FACULTY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND POSTGRADUATE COMMITTEE
(FRDPC)
(FRDPC)
The FAS Faculty Research and Development and Postgraduate Committee
(FRDPC) was set up on July 2008 to coordinate and facilitate research
and scholarship activities amongst the academic staff.
The Research and Development and Postgraduate Committee is responsible for the following:
1. Formulating the direction to be taken for the Faculty on Research and Development matters
2. Evaluating research funding applications and make the necessary recommendations to the relevant authorities
3. Facilitating collaborative Research and Development activities with other institutions
4. Evaluating research proposals and applications by postgraduate candidates, and make necessary recommendations to the Faculty Board
5. Recommending to the Faculty Board on potential supervisors for postgraduate candidates
6. Evaluating progress reports by postgraduate candidates and funded research projects and make relevant recommendations to the Faculty Board
7. Carrying out other duties as when directed by the Dean/Faculty Board or ancillary to or consequential upon any of the matters aforesaid
In line with these objectives, the FRDPC has organized activities and
programs such as Colloqiums, Seminars, and Workshops, as well as
launching initiatives such as the Research Corner and Staff Homepages to
better promote the importance of Research into the development of our
academic staff.
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Dr Foong Soon Seng
- Chairperson
- Head of Programme - PhD(Social Science)
- Head of Programme - Master of Psychology
- Head of Programme - Master of Philosophy (Social Science)
- Centre for Applied Psychology (CAP) Chairperson
- Head of Programme(Master of Strategic Communication)
Dr Muliyati Mat Alim
- Department of Advertising Representative
- Department of Journalism Representative
- Department of Languages and Linguistics Representative
- Department of Public Relations Representative
- Department of Psychology and Counselling Representative