%0 Journal Article
	%A Mohd Salehuddin Mohd Zahari and  Hamizad Abdul Hadi and  Nik Mohd Shahril Nik Mohd Nor and  Syuhirdy Mat Noor 
	%D 2014
	%J International Journal of Social and Business Sciences
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 93, 2014
	%T Hospitality Program Postgraduate Theses: What Hinders Their Accomplishment?
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9999303
	%V 93
	%X Postgraduate education is generally aimed at providing in-depth knowledge and understanding that include general philosophy in the world sciences, management, technologies, applications and other elements closely related to specific areas. In most universities, besides core and non-core subjects, a thesis is one of the requirements for the postgraduate student to accomplish before graduating. This paper reports on the empirical investigation into attributes that are associated with the obstacles to thesis accomplishment among postgraduate students. Using the quantitative approach the experiences of postgraduate students were tapped. Findings clearly revealed that information seeking, writing skills and other factors which refer to supervisor and time management, in particular, are recognized as contributory factors which positively or negatively influence postgraduates’ thesis accomplishment. Among these, writing skills dimensions were found to be the most difficult process in thesis accomplishment compared to information seeking and other factors. This pessimistic indication has provided some implications not only for the students but supervisors and institutions as a whole.

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