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Note: All information on modules
is advisory. The definitive source of information is the
programme document.
ECTS Credit System
Modules on the programme are
assigned a number (5, 10 or 15) of ECTS credits. These credits reflect
the workload of students taking the module. In order to complete a
stage, a student must achieve 60 credits at that stage. The read more
about the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), visit
http://europa.eu.int/.
Achieving Awards
The programme is divided into four
stages.
Upon successful completion of stages
1 and 2 students can exit the programme and graduate with the award of
Higher Certificate in Information Systems and Information
Technology (IS/IT). If the student
exits at this stage, and wishes to continue with the programme at a
later stage, they must apply for advanced entry to the programme.
Upon successful completion of stages
1, 2 and 3 students can exit the programme and graduate with the award
of BSc (Ordinary) in Information Systems and Information Technology
(IS/IT). Students wishing to exit at
this point must complete an Ordinary
Degree project. The grade attached to the award will be calculated
as the average of the student's marks in the stage 3 modules, with
modules weighted by the number of ECTS credits awarded for their
completion. If the student exits at this stage, and wishes to continue
with the programme at a later stage, they must apply for advanced
entry to the programme. Returning students may be required to take any stage 3
modules which they had not previously passed but which are
prerequisites for stage 4 modules.
Upon successful completion of stages
1, 2, 3 and 4 students can exit the programme and graduate with the
award of BSc (Honours) in Information Systems and Information
Technology (IS/IT). The grade attached
to the award will be calculated as the average of the student's marks
in the stage 4 modules, with modules weighted by the number of ECTS
credits awarded for their completion.
The final grade will be calculated
according to a weighted average of the modules taken at the award
stage (for BSc (Honours), this is stage 4, for BSc (Ordinary) this
is stage 3, for Higher Certificate this is stage 2). Your grade will
be one of the following:
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Distinction (this is an
average of 70% or more)
-
Merit Upper Division
(this is an average of 60% or more, but less than 70%)
-
Merit Lower Division
(this is an average of 50% or more, but less than 60%)
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Pass (this is an
average of 40% or more, but less than 50%)
For students graduating with a BSc
(Honours), the grade names are different, as follows:
-
First Class Honours
(this is an average of 70% or more)
-
Second Class Honours, Upper
Division (this is an average of 60% or more, but less than
70%)
-
Second Class Honours, Lower
Division (this is an average of 50% or more, but less than
60%)
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Pass (this is an
average of 40% or more, but less than 50%)
In any case where any component
has to be repeated for any module, the mark used in calculation of
your grade will be the pass mark - 40%. This applies where a student
passes an examination at a second sitting (typically the
supplemental sitting), meaning that even if they achieve a mark of
100% in the examination, their overall module mark, to be used in
the calculation of their grade will be 40%.
In any case where a student
requires more than two attempts at an examination, or more than two
attempts at the Final Project, at an award stage, they are eligible
only for a Pass grade in their overall award, regardless of the
marks achieved.
Selecting
Modules
Students may take any modules from
any stage, once they have successfully completed any prerequisite
modules. All module descriptions
identify the prerequisite modules. A map of all modules and their
prerequisites is available here.
By completing one stage per academic
year, students can complete the BSc (Honours) in four years. Lectures
and other contact hours will be structured to facilitate those
students who wish to complete the programme in this time period.
Module
Assessment
A student has successfully completed
(passed) a module when they have achieved a mark of 40% in the
examination component for that module and
a mark of 40% in the module as a
whole with the continuous assessment and examination
components weighted as per the module description.
Only two attempts are permitted for
the continuous assessment component of any module. Four attempts will
be permitted for the written components.
No module may be attempted more than
four times over six examination sessions. In the case of the final
project, a student may enrol for this module a maximum of three times
within a period of four academic years after which time they may not
enrol for the module again and must choose to exit the programme with
a lesser award.
No compensation is allowed between
modules, or between components of modules.
Where a student has been awarded an
exemption from a module, the ECTS credits for such modules will not be
included in the calculation.
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