Student Handbook

Stuuent Banubook
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Campus
School of Undergraduate Studies
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School of Postgraduate Studies
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Empiie Subang
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Selangoi Baiul Ehsan
Halaysia
Phone : -6u S S6S8 1SS8
Fax: -6u S S6SS 1SS7
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Contents
Hission Statement of ISC & WIC 4
Intiouuction S
Staff of the College 7
Attenuance Requiiements 8
Seivice anu Facilities 9
Iibiaiy Seivices 11
ITFacilities 12
Fees 14
Rules anu Regulations 1S
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Mission Statement of London School of Commerce &
Westminster International College
To proviJe witbiu tbe euviroumeut of a private eJucatioual establisbmeut, quality biqber
eJucatiou proqrammes iu tbe fielJs of Busiuess, luformatiou Tecbuoloqy, F Commerce
Tecbuoloqy auJ relateJ fielJs.
Tbe Colleqe is committeJ to eusuriuq a couJucive auJ euricbiuq euviroumeut for stuJeuts
stuJyiuq ou tbeir proqrams auJ iu coutributiuq qeuerally to tbe eJucatioual, ecouomic auJ
cultural Jevelopmeut of tbe 0K or Halaysia, auJ iu particular, to overseas couutries.
To eusure tbat tbe Colleqe will Jevelop ou a souuJ fiuaucial base, to move towarJs
establisbiuq itself as a listeJ qroup compauy.
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Introduction
The Westminstei Inteinational College Stuuents' Banubook is the official hanubook of
the College's 0nueigiauuate anu Postgiauuate couises anu subjects offeieu.
The stuuent hanubook is publisheu as a iefeience book foi use by stuuents anu staff but
it also pioviues infoimation that will be of inteiest to piospective stuuents. It contains
the iules anu iegulations that apply to couises offeieu by the College; infoimation about
the College, facilities anu seivices; anu infoimation about fees.
The infoimation containeu in the Stuuent Banubook was accuiate at the uate of
publication. Bowevei the College ieseives the iight to vaiy the infoimation at any time
without notice.
Expectations stuuents may have of Westminstei Inteinational College:
1. A suppoitive anu positive leaining community of which stuuents aie valueu
membeis.
2. Access to accuiate infoimation about the College's iegulations, policies anu
pioceuuies.
S. Quality teaching ueliveieu flexibly to take account of the uiveise leaining neeus
of the College's inteinational stuuent bouy.
4. Faii anu helpful consultation on leaining thiough out the couises of stuuy
offeieu at WIC.
S. Auuitional assistance foi stuuents expeiiencing uifficulties with theii stuuies
anu concessions foi stuuents whose leaining is affecteu by misauventuie anu
extenuating ciicumstances.
6. 0ppoitunities to contiibute to the oiganisational anu cultuial life of the College.
7. Timely anu consiueiable iesolution of stuuent conceins, appeals anu giievances
by pioceuuies that aie easily accessible, faii anu tianspaient.
8. Auequate, functional anu safe leaining enviionment foi stuuies, ieseaich anu
iecieational neeus.
Expectations that the College may have of its stuuents:
1. A haimonious anu positive contiibution to the leaining enviionment.
2. Compliance with the College's iules, iegulations, policies anu pioceuuies.
S. Bonesty in woik piouuceu. Stuuents shoulu not conuuct themselves in a way
that injuies otheis oi theii stuuies.
4. Active anu positive paiticipation in the teachingleaining piocess.
S. Honitoiing of piogiess thioughout the couises of stuuy anu the seeking of
auvice fiom the College when expeiiencing uifficulties.
6. Recognition of the intellectual piopeity iights ovei the woik that otheis piouuce
inuiviuually oi in paitneiship with you.
7. Feeuback foi the impiovement of the teaching anu leaining enviionment at the
College.
8. Contiibution to the oiganisational anu cultuial life of the univeisity.
9. Agieement to iesolve uisputes, appeals oi giievances honestly anu openly by
paiticipating in giievance pioceuuies.
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1u. 0tilisation of the facilities anu iesouices the College pioviues its stuuents in
accoiuance with theii function anu the conuitions foi use.
11. Respect foi othei stuuents' anu staff membeis' iight to piivacy anu
confiuentiality.
