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All modules will be delivered through the English medium. Students will experience a variety of learning methods during these lessons, ranging from lectures to workshops, laboratory sessions, activities, videos, discussions, group work, case studies, mini-projects, questionnaires and surveys, exhibitions, conferences, seminars, industrial visits and other related activities.
Learning Strategy:
Textbooks and Stationery Students are encouraged to purchase a small number of textbooks for the studied programme. Students would also be provided with a list of relevant reference text books which are available from the university’s library. Additionally, students should prepare the following stationery items for use during the programme. Items like A4 size writing paper with lines, pens, pencils, highlighter pens, graph papers, ruler, electronic calculator, ring binders, USB thumb drives and etc. Information Technology Throughout the programme students are requires to develop a variety of skills. One of these skills is Applied Technology. Students are to learn about information technology and one of the essential tools is that all students must have access to a computer or laptop. All given assignments are to be properly prepared and presented according to the instruction’s guide book. There are computer facilities available in the university where students can use to complete their assignments or tasks. Although students are to submit their assignments in hardcopy, all students must also keep soft copies of their works and save it in a USB thumb drives or computer or CD. Lecture / Tutorial Etiquette These guidelines are given to ensure maximum effectiveness during your study. Please strictly follow them.
Attendance During the induction you would be given the timetable schedule and any changes to it you shall be inform duly by the course administrator. Should you not be able to attend any of the lecture/tutorial/seminar you must also inform and let the course administrator know in advance or if necessary to supply written letter or medical certificate. This is important because if you are found to be absent for more than 30% of the total contact study hours without prior notification. It is a violation of the policy, and it may lead to disciplinary action being taken against you or you may be asked to leave the programme without any refund of fees allowed. Assignments Assignments are parts of each module evaluation on students, and are normally given when you have finished certain number of lectures and seminars. There are many types of assignments including essays, case studies, scientific reports or oral presentations. You can be assessed through class based assignments or outside the classroom assignments. In general, each of this would follow a particular format.
Preparation Normally, the assignments would be issued early during the beginning part of the semester and your lecturer will advise you on the core topics to be covered. This is to enable you to collect in advance any information you may think that you would need later. Your tutor will also suggest topics to be covered by the assignments. We suggest that you keep a scrapbook to write relevant notes or information, paste magazine cuttings and other suitable items for all modules. Assessment Schedule Coursework: Where a module is wholly or partly assessed by coursework, the submission date will be clearly stated on the assessment brief when it is circulated to students. Examination: the Examination Timetables are posted up on notice boards. Presentation It is essential that your assignments are well presented if you are to achieve your best results. Your tutor will show you examples of well-presented assignments, but in general, the following points should be considered:
Submission An important part for the submission of your assignments for grading is that you must hand in your completed assignments to the course administrator in the office and not to the individual lecturers or tutors. Late assignments If you are unable to complete any assignments by the given due date, you must inform the course administrator in writing. Any request for extension of the submission date for assignments must be forwarded in writing and to fill up the Assessment Extension Form with appropriate reasons and submit five (5) working days in advance prior to the mentioned due date. Feedback All graded assignments will be returned to you via the course administrator and not the lecturer concerned. Your lecturer will discuss the results of your assignments individually. However, you are encouraged to raise any questions with regards to the assignments with your lecturer. Plagiarism Plagiarism is strictly disallowed. As plagiarism is incorporating unattributed direct quotation or paraphrasing from someone else's work into your own. In fact, it is stealing another's work and passing it off as your own. You will be given advice by your tutors and within the module guides how to use other people's work (published or unpublished) to support your own arguments and analysis, in writing essays, seminar papers and dissertations. If you steal words and ideas either from a published author or from a fellow students without proper acknowledgement then you are guilty of intellectual theft. You could find yourself facing an investigating panel and, if you are found guilty, you will be penalized. Penalties could range from the automatic failure of the whole module to your expulsion from the programme. Collusion Collusion is a situation in which two or more students have collaborated to produce a piece of work to be submitted (in whole or in part) for assessment and this is presented as the work of one student alone. Collusion, which is intended to deceive markers that the work submitted has been independently produced by one student, is a form of cheating, and once identified, will be dealt with as a serious offence. Such collusion, which is intended to give the student concerned an unfair advantage over other students, will thus attract a serious penalty. There are occasions on which students are encouraged or even required to work together and to produce joint projects or reports, which are then assessed as a joint effort. Sometimes students work together in a group, but produce independent work. It is extremely important therefore, if you are in any doubt about the appropriateness of group work in the production of assignments, you should ask your lecturer or tutor for clarification. EXMINATIONS Tips for Preparation
