POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATES IN THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROGRAMME (OLD REGULATIONS)

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GENERAL REGULATIONS

For students registered on the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software Engineering; the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software and Systems Security; or the PG Cert in Object Technology before 1 April 2010.

1. The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board shall have power to grant Postgraduate Certificates to candidates who have satisfied the conditions prescribed in this section and any further conditions which the board may prescribe by regulation.
2. The examination for each Postgraduate Certificate shall be under the supervision of the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board which shall have power, subject to the approval of the Education Committee, to make regulations governing the examination.
3. Candidates, whether members of the University or not, may be admitted as students for a Postgraduate Certificate under such conditions as the board shall prescribe, provided that before admission to a course of study approved by the board, candidates shall have satisfied the board that they have had appropriate educational and professional experience acceptable to the board, and are well-equipped to enter the proposed course of study.
4. Any person who has been accepted as a candidate for a Postgraduate Certificate, and who has satisfactorily pursued a course, the character and length of which have been approved by the board, may be admitted to the examination.

SPECIAL REGULATIONS

Object Technology (old regulations)

For students registered on the M.S.c., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software Engineering; the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software and Systems Security; or the PG Cert in Object Technology before 1 April 2010.

1. The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board, in consultation with the Faculty of Computer Science, shall elect for the supervision of the course a standing committee which shall have the power to arrange lectures and other instruction.
2. The course will consist of lectures, tutorials, seminars, and classes in the theory and practice of Object Technology. The course may be taken over a period of not less than one year, and not more than two years.
3. For candidates enrolled on the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software Engineering; the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software and Systems Security; or the PG Cert in Object Technology from October 2008 to March 2010, and available to those who enrolled on those programmes prior to October 2008 and who have not already been awarded the relevant qualification.
Every candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in the following:
1. (a) attendance at a minimum of four modules, at least three of which chosen from the Schedule for the Postgraduate Certificate in Object Technology (below), with the remainder chosen from Schedules A or B of the M.Sc. in Software Engineering (old regulations), together comprising a programme of study approved by the Programme Director;
2. (b) submission of at least four written assignments, corresponding to those modules attended.
The assignments under (b) shall be forwarded to the examiners for consideration by such dates as the examiners shall determine and shall notify candidates and tutors.
4. Candidates will be expected to attend a viva voce examination at the end of the course of studies unless dispensed by the examiners.
5. The examiners may award a distinction for excellence in the whole examination.
6. The standing committee for the M.Sc. in Software Engineering shall have the discretion to permit any candidate to be exempted from submitting up to one of the total of four written assignments required under 3(b) above, provided the Standing Committee is satisfied that such a candidate has undertaken sufficient study, of an appropriate standard, normally at another institution of higher education.
7. Candidates who fail to satisfy the examiners in the assignments under 3(b) may be permitted to resubmit work in respect of part or parts of the examination which they have failed for examination on not more than one occasion which shall normally be within one year of the original failure. No written assignment shall be submitted to the examiners on more than one occasion.

Schedule

(i) Design patterns
(ii) Distributed objects
(iii) Object orientation
(iv) Object-oriented design
(v) Object-oriented programming
(vi) One other module from the schedule of courses for the M.Sc. in Software Engineering (old regulations).

The Standing Committee for the M.Sc. in Software Engineering shall have the power to add other courses or delete courses from this list. In June and December each year a list of modules shall be published in the University Gazette. Each such list, which will have been approved by the Standing Committee and which will be a selection from the full set above, will contain those modules which will be available during the following nine months.

Software and Systems Security (old regulations)

For students registered on the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software Engineering; the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software and Systems Security; or the PG Cert. in Object Technology from October 2008 to March 2010, and available to those who enrolled on the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software Engineering; the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert. in Software and Systems Security; or the PG Cert in Object Technology prior to October 2008 and who have not already been awarded the relevant qualification.

1. The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board, in consultation with the Faculty of Computer Science, shall elect for the supervision of the course a Standing Committee which shall have the power to arrange lectures and other instruction.
2. The course will consist of lectures, tutorials, seminars, and classes in the theory and practice of Software and Systems Security. The course may be taken over a period of not less than one year, and not more than two years.
3. Every candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in the following:
1. (a) attendance at a minimum of four modules, at least three of which shall be chosen from Schedule A for the M.Sc. in Software and Systems Security (old regulations), with the fourth chosen from Schedules A or B of that M.Sc., together comprising a programme of study approved by the Programme Director;
2. (b) submission of at least four written assignments, corresponding to those modules attended.
The assignments under (b) shall be forwarded to the examiners for consideration by such dates as the examiners shall determine and shall notify candidates and tutors.
4. Candidates may, at the discretion of the examiners, be required to attend a viva voce examination.
5. The examiners may award a distinction for excellence in the whole examination.
6. The standing committee for the M.Sc. in Software and Systems Security shall have the discretion to permit any candidate to be exempted from attending at, and submitting the written assignment for, up to one of the total of four modules required under 3 above, provided that the standing committee is satisfied that such a candidate has undertaken equivalent study, of an appropriate standard, normally at another institution of higher education.
7. Candidates who fail to satisfy the examiners in the assignments under 3(b) may be permitted to resubmit work in respect of part or parts of the examination which they have failed for examination on not more than one occasion which shall normally be within one year of the initial failure. No written assignment shall be submitted to the examiners on more than one occasion.

Software Engineering (old regulations)

1. Course
The Divisional Board of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, in consultation with the Faculty of Computer Science, shall elect for the supervision of the course a Standing Committee which shall have the power to arrange lectures and other instruction.
2. The course will consist of lectures, tutorials, seminars, and classes in the theory and practice of Software Engineering. The course may be taken over a period of not less than one year, and not more than two years.
3. For students registered on the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software Engineering; the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software and Systems Security; or the PG Cert in Object Technology from October 2008 to March 2010, and available to those who enrolled on the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software Engineering; the M.Sc., PG Dip, and PG Cert in Software and Systems Security; or the PG Cert in Object Technology prior to October 2008 and who have not already been awarded the relevant qualification.
Every candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in the following:
1. (a) attendance at a minimum of four modules, chosen from Schedules A or B of the M.Sc. in Software Engineering (old regulations) together comprising a programme of study approved by the Programme Director;
2. (b) submission of at least four written assignments, corresponding to those modules attended. These shall be forwarded to the examiners for consideration by such dates as the examiners shall determine and shall notify to candidates and tutors;
3. (c) a viva voce examination, unless individually dispensed by the examiners.
The assignments under (b) shall be forwarded to the examiners for consideration by such dates as the examiners shall determine and shall notify candidates and tutors.
4. The examiners may award a distinction for excellence in the whole examination.
5. The Standing Committee for the M.Sc. in Software Engineering shall have the discretion to permit any candidate to be exempted from submitting one of the total of four assignments required, provided that the Standing Committee is satisfied that such a candidate has undertaken equivalent study, of an appropriate standard, normally at another institution of higher education.
6. Candidates who fail to satisfy the examiners may re-enter the examination on not more than one occasion which shall normally be within one year of the initial failure. No written assignment shall be submitted to the examiners on more than one occasion.