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Staff of the College
Director
Hi. Raj Anuy
Principal's uffice
Hi. Baluev Singh
Academics
Bi. Eugene Iim
Bi. Kui }uan Tiang
Hi. Fiancis Asiivathan
Administrators
Hs. Siti Zainab
Hs. Halathi uovinuasamy
Hs. Penny Tan
Hs. Ann Teoh
Hs. Bebbie Teo
Librarian
Hs. Haiuiana Nyagun
Siti Fatimah
Marketing
Hi. Hichael Ramoo
Hi. Hohan Hunisamy
Hi. vijay Henon
Hi. Chen Wan Iim
Hi. Elvis Foibeteh
Hi. Tineyash Shaima
Hs. Nuiianna Biushebaeva
Hs. Zaiema Kulbuzheva
Immigration Liaison
Hs. Baibinui Kaui
Hi. Nohsham 0sman
Accounts &Finance
Hi. Wee Poh Ioke
Hs. Ashley Chew
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Attendance Requirements
The College will unueitake, on a uaily basis, constant monitoiing of stuuents'
attenuance at lectuies. Weekly peicentage attenuance figuies will be available
foi each stuuent fiom the Stuuents Registiy in the fiist instance.
Theie aie thiee main ieasons why the College insists on stuuents attenuing all
class sessions:
1. Youi couise of stuuies iequiies the acquisition of a consiueiable bouy of
knowleuge, which is built up in stages, each stage builuing on the next. If
attenuance is iiiegulai at lectuies then impoitant concepts, knowleuge
etc., will be misseu. This will affect the unueistanuing anu peifoimance of
the stuuent in the application of basic piinciples thioughout the piogiam.
Theie is, the College believes, a uiiect coiielation between examination
success iates anu attenuance at lectuies.
Any stuuent theiefoie that has a bau iecoiu of attenuance may be askeu
to withuiaw fiom the stuuy piogiam.
2. In oiuei to iegistei foi an examination, you have to have a satisfactoiy
attenuance peicentage of a minimum of 8u%.
The College uoes not noimally allow time off uuiing teim time. Time off uuiing
teim time will noimally only be gianteu unuei the following conuitions
1. If a stuuent has been affecteu by seiious illness oi beieavement (the
ueath of a membei of youi immeuiate family). Stuuents will neeu to
piouuce a valiu meuical ceitificate (signeu by a uP).
2. If a stuuent neeus to attenu the maiiiage ceiemony of an immeuiate
family membei. Stuuents will neeu to piouuce the weuuing caiu.
Time off will only be gianteu if accompanieu by official uocumentaiy eviuence.
The full uocumentation must be submitteu to the ielevant Couise Auministiatoi
within two uays of the absence oi two weeks piioi to a iequest foi extenueu
leave.
Foi ieasons outsiue of these you will neeu to put a iequest in wiiting togethei
with the ielevant suppoiting uocumentation. Any giants aie at the uiscietion of
the college.
Any absences, othei than those agieeu thiough the above piocess, will be
consiueieu a Bieach of Assessment Regulations.
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Services and Facilities
Academic records
The acauemic tiansciipt is a cumulative iecoiu of a stuuent's eniolment anu
giaues in a paiticulai couise. Tiansciipts will be issueu by the Examination's
0ffice.
The tiansciipt of a stuuent who has fees oi chaiges outstanuing fiom a session
will have WB (withhelu fees uue) iecoiueu against the subjects foi that session.
The substantive giaue foi those subjects will be ieleaseu when the fees anu
chaiges aie paiu. The ielease of this is subject to appioval.
Complaints andJor grievances
Stuuents who aie uissatisfieu with a seivice they ieceive fiom the College may
have what is teimeu a complaint. Stuuents who peiceive that they have been
'wiongeu' oi haimeu by a stuuent oi staff membei of the College, a piocess, oi a
iuling of the College may have what is teimeu a giievance. The ielevant Couise
Auministiatois pioviue auvice on how to hanule complaints oi giievances.
Computing facilities
Computei laboiatoiies aie available foi stuuents to use on all campuses of the
College. Assistance in using the equipment anu facilities is pioviueu by the IT
Bepaitment. All facilities pioviue computei systems with a compiehensive iange
of applications softwaie installeu. Piinting seivices anu inteinet access is also
pioviueu to all stuuents (chaiges apply).
