Master in Information Technology - M.IT - Degree Course Regulations, 2005

L.N. 360 of 2005

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Master in Information Technology - M.IT - Degree Course Regulations, 2005

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 of the powers conferred upon it by sections 31

and 35 of the said Act

Citation and Interpretation

(1) These regulations may be cited as the Master in Information Technology

- M.IT - Degree Course Regulations, 2005.

(2) In these regulations, 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 Science and

Artificial Intelligence, Communications and Computer Engineering, and Computer

Information Systems;

“the Course” means the course of studies leading to the degree of Master in

Information Technology - M.IT;

“the Degree” means the degree of Master in Information Technology - M.IT;

“the Departments” means the Department of Computer Science and Artificial

Intelligence, the Department of Communications and Computer Engineering, and the

Department of Computer Information Systems.

Applicability

These regulations shall apply to courses starting in October 2005 or later.

Requirements for Admission

The Course is normally intended for university graduates without formal

qualifications in IT.

(1) The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of one of the

following qualifications

(a) a Bachelor Honours degree in a numerate subject area, with at least Second

Class Lower Division;

(b) a Bachelor’s degree with at least Category IIA;

(c) equivalent qualifications approved by Senate on the recommendation of the

Board of Studies.

(2) Applicants may be required to sit for an interview before being accepted

for the Course.

Duration of Course

(1) The Course shall extend over a period of three years of part-time study,

including two summer periods as follows

Year 1: 2 semesters

Year 2: 2 semesters and summer period

Year 3: 2 semesters and summer period.

(2) Students pursuing the Course on a part-time basis shall be required to

register at the beginning of each academic year.

Areas of Study

The Course shall be offered in areas of study in IT where the Departments

can offer expert guidance and supervision. The areas of study shall be announced by

the Board of Studies before the commencement of each Course.

Course Programme

(1) The Course shall consist of 102 credits assigned as follows

(a) transition study-units to which 30 credits are assigned;

(b) advanced taught study-units to which 60 credits are assigned; and

(c) project-related study-units to which 12 credits are assigned.

(2) Students are required to obtain all the credits for the transition study-

units before being allowed to register for advanced study-units.

(3) Students shall be required to obtain all the credits within the stipulated

period.

(4) The Board of Studies may exempt students from the requirement of

obtaining credits for selected transition study-units if they have obtained from the

University or from an institution recognised by Senate for the purpose, a qualification

the study of which, in the opinion of the Board of Studies, is at least equivalent in

content and standard to that required for the study-unit concerned.

Programme of Studies

(1) The Board of Studies shall draw up the programme of studies for the

Course which shall indicate the study-units to be followed in each semester and which

study-units are compulsory, concurrent or pre-requisites for other study-units. The

Board of Studies shall publish the programme of studies for the Course prior to its

commencement, following the approval of Senate.

(2) The level, code, title, description and type of each study unit, the number

of ECTS credits assigned to each study-unit, the methods of teaching and assessment,

and the lecturer giving the study-unit shall be published in a catalogue of study-units,

which shall be published by the Board of Studies, following approval by Senate.

Progress and Assessment

(1) Taught study-units shall be assessed through coursework and

examinations held at the end of the semester in which they are held.

(2) Results for the assessment of study-units and the project shall be

published as a percentage mark and grade as indicated in the table below

Mark Range

Grade

80% -100%

A

70% - 79%

B

55% - 69%

C

45% - 54%

D

0 - 44%

F

Both the percentage mark and the grade shall be recorded in the students’ academic

record. However, only the percentage mark shall be used for the purpose of calculating

the final classification of the Degree.

(3) Students who fail to obtain the credits for all the transition study-units

after re-assessment shall not be allowed to continue the Course.

(4) Students who in any year fail in study-units to which not more than ten

credits are assigned shall be allowed to re-sit the failed study-units only once in the

September supplementary session.

(5) Students who in any year fail in study-units to which more than ten

credits are assigned or who fail in any re-assessment shall be deemed to have failed the

Course.

Boards of Examiners shall be appointed for each study-unit in accordance

with the provisions of the University Examinations Regulations.

Project

(1) Students shall be required to submit a project title and description by

the end of the fourth semester of study. Any substantial modification in the title or

content must be approved by the Board of Studies.

(2) The project shall comprise Part 1 (a literature survey and proposal) and

Part 2 (an artefact, a report and a presentation).

(3) Parts 1 and 2 of the Project shall be carried out during the summer

period of years 2 and 3 of the Course.

(4) Project reports must conform to the relevant guidelines as regards format

and must satisfy the Board of Examiners as regards content and presentation.

(5) Three spiral-bound copies of the project report shall be submitted for

examination. After successful defence of the project, students shall be required to

submit two hard-bound copies of the project report, one of which shall be deposited in

the University Library and the other in the library of the department concerned.

(6) Students who fail to satisfy the examiners in the project may, at the

discretion of the Board of Studies, be allowed to re-submit the project or to complete

some other appropriate task within three months of the first submission.

The Board of Studies shall propose to Senate a Board of Examiners for each

project. The Boards of Examiners shall be composed of at least three examiners, one of

whom shall be the supervisor. The Boards of Examiners may also include additional

examiners who shall participate in their deliberations only in so as far as the

deliberations concern areas in which they are the expert authority.

Award of the Degree

The final classification of the Degree shall take into consideration the

performance of the students in the last two years of the Course only, comprising the

advanced study-units and the project.

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

published in a list in alphabetical order classified as follows

Passed with Distinction

Passed.

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