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Faculty of Information Technology regulations

Graduate diplomas

Graduate diplomas

Diplomas

1. There shall be graduate diplomas to be awarded in one grade only and the title of each diploma shall be:

Graduate Diploma in Archives and Records Management (GradDipArch&RecMgt);
Graduate Diploma in Business Systems (GradDipBusSys);

Graduate Diploma in Business Technology (GradDipBusTech);

Graduate Diploma in Computer Graphics (GradDipCompGraph);

Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (GradDipCompSc);

Graduate Diploma in Computing (GradDipComp);

Graduate Diploma in Decision Support Systems (GradDipDecSuppSys);

Graduate Diploma in Digital Communications (GradDipDigComm);

Graduate Diploma in Information Systems (GradDipInfoSys);

Graduate Diploma in Information Technology (GradDipInfoTech);

Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies (GradDipInfoSt);

Graduate Diploma in Robotics (GradDipRob).

Definitions

2. In these regulations and in the outline of subjects, unless the contrary intention appears, the following definitions shall apply:

'dean' means the dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology or the dean's nominee;

'faculty board' means the faculty board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology;

'diploma' shall mean the relevant graduate diploma;

'course' shall mean the set of subjects to be passed by a candidate to complete the degree;

'subject' shall mean a prescribed amount of work normally extending over not more than one academic semester, and counting as a specified number of points towards the degree;

'prerequisite' for a given subject means a designated subject which must be passed before a candidate can enrol in a given subject;

'corequisite' for a given subject means a designated subject which, if not already passed, must be studied at the same time as the given subject. The designated subject must be completed before the given subject shall be counted towards the degree;

'discipline' shall mean a group of subjects offered within one department of any faculty of the university.

'passed' shall mean passing a subject with a grade of P1 or higher.

Application

3. An applicant for admission to candidature for the diploma shall apply in writing to the registrar.

Qualifications for admission to candidature

4. An applicant for admission to candidature for the diploma shall:

4.1 have qualified at this university for a degree which the faculty board considers to be a suitable preparation for the proposed course of study; or

4.2 have qualified at another university, or an equivalent institution, for a degree which is acceptable to the faculty board as a suitable preparation for the proposed course of study; or

4.3 have qualifications and experience which in the opinion of the board are equivalent to those referred to in 4.1 or

4.4 provided that the board is satisfied that the applicant's degree or qualifications and experience constitute a suitable preparation for the proposed studies.

Duration of candidature

5. A candidate shall normally complete the requirements for the diploma within the prescribed period; such period being;

5.1 in the case of a full-time candidate, one year; or

5.2 in the case of a part-time candidate, four years; or

5.3 in the case where a candidate changes from one type of candidature to the other, a period determined by the dean or the dean's nominee proportionately according to the periods prescribed in the foregoing subsection.

Credit for work done elsewhere

6. The dean may, on the recommendation of the head of a department in the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, grant credit to a candidate for work completed in this or another faculty in this or another university or tertiary educational institution provided that:

6.1 credit for work completed more than ten years prior to admission to candidature is at the discretion of the dean;

6.2 credit shall not normally be given for more than one half a year's work towards the diploma.

7. Where credit is granted to a candidate pursuant to section 6, subsection 6.1 and 6.2, the dean shall specify the time within which the candidate shall complete the diploma.

Course restrictions and requirements

8. The faculty board may prescribe in the outline of graduate studies or details of subjects:

8.1 the prerequisites and corequisites for a subject to be taken for the diploma;

8.2 restrictions on subject combinations which may be taken by a candidate;

8.3 the order in which subjects to be completed may be taken.

Completion of a subject

9. To complete a subject a candidate shall, to the satisfaction of the head of the department concerned:

9.1 attend such lectures, tutorial classes and laboratory sessions and complete such exercises, projects, and laboratory work, if any, as may be prescribed by the department;

9.2 pass the examinations of the subject.

Approval of course

10. At the beginning of each year of study, a candidate shall obtain approval of the dean for the selection of subjects to be taken in that year.

11. Each candidate shall complete such courses as are prescribed by the faculty board in the outline of graduate studies or details of subjects.

12. A candidate shall, to the satisfaction of the dean of the faculty, attend such lectures, tutorial classes and seminars and complete such exercises and practical work as may be prescribed by the faculty board in the outline of courses, provided that if the faculty board considers that the candidate has not complied with the prescribed requirements, the candidate may be refused admission to the examinations.

The course structure

13. A candidate for the diploma shall complete the diploma in accordance with schedule I of this regulation.

13.1 Except with the permission of the dean in circumstances which the dean considers special, the course to be completed shall be as listed in schedule I hereto attached.

Leave of absence

14. The dean may grant a candidate leave of absence for such a period and on such conditions as the faculty board may determine.

Examinations

15. Examinations for the diploma shall be held in such a manner as the faculty board may, from time to time, determine.

Grades of pass

16. Subject to section 16.1, examination results shall be awarded in six grades in ascending order: fail (N), pass (terminating pass) (PII), pass (P), credit (C), distinction (D), high distinction (HD). In addition, the grade PQ may be used for a pass where there is no higher grade available and NE (not assessed at this time) for deferred assessment.

16.1 A candidate for the purposes of qualifying for the diploma shall not count or include more than two subjects passed at PII level.

Academic progress

17. The faculty board may review the academic progress of a candidate and, after taking into account any recommendations from the dean of the faculty, and offering the candidate an opportunity to be heard, may terminate the candidature on the grounds of unsatisfactory progress.

18. Where a candidate satisfactorily completes the course of studies, the examinations for the diploma and such practical work as may have been prescribed, the faculty board shall recommend the award of the diploma.

19. Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Business Systems course at an honours IIB level or better and do not take out the graduate diploma may proceed directly into the second year of the Master of Business Systems.

Effects of changes in regulations

20.1 Subject to this section, a candidate must comply with these regulations and with the requirements concerning the relevant course of study determined by the faculty board under these regulations, as in force or published from time to time.

20.2 Where the faculty board considers that a candidate has, since first enrolling for a diploma, been unreasonably adversely affected by any change in the regulations or course of study requirements, the faculty board must permit the candidate to qualify for the diploma under the regulations or course of study requirements in force or published at some time during candidature, provided the board is satisfied that the work so required to be completed is equivalent in standard to that currently required to complete the course of study.

Schedule I

To qualify for the award of the diploma a candidate shall be required to complete the prescribed subjects as set out in the outline of graduate studies or the details of subjects.

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