Counselling service
Couise Auministiatois offei confiuential assistance to stuuents expeiiencing a
iange of peisonal conceins incluuing anxiety, stiess uepiession, loss anu giief,
motivational pioblems family pioblems, ielationship uifficulties anu othei
conceins impacting on geneial life aujustment anu peisonal well-being. It is
iecogniseu that theie aie a vaiiety of peisonal issues anu uifficulties that can
impeue the ability to stuuy effectively.
Course advice-enrolled students
Stuuents who neeu auvice iegaiuing eniolment anu similai matteis ielateu to
theii couise shoulu contact the Stuuent Registiy.
Identity {ID] Cards
All stuuents aie issueu with an IB caiu that shoulu be caiiieu at all times when
on campus. The IB caiu must be piouuceu at all examinations anu to obtain
ceitain facilities at the College. A fee is chaigeu foi ieplacement caius that can be
oiueieu thiough the stuuent iegistiy.
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Library services
Iibiaiy seivices aie pioviueu to suppoit the acauemic piogiams of WIC. Host of
the mateiial is available foi loan. To boiiow books howevei you have to be a
iegisteieu membei of the libiaiy.
Smoking
Smoking is piohibiteu in all builuings.
Student Registry
The stuuent iegistiy is uesigneu to pioviue assistance to all eniolleu WIC
Stuuents anu pioviues infoimation iegaiuing geneial enquiiies, assignments anu
College seivices.
Stuuents aie iesponsible foi ensuiing that the College has theii most cuiient
mailing auuiess. Changes of auuiess shoulu be notifieu in wiiting to the Stuuent
Registiy.
Sub|ect outlines
All stuuents eniolleu in a subject will be issueu with a subject outline which sets
out infoimation on: who will teach the subject; what its aims anu objectives aie:
what will be taught: anu how the stuuents will be assesseu anu giaueu. Subject
outlines aie impoitant uocuments because they aie, in a sense, an agieement
between a stuuent anu the College with iespect to teaching anu leaining in the
subject. Subject outlines can only be changeu uuiing a session with appioval
fiom the Couise Biiectoi.
Mobile telephones
Stuuents who caiiy mobile telephones aie encouiageu to use them in a way that
iespects the iights of othei stuuents anu staff to stuuy in a non uistiacting
enviionment. Hobile telephones aie expecteu to be tuineu off uuiing classes.
Class timetables
Responsibility foi compiling the timetables iests with the College's
auministiation offices.
Examination timetables
The timetable of enu-of-session examinations is the iesponsibility of the
Examinations 0ffice. The office will publish on notice boaius the timetable which
stuuents aie askeu to check.
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Library Services
The book stock in the Iibiaiy is classifieu accoiuing to the Bewey Becimal
Classification Scheme anu complete catalogue can be accesseu thiough the
libiaiy computei. The libiaiy peisonnel will be piesent to answei stuuent
queiies anu give expeit auvice whenevei neeueu.
Piesciibeu texts aie issueu on loan to stuuents foi a one week peiiou anu can be
ieneweu, pioviueu the title is not iequiieu by anothei usei.
Fuithei ieauing mateiial is issueu foi a thiee week peiiou anu Stuuy uuiues foi a
loan peiiou of foui weeks.
The consiueiable iesouices that aie available thiough the Iibiaiy seivices aie:
1. Caieeis Infoimation
2. Computeiiseu Iibiaiy catalogues.
S. Bictionaiies-Ianguage anu Subject.
4. Encyclopaeuias anu Atlases.
S. Hateiial on Repoit Wiiting, Reseaich Hethous anu how to compile a
bibliogiaphy.
6. Photocopiei (subject to chaiges-see fee section).
7. Piesciibeu texts foi couises on offei.
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IT Facilities
The College's Computei facilities anu classiooms aie foi the use of iegisteieu
stuuents only. To become a iegisteieu usei, sign the Conuitions of 0se uocument
anu contact the IT Hanagei.
Bo not entei a computei ioom if theie is a class in piogiess unless you aie a
membei of that class.
If you aie in a computei classioom unueitaking piivate stuuies anu the
classioom is iequiieu foi teaching, then you must leave the ioom as quickly as
possible.
All Computei iooms aie uesignateu classiooms anu aie only available foi piivate
stuuy at times othei than those when iequiieu foi teaching. Each ioom has a
weekly timetable showing when the ioom is iequiieu foi teaching puiposes.
Nu FuuD uR DRINK IS ALLuWED IN CuMPUTER RuuMS.
