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L.N . 300 of 2010

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree Regulations, 2008

for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

under the auspices of the Centre for C ommunication T echnology

IN EXERCIS E of the powers confc rrcd upon him by art icles 74 (5)

and 75 (6) of the Ed ucation Ac t (Cap. 327). the Chancell or ofthc University

of Malta has pro mul gated thc foll owing bye-laws made by the Board of the

Centre fo r Co mmun icati on Tec hnology in virtue of the powers conferred

upon it by at1icle 8 1 ( I) of the sai d Act and whic h have bcen approved by

the Senate of the Uni versity of Malta as required by article on 81 (2) of the

said Act

Citation and Interpretation

(I ) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 20 10 in tcrms of

the Docto r of Phil osophy - Ph .D. - Degree Regulations, 2008 for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy under the ausp ices of the Centre fo r Commun icati on

Technology.

(2)

In these bye-l aws, unl ess the context otherwise requires-

'·the Board" means th e Board of the

Centre fo r Communication

Technology;

"the Centre" means the Centre fo r Co mmuni cati on Teclulology;

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

·'the Principal Regul ati ons " means th e Doctor of Phil osophy - Ph.D. -

Degree Regul ations, 2008.

Applicability

These bye- laws shall be applicabl e fro m October 2009 onwards.

Requirements for Admission

Appli cants for the Degree offered by the Centre sha ll be in possession of

a degree as prescribed in regul ati on 6 of the Principal Regulations, in one of the

following areas: Communications, A.t1S, Commerce. Psycho logy, or in any othe r

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area that the Board may deem relevant to the pursuit of studies under the auspices of

the Centre .

(I) Appli cants may submi t thci r a pp licati on form. together with a

com prehensive rcsearch proposal outlining thc proposed project. including research

sources and materials. at any time of the year.

(2) Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate competence in those

skill s required bv the nature of the proposed research.

Centre Doctoral Committee

The Board shal l recom mend to Senate the appointment of a Centre

Docto ral Com mittee composed as follows

The Director of the Centre or delegate (chairman)

3 - 4 senior me mbers of the Ce nt re

Supervision and Students' Progress

Prin cipal Supervisors shall be requ ired to submit a written report to the

Board . through the Centre ' s Doctoral Committee. every June for all students unde r

the ir supe rvis ion.

Stude nts shall on ly be all owed to proceed with their studies subject to

sati s factory progress re port s from their Principal Supervisor. I f the report is

negative. the Board shall make recom mendat ions to Senate o n the student' s

cont inuing registration for the Degree.

( I ) After 12 months or full-tim e study. students are required to submit a

repo rt on their research work for consideration by an ad hoc board appo inted by the

Board. T he ad hoc board shall be composed of a chairman. who shall be the

Director o r the Centre or hi s de legate. and two examiners, one of whom shall be the

Principal Supervisor.

(2) The ad hoc board shall examine the student orall y a nd shall submit a

wr itte n report for considerat ion by the Centre Doctoral Com mittee in the first

instance. The repon sha ll contai n reco mm endat ions according to the pro visions of

the Principal Regulations.

Studen ts registered at the Centre may be req uired to participate 1Il the

Centre's research and teac hing programmes.

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T hesis Presenta tion and Format

Si x months befo re the subm ission deadline students shall be info rmed

that they are required to inform the Ce ntre that they will be submitting their th esis

for ex am inat ion not less th an three months befo re the submi ssion deadl ine .

II . The Board shall recommend to Senate the appoi ntment of the Boa rd of

Exam iners in accordance with the Princi pal Regu lati o ns.

The Board shall approve and publi sh guide lines on the fo rmat and

presentati o n of the thes is fo r the Degree.

( I) Stud ents shall be required to submit a loose bo und co py of their

thesis lor each member of the Board of Exa miners. together with a copy in d igital

format. The ofn ce r in charge of th e Centre shall iss ue a dated receipt.

(2) On successful compl etio n of their studi es. students shall be required

to submit to th e Centre three hard bound copi es of the thes is and o ne copy in di gital

format within six weeks from the publi catio n of their resul t. One copy of the thes is

shall be kept in the Library of th e Centre and another at the Uni versity Library.

Students who do not co mpl y with th is bye-law sha ll not be awarded the Degree.

Repea l

The Bye-Laws o f 1998 for the degree of Master of Ph iloso ph y under the

auspice s o f th e Centre for Communicati o n Techn ology. pub lished as Legal Notice

15 0 of 1998. shall be deemed to cease to be in fo rce as from I st Octo ber 2009.

provided that students registered fo r thi s degree be fo re I st Octo ber 2009 shall

co ntinue to be governed by the regulat io ns that were in fo rce at the tim e of their

registrati on for the degree.

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