Course Regulations, 1995

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L.N. III 01 1995

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 317)

The Diploma in Library and Infonnation Studies (Dip. Lib.)-

Course Regulations, 1995

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30 (5)

and 31 (6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327). the Chancellor o f the

University of Malta has promulgated the following regu lations made

by the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of the powers conferred

upon it by sections 31 and 35 of the said Act

Citation and Interpretation

I. ( I) These regulations may be ci ted as the Diplo ma in Library and

Information Studies (Dip. Ub.) - Course Regulations. 1995.

(2) In these regulations, unless the contellt othl':rwise requires -

··the Course" means the Course leading to the Diploma in Library and

Information Studies (Dip. Lib.);

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Library and Infonnation Studies (Dip.

Lib.).

Applicability

1bese regulations shall be applicable to co urses starring in 1993 Of later.

Eligibility for Diploma

To be eligible for the award of the Diploma a candidate shall

(a) have been registered as a pan-time st udent in the Faculty of Education

for not less than two years;

(b)

satisfy any special course req uire ments;

(c) complete the course of studies, qualify in the examinations, and comply

with all other requirements prescribed in these regulations; and

(d) comply with any other requirements prescribed in any other relevant

statutes and regulations of the University.

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Registration for Study Programme

(I ) A candidate may be registered as a part-lime student al the Faculty of

Education for a course of SlUdicsleading to the Diploma if he is eligible for admission

to the University as a regular student in tenns of the Admission Regulations of me

University.

(2) A candidate shall reg ister on the presc ribed fonn within the time

specified by the Qrfice of the Registrar.

(3) A student who, after due warning given in writing . persistently fai ls 10

al(end lectures andlor tutorials or otherwise does nO( carry out his academic duties

without adequate justirlCation may be debaJTed by the Board of the Faculty of Education

from sining for any Of all of the e,;amination!.

Board of Studies

S.

The ge nenll adminisuation ofthc Course shall be entrusted 10 a Board

( I)

of Studies composed of a Chainnan , Co-ordinator and three members. all appointed

by the Board of the Faculty of EdLlcation with the approval of Senate.

(2) The Co.-ordinator shall be responsible for the drawing up of syllabi and

of course-lisls, as well as for provision for the availabilil)' of support material with lhe

co-operation and approval of the Board of Studies.

Course of Studies

(I)

L·amminisn-azzjoni generali tal· Kors ghandha tkun fdata fidej" Bard

ta'l·lstudji kompost minn Chairman, Koordinaturu tliet membri, kollha mahlura mill-

Bord tal -fakult~ ta' I·Edukaujoni bl-approvazzjoni tas-Senat.

(2) II-Ko-ordinatur ghandu jkun responsahbli gl\al-tfassi! ta' sillabi u tal-

listi ta' korsijiel, kif uk oll biex jieb u hsieb jipprovdi malerjal la ' gbajnuna bil-

kopcrazzjoni u I-approvazzjoni tal-Bord la' \·Istudji.

II· Kors ta' Studjl

6 . ( I) Il· Kors gharKiu jkun mifru" fuq pcrijodu la' sentejn studju part· time. u

ghandu jkun maqswn fiewg panijiet la' sena imien I-wahda.

(2)

L-oqsma ewlenin lal· Kors huma magl'\mulin minn

(a)

Amministraujoni, Organinanjoni u funzjonijiet ta' Li breriji;

(b)

Ghejjun ta' informazzjoni u Xoghol ta ' riferenzi;

(c)

Studji bi bljografici, Indicjar, u Sejbien ta' informazzjoni

(d)

AWlomati1.azzjoni taI -Libreriji u Arrnninislraujoni ta' t· infonnazzjoni .

(3) ll·Kors ikun maghmut minn IIIqsimie! studju li ghaJihom huma mogbtija

mh ux inqas minn 30 kredlU. Mit-30 kredtu,erbghajigu moghtija lilI-Essay TwilfProgett

ta ' Studju lllht supervizjoni u IDejn lill.Perijodu approVal ta ' Hidma Prallika ruq H·

Katalgu ta' taqsimicl sludju u tal-1uedli moghlija 1i1 kull taqsima jkun

(4)

sottomess mill ·Bord la' 1, ]sludji lill ·Bord tal· FakultA ta' I· Edukazzjoni ghall .

approvazzjoni .

