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“credit value” means any system of credit calculation used based on actual teaching hours of a
candidate including all types of teaching and learning activities required to achieve the specified
learning outcomes.

“course” means a unit of study or training undergone for a prescribed period, usually in one semester,
which contributes credit to a programme of study;

“research report” means the result or product of research conducted by a candidate for the Master’s
degree by Coursework or by Clinical Coursework during the course of his candidature and includes
research paper, project report and the result or product of the said research by whatever name;

“Vice-Chancellor” means the chief executive and academic officer of the University appointed under
subsection 12(1) of the Constitution;

“Internal Examiner” means any full-time or part-time teacher of the University appointed by a Faculty
to examine any course, part of a course or a candidate’s dissertation;

“External Examiner” means any person not being a full-time or part-time teacher of the University
appointed by a Faculty to examine a course or a part or more of a Degree programme of study or a
candidate’s dissertation;

"Registrar” means an officer of the University as provided for under subsection 13(1) of the
Constitution;

“invigilator” means an invigilator and includes the chief invigilator appointed by the Vice-Chancellor or
by any officer empowered by the Vice-Chancellor, from amongst the fulltime teachers of the University
to invigilate the examination of any Degree programme ofstudy;

"supervisor” means a person appointed by a Faculty from amongst the academic staff of the University
including Emeritus Professors, Adjunct Professors, post-doctoral researchers or research fellows of
the University to supervise a candidate in his programme of study;

“co-supervisor” means a person appointed by a Faculty from amongst the academic staff who has left
the service of the University and whose supervisory services are still required to enable his candidate
to complete the programme of study or an academic staff from another university;

"Constitution” means the Constitution of the University of Malaya;

“consultant” means a person who is not a member of the academic staff of any university appointed by
a Faculty to assist in the supervision of any candidate in hisprogramme of study;

“programme of study” means a group of courses, training and research or a combination of such
courses, training and research planned and offered for the purposes offulfilling the requirements for
the award of a Master’s degree;

“programme of study by Coursework” means a programme of study as defined under paragraph 3(1);

“programme of study by Clinical Coursework” means a programme of study as defined under
paragraph 3(2);

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