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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.54
DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING - DIP. ENG. -
COURSE REGULATIONS
8th August, 1995
LEGAL NOTICE 110 of 1995.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Diploma in
Engineering - Dip. Eng. - Course Regulations.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Mechanical and
Electrical Engineering;
"the course" means the course leading to the Diploma in
Engineering - Dip. Eng.;
"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Engineering - Dip. Eng.
Applicability.
1994 or later.
Eligibility for the 
Diploma.
3. To be eligible for the award of the Diploma, a candidate
shall -
( a ) be registered as a matriculated student in terms of the
Admission Regulations of the University;
( b ) complete the course of studies, qualify in the
examinations and comply with all other requirements
prescribed in these regulations; and
( c ) comply with any other requirements prescribed in any
other relevant statutes and regulations of the
University.
Registration.
specified by the Office of the Registrar.
Course of studies.
be completed within a minimum period of three years and a
maximum of five years of part-time studies.
(2) Candidates shall opt to take one of the following areas of
studies:
( a ) Total quality
( b ) Industrial engineering.
(3) To complete the course, a candidate shall obtain credits in
the following:
( a ) Total quality
Quality Techniques
Quality in the Manufacturing Sector
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Quality in the Servicing Sector
Total Quality Management
Industrial Project
( b ) Industrial engineering
Work Study
Industrial Control
Management Planning and Control
Industrial Project
(4) A catalogue of study-units, with the credits assigned to
each unit, shall be approved by the Board and published before the
start of each semester.
(5) Some study-units may be indicated by the Board as
compulsory and others as optional.
(6) Some study-units may also involve guided field work.
Candidates may be required to submit written reports on their field
work and this shall be considered as an essential component of the
Course for which credits are assigned.
Assessment. 6. (1) In each semester of the course candidates shall be
tested in the study units covered during that semester in accordance
with the criteria established by the Board.
(2) The following grades shall be used for the assignment of
credits: A, B, C, D and F, in descending order of merit, with  F
indicating failure.
(3) A candidate who fails in any study-unit may be allowed to
re-take the test or to repeat the entire study-unit. A candidate may
be allowed to retake the test or to repeat the entire study-unit only
once. In such cases, the maximum grade a candidate shall obtain is
D.
Individual projects. 7. (1) Each candidate shall be required to write an Essay of
approximately 10,000 words on an approved topic, intended to
illustrate his ability to integrate various aspects of the course of
studies.
(2) The essay shall be submitted two calendar months prior to
the end of the final examinations.
Final 
examinations.
8. (1) Written comprehensive examinations shall be held at
the end of the course. Only candidates who have obtained at least
24 credits shall be admitted to the examinations.
(2) Candidates may also be required to sit for a  viva voce
examination.
Final grading. 9. (1) The final grading will be based on the study-units, the
essay, and the final examination.
(2) The names of the candidates who have passed the Diploma
shall be published in alphabetical order in the categories:
Passed with Distinction
Passed
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(3) A candidate shall not be awarded the Diploma unless he
obtains a Pass in each part of the course of studies (that is the tests,
the essay and the final examination).
