA KURSUS UPSI/PFK2018_v2
COURSE PRO FORMA

Tahun / Year

1

Prasyarat (jika ada):
Prerequisite (if any) :
6

Hasil Pembelajaran Kursus : Pada akhir kursus para pelajar akan dapat: (con
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) : At the end of the course the students wi
CLO1

CLO2

7 CLO3

CLO4

CLO5

ntoh) – menerangkan prinsip asas imunisasi (C2, PLO1)
ill be able to: (example) - explain the basic principles of immunisation (C2,PLO1):

2

Pemetaan Hasil Pembelajaran Kursus kepada Hasil Pembelajaran Program /

Course PLO PLO Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO)
Learning 1 2
Outcome PLO PLO PLO PLO PLO PLO PLO PLO
s (CLO) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

CLO1

CLO2

CLO3
8

CLO4

CLO5

Tunjukkan perkaitan antara CLO dan PLO dengan menanda “/” pada kotak berkai
relevant box.

(Deskripsi ini mesti dibaca bersama dengan Standard 2.1.2, 2.2.1 dan 2.2.2 di Are
2.2.1 and 2.2.2 in Area 2 - pages 16 & 18)

Mapping of the Course Learning Outcomes to the Programme Learning Outcomes

PLO PLO Teaching Methods Assessment
11 12

itan. / Indicate the relevancy between the CLO and PLO by ticking “/“ the appropriate
ea 2 - muka surat 16 & 18 / This description must be read together with Standards 2.1.2 ,

3

Hasil Pembelajaran Program:
Programme Learning Outcomes:

4

*Untuk Kursus Universiti Sahaja / For University Courses Only:
Pemetaan Hasil Pembelajaran Kursus kepada Hasil Pembelajaran Institusi / M

Course Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILO)
Learning

Outcome ILO ILO ILO ILO ILO ILO ILO ILO
s (CLO) 8

1234567

CLO1

CLO2

CLO3
9

CLO4

CLO5

Tunjukkan perkaitan antara CLO dan ILO dengan menanda “/” pada kotak berkaita
relevant box.

Mapping of the Course Learning Outcomes to the Institutional Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods Assessment

an. / Indicate the relevancy between the CLO and ILO by ticking “/“ the appropriate
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Hasil Pembelajaran Institusi *Senat Kali Ke-162 Bil. 1/2018 (30 Januari 2018)
ILO1: Menyampaikan ilmu bagi pembentukan insan yang berakhlak, berdaya sai
ILO2: Menguasai kemahiran teknikal termasuk penggunaan teknologi pendidikan
ILO3: Mengamalkan profesionalisme, nilai, sikap dan tingkah laku yang beretika.
ILO4: Menjalankan tanggungjawab sosial serta peka terhadap isu-isu semasa da
ILO5: Berkomunikasi secara efektif, berkeupayaan memimpin dan boleh bekerja
ILO6: Cekap mengurus maklumat dan mampu belajar sepanjang hayat.
ILO7: Berfikir secara kreatif dan kritis serta berupaya menyelesaikan masalah.
ILO8: Menguasai kemahiran pengurusan dan keusahawanan.

Institutional Learning Outcomes *Senat Kali Ke-162 Bil. 1/2018 (30 Januari 201
ILO1: Deliver knowledge for the development of human beings who are ethical, c
ILO2: Mastering technical skills including the application of educational technolog
ILO3: Practice professionalism, values, and ethical attitude.
ILO4: Carry out social responsibilities and be aware of current and global issues
ILO5: Communicate effectively, be able to lead and work in teams.
ILO6: Efficient in managing information and capable for lifelong learning.
ILO7: Think creatively and critically and able to solve problems.
ILO8: Mastering the skills of management and entrepreneurship.

Kemahiran yang
boleh dipindahkan
(jika berkaitan):

Transferable Skills
(if applicable):
10 (Skills learned in
the course of study
which can be
useful and utilized
in other settings)

ing dan berdaya tahan sesuai dengan aspirasi negara.
n dan ICT.
.
an global.
dalam pasukan.

18)
competitive and resilient in accordance with the aspirations of the state.
gy and ICT.

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Pengagihan Jam Pembelajaran Pelajar / Distribution of Student Learning Tim

Week Course Content Outline

11

me (SLT) Teaching and Learning Activities

CLO* Guided Learning (F2F) Guided Independent
(please tick (√)) Learning Learning
L TPO
(NF2F) (NF2F) SLT

CLO1
CLO2
CLO3
CLO4
CLO5

7



8



9



10



Total
11

Continuous Assessment
1
2
3
4
5
6

Final Assessment
1
2

**Please tick (√) if this course is Latihan Industri/ Clinical Placement/ Practicu
L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, P = Practical, O = Others, F2F = Face to Face, NF2F=
*Indicate the CLO based on the CLO’s numbering in Item 8.

Mengenalpasti keperluan khas atau

sumber untuk menyampaikan kursus

12 (cth: perisian, nursery, makmal
komputer, bilik simulasi dll) /

Identify special requirement to deliver
the course (e.g: software, nursery,
computer lab, simulation room, etc):

Percentage (%) F2F NF2F SLT

Percentage (%) F2F Total
NF2F SLT

um/ WBL using 2-weeks, 1 credit formula Total
=Non Face to Face GRAND TOTAL SLT

12

Rujukan / References :
13 (include required and further readings,

and should be the most current)

Maklumat tambahan lain /
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Other additional information :

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PENGESAHA

Disediakan/ Dikemaskini oleh:
Prepared/ Updated by:

Tandatangan:
Signature:

Jawatan:
15 Designation:

(Penyelaras Kursus/ Course
Coordinator)

Cop Rasmi:
Official Stamp:

Tarikh:
Date:

AN / VERIFICATION Disemak oleh:
Checked by:
Tandatangan:
Signature:

Jawatan:
Designation:
(Ketua Jabatan/ TDA&A/Dekan)
(HOD/Deputy Dean (A&I)/ Dean)

Cop Rasmi:
Official Stamp:

Tarikh:
Date:

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APPENDIX B
Area of Interest

KST3996 Final Year Project

Area of Interest

No. Student Name Student ID No Area of Interest

Ex. Example Example I/O
Personality
Psychometrics

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.



APPENDIX C
Supervision Record