Bo not eat oi uiink when using any Computei equipment oi facility. Acciuental
spillage coulu cause consiueiable uamage to the equipment. Stuuents who aie
caught in bieach of this iule will be askeu to leave the facility. Stuuents, who aie
caught foi the seconu time, bieaking this iule, will be banneu fiom futuie use of
the facilities.
Playing Computei uames on the WIC netwoik is STRICTIY F0RBIBBEN. It is
extiemely anti social to use computeis on the netwoik to play computei games
when theie is a high uemanu by fellow stuuents to use of the facilities to
unueitake woik iequiieu foi acauemic matteis.
Bo not leave a computei 'loggeu in' to the netwoik unattenueu. Stuuents aie
liable to finu that anothei usei will have staiteu woik on that computei which
leaves the absent usei's files open to acciuental oi uelibeiate coiiuption. At busy
times the BEIP Besk staff will 'log off' the netwoik any computeis that have been
unattenueu foi moie than ten minutes.
Stuuents who aie founu to have uelibeiately intiouuceu a viius, oi taken action
to ciicumvent oi ieuuce the effectiveness of the anti viius piogiams installeu by
IT Seivices, will be uisciplineu. The uisciplinaiy action will iesult in exclusion
fiom the facilities anu possible piosecution.
When using the piinting facilities please ensuie that you aie piesent at the
piintei station. Bo not piint long uocuments. Piinteis can jam anu cause
pioblems. Ensuie you aie at the station uuiing the complete piinting piocess.
Place all unwanteu piinteu output papei in the iecycling boxes.
Bo not use the piint stations foi any othei puipose than foi piinting outputs
fiom the computei.
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No active mobile phones aie alloweu in the computei iooms. These coulu uisiupt
the woik of fellow stuuents.
Bo not leave peisonal belongings unattenueu. Theie is always the uangei of theft
anu unattenueu bags aie a secuiity iisk.
Any stuuent caught iemoving any equipment fiom the computei iooms oi founu
illegally copying softwaie will be askeu to leave the piogiam of stuuy anu face
piosecution.
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Fees
The fees listeu in this section of the Banubook aie subject to change without
notice.
Shoulu WIC have to instigate pioceuuies to iecovei unpaiu fees anu chaiges
fiom a stuuent, the cost of those pioceuuies, incluuing the cost of engaging a
uebt collecting agency anu legal fees, will become pait of the uebt to be
iecoveieu.
Payment of Fees
Fees must be paiu in cash at the Accounts 0ffice. The amount of fees vaiies fiom
couise to couise anu is subject to change.
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Rules and Regulations
The following summaiises the Acauemic Regulations conceining couise woik,
assignments anu examinations foi all WIC piogiams.
Foi each mouule within any WIC Piogiam, the assessment iequiiements may, ovei time,
change. Stuuents aie theiefoie auviseu to consult, with the Iectuiei conceineu, to
asceitain the exact assessment iequiiements that aie necessaiy to ensuie satisfactoiy
completion of specific mouules.
Assignments must be submitteu to the Examinations 0ffice accompanieu by a completeu
Assignment Submission Foim, togethei with a peimit fiom the Accounts 0ffice showing
payment of the necessaiy fees.
The fiist page of the Assignment Submission Foim will be signeu by the Examinations
Cooiuinatoi anu ietuineu to the stuuent. The stuuent must ietain this as eviuence of
submission of woik. Aftei giauing the Assignment, comments will be maue on the foim,
signeu anu ietuineu by the Iectuiei to the stuuent.
In the event of Failuie of a mouule, the stuuent may be iequiieupeimitteu by the
Examination Boaiu of WIC to iesubmit iesit the assessment elements of the subject oi
iepeat the teaching piogiam foi the mouule in the next semestei.
Stuuents must pay the iequiieu iesit fee pievailing at the time.
A peimit must be obtaineu fiom the Accounts 0ffice to show confiimation of payment of
the necessaiy fee. This peimit will neeu to be shown to the Examinations Cooiuinatoi
befoie any assignments will be accepteu foi giauing oi entiance to an examination ioom
will be gianteu.
Attenuance at all classes is compulsoiy anu a minimum of 8u% attenuance is iequiieu
by eveiy stuuent befoie being alloweu to sit in the final examination.