Dan iJ·kata]gu jigu pUbblikat qabeJ il·bidu ta]· KOfS.

(5)

Uhud mi t·taqsimiC:C studjujistghu jigu indikati bl\al obbligatorji u ohrajn

(6)

bhala ghailiC:C.

Uhud mil·taqsimic:l:·studju jislghu jinvolvu hidma pranika gwidata. Din

(7)

tigi kunsidrata bl\ala komponent essenzjali tal·Kors li ghaliha ghandhom jinghataw

(8) II·Bord ta' 1, ]sludji jiSta' jiDdika Ilema taqsimiet sludju ghandu jiehu

kandidat biex itemm il·programm sew ta' studju .

11· VaJ utazl,jonl

(1) 1be Course shall spread over IWO years of pan-time sludy and shall be

divided inlO IWO pans of one year's duration each.

(2)

The main areas of the Course shall consist of

(a)

library Manageme nl . Organisation and Functions;

(b)

Information Sources and Reference Work ;

(c)

Bibliographic Studies, Indexing and RelJieval;

(d) Library Automation and In formation Manageme nt.

(3) 1be Course shall be composed of stud y-unilS for which not less than

30 credilS shall be assigned. Of the 30 credilS, four shall be asigned to a supervised

Long Essay/S tud y Project and two to an approved Practical Work Period.

(4) A catalogue ofsludy-units and oflhe credils assigned to each unit shall

be 5ubmilled by Ihe Board of SlUdies 10 the Board of the Faculty of Education for ilS

approval.

Such catalogue shall be published before the start of the Course.

(5)

(6) Some s{Udy-units may be indicaIcd as compulsory and others as optionaJ .

Some study-units may involve guided practical work. This shall be

(7)

considered as an essential component of the Course for which credits shall be assigned.

(8) The Board of Studies may direct which study-units a candidate may

take to complete the appropriate study programme.

(\) A candidate shall be considered to have satisfied the assessment criteria

of the Course if he

<a) completes successfully all pans of the Course

is successful in the Final Examination;

(b)

(c)

completes successfully the Long Essay or the Project; and

(d)

completes successfully a four-week period of approved practical work.

(2) A candidate shall be required locom plete successfully Part One o f the

Course before proceedi ng 10 Pan Two.

(3) A candidate completes successfully each pan of the Course if he obtains

a minimum of eleven credits in that pan.

(4) 1be result obtained in each study-unit shall be given in one of the

following grades ac<:ording to merit: for a successfully completed unit A, B, C. D in

descending order; F signifies a failure.

(5) A candidate who in either part of the Course obtains a minimum of

nine credi ts but fail s to obtain ele\"en credits shall be allowed 10 re-sit the failed study-

units once within a period of twelve momhs from the start of that pan. Credits obtained

following a re-sit shall carry the minimum pass grade.

Individual Proj ect

A candidate shall be required to submit a Long Essay of nm less than eight

thousand but not more than ten thousand words or a project deemed to be of equivalent

academic standard. A candidate who fails the long essayfprojcct requirement shall be

allowed to re-submit it once within a period of twelve months.

Final Examination

( I) A candidate shall be required IQ obtain an aggregale minimum pass-

mark in the Final Examination . which shall consist of two synop«icexamination papen.

A candtdate who rails the Final Examination shall be allowed 10 re-sil il once ..... ithin a

period of twel ve months from the end of the Course. A minimum pass-mark shall be

the highest mark that can be awarded in thru case.

candKilde5 may also be required 10 sit for a viva voce examination .

(2)

I-Inal Grading

(I) The final grading shall be based on the essessmentcritcriaofthcCourse

as prescribed in regulation 7.

(2) The names of candichues who have successfully completed the Course

shall be published in alphabetical order in the catcgories

Passed with Distinction .

Passed.

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