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1.1 Definitions | 1.3 香港六合彩中特网 Short Course statuses |
1.2 Scope | 听 |
1.1 Definitions
1. | 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 Short Courses represent the extension of 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 learning landscape beyond provision of its qualification-bearing undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.听 |
2. | Short Courses do not lead to a 香港六合彩中特网 qualification, but they may be recognised by a 香港六合彩中特网 Certificate of Participation or lead to the award of 香港六合彩中特网 academic credit (see section 3.1: Short Course Credit Framework). In some instances, Short Courses may also provide hours or points of verifiable CPD. |
3. | 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 Short Courses include the following:听
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4. | Non-credit-bearing Short Courses typically do not involve any assessment and do not involve the award of 香港六合彩中特网 academic credit. They may, however, be recognised by a 香港六合彩中特网 Certificate of Participation, and they may also provide hours or points of verifiable CPD. They may also in some instances be accredited by an external body and involve assessment leading to a non-香港六合彩中特网 qualification or award (see 3.1.12听& 3.1.13). |
5. | Credit-bearing Short Courses involve assessment which, if successfully completed, may lead to the award of 香港六合彩中特网 academic credit (see section 3.1). This academic credit may then, depending on the activity being undertaken, be used to apply for advanced entry to a 香港六合彩中特网 programme leading to a 香港六合彩中特网 qualification such as a Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma or a full Masters degree. |
6. | Each new Short Course must have a course specification that is derived from the Course Initiation Questionnaire (CIQ). Unless the activity is a bespoke closed course*, the details of the activity should be made available on the central 香港六合彩中特网 Short Courses website and/or the relevant 香港六合彩中特网 departmental webpages.听 *A 鈥榖espoke closed course鈥 is any course provided by 香港六合彩中特网 for a fee to an external client, where the content is specifically designed for that client and the participants are nominated by the client. Consequently, the course is not open to any suitably qualified candidate. |
7. | To ensure that the expectations of Faculties, Departments, learners and staff are clear, the following verbs are adopted consistently throughout these Regulations:
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1.2 Scope
1. | These Regulations provide a framework for the delivery and support of 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 Short Courses and shall apply to all Short Course Learners registered on these (see section 1.3 below for definitions of the different categories of learner). |
2. | These Regulations define 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 threshold standards for its Short Courses. Individual Short Courses may have their own set of regulations detailed in the course specification for the activity, which define the specific arrangements in place for that activity over and above 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 threshold standards. |
3. | These Regulations shall not apply to:
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1.3 香港六合彩中特网 Short Course statuses
1. | All those admitted onto Short Courses shall be assigned a Short Course status as follows (unless they already hold 香港六合彩中特网 Student or 香港六合彩中特网 Affiliate status, in which case they will retain that status): A 香港六合彩中特网 Associate Student is: (a) any person registered on one or more credit-bearing Short Courses provided by 香港六合彩中特网 and opting to take the assessment; A 香港六合彩中特网 Attending Student is: (a) any person registered on one or more credit-bearing Short Courses听provided by 香港六合彩中特网 and attending without opting to take the assessment; A 香港六合彩中特网 Visiting Student: (a) any person registered on one or more non-credit bearing Short Courses provided by 香港六合彩中特网; |
2. | 香港六合彩中特网 Students and 香港六合彩中特网 Affiliates can also be registered on Short Courses but shall retain their formal status as a 香港六合彩中特网 Student or a 香港六合彩中特网 Affiliate along with the rights and entitlements of access to the facilities and services associated with these statuses. |
3. | Short Course Learners shall not have access to all of the facilities and services that are available to 香港六合彩中特网 Students and 香港六合彩中特网 Affiliates. Which facilities and services are available, including access to Library materials, will depend on their Short Course status (see 1.3.1 above) and any entitlements associated with that status and/or the Short Course on which they are registered. |