| Legal Notice 182 of 2005 Malta Government Gazette No. 17,778 10 June 2005 |
EDUCATION ACT (CAP. 327) Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Diploma in Information Technology Dip. I.T. - under the auspices of the Board of Studies for Information Technology 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 bye-laws made by the Board of Studies for Information Technology in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 37 (1) of the said Act and which have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required by section 37 (2) of the said Act:
Citation and Interpretation 1. (1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Diploma in Information Technology - Dip. I.T. - under the auspices of the Board of Studies for Information Technology.
(2) In these bye-laws, 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 Information Systems, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Communications and Computer Engineering;
"the Certificate" means the Certificate in Information Technology;
"the Course" means the course programme leading to the Diploma in Information Technology Dip. I.T.;
"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Information Technology Dip. I.T.; and
"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004.
Applicability
2. These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October 2003 or later.
Special Course Requirements for Admission
3. To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission Regulations, be in possession of:
(a) passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics and in one of the following subjects: Applied Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Economics, English, Information Technology, Music, Philosophy, and Physics;
or
(b)
(i) five passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination including English Language, and Maltese; and
(ii) a pass in Systems of Knowledge at Intermediate Matriculation Level; and
(iii) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics at Grade C or better or at a corresponding level of other examinations recognised by Senate for the purpose of the Admission Regulations; and
(iv) either
(a) a Higher Technician Diploma of the City and Guilds of the London Institute Course No. 8000 in Electrical Engineering;
or
(b) the Diploma in Industrial Electronics with Credit of the Fellenberg Training Centre;
or
(c) the Advanced Diploma of the City and Guilds of London Institute Course No. 7235 in Applied Information Technology;
or
(d) any other qualification from a recognised institute considered by the Board of Studies to be equivalent to any of (a), (b) or (c).
Course Duration
4. The Course shall extend over a period of one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study.
Course Programme
5. (1) The Course shall comprise study-units to which 60 credits are assigned in Informatics, Computer Science, and Computer and Telecommunication Systems Engineering.
(2) Students who successfully complete the programme of the first year of part-time studies, comprising not less than 30 credits, but opt not to proceed with the Course, shall be awarded the Certificate.
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 45 of the Principal Regulations, in each year of the Course, students shall not be awarded more than 12 credits for study-units passed by compensation and if necessary students will be required to choose which study-unit/s of the eligible study-units are to be considered as passed by compensation, to a maximum value of 12 credits.
Eligibility to Proceed to Further Studies
7. Students who are awarded the Diploma shall become eligible to join the second year of the course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours), provided that they join the course not later than three years after having been awarded the Diploma.
Classification of the Award
8. The names of students who qualify for the award of the Diploma shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified as follows:
Pass with Distinction
Pass.
