The Faculty of Engineering

Undergraduate Studies

• Undergraduate Information Guide (Regulations & Syllabusses)
• Programmes
• Degrees Offered
• Qualifications for Admission / Exemptions
  
• Programmes of Study (Regulations)
• Scheme of examination
  
• Classification of degree
  
• Other relevant information

Scheme of Examination

Examination

1. The examination of a course shall be conducted by written papers, coursework and/or project(s). Some courses require that students pass coursework as well as the final examination before a pass can be awarded. Students are required to consult their respective Departments on the matter.
2. A minimum of 40% must be made in order to pass a course.
3. A candidate may also be orally examined.
4. Students who have not attended a minimum of 75% of classes would be treated as having failed the examination in those courses. Failure of the Faculty to enforce this rule is not to be construed as a waiver for future breach of this regulation.
5. Candidates are not allowed to write an examination once they have already passed the examination.

A candidate who fails to attend any examination and does not submit an acceptable medical certificate for his/her absence, as prescribed in the University Examination Regulations, shall be treated as having failed that examination. If the candidate submits an acceptable medical certificate, he/she will be permitted to write the examination at a later date, without penalty.

Coursework

Coursework shall comprise laboratory, workshop, drawing and field exercises, literature surveys, problem exercises, in-house tests, reports and presentations, or such other assignments as Faculty Board may approve. With regard to their assessment, there are two types of coursework.

1. Assessable coursework grades which contribute to the overall course mark attained in the course.
2. Non-assessable Coursework which is graded on a PASS/FAIL basis only and does not contribute to the overall course mark attained in the course.

A student who is absent from written assessable coursework tests for grave medical reasons, as prescribed in the University Regulations, shall be graded on the tests he/she has taken as if such tests constitute the full test requirement provided that the tests not taken constitute no more than 20% of the total mark for all the tests. If the tests not taken constitute more than 20% of the total mark for all the tests, the candidate shall have to take make-up tests at a later date.

1. Students who fail a course may, within one (1) year of taking the course, request that marks from the passed laboratory coursework be transferred to the next registration of the failed course. In this regard, requests should be directed to the Head of Department whose decision on this matter will be final.
2. Students are required to submit coursework by the prescribed date. Coursework will only be accepted after the deadline, in extenuating circumstances, with the specific written authority of the course Lecturer and in any event, not later than the day before the start of the relevant end of semester examinations of the semester in which the particular course is being offered.
3. A PASS is required in all non-assessable coursework components before a student can be credited with a PASS in a course.

Projects

Some Departments require that students pass their Research Projects at the first attempt in order to qualify for honours. Students are required to consult their respective Departments to find out whether this regulation applies to them.