Withdrawal from sub|ects
Stuuents must apply in wiiting to theii Couise Auministiatoi if they wish to withuiaw
fiom a subject. To avoiu a fail giaue in a subject, an application shoulu be ieceiveu two
weeks befoie the ueauline uate foi assignment 1 of that paiticulai subject.
Stuuents shoulu note, this is subject to appioval anu uoes not guaiantee that you will be
exempt fiom the subject uuiing the ielevant semestei.
Late assignment submission and extenuating circumstances
1u% of maiks will be ueuucteu foi eveiy uay foi any woik submitteu within 48 houis of
the ueauline. If the ueauline is on a Thuisuay oi Fiiuay, the ueauline foi late woik will be
Spm on Honuay. Normally no work will be accepted after this, unless extenuation is
gianteu.
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Extenuation: If youi woik has been affecteu by seiious illness oi beieavement (the
ueath of a membei of youi immeuiate family), you may apply foi extenuation. The
illness must be seiious enough to have pieventeu you fiom woiking.
This will uormally allow you to submit youi woik not moie than one week aftei the
oiiginal ueauline (not the late ueauline). Students must also inform the examinations
office (eg, by letteiphone call) before the deadline for late work has passed that
they will be claiming extenuation.
Extenuation will only be gianteu if accompanieu by official uocumentaiy eviuence.
0sually this will be eithei a valiu meuical ceitificate (signeu by youi uoctoi) coveiing
the peiiou when the woik was being wiitten oi a ueath ceitificate.
Please note that malfunctioning computers, disks, printing and other IT-related
problems will not be accepted as a reason for extenuation.
Students in debt to WIC
Stuuents will not be alloweu to submit assignments oi sit foi examinations unless they
can show to the examinations officei a 'Peimit' issueu by the WIC Accounts 0ffice
inuicating that they aie bona fiue paiu up stuuents of WIC.
Entiy to examinations will only be alloweu if stuuents can piouuce a 'Peimit' showing
that they have met theii financial commitments to WIC.
Stuuents who have maue special aiiangements foi payment of fees with the Accounts
0ffice will have theii final iesults withhelu until full payment of fees have been maue.
Requests for time off during term time
The College uoes not noimally allow stuuents time off uuiing teim time. This is uue to
the fact that WIC offeis acceleiateu couises, anu stuuents have a lot of couisewoik to
complete within a shoit peiiou of time, any time off, can iesult in stuuents not being able
to complete theii assignments on time which woulu iesult in automatic fails in the
iespective mouules.
The College only gives time off if you have been affecteu by seiious illness oi
beieavement. Time off will only be gianteu if accompanieu by official uocumentaiy
eviuence, anu is subject to appioval.
Breaches of Assessment Regulations
Stuuents will be consiueieu 'in bieach of assessment iegulations 'if any act is committeu
in which theii intention is to gain an auvantage which may leau to an untiue assessment
of theii ability.
Such bieaches of the assessment iegulations woulu noimally ielate to the following:
1. To colluue with otheis foi the puiposes of 'impeisonation at examinations'.
2. 0nueitake, paiticulaily foi assignments, to use othei peoples woik anu piesent
it foi assessment as theii own: PIAuIARISH.
S. To copy oi colluue, in any way, with otheis in the piepaiation of in-couise
assessment mateiials.
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4. To communicate with othei stuuents unuei examination conuitions, without the
authoiisation of the Chief Invigilatoi.
S. To biing into the examination ioom any foim of examination mateiials; notes,
books, calculatois etc., as nominateu in Assessment Regulations: Regulations foi
Stuuent Conuuct at Foimal Examinations.
Breach of regulations in assignments
All assignments aie checkeu by the Iectuieis foi any eviuence of plagiaiism in theii
submission. Those stuuents who have been founu to have committeu such bieaches of
Assessment Regulations will have this fact iecoiueu on the final examination iesults
which aie consiueieu by the Examination Boaiu.
Students who have been found to have committed acts of Plagiarism are
automatically considered to have failed the entire term. If found to have breached
the regulation for the second time, they will be asked to leave the course.
All stuuents who have been founu to have submitteu plagiaiiseu woik will be calleu to
appeai befoie an Inteinal WIC Bisciplinaiy Committee. The stuuents will be counselleu
anu the penalty foi the Bieach of Regulations, which has been ueciueu by the
Examination Boaiu maue known in a wiitten lettei, signeu by a Chaii of the Committee
anu the offenuing stuuent.
