July 13^th, 2023, Serdang – The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) through its Putra Sarjana seminar has organised two (2) sessions with guest speakers for the month of July2023. The seminars that focus on writing techniques, postgraduate academic processes, personal values, and effective communication are occasionally held for free, for current UPM postgraduates.

The session on July 6^th, 2023, was conducted online with Dr.Aini Marina Ma’arof, Senior Lecturer of Faculty of Educational Studies, UPM. The sharing entitled Articulation and Presentation Skills had a total of 217 attendees through Zoom Meetings. Dr. Aini has shared several important tips in presenting a thesis proposal or any form of findings to a group of audience. This covers voice control techniques, type of presentation materials, and the pre-presentation rehearsals that should be emphasized by a student. The participants actively asked questions and their positive reviews expressed the efficiency of Dr.Aini’ s presentation. The session went on for 2 hours 20 minutes, 9.15 a.m till 11.35 a.m.

The monthly series was continued with the session by Dr. Thavamaran Kanesan, Chief Editor and Educational Consultant Proofreading by a UK PhD. Dr.Thavamaran has explained on the appropriate techniques in gathering data and journal review witing as a graduation requirement. This nerve-wrecking stage of the postgraduate study is often the concern of students, hence, was clearly explained by the guest speaker through After Literature Review Chapter, how to write Review Journal: Can I use AI? session. Dr. Thava’s explanation regarding the integration of AI in the process kept the 186 participants active and interested throughout the slot. The seminar was conducted online, on July 13^th, 2023, from 9.30 a.m. till 11.30 a.m. The 2 hours sharing session ended with a photography and Q&A session by the students.

Date of Input: 14/07/2023 | Updated: 05/09/2023 | aslamiah