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L.N. 178 of 1998

EDUCATION ACT

(cAP.327)

Bye-Laws for the Degree of Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. -

in the Workers' Participation Development Centre, 1998

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 byeJaws made

by the Board of the Workers' Participation Development Centre 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 the University of

Malta as required by section 37 (2) of the said Act

Citation and interpretation

i.

(1) These byeJaws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for the Degree of

Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. - in the Workers' Participation Development

Centre, 1998.

(2) In these byeJaws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Workers' Participation

Development Centre;

"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed for the

Course;

"the Centre" means the Workers' Participation Development Centre;

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

Philosophy - M.Phil.

Applicability

(1) Dawn l-ordinamentijistghujissejhu l-Ordinamenti ra' l-1998 ghall-

Grad ta' Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. - fil-Workers' Participation Development

Centre.

(2) F'dawn l-ordinamenti, kemm-il darba r-rabta tal-kliem ma tehtiegx

xort'ohra -

"il-Bord" ifisser il-Bord tal-workers' Participation Development centre;

"il-Bord ta' l-Istudji" ifisser il-Bord ta' l-Istudji mahtur ghall-Kors;

"ic-centru" ifisser il-workers' Participation Development centre; u

"il-Kors" ifisser il-Kors li jwassal ghall-Grad ta' Master of philosophy -

M.Phil.

Applikabilita'

These byeJaws shall be applicable from October 1998 onwards.

Board of Studies

A Board of Studies shall be appointed for the Course composed of

the Director of the Centre as Chairman and at least two and not more than

five academic members appointed on the advice of the Board.

Registration

Candidates who have obtained a good Bachelor's degree at

Honours level (normally not lower than a Second Class Upper Division) in an

area of studies closely related to industrial relations shall be eligible to apply.

The Board of Studies shall also consider applications from candidates with a

qualification from this or another University considered as equivalent by the

Senate, on the recommendation of the Board of Studies.

The Board of Studies rnay lay down additional requirements to

be satisfied during the Course.

Applications for registration must include the title of the

proposed dissertation and a detailed research proposal, normally of

approximately 1000 words. The proposed subject shall be within the area of

industrial relations or any other related area of studies, approved by Senate

on the recommendation of the Board of Studies.

Candidates shall provide a recommendation by a member of the

academic staff willing to act as supervisor and by the Director of the Centre .

Dissertation Format and Presentation

Unless otherwise specified by the Centre, the length of the

dissertation shall not exceed 50,000 words.

Students shall be required to submit three copies of the

dissertation adequately bound for examination and shall include an abstract

of not more than 300 words. Within one month of passing the examination

of the dissertation, students must submit two copies of the dissertation, one of

which shall be deposited at the University Library and one kept at the Centre ,

bound as follows

in cloth (preferably black) with stiff boards and good quality end papers; with

lettering (preferably in gold) on the front and spine showing

(i) the name of the student;

(ii) the title or short title of the dissertation;

(iii) the degree for which the dissertation is submitted; and

(iv) the year of submission.

Maps, diagrams, graphs, printed material, etc. should be bound with the

dissertation, but if this is not possible they should be presented separately in

special folders or volumes and numbered.

The text must be t)?ed on A4 sheets, on one side only, in double

line spacing and with a margin of 40 mm to the left and at least 20 mm top,

bottom and right.