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(5) In the case of an emergency, the Dean of the Faculty may appoint an Internal Examiner to
examine any course provided that the appointment shall be reported to the Faculty as soon
as possible.

(6) The Internal Examiner appointed to examine the dissertation of any candidate shall prepare
and submit a report in the prescribed format not later than two months from the date the
dissertation is sent to him. The Faculty may substitute an Internal Examiner who has not
performed his duties satisfactorily with another Internal Examiner.

Consultant

31. Where a consultant is appointed to assist in the supervision of any candidate, the Faculty shall require
the consultant to prepare and submit a report on the dissertation. The consultant’s report shall be
tabled at the meeting of the Committee of Examiners for the examination of the candidate.

Examination Assessment for a Programme of Study by Coursework

32. (1) The method of assessment for a course shall be as follows:

(a) The method of assessment for a course depends on the learning outcomes and
course content. The contributory ratio or weightage of an assessment method in
the final total marks for a course shall be determined by the Faculty and shall be
approved by the Senate.

(b) Class Attendance

(i) A candidate must attend all classes. It is the responsibility of each
teacher to inform the candidate of the consequences of nonattendances
in class. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that the
teacher is informed early of his non-attendance. The teacher is
required to keep a record of class attendance and to inform on any non-
attendance exceeding twenty percentage to the office of the Dean of the
Faculty.

(ii) Any candidate who has less than eighty percentage class attendance for
any course in a semester without acceptable reasonable cause or
without obtaining prior consent of the teacher concerned may be barred
from taking the final examination for the course concerned in that
semester by the Dean of the Faculty. Where a candidate is barred from
taking the final examination for any course in a semester, he shall be
informed in writing by the Dean at least one week before the
commencement of the semester examinations concerned.

(iii) Any candidate who is barred from taking the final examination for any
course in a semester shall be given zero mark for the final examination
for the course concerned.

(c) Marking Scheme

(i) The examination assessment for the coursework component shall be
based on the following marking scheme:

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