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BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Table of Provisions (8)
Statutory Text (8 Articles)
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. – UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE EDWARD DE BONO INSTITUTE FOR
CREATIVE THINKING AND INNOVATION
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.749
BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. – UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE EDWARD DE BONO INSTITUTE FOR
CREATIVE THINKING AND INNOVATION
8th October, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 264 of 2024.
(1)
These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for
the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – under the auspices of
The Edward de Bono Institute for Creative Thinking and Innovation.
(2)
In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires –
"the Board" means the Board of The Edward de Bono Institute
for Creative Thinking and Innovation;
"the Degree" means the degree of Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D.;
“the Institute” means The Edward de Bono Institute for Creative
Thinking and Innovation; and
"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy –
Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2023.
These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 October 2024
onwards.
The Degree shall be open to applicants in possession of
the following qualifications
(a)
a Master’s degree of this or another University in
an area of study relevant to that applied for; or
(b)
a qualification deemed by Senate, on the
recommendation of the Board, to be equivalent to
or higher than the qualification referred to in
paragraph (a) of this bye-law.
Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate competence
in those skills required by the nature of the proposed research.
When the Board deems it necessary, it may require
students to successfully complete a number of study-units during the
course of their studies, and/or to satisfactorily undertake tasks
recommended by the Board, under those conditions that it may
impose, after approval by Senate.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. – UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE EDWARD DE BONO INSTITUTE FOR
CREATIVE THINKING AND INNOVATION
The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the
format and presentation of the thesis for the Degree.
The Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of the Doctor of
Philosophy – Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2008, for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – under the auspices of The Edward de
Bono Institute for the Design and Development of Thinking,
published as Legal Notice 184 of 2016, shall be deemed to cease to
be in force as from 1 October 2024.