in the Faculty of Engineering, t 998

L.N.I0 of 1998

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. -

in the Faculty of Engineering, t 998

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30

(5) and 31 (6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of

the University of Malta has promulgated the following bye-laws made

by the Board of the Faculty of Engineering in virtue of the powers

conferred upon it by section 37 (1) of the said Act and which have

been approved by the Senate of t.he University of Malta as required

by section 37 (2) of the said Act

Citation and interpretation

(l) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for t.he Degree

of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - in the Faculty of Engineering, 1998.

(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context othenvise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Engineering;

"the Course" means the Course leading to the Degree of Doctor of

Philosophy - Ph.D.;

"the Degree" means the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.; and

"the M.Phil. / Ph.D. Committee" means the Committee appointed by

Senate as prescribed in regulation 4 of the Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - and

Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. - Degrees Course Regulations, 1997.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable from July 1995 onwards.

Registration

Before being allowed to register for the Degree, a candidate

shall normally be required to register in the first instance for the course

leading to the degree of Master of Philosophy.

Only in exceptional

circumstances shall a candidate be considered for direct registration for the

Degree.

Transfer of Registration

The transfer of the registration from the course leading to the

degree of Master of Philosophy to the Degree may be permitted after not less

than twelve months of full-time study or twenty-four months of part-time study

for the degree of Master of Philosophy have elapsed. Such a transfer shall be

allowed on the recommendation of the board appointed as prescribed in sub-

paragraph (c) of paragraph (l) of regulation 9 of the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - and Master of Philosophy - M.Phi!. - Degrees Course Regulations, 1997

and of the Board, and with the approval of Senate, acting on the advice of the

M.Phil. / Ph.D. Committee,

providerl that. for students registered prior to October 1997, the transfer shall

be allowed on the recommendation of the ~tudents' supervisor and an

internal examiner.

The student shall submit a written application requesting the

transfer to the Degree, together with a summary of the work carried out by

him, preferably in the form of a technical paper. The Board would give

favourable consirleration to work publisherl or accepted for publication in

prestigious techmcal journals.

The student shall also submit a research proposal for the

Degree which shall indicate clearly the research questions in the field to be

addressed, the hypotheses to be tested, and the methodology LO the adopted

in rlealing with the research issues. Where necessary, the student may be

required to demonstrate competence in those skills required by the nature of

the investigation.

Requirements for the Degree

A thesis for the Degree shall report the discovery of new facts

and / or demonstrate that the student has exercised independent critical

power in reaching the reported conclusions In both respects. the student

shall indicate clearly the extent to which the thesis embodies the results of his

own research and observations, and to what extent the investigation advances

the study of the subject.

The Faculty of Engineering attaches great importance to the

association of Degree students with other research studenLI) and members of

staff. Students shall therefore be required to participate fully in the Faculty's

research seminars.

Any changes to the title of the thesis shall be approved by the

Board, on the written recommendation of the student's supervisor. and

submitted for approval of Senate, acting on the advice of the M.Phil. / Ph.D.

Committee.

Thesis Format and Presentation

The thesis shall not normally exceed 60,000 words, exclusive of

appendices, bibliographies, glossaries and footnotes.

The thesis shall normally be typewritten or printed on good

quality white paper, on one side only, according to the following

specifications

(a) the size of the paper shall be A4;

(b) the margins shall be at least 20 mm top, holtom and right and 40

mm to the left; the text to be in double line spacing; and

(c) the binding to be in cloth (preferably black), with stiff boards and

good quality end papers, with lettering (preferably in gold) on front and

spine showing

(i)

the name of the student;

(ii)

the title or short title of the thesis;

(iii)

the degree for which the thesis is submitted; and

(iv)

the year of submission.

Maps, diagrams, graphs, printed material, diskettes, etc.. should be bound

with the thesis, but if this is not possible they should he presented separately

in special folders or volumes and numbered.

A short abstract of the thesis of not more than ?)(}O words should

be bound with each copy submitted to the University.

A student shall be required to submit three copies of the thesis,

aoequately bound, for examination.

Within six weeks of passing the

examination of the thesis, the student shall be required to submit two copies

of the thesis, one of which shall be retained in the University Library and

another one in the custody of the department concerned.