under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

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L.N. 333 of 2016

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2016 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008

for the Degree of Master of Science in Digital Games – M.Sc. –

under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74 (5) and 75 (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 the Institute of Digital Games in virtue

of the powers conferred upon it by article 7 (b) (v) of the Statute for the Institute,

which have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta

Citation

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2016 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science in Digital Games – M.Sc. –

and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of

Master of Science in Digital Games – M.Sc. – under the auspices of the Institute of

Digital Games, published as Legal Notice 329 of 2014, hereinafter referred to as “the

principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2016 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 10 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 10 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“Dissertations

(1) In mainly taught programmes of study, students shall be required

to submit an individual dissertation in accordance with the guidelines issued by the

Board.

(2) In the case of a mainly theoretical dissertation that pursues its goals

through conceptual analysis or a dissertation that is based on empirical research and

hypothesis testing, the student is expected to deliver a dissertation of approximately

30,000 words.

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(3) In the case of a dissertation that pursues its goals ‘through design’,

the student is expected to deliver, present and discuss an artifact (or set of artifacts)

and related reflections. In this case, the student is also asked to deliver a textual

dissertation that can take a number of concurrent forms including qualitative

research, quantitative research, annotated portfolios, reflections on strong concepts,

the formulation of guidelines, etc. In this case, the text accompanying the design

work would be of approximately 20,000 words.

(4) A provisional title for the dissertation and a detailed research

proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval by the beginning of the second

semester.

(5) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the third and

fourth semesters of the Course. Each student shall be assigned a principal supervisor

who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period of study.”

Amendment to bye-law 11 of the principal bye-laws

4. For bye-law 11 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“11. (1) In mainly by research programMES of study, students shall be

required to submit an individual dissertation in accordance with the guidelines issued

by the Board.

(2) In the case of a theoretical dissertation that pursues its goals

through conceptual analysis or a dissertation that is based on empirical research and

hypothesis testing, the student is expected to deliver a dissertation of approximately

50,000 words.

(3) In the case of a dissertation that pursues its goals ‘through design’,

the student is expected to deliver, present and discuss an artifact (or set of artifacts)

and related reflections. In this case, the student is also asked to deliver a textual

dissertation that can take a number of concurrent forms including qualitative

research, quantitative research, annotated portfolios, reflections on strong concepts,

the formulation of guidelines, etc. In this case, the text accompanying the design

work would be of approximately 30,000 words.

(4) A provisional title for the dissertation and a detailed research

proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval at the time of the call for

applications.

(5) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken at any time during

the Course after approval of the proposal. Each student shall be assigned a principal

supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period

of study.”

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