Cheating in Examinations Cheating is interpreted widely as any attempt by a student to gain unfair advantage in an assessment by dishonest means. Cheating includes:
Cheating in examination is a very serious offence. Students caught cheating during the examination will be asked to leave the examination room immediately. The invigilator will immediately submit an incident report to the Principal for investigation. The offending student will be required to appear before the Disciplinary Board if the results of the investigation by the Principal show that an offence has been committed. The Disciplinary Board will make a final decision on the appropriate measures to be taken on the offending student. These measures may include one or a combination of the following:
GENERAL UNIVERSITY RULES AND REGULATIONS These rules and regulations apply to all students studying at the School at the time this regulation is endorsed until the date it is revised. Aim The aims of the rules and regulations are:
Dress Code
The following are strictly NOT ALLOWED:
Hair Style
Discipline
Forms of Action and Punishment The Disciplinary Procedure is used when problems seem to be serious or likely to become serious and would not normally come into operation until the student has failed to respond to advice and warnings of teaching or other staff in the course of their duties. Stage 1 - Verbal warning When a student's problem is identified, a warning will be given to the student. A Notification of Disciplinary Action Sheet is completed by the course lecturer/tutor to explain why the student has to be disciplined. This Notification must be signed and dated by the lecturer/tutor and student. Stage 2 - Interview and Written Warning Where a student's unacceptable behaviour is serious or persistent, the student will be interviewed, (possibly with a parent present if appropriate) and will be given the opportunity to explain his/her case. Subject to the outcome a Notification of Disciplinary Action, the Course Leader will issue a written warning defining the unacceptable behaviour after investigation and consultation with the lecturer/tutor and teaching staff responsible for the student. The written warning will contain the statement that any further unsatisfactory conduct may lead to suspension or dismissal from the school. The student will sign to acknowledge the written warning, which will be filed in the student's record. Stage 3 - Suspension or Dismissal Where misconduct is very serious or has occurred after the issue of a written warning, the student may be immediately suspended from the school normally for up to one week by the Course Leader responsible for the student's course. The incident and the students’ record will then be reviewed by the Course Leader in consultation with the Principal. The student will be interviewed within the initial suspension period where they will be given the opportunity to put their side of the case and they may be accompanied by a parent, guardian or other suitable advisor. Formal dismissal of a student (expulsion) will only occur after the circumstances of the case have been reported to and approved by both the Principal and the Director of International Co-operation. The student will be informed of their right to appeal against the dismissal. An appeal against dismissal must be addressed to the Director and received within 21 days of the date of dismissal. Note. Certain misdemeanours will be considered sufficiently serious to be classified as Gross Misconduct and dismissal may result from the Stage 3 procedure without the previous issue of a verbal or written warning. In such cases police will be informed and necessary action will be taken. Offences in this category include:
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Learning Methods Module Delivery All modules will be delivered through the English medium. Students will experience a variety of learning methods during these lessons, ranging from lectures to workshops, laboratory sessions, activities, videos, discussions, group work, case studies, mini-projects, questionnaires and surveys, exhibitions, conferences, seminars, industrial visits and other related activities. Learning Strategy:
The delivery of the modules will be scheduled except for take home assignment, where the students are expected to make their own schedule. The contact hours ranges from about 15 to 21 hours per week (Refer respective modules schedule). Independent learning time is given to allow students to do their own research. Schedule
Textbooks and Stationery Students are encouraged to purchase a small number of textbooks for the studied programme. Students would also be provided with a list of relevant reference text books which are available from the university’s library. Additionally, students should prepare the following stationery items for use during the programme. Items like A4 size writing paper with lines, pens, pencils, highlighter pens, graph papers, ruler, electronic calculator, ring binders, USB thumb drives and etc. Information Technology Throughout the programme students are requires to develop a variety of skills. One of these skills is Applied Technology. Students are to learn about information technology and one of the essential tools is that all students must have access to a computer or laptop. All given assignments are to be properly prepared and presented according to the instruction’s guide book. There are computer facilities available in the university where students can use to complete their assignments or tasks. Although students are to submit their assignments in hardcopy, all students must also keep soft copies of their works and save it in a USB thumb drives or computer or CD. TOP TIPS TO YOUR STUDIES You will (eventually) develop an understanding of what is required in the HND course. The following lists of effective and practical techniques to excel in studies:
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