Research Efficacy among Engineering and Science Undergraduates

The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the research efficacy of the undergraduate students. Respondents are limited to final year students both from the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) and Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (FEBE) UKM. Results indicate student's level of confidence in conducting research from both faculties are significantly similar at mean score 3.71 based on Likert scale. It is revealed that the respondent has the highest level of confidence in terms of conducting research using ICT tools. However the respondent's exhibits moderate level of confidence when conducting basic research skill such as designing research method and defending research results.