Each stuuent that appeais befoie the Committee will be piesenteu with a uuplicate
lettei, which must be signeu anu uateu by the stuuent, explaining in uetail the
iequiiements anu penalties that have been imposeu because of theii tiansgiession of
Assessment Regulations.
Breach of Assessment Regulations in Formal Examinations
If a stuuent is suspecteu of unueitaking piactices, in a foimal examination ioom, that
coulu be consiueieu as a bieach of the Assessment Regulations oi the iegulations foi
stuuent Conuuct at Foimal Examinations, the Senioi Invigilatoi shall infoim the stuuent
that the uetails of hishei tiansgiessions will be incluueu in his foimal iepoit to be
submitteu to the Examinations office.
The Senioi Invigilatoi's iepoit will be passeu by the Examinations Cooiuinatoi to the
Chaii of the Examinations Boaiu.
The stuuent must be infoimeu by the senioi invigilatoi that heshe will be iequiieu to
submit a statement explaining the ciicumstances of the inciuent, foi the attention of the
Chaii of the Examinations Boaiu, to the Beau of the Examinations 0ffice.
Transgression of Assessment Regulations: Post Examination Event.
If bieaches of the Assessment Regulations aie suspecteu uuiing the maiking of the
examination sciipts oi of any assessment mateiials which contiibute to the final
examination iesult, by eithei the Inteinal oi Exteinal Examinei, these matteis must be
officially iepoiteu to the Beau of the Examinations 0ffice.
The Beau of the Examinations 0ffice Shall biing all notifications of such inciuents to the
Chaii of the Examinations Boaiu. This will ensuie that the Boaiu will unueitake
'infoimeu' uiscussions iegaiuing the final awaius oi piogiession status of stuuents.
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The Bisciplinaiy Committee will consist of the following membeiship:
Chaiiman: Piincipal
Secietaiy: Couise Ieauei foi stuuent
Hembei: Couise Cooiuinatoi
0thei Couise Ieaueis
Exam 0ffice Repiesentative
The Committee shall be conveneu whenevei theie is a neeu to unueitake stuuent
inteiviews foi uisciplinaiy matteis.
The Committee will inteiview each stuuent iefeiieu to them by the Examination Boaiu.
It will neeu to enquiie, with the stuuent, the ciicumstances of the notifieu Bieach of
Regulations anu consiuei any eviuence piesenteu by the Examinations Cooiuinatoi oi
Acauemic Staff, togethei with the wiitten statement by the stuuent in ielation to the
allegeu offence.
The Committee will be expecteu to ueciue:
Whethei the allegation of the Bieach of Regulations is to be uphelu ANB if uphelu, the
appiopiiate penalty to be imposeu on the stuuent.
The Committee is empoweieu to impose the following penalties:
1. Stuuent to be consiueieu to have faileu the entiie mouule.
2. Stuuent consiueieu to have faileu eithei the assignment oi examination
component of the mouule.
S. Stuuent is ueemeu to have faileu the entiie semestei anu iequiieu to ietake all
mouules.
4. Stuuent is iequesteu to withuiaw fiom the piogiamme because of not complying
with assessment iegulations
Regulations for student conduct at formal examinations.
1. All stuuents must piesent themselves at least Su minutes befoie the examination
is uue to stait with a valiu Examination Peimit in oiuei to gain entiy to the
examination ioom.
2. Examination Peimits must be collecteu fiom the Accounts 0ffice befoie the stait
of the Examination week.
S. Talking, oi communicating in any foim, is stiictly foibiuuen fiom the time of
entiy until the time of leaving the examination ioom.
4. Stuuents will be allocateu a seat numbei anu must ensuie that they sit at the
coiiect numbeieu uesk. The coiiect location of each stuuent will be checkeu by
the Invigilatois iesponsible foi the conuuct of the Examination.
S. All stuuents must place theii IB caius in a visible position on theii uesks foi
official checks by the invigilatois.
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6. All stuuents' bags, coats etc., must be left in the aiea uesignateu by the
invigilatoi.
7. Hobile phones must be switcheu off anu stoweu in youi left luggage anu not
biought into the examination ioom. If any mobile phones aie founu oi heaiu
uuiing the couise of the examination they will be confiscateu anu the inciuent
iepoiteu to the Examination Boaiu.
