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A DM I S S I ON S

ACADEMIC

INFORMATION

ACADEMIC CAlENDAr

SEMESTER FROM TO

Orientation 30 July 2018 (Mon) 5 August 2018 (Sun)
1st Semester 6 August 2018 (Mon) 2 December 2018 (Sun)

vacation 3 December 2018 (Mon) 6 January 2019 (Sun)
2nd Semester 7 January 2019 (Mon) 12 May 2019 (Sun)
vacation 13 May 2019 (Mon) 28 July 2019 (Sun)

Special Term 3 June 2019 (Mon) 21 July 2019 (Sun)
Note:
1 Students may opt to use the vacation period to take up selected modules, projects and programmes during the special term.
2 The academic calendar for degree courses may vary.

GrADUATION rEqUIrEMENTS

In order to graduate from a diploma course, students are required to attain at least 120 credits (including exempted
modules, if any), pass all school/course/elective requirements as prescribed by the respective Schools/Programmes,
and have no more than 3 modules completed with provisional pass Grade E.

MODE OF INSTrUCTION

Each module is either delivered in classrooms or facilitated online. Students are expected to attend every lesson as
scheduled, either in the form of lectures, tutorials, discussions, demonstrations, case studies, practical exercises, field
activities or e-learning.

ASSESSMENT METhODS

Each module is assessed by either class participation, written assignments, practical performances, portfolio
presentations, projects, examinations or any of these combinations. Assessment methods may vary according to
A c A d e m i c i n for m A t i on
individual module requirements.

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