BYE-LAWS OF MASTER IN CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE EDWARD DE BONO INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE

MASTER IN CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE EDWARD DE BONO INSTITUTE FOR

CREATIVE THINKING AND INNOVATION

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.86

BYE-LAWS OF MASTER IN CREATIVITY AND

INNOVATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

EDWARD DE BONO INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE

THINKING AND INNOVATION

20th March, 2009

LEGAL NOTICE 80 of 2009, as amended by Legal Notices 63 of 2018

and 131 of 2023.

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of Master

in Creativity and Innovation 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

the Creative Thinking and Innovation;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the

Degree of Master in Creativity and Innovation;

“the Degree” means the degree of Master in Creativity and

Innovation;

“the Postgraduate Diploma” means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Creativity and Innovation; and,

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2021.

These bye-laws shall be applicable as from 7 December 2017

onwards.

To be registered as regular students in the course applicants

must be in possession of a Bachelor degree from the University of

Malta, or an equivalent qualification obtained from any other

recognized university.

The course shall extend over three semesters of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study.

The programme of study shall comprise study-units to

which a total of 90 credits shall be assigned, of which 60 credits are

assigned to taught study-units and 30 credits assigned to the

dissertation study-unit.

Students who obtain the 60 credits assigned to the taught

study-units with an average mark of at least 50% and do not

proceed with the Course, or having proceeded do not successfully

complete the dissertation, shall be eligible for the award of the

Postgraduate Diploma.

MASTER IN CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE EDWARD DE BONO INSTITUTE FOR

CREATIVE THINKING AND INNOVATION

The programme of study shall be published by the Board

after approval by Senate normally not less than eight months prior

to the commencement of the course.

(1) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be held

by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the study-unit is

held.

(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of

not more than 20 credits for taught study-units, if following the

course full-time, or not more than 10 credits if following the course

part-time, shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed

assessments during the September supplementary examination

session.

(3) Students who fail in more than the number of credits

permitted under paragraph (2) or students who after re-assessment

fail to obtain the credits for any study-unit, shall be deemed to have

failed the course.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of between 15,000 and 20,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the

third semester of the course. Each student shall be assigned a

supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular

basis during the period of study.

(3) A provisional title of the dissertation and a detailed

research proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval by

the beginning of the second semester.

(1) Students shall be required to have regular contact with

their supervisor.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board progress reports for

each student under their supervision at the end of each semester of

studies, whether the student is following the course on a full-time

or a part-time basis. Such reports may include a recommendation to

either (a) extend the period of study in order to enable the student

to complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate studies prematurely if

the supervisor deems this to be proper in the circumstances,

provided that

(i)

the extension of the study period referred to in (a)

shall be in accordance with the provisions of the

Principal Regulations; and

(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely

according to (b) until it has first given the student a

chance to be heard.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the

classification of the Postgraduate Diploma and of the Degree shall

be based on the results obtained in all the components of the

programme of study, all credits being weighted equally.

MASTER IN CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE EDWARD DE BONO INSTITUTE FOR

CREATIVE THINKING AND INNOVATION

The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply

mutatis mutandis to courses followed on a part-time basis, and

subject to such changes as may reasonably be deemed by the Board

as necessary due to the part-time nature of the course.