8. Stuuents aie not alloweu to use a uictionaiy unuei any ciicumstances.
9. Stuuents aie not alloweu to use a piogiammable calculatoi unuei any
ciicumstances.
1u. Stuuents aie not alloweu to boiiow any mateiials e.g., iuleis, pens iubbeis,
calculatois fiom othei stuuents uuiing an examination. Please ensuie that you
biing with you into the examination ioom the mateiials that aie allowable anu
iequiieu foi the examination.
11. Stuuents aie not alloweu to iemove official examination mateiials fiom the
examination ioom.
12. Stuuents aie not alloweu to biing foou into the examination ioom but aie
alloweu to biing 'still' uiinks into the ioom pioviueu they aie in a containei anu
aie extiacteu with the use of a stiaw. No fizzy uiinks aie to be taken into the
examination ioom. Stuuents will be iesponsible foi the iemoval of the uiink
containeis at the enu of the examination.
1S. Stuuents must not move aiounu the examination ioom anu aie iequiieu to sit at
theii uesignateu uesk anu not to uistuib othei stuuents.
14. If stuuents neeu the help of an Invigilatoi at any time uuiing the examination,
they must iemain seateu anu iaise theii hanu to attiact the invigilatois
attention.
1S. Stuuents aie not alloweu to leave the examination ioom uuiing the fiist Su
minutes oi the last 1S minutes of the examination. If foi any ieason, a stuuent
woulu wish to leave at any othei time uuiing the examination then the
peimission of the Invigilatoi is iequiieu.
16. If leaving the ioom is peimanent then the Invigilatoi will collect the examination
answei book anu all othei examination mateiials piioi to the stuuent's
uepaituie, who must then leave without uistuibing the othei stuuents.
17. If leaving the ioom is tempoiaiy then the invigilatoi will aiiange foi the stuuent
to be accompanieu by a suitable peison uuiing theii time outsiue the
examination ioom.
18. When the allocateu time foi the examination has enueu, the Invigilatoi will
instiuct stuuents to stop wiiting anu collect in all the examination answei books
anu othei examination mateiials. Buiing that time stuuents must iemain in theii
seats quietly, until instiucteu to leave the examination ioom.
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19. Stuuents who have been pioven to have gaineu access to unseen examination
papeis, engageu in attempteu biibeiy oi impeisonation, collusion oi plagiaiism
may be iefuseu entiy to the examination.
Student Appeals
Crounds for Appeal
Stuuents aie alloweu to appeal against uecisions that aie maue iegaiuing acauemic
awaius baseu on the following giounus:
1. Appeals will only be consiueieu on the giounus of non-obseivance of agieeu
examination pioceuuies oi iiiegulaiities in the wiitten instiuctions oi auvice
given. The case must be maue that such piocess uefects oi iiiegulaiities coulu
have hau auveise effects on the canuiuate's final awaiu.
2. If a stuuent selects to withholu known infoimation, ielating to exceptional
ciicumstances, fiom the Examination Boaiu befoie theii meeting to ueciue
awaius then these ciicumstances cannot subsequently be useu as giounus foi
appeal.
S. If exceptional peisonal ciicumstances, unknown to the Examination Boaiu at the
time of theii uelibeiations, coulu have hau an auveise affect on theii uecision
ieacheu iegaiuing the final awaiu.
The stuuent must uetail the ieasons why theii peisonal ciicumstances weie not
maue known to the Boaiu anu submit uocumentaiy eviuence, if applicable, to
substantiate theii claim.
4. No appeal will be consiueieu which questions the acauemic juugement of the
Examination Boaiu. This woulu incluue any uecision by the Boaiu iegaiuing
whethei a stuuent has ieacheu the iequiieu acauemic stanuaiu foi the couise oi
whethei the stuuent woulu benefit fiomcontinuing the couise.
Process for submission of an Appeal
Any stuuent wishing to appeal against a uecision oi iecommenuation maue by the
Examination Boaiu must submit a notice of Appeal, using the stanuaiu piofoima to the
Piincipal.
The notice of Appeal togethei with the necessaiy eviuence must be submitteu within S
uays of the publication of the Pass Iist.
0n ieceipt of an appeal the Beau of Quality Assuiance will consult with the Hanaging
Biiectoi of WIC to ueteimine whethei the ciicumstances of the case constitute a basis
foi appeal.
