| Legal Notice 250 of 2005 Malta Government Gazette No. 17,787 8 July 2005 |
EDUCATION ACT (CAP. 327) Master of Arts in Creativity and Innovation - M.A. (Creativity and Innovation) - Degree Course Regulations, 2005 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 regulations made by the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by sections 31 and 35 of the said Act:
Citation and Interpretation 1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Master of Arts in Creativity and Innovation - M.A. (Creativity and Innovation) - Degree Course Regulations, 2005.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Edward de Bono Institute for the Design and Development of Thinking;
"the Course" means the course of studies leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Creativity and Innovation - M.A. (Creativity and Innovation); and
"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Arts in Creativity and Innovation - M.A. (Creativity and Innovation).
Applicability 2. These regulations shall apply to courses starting in October 2004 or later.
Qualifications for Admission 3. Applicants seeking admission to the Course shall be in possession of:
(a) a degree with First or Second Class Honours from a university recognised for the purpose by Senate; or
(b) a professional qualification recognised by the University for the purpose of admittance to the Course and equivalent to a university degree with First or Second Class Honours; or
(c) an ordinary degree from a university recognised for the purpose by Senate at Category II or better, together with appropriate work experience.
Course Duration
4. (1) The Course shall normally extend over a period of twelve months of full-time study or its equivalent in part-time study.
(2) Students may be allowed, with the permission of the Board, to complete the course programme within a maximum period of eighteen months of full-time study or their equivalent in part-time study after registration. In exceptional circumstances, with the approval of Senate, students may be allowed to extend this period by six months.
Course Programme
5. (1) The Course shall have two components as follows:
(a) a taught component, consisting of a number of compulsory study-units and other elective study-units, for which 40 ECTS credits shall be assigned; and
(b) a research component, which shall lead to the presentation of a dissertation, written under supervision, for which 40 ECTS credits shall be assigned.
(2) The programme of studies shall include compulsory study-units in: de Bono's Thinking Techniques; Lateral Thinking; and Research Methods.
Programme of Studies
6. (1) The Board shall draw up the programme of studies for the Course which shall indicate the study-units to be followed in each semester and which study-units are compulsory, concurrent or pre-requisites for other study-units. The Board shall publish the programme of studies for the Course prior to its commencement, following the approval of Senate.
(2) The level, code, title, description and type of each study unit, the number of credits assigned to each study-unit, the methods of teaching and assessment, and the lecturer giving the study-unit shall be published in a catalogue of study-units, which shall be published by the Board, following approval by Senate.
Assessment and Progress
7. (1) Study-units shall be assessed at the end of the semester in which they are held.
(2) Results for the assessment of study-units and the dissertation shall be published as a percentage mark and grade as indicated in the table below:
Mark Range Grade
80% -100% A
70% - 79% B
55% - 69% C
45% - 54% D
0% - 44% F
Both the percentage mark and the grade shall be recorded in the students' academic record. However, only the percentage mark shall be used for the purpose of calculating the final classification of the Degree.
(3) Students who fail to obtain a pass in any study-unit may be re-examined in a supplementary session only once.
(4) In order to qualify for the Degree, students must obtain all the credits indicated in regulation 5.
8. Students who, after due warning given in writing, persistently fail to attend lectures and/or tutorials or otherwise do not carry out their academic duties without adequate justification, may be debarred by Senate, following a recommendation of the Board, from continuing the Course.
Dissertation
9. The dissertation, to be submitted by the end of the Course, shall be of between 25,000 and 30,000 words on an approved subject. The dissertation shall be an original work in the sense that it shall be either a record of original research or an ordered and critical expression of existing data with regard to a particular subject approved by the Board. It shall be written, typed and bound in accordance with the criteria established by the Board for this purpose. A viva voce examination on the dissertation may also be held.
Final Result
10. (1) The final result of each student shall take into account all grades obtained in the assessment of the taught and research components of the Course, which shall be weighted according to the number of credits assigned to each.
(2) The names of students who qualify for the award of the Degree shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified as follows:
Passed with Distinction
Passed.
