4. Research Design
Both qualitative and quantitative research will be used in this study to find out if project-based learning
integrated in Workplace Communication course offered by Centre For General Studies UKM equips students with
the necessary skills needed in the real workplace environment. Students’ achievements in carrying out the project
work will be assessed based on the three components namely conferencing, short reports, and oral presentation.
4.1. Instrument
A survey questionnaire was designed and administered to 29 second year students who took Workplace
Communication course from Faculty of Science and Technology and Faculty of Information Technology. It consists
of five sections to elicit students’ responses to project based learning namely as:
A. Project based learning in general (6 items)
B. Collaborative learning (10 items)
C. Listening and speaking (8 items)
D. Reading (8 items)
E. Writing (10 items)