Regulations, 1996

L.N. 61 01 OM

EDUCATION ACT

(C AP. 327)

Diploma In Management Studies - Dip. Mangt. - Co urse

Regulations, 1996

IN exercise o f the powers conferred upon him by secli o ns 30 (5)

and 3 1 (6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327). the Chancellor of the

Univers ity of Malta has promulgated the following statute made by the

Council of the University o f Mal ta by vinue of the powers conferred

upon it by sections 3 1 and 35 of the said Act

CItJllion aDd interpretation

( I) These regulati ons may be cited as the Diploma in management Studies

- Dip. Mangt. - Course Regulations. 1996.

In these regulations. unless the context otherwise requires·

(2)

"the Board" means the Board of the Facuily of Economics, Managemen t

and Accountancy

.• the Course' means the Course leading to the Diploma in Management

Studies - Dip. Mangl .

"the Diploma" means the Di ploma in Managemen t Studies - Dip. Mangl.

Applicability

These regu lations shall be applicable 10 eou~s staning in 1993 or later.

Eligibility for the Diploma

To be eligible for the award of the Di ploma a cand idate shall

<a) be registered as a matriculated student in tenns of the Admission

Regulations of the University;

satisfy any Spec:ial COU~ Requirements;

(b)

(e) 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 presc ribed in any other relevant

statutes and regulations of the Universi ty.

Registra tion

4 . A cand idate shall register on the prescribed fonn within the lime specified by

the Office of the Registrar.

Course of studies

Kandida! ghandu jirregistra ruhu pennezz tal-fonnola preskritta fii-zmien

speeifikat mill-Ufficcju lar-Registratur.

D·Kon g'l·lstodjl

S.

( I) II-Kors gI'Iandujkun imfassa.l b' mod li ji5m' jintcmm rperjodu ta' mhwt

anqas minn diet snin u mhux aktar minn hames snin ta' I-istudji pon-ti~.

(2)

II-Kors ghandu jikkonsisti fdawn

(a) taqsimict studju Ii ghalihom mhux inqas minn 24 kredti ghandhomjigu

asscnjati: u

progett individwali tal'lI supervizjoni.

(b)

(3) Katalgu tat-taqsimiel studju, bil·kredli assenja!i gha! kull taqsima.

ghandujigi aprovil mill-Bord u ppubblikal qabel il-bidu ta' kull semestru. Xi taqsimiet

studju jistghu jigu ndikati bhala obbligatorji U ohrajn la ' ghaila.

(4) Xi taqsimiet studju jistghu j involvu ltoghol ta' hidma fuq ii-post Ii j kun

iggwidat . I1-kandidati jistghu jintalbu jissotlomettu rapporti bil-miktub dwar il-l'Iidma

taghhom fuq ii-post u dawn jigu meqjusa bhala parti essenzjali tal-Kors Ii ghaliha

ghandhom jigu assenjati kredti.

Valu~1

( I) The Course shall be structured in such a way that it can be completed

within a minimum pe riod of three years and a maximum of five years of pan-time

stud ies.

(2)

The Course shall consist of

study-units for which not less than 24 credits shall be assigned; and

(a)

a supervised indiv idual project.

(b)

(3) A catal ogue of study-u nits, with the credits assigned to each unil

shall be approved by the Board and published before the stan of each semester. Some

stu dy-uni ts may be indicated as compulsory and others as optional.

(4) Some stUdy-units may also involve guided field-work. Candidates may

be required to submi t written reports on thei r field-work and thi s shall beronsidered as

an essenti al component of the Course for whi ch credits are assigned.

Assessmen t

( I)

In each semester of the Course candidates shall be tested in the study-

units covered during that semester in accordance with the criteria established by the

Board .

(2) The following grades shall be used in he assessment of crc:dits: A. B.

C. D and F . in desce nding order of merit, with indicating failure.

(3) A candidate who fails in any study-uni t may be allowed to re-take the

test or to repeat the entire: study-un it. A candidate may be allowed to repeat the entire

study-unit only once. In such cases tile maximum grade: a candidate can obtain shall be

' D' .

Individual project

(I ) Each candidate shall be required to write an Essay of approximately

( I)

Eiamijrel komprensivi bil-miklUb ghandhom isim fiHmien laI·Kors.

Dawk il-kandidati biss Ii j iksbu mill-inqas 24 kredtu ghandhom jithallew jidl u ghall-

ciamijiet.

II-kandidali jistghu jigu mehtiegajoqoghdu wkoll ghal ei.ami viva voce .

(2)

ll-gradi nnall

II-grad; fioali ghandhom jigu bbaiati fuq il-taqsimiet studju, I-Essay u

(1 )

l- Ezamijiet Finali.

(2)

Kandidat rn a jinghatax id-Diploma jekk rna jghaddiJI minn kull parti

tal-kors ta' l-isludji (jigifieri fit-taqsimiet studju, fl-Essay u n.Eiamijeit Finali).

L-ismijiet tal-kandidati Ii j ikkwalifikaw ghad- Diploma ghandhomjigu

(3)

ppubblikati fordn i alfabetiku fil-kategoriji

Ghadda b'Disti nazjoni

Ghadda .

000 words on an approve topic intended to illustrate his ability to integrate the

various aspects of the course of studies.

(2) The Essay shall be submitted two calendar months prior to the end of

the Final Exami nat ions.

Final Examinations

8. (1)

Written comprehensive clI3minaiions shall be held at the end of the

Course. only candidates who have obtained 3t least 24 credilS shall be admitted to the

clIaminal ions.

Candidates may also be required to sit for a viva voce examination .

(2)

nual G rading

The final grading shall be based on the study-unil~. the Essay, and the

9. ( I)

Fina l Examinations.

(2) A cand idate shall nOI be awarded the Diploma unless he obtains a Pass

in eac h part of the course of studies (That is the study-units. the Essay and the Fi nal

Examinations).

(3) The namesof candidates who qualify forLhe Diploma shall be: published

in alphabetical order in th e categories;

Passed with Distinction

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