An appeal will be uisalloweu if:
1. The facts upon which it is baseu weie known to the Examination Boaiu when the
canuiuates awaiu was uiscusseu.
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2. The infoimation piesenteu was known by the stuuent but withhelu piioi to the
meeting of the Examination Boaiu.
If an appeal is uphelu an Appeals Committee will be constituteu with the following
membeiship:
Chaii: Piincipal
Secietaiy: Couise Ieauei of stuuent
Hembeis: Examinations 0fficei
0thei Couise Ieaueis
The Appeals Committee shall have uelegateu poweis to act on behalf of the
AcauemicHanagement Boaiu of WIC.
The stuuent will be inteivieweu by the Appeals Committee anu will be infoimeu of the
time, uate of the meeting anu may be accompanieu by a fellow stuuent.
The stuuent must attenu peisonally anu may not senu a iepiesentative in hishei place.
The Appeals Committee is empoweieu to take the following uecisions:
1. The appeal be iejecteu anu no fuithei action be taken
2. The appeal be uphelu anu the case be iefeiieu back to the chaii of the
Examination Boaiu.
S. The uecision of the Appeals Committee will be given, as soon as possible, to the
stuuent, anu the Chaii of the Examination Boaiu.
4. The uecision of the Appeals Committee is final anu no fuithei action oi
uiscussion with the paiticipating paities will be unueitaken.
The Chaii of the examination Boaiu shall ieceive, foi all uphelu appeals, a full iepoit of
the uiscussions of the Appeals Committee togethei with copies of the suppoiting
uocumentaiy eviuence, ielating to theii uecision. A ieconveneu Examination boaiu will
meet to ieconsiuei theii initial uecision, within thiee uays of ieceiving the Appeals
Committee iepoit.
The Chaii of the Examination Boaiu will also be notifieu of any Appeals that have been
iejecteu by the Appeals Committee.
The iesults of the Examination Boaiu's ieview of its initial uecision, in the light of the
Appeals Committee will be notifieu to the stuuent, Piincipal, Couise Ieauei anu
Examinations 0ffice within two uays of the ieviewmeeting.
The uecision on whethei oi not to make aujustments to the awaiu pieviously given by
the Examination Boaiu shall be final anu the case consiueieu closeu.
Requirement for student progression on WIC courses
1. Attenuance Requiiement
All stuuents stuuying on WICpaitnei 0niveisity couises must have a minimum
of 8u% attenuance foi the entiie lectuie piogiamme of theii iegisteieu Couise
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of stuuy. (This is a Halaysian Immigiation iequiiement foi the issue anu ie-issue
of stuuent visas)
2. Financial Requiiement
All stuuents must obtain fiom the Accounts 0ffice a 'Peimit' showing that they
aie not in uebt to WIC befoie they aie eligible to submit any assignments oi sit
any final examinations.
Stuuents that fail mouules will only be alloweu to submit assignments anu ie-sit
examinations pioviueu they can piouuce a Peimit fiom the Finance 0ffice
showing pioof of payment of the ie-sit fee. This peimit must be shown to the
Examinations Cooiuinatoi befoie assignments can be accepteu foi giauing anu
in oiuei that the stuuent can gain entiy to an examination ioom.
S. Acauemic Requiiement
Stuuents neeu to pass a minimum of thiee subjects out of the five attempteu pei
semestei in oiuei to piogiess.
Piogiess paths foi eveiy stuuent aie publisheu on the examinations notice boaiu
next to the iesults. All stuuents neeu to follow the piogiess paths stipulateu by
the Examinations Boaiu.
If a stuuent uoes not follow the piogiess path outlineu anu fails to sit foi any
subjects oi ie sit exams without the authoiity of the College, then heshe will be
giaueu fail foi that paiticulai mouule anu will be liable to pay a ie sit fee to
ietake that paiticulai mouule the next semestei.
It is extiemely impoitant that you follow the piogiess path stipulateu by the
Examination Boaiu.
Resits
Eveiy stuuent is alloweu a maximum of two ie-sits only pei subject. If a stuuent
fails the same subject at the thiiu attempt, then in accoiuance with the College's
Acauemic Policies, will be excluueu fiom the couise foi a peiiou of two yeais.
Change of Specialisation
If applicable, the ueauline foi changing specialisations is two months befoie the
enu of semestei II. Any stuuents who iequest changes aftei the ueauline will be
liable to pay a tiansfei fee.
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