Master of Science in Engineering (By Research)
GENE 8000 Islamic Perspective on Technology and Society
The course covers skills in moral reasoning, integrity of character based on Islamic principles, dynamics between values and technological development, impact of technology to societal development and also theories/attributes of societal development.
MCTA 7951 Research Methodology and Seminar
The course discusses the fundamentals of research methodologies and practices used in engineering. This conduct literature review to identify the state of the arts in the specific field (research gap) and techniques for formulating, developing, analyzing and solving original research problems in the specified engineering field. Other areas discussed include, preparation of research proposals, multidisciplinary research, simulation and experimental studies, theoretical and computational techniques, data analysis and interpretation, research dissemination, overview on research commercialization, connectivity and cross fertilization of ideas, ethical issues in research, writing thesis and research paper, research management as required in the specified engineering field. This course also involves preparation and presentation for seminar on current research topics in the specified engineering field. In this course also the student will gain experience on intellectual, cognitive, ethical and professional in addition to the formal content of the course via seminar and talk by the industry and professional body expertise during the semester. All these elements will nurture students to be holistic human beings. Furthermore, the attributes of non-formal student life will be covered in topics such as the overview of Entrepreneurship and seminar of Entrepreneurship. This is to get the balanced graduates that not only received the theoretical exposures of the program but also the social and entrepreneur skills throughout their studies.