under the auspices of the Board of Studies for Information Technology

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L.N. 182 of 2005

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Diploma in Information Technology – Dip. I.T. -

under the auspices of the Board of Studies for Information Technology

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 Studies

for Information Technology 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

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Diploma in

Information Technology - Dip. I.T. - under the auspices of the Board of Studies for

Information Technology.

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

"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies for Information Technology

appointed by Senate from members of the Departments of Computer Information

Systems, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Communications and

Computer Engineering;

“the Certificate” means the Certificate in Information Technology;

"the Course" means the course programme leading to the Diploma in Information

Technology – Dip. I.T.;

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Information Technology – Dip. I.T.; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October 2003

or later.

Special Course Requirements for Admission

To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apart from

satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission

Regulations, be in possession of

(a) passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure

Mathematics and in one of the following subjects: Applied Mathematics, Biology,

Chemistry, Computing, Economics, English, Information Technology, Music,

Philosophy, and Physics;

or

(b)

(i) five passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination

including English Language, and Maltese; and

(ii)

a pass in Systems of Knowledge at Intermediate Matriculation Level;

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(iii) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics at Grade

C or better or at a corresponding level of other examinations recognised by Senate for

the purpose of the Admission Regulations; and

(iv) either

(a) a Higher Technician Diploma of the City and Guilds of the London

Institute Course No. 8000 in Electrical Engineering;

or

(b) the Diploma in Industrial Electronics with Credit of the Fellenberg

Training Centre;

or

(c) the Advanced Diploma of the City and Guilds of London Institute

Course No. 7235 in Applied Information Technology;

or

(d) any other qualification from a recognised institute considered by the

Board of Studies to be equivalent to any of (a), (b) or (c).

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over a period of one year of full-time study or

two years of part-time study.

Course Programme

(1) The Course shall comprise study-units to which 60 credits are assigned in

Informatics, Computer Science, and Computer and Telecommunication Systems

Engineering.

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(2) Students who successfully complete the programme of the first year of

part-time studies, comprising not less than 30 credits, but opt not to proceed with the

Course, shall be awarded the Certificate.

Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 45 of the Principal Regulations,

in each year of the Course, students shall not be awarded more than 12 credits for study-

units passed by compensation and if necessary students will be required to choose

which study-unit/s of the eligible study-units are to be considered as passed by

compensation, to a maximum value of 12 credits.

Eligibility to Proceed to Further Studies

Students who are awarded the Diploma shall become eligible to join the

second year of the course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information

Technology (Honours), provided that they join the course not later than three years after

having been awarded the Diploma.

Classification of the Award

The names of students who qualify for the award of the Diploma shall be

published in a list in alphabetical order classified as follows

Pass with Distinction

Pass.

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