S.L. 327.695 Art. 43Transfer Assessment Board.

(1) On the recommendation of the Faculty Doctoral

Committee, the Board and the Doctoral Academic Committee, Senate shall appoint a Transfer Assessment Board, composed of an examining Chair, an internal examiner, who shall normally be a resident academic, and the Principal Supervisor. Where the students are involved in teaching and research at the University or at the Junior College, whenever practicable, academics with appropriate expertise from Faculties or departments different from where the students teach shall be appointed as an examining Chair and internal examiner.

(2) The Transfer Assessment Board shall:

(a) ascertain that the students have completed successfully any required study-unit/s and has pursued professional development activities as required in paragraph (3) of regulation 6;

(b) ascertain that the quality and scope of the research work presented by the students has the potential to reach the standard appropriate to that required of a doctoral degree;

(c) verify that the work submitted is the students’ own and assess the extent of any collaboration; and

(d) submit the students to an oral examination held at the University.

(3) If the Transfer Assessment Board discovers what, in its opinion, appears to be prima facie a case of plagiarism or other academic misdemeanours in the submitted work, it shall:

(a) stop the process of assessment forthwith and report the alleged breach of the regulations to the University Assessment Disciplinary Board; in the case of plagiarism, a copy of the plagiarism detection software report together with supporting documentation which purports to prove the alleged plagiarism or other academic misdemeanours shall be provided to the University Assessment Disciplinary Board; and

(b) resume assessment of the work if the decision of the University Assessment Disciplinary Board allows it and subject to any disciplinary penalties as may be imposed.

(4) Following the oral examination, the Transfer Assessment Board shall submit the individual report of all the members and a signed joint report to Senate through the Doctoral Academic Committee. The Transfer Assessment Board shall either:

(a) recommend to Senate the transfer of registration of the students from the M.Phil. to the Ph.D. Degree; or

(b) determine that the students’ research work has not reached a sufficient standard to warrant recommendation for transfer and gives students advice in writing requiring re-submission within six months if the students are registered on a full-time basis or 12 months if the students are registered on a part-time basis; students shall be allowed to re-submit their work for transfer once only; or

(c) determine that the students’ work does not have the potential to reach the standard required of a doctoral degree and recommends to Senate that the students be given up to 12 months in order to be examined for the award of an M.Phil. Degree.

(5) The reports of the Transfer Assessment Board shall be submitted to the Doctoral Academic Committee within two months from submission of the work by the students.