Dip. Ed. - Course RegulatioDs, l9%

L.N. 85 01 I996

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Diploma In Education (Administration and Management)

Dip. Ed. - Course RegulatioDs, l9%

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

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

Un iversity of Malta has promulgated the follow ing regulati ons made

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

upon il by sections 31 and 35 of the said Act

Citation and interpretation

(1) These regulations may be ci led as the Diploma in Education

(Administration and Manage ment) - Dip. Ed. - Course Regulations, 1996.

(2)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise req uires -

" the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Education;

" the Course" means the Course leading to the Diploma;

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Education (Administration and

Management) - Dip. Ed .

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable to courses starring in 1995 or later.

Eligibility ror the Diploma

To be eligible for the award or the Diploma, a candidate must

be registered as a regular student of the Uni versity

(a)

(b) completed the appropriate study programme as prescribed in these

regulations;

(c)

pass all prescribed examinations; and

(d) satisfy all other requirements laid dow n in these regu latio ns and in any

other relati ve statu tes or regulations of the University.

Registration and special Course requin!ments

[II order to be admitted to the Course: a candidate shall be required 10 be

(1)

in ~ion of one of the following qualifications

(a) a degree in education from this or any other recognised Uni versity

together with five years experience in full -time teaching; or

(b) a degree followed by a P .a.CE. qualification . both being from this or

another University. together with five years experience in full· time tcac hing; or

(e)

a Icaching certificate from a recognised College ofEducalion, together

with ten years experience in full-time teachillg.

(2) The Board may . however, accept a candidate who is in possession of

qua lifications that are considered by it as equivalent to one of the qualifications

mentioned in paragraph ( I ).

(3) The Board may also consider applicants who hold 8n administrative

position in an education institution, noI below that of an AS5islallt Head of School.

Applicants may be asked to attend an interview for the purpose of

(4)

assessing their aptitude to follow the Course in confonnity with the Admission

Regulations of th is University.

Duration and study programme

1lle Course shall extend o\'er a period of one year of full-time or IWO

(I)

years of part-time study. A candidate must complete the Course in not less than one

year o f full-time or tWO years of pan-lime study and not more than two years full -time

or three years part-time study, but in special circumstances Senate,on the advice oflhe

Board, may allow a candidate an extra year of studies in order to complete the Course.

The Course programme shall consist of study-units to which not less

(2)

than 30 credits shall be assigned in the following areas of study

Theoretical Perspectives for the Study of Educational Administration

(a)

The Planning and Management of Educational Institutions

(b)

(c)

Current Issues in Educational Theory and Practice; and

Long EssaylProject.

(d)

(3) The Board shall. at the beginning of each year. publish a catalogue of

study-units and of the credits assigned to each and indicating which study-units are

compulsory ..

B 88S

There shall be a Course Co-ordinator who shall be responsib le for the

(4)

drawing up ofsytlabi and of course-lisiS as well as for the preparation or provision for

the availabili ty of support material, with the co-operation and approval of the Board of

Studies.

Progress

( I) During the Course, candidates shall be messed in the study-units in

accordance with the criteria establi shed by the Board.

A candidate shall be considered to have satisfied the assessment criteria

(2)

of the Course if he

(a) registers for all the study -units of the Course programme and obtains

20 coursework credits;

(b)

issuocessful in the Final Examination; and

(e)

completes successfully the Long Essay or the Project (6 credits).

(3) The following grades shall be used in the grading of credits: A, B ,C, 0

and F. in descending order of merit, with F indicating failure.

A candidate who fails in the assessment of a credit shall be given a re-

(4)

sit. If he is $llCN'ssfui in the re-sil the: grade D shall be awarded.

Long EssaylProjec:t

( I) Candidates shall be required to submi t a Long Essay of approximately

eight thousand words or a Project deemed to be of equivalent academic standing not

later than one month before the: Final Examination.

The SU bject of the Long Essay or Project must be submiued for the

(2)

approval by the Board of Studies of the Course not later than six months before the

Final Examination .

(3) A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in the Long EssaylProject

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

Fina l Examination

( I) The Final Examination shall consist of two synoptic examination papers

of three hours duration each .

(2) Candidates who fail in any or both of the examination papers shall be

allowed to re-sit the failed paper or papers once wi thin a period of twelve months from

the end of the Course . The maximum grade that may be awarded afler such a

supplementary examination shall be grade D.

Hool Result

9 . (I) 1bc final result of each cand idate shall take into account the performance

of the candidate in the coursework, Long EssaylProject and the Final Examinations.

(2) The names of candidates who qualify for the award of the Diploma

shall be published in alphabetical order and classified as follows

Passed with Distinction

Passed .

(I)

lr-riiultati finali ta ' kull kandidat ghandu jiehu fkonsiderazzjon i ir-

re ndimenl tieghu fix-xoghol tal-Kors. n-Essay TwillProgcu u n-Eiamijiel Finali.

(2) L-ismij iel laJ.kandidali Ii jikkwalifikaw ghall-gholi tad- Diploma

ghandhom jigu ppubblikali fordni alfabeliku klassifikali kif gej

Ghadda b' Dislinzjoni

G hadda.