Research Competency of Postgraduate Students Across 3 Different Faculties

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In the test analysis stage, Five variables that being focal point in this research, will be tested through dependent variables that have been identified; which refers to the postgraduates students from three different faculty; Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences (KENMS), Kuliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT) and Graduate School of Management (GSM). This research try to study, whether is there any difference of research competency between three different kuliyyah, specifically regarding five independent variables; Literature Review and Comprehensive Theoretical Knowledge, Framing Research Questions, Developing Instruments, Data Collection and Data Analysis. As mentioned in the earlier part, the best instrument to test these difference is Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

- SPSS Data Input (Coding)

Selection of SPSS as the software to be use in the analysis of the data is due to the nature of the data collected is quantitative in nature. In order for the collected data, that have been done through questionnaire in this research, to be functioning well in the SPSS, variables need to be go through coding process, before the date can be insert into the SPSS. Variables in 7 different parts of the questionnaire includes demographic information, general information and five independent variables that intended to be tested in this research.

Options in Displaying Variable and Values

NAME

LABEL

VALUES

VALUES LABEL

P1.Q1

Gender

1,2

Female, Male

P1.Q2

Year Age Group

1,2,3,4,5

18 – 22, 22 – 26, 26 – 30, 30 – 34, > 34

P1.Q3

Marital Status

1,2,3

Single, Married, Widow

P1.Q4

Monthly Spending

1,2,3,4

500 up to 1000, 1000 up to 1500, 1500 up to 2000, >2000

P1.Q5

I Am From

1,2,3,4,

Africa, Asia, Europe, Others

P2.Q6

Which Kuliyyah Are You From

1,2,3

Kulliyah of Economics and management science (KENMS)

Kulliyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT)

Graduate school of management (GSM)

P2.Q7

Are You Scholarship Recipient

1,2

Yes, No

P2.Q8

What Type of Post-graduate Mode That

1,2

Full-thesis, Course-work

P3.Q9

I have good literature review skills

1,2,3,4,5

Strongly disagrees, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree

P3.Q10

I have good understanding in theories (to relate with my research)

1,2,3,4,5

Strongly disagrees, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree

P3.Q11

I have skill in synthesizing the literature

1,2,3,4,5

Strongly disagrees, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree

P3.Q12

I am good in giving critics to existing literature

1,2,3,4,5

Strongly disagrees, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Agree,

Strongly Agree

P4.Q13

I have skill in generating realistic research questions

1,2,3,4,5

Strongly disagrees, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree

P4.Q14

I have skill in generating specific research questions

1,2,3,4,5

Strongly disagrees, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree

P4.Q15

I have sill in creating answerable research questions

1,2,3,4,5

Strongly disagrees, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree

P4.Q16

I have skill in creating research questions that is related to existing literature

1,2,3,4,5

Strongly disagrees, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree

P5.Q17

I have good understanding in identifying best instrument for my research

1,2,3,4,5

Strongly disagrees, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree

P5.Q18

I