MT
110 tal-1995
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
L.N. 110 of 1995
EDUCATION ACT
(C AP. 327)
The Diploma In Engineering. Dip. Eng . • Courst! Regulations,
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IN e xercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30(.5)
and 3 1(6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the
Uni vers ity of Malta has promulgated the following regulations made
by the Senate ofttle Universi ty of Malta by vin ueofthe powers conferred
upon it by sections 3 1 and 35 of the said Act.
Citatio n and Interpretation
I . ( I) 1bese regu lations may be ciled as the Diploma in Engineering - Dip.
Eng . . Course Regulations, 1995.
In these reg ulations, unless the context otherwi se requires ~
(2)
"the Board" means the Board of the Fac ulty o f Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering;
" the Course" means the Course leading to the Diploma in Engineering · Dip.
Eng.
"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Engineering - Dip. Eng.
Applicability
These regUlations shall be applicable 10 courres slarting in 1994 or later.
Eligibility for the Diploma
To be eligible for the award of the Diploma, a candidate shall -
(a) be registered as a matric ulated sludenl in tenns of lne Admission
Regulations of the University
(b) complele Ihecourse of studies,q ualify in the examinations and comply
with all other requirements prescribed in these regUlations: 3Ild
(c) comply wilh an y other req uirements prescribed in any Olher relevant
statules and regularions of the University.
Registration
A candidate shall register on the fonn and within the time specified by the
Office of the Registrar.
Course of stud'es
The Course shall be structured in such a way that it can be completed
( 1)
within a minimum period of three years and a mu:imum of five years of part-time
Candidates shall opt 10 take one of the following areas of studies
(2)
TOTAL QUALITY
(a)
(b) INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER ING
Tocomplete theCourse,acandidateshall obtain credits in the following
(3)
TOTAL QUALITY
(a)
Quality Techniques
Quality in the Manufacturing Seclor
Quality in the Servicing Sector
Total Quality Management
Industrial Project
(b)
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Work Study
Industrial Control
Manage ment Planning and Control
Industrial Project
(4) A catalogue of study-units, with the credi ts assigned to each unit, shall
be approved by the Board and published before the start of each semester.
(5) Some Study-units may be indicated by the Board as compulsory and
others as optional.
(6) Some study-units may also involve guided field wort: . Candidates ma y
be required to submit written reports on their field work and this shal l be considered as
an essential component of the Course for which credits are assigned.
Assessment
( I) In each semester of thc Course calKlidates shall be tested in the study.
units covered during that semester in accordance with the criteria established by the
Board.
(2) 1be following grades shall be used fOf the assignment of credits: A, B,
C, D and F, in dCS(:Cnding order of meri t, with F indicating failure .
A candidate who faits in any study-unit may be allowed to re-lake the
(3)
lest or to repeat the entire study-unit. A candidate may be a11o ..... ed to retake the teSt or
to repeal the entire study-unit only once. In such cases. the maximwn grndeacandidate
shall obtain is D.
Indi vidual projed s
(I) Each candidate shall be req uired to write an Essay of approximate ly
( I)
dawk biss li jiksbu mill·inqas 24 kredtll jilt\allew jidhlu ghall-eiamijiet .
Kandidati jistghll j igu mitlllba joqoghdu wkoll ghal eiami viva voce.
(2)
L-Iggradar finali
L·iggradar fi nali ghandll jkun ibbaiat fuq iHaqsimiet studjll,l-Ersay 11
(I)
I-Eiamijiet Finali.
L-ismijiet taI·kandidati li jkunu ghaddew ghad·Diploma ghandhomjigu
(2)
ppublikati fordni a1fabetiku fjJ-kategoriji
Ghadda b'distinzjoni
Ghadda
(3) Kandidat ma jinghatax id· Diploma jekk ma jghaddix minn kull parti
taJ ·kors ta' l.islUdji Uigifieri fit-Iestij iet, n· fssay 11 n-Ei.amijiet Finali).
000 words on an approved topic. intended 10 illustrate his ability to integrate vario us
aspects of the course of studies.
(2) TIle Essay shall be submitted two calendar months prior 10 the end of
the Final Examinations.
Final examinations
8. (I) Wrinen comprehensive examinations shall be held at the end of the
Course. Only candidates who have obcained at le8.Sl24 credits shall be admilled 10 the
examinations.
Candidates may also be req uired to sit for a viva voce examination .
(2)
Final grading
9. (I) The final grading will be based on the Study· unitS, the Essay, and the
Final Examination .
(2) The names of the candidates who ha ve passed the Diploma shall be
published in alphabetical order in the categories
Passed with Distinction
p"",,,
A candidate shall not be awarded the Diploma unless he obtains a Pass
(3)
in each pan of the course of studies (that is the tests, the Essay and the Final
Examination).