Studies - Dip. Desai. - Course Regulations, 1998

L.N. 206 of 1998

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Certificate in Desalination Studies - Cert. DesaI. - and Diploma in Desalination

Studies - Dip. Desai. - Course Regulations, 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 Regulations

made by the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue aCthe powers

conferred upon it by sections 31 and 35 aCthe said Act

Citation and Interpretation

Regulations may be cited as the Certificate in

(1) These

Desalination Studies - Cere DesaI. : and Diploma in Desalination Studies -

Dip. DesaI. - Course Regulations, 1998.

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

"the Board" means the Board of Studies appointed jointly by the

Senate of the University and the Board of the Institute for Water Technology;

"the Cenificate" means the Certificate in Desalination Studies - Cert.

DesaI.;

"the Course" means the Course leading to the Diploma

In

Desalination Studies;

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Desalination Studies - Dip.

DesaI.; and

Mthe Institute" means the Institute for Water Technology of the

Water Services Corporation.

AppUcability

These Regulations shall apply to the courses which started in

October 1995 or later.

Requirements for Admi55loD

Candidates may register for lhe Course if they

(a) are in possession of a qualification in Chemistry at Advanced

Level; and

(b) satisfy the admission requirements of the University of Malta.

EUgibility for tbe Diploma

In order to be eligible for. the award of the Diploma, a student must

(a) register as a regular student in tenns of the Admission

Regulations of the University;

and

(b) successfully complete

Pan

(Foundation)

Pan

(Intermediate) of the Course;

(e) register and successfully complete Part .3 (Specialisation) of the

(d) satisfy the requirements for Work Experience;

(e) pass in each of the Final Comprehensive Examination papers;

(0 successfully submit a long essay. as stipulated in these

Regulations; and

(g) satisfy all other requirements established in these Regulations

and in any other relevant Statutes, Regulations and Bye-Laws of the

University.

EUglbility for lbe Certificate

5.. A student who successfully follows the Course as specified in

paragrdphs (b), (el. (d), and (e) of regulation 4, but fails to satisfy the

examiners in the long essay shall be awarded a Certificate.

Course Duration

6.. The Course leading to the Diploma shall normally extend over a

period of 12 months of full-time study. Students may. however, apply for a

part-time course by permission of the Board. Any period of study or research

in a part-time Course shall be counted as one half of the period followed in

the full-time Course.

Course of Studies

(1) The Course shall be divitled imo three parts and shall consist of

study-units to which not less than 29 credits are assigned, including

(a) study-units to which nOlless ilian 22 credits are assigned;

(b) a period of supervised Work Experience to which 5 credits are

assigned; and

(e) a long essay to which 2 credits are assigned.

(2) Part 1 of the Course, entitled "Foundation", shall consist of

study.units to which a total of not less than 8 credits are assigned in the

following five modules

Desalination Science

Desalination Processes

Water Chemistry

Electrochemistry

Basic Computing.

(3) Part 2 of the Course. entitled "Intermediate", shall consist of

study-units to which not less than 10 credits are assigned in the following five

modules

Membrane and Distillation Processes

Plant Engineering

Water Pr~treatment/PosHreatment

Operations Management

Fouling, Corrosion and Materials Selection.

(4) Part 3 of the Course, entitled "Specialisation", shall consist of

(a) four sLUdy·units. to each of which not less than one credit is

assigned, selected from !.he three modules covering the following areas of

RO Plant Operation

Feed Water Chemisuy and Pretreatment

Distillation Technology.

Sludems must follow one complete module consisting of three study-units, as

wen as another study-unit from any of the other modules;

(b) a period of supervised Work Experience, with

a minimum

duration of 250 hours, to which 5 credilS are assigned; and

(c) a long essay. normally of not less than 8.000 words, to which 2

credilS are assigned.

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(5) The Work Experience must be undertaken with a particular

Technical Branch of the Water Services Corporation under the direct

supervision of the Branch Head.

(6) The following grades shall be used in the allocation of credilS in

descending order of merit: A. B. C. D. and F. where F indicates a Failure.

Progress

(1) Students shall not be allowed to proceed to Part 2 of the Course

unless they obtain a minimum of 6 credits and satisfy the Board in a written

two-paper examination held at !.he end of Part 1.

(2) Students shall not be allowed to proceed to Part 3 of the Course

unless they obtain a minimum of 8 credits and satisfy the Board in a written

two-paper examination held at the end of Part 2.

(3) The Work Experience shall be assessed by the Board who shall

take into consideration the repofts submitted by the Branch Head who

supervised the student. in consultation with his Group Managers, as well as by

means of an interview held by the Board.

(4) Students who fail to satisfy the Board regarding their

performance during the Work ExPerience shall not be allowed to repeat the

Work Experience.

(5) Students shall not be allowed to sit for the Final Comprehensive

Examination unless they are successfully assessed in their Work Experience.

and unless they obtain a minimum of 3 credits in Part 3 of the Course.

Final Comprehensive Examination

The Final Comprehensive Examination shall consist of two papers

each of three hours' duration. Students who fail in one or both papers may

be allowed a resit in the failed paper/so The highest grade that may be

awarded in a resit shall be grade D.

Long Essay

Students shall not be allowed to submit the long essay unless they

are successful in the Final Comprehensive Examination. Students must

submit the title of their long essay for the approval of the Board, by not later

than one week after the publication of the results of the Final Comprehensive

Examination. Students may be required by the Board to sit for an oral

examination on submission of the long essay. Students who fail to satisfy the

examiners in the long essay may be asked by the Board to submit a revised

version of the long essay within eight weeks of the publication of the results.

In such a case !.he highest grade that may be awarded is the minimum grade

1>.

Final Results

(1) The final results of a student shall take into account his

performance in the Final Comprehensive Examination as well as the credits

and grades obtained during the Course.

(2) The Final Comprehensive Examination shall carry 50% of the

weighting and the credits shall carry the other 50% of the weighting for

classification purposes.

(3) The final results shall be published after the assessment of the

long essay. classified as follows

Pass with Distinction

Pass.