This document is the official postgraduate academic regulations handbook for Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), effective 2023. It is intended for postgraduate students, academic staff, and administrators. The regulations are divided into 14 main sections. Regulation 1 covers governance by the Senate and Postgraduate Committees. Regulations 2 through 4 detail admission requirements, fee…
This document is the Postgraduate Academic Regulations 2023 for Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). It serves as the official rulebook for all postgraduate programmes at the diploma, master, and doctoral levels. The regulations apply to students, supervisors, and administrative staff within the university.
The document opens with an introduction, a list of definitions for key terms like 'Academic Standing' and 'Candidature', and a list of acronyms. Regulation 1 outlines governance by the Senate and Postgraduate Committees. Regulation 2 details admission requirements, including language requirements, credit transfer, and enrolment status.
Regulation 3 covers fees and other charges. Regulation 4 explains registration procedures, including deferment, re-registration, course registration, add/drop courses, withdrawal, and termination of candidature. Regulation 5 describes programme modes: research, coursework, and mixed mode, along with change and conversion of programme.
Regulation 6 specifies the duration of studies and deferment. Regulation 7 focuses on research mode, covering research proposal defence, supervision, conducting research outside UTeM, thesis submission, and PhD by published work. Regulation 8 addresses coursework and mixed mode, including academic advisory, workload, and industrial attachment.
Regulation 9 details assessment forms for all modes, academic standing, and special examinations. Regulation 10 covers thesis examination, including appointment of examiners, the thesis examination panel, and the oral examination (viva voce). Regulation 11 lists graduation requirements and degree conferment.
Regulation 12 addresses ethics in research and publications, intellectual property, and copyright. Regulation 13 covers academic offences or misconduct and penalties. Regulation 14 explains amendment procedures and commencement. The document ends with references.