B Tech: Public Relations Management at Walter Sisulu University for Technology

BTech: (baccalaureus technologies) The course develops the student’s competence to administer and perform strategic public relations functions in a global environment. Career Opportunities. Managing advanced communication and planning strategic public relations in any corporate environment or in a consultant capacity.

GENERAL EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

EXAMINATION

The Honors examination shall be:
A form of written examination and/or a practical examination and a research paper; and Such examinations are required to satisfy regulations G24 and rules on remarking.

The examination shall be held at the end of each academic year or semester in which the course or part of it is taken.

A semester/year mark may be awarded in each paper/module.

If awarded, a semester/ year mark of 40% in a paper/module shall enable a candidate to sit for an examination in that paper.

The contribution of the semester/year mark in a module shall not exceed 60% of the final mark in that module.

The contribution of the research paper to the Honours Degree will be 25% of the total academic credits.

A research paper shall be examined by at least one internal examiner, who must not be the supervisor, and one external examiner approved by Senate.

The number of hard and electronic copies, the research paper structure and other requirements will be similar to those under rules G41 and G48 except that the words ‘dissertation’ and ‘master of’ will be substituted by the words ‘Research Paper’ and ‘Honours’ respectively wherever applicable.

The candidate should have obtained at least 50% from the external examiner for the research paper.

The final average mark will be calculated by equal weight to the internal as well as to the external assessment.

G37.9 Rule G40 below also applies to the Honours degree G37.10 Rule G48.3 on Plagiarism Declaration and Rule G51 apply to Honours research papers.

CUM LAUDE

The Honours degree of Bachelor shall be conferred cum laude on a candidate who obtains an average of 75% of the marks in the examination for this degree provided that the candidate has completed the degree in the minimum permissible time and has not written any supplementary
examinations or failed any paper/module.

EXCEPTIONS

Any exception to, or modification of, the above regulations shall be approved by Senate.

ADMISSIONS TO EXAMINATIONS

The students will only be permitted to write an examination on a course/module if:

They are officially registered for the course/module according to University records.

(ii) All prescribed fees have been paid by the due dates (see the fees regulations).

(iii) They satisfy the individual course/module and additional requirements for the completion of the semester/year mark for entry to the examination.

A student shall not be admitted to the examination at the end of a course unless he/ she has obtained a semester or year mark of at least 40%.

In order to complete a course, a student shall obtain at least 40% of the marks in every paper of the examination, and;

At least 50% of the total marks for the semester/year mark and the examination combined.

A student who obtains 75% of the marks at the first attempt in a course/module shall be awarded a pass with a distinction in that course/module.

An examination will include a written test comprising of one or more papers as determined by the Senate and may also include a practical or oral test or both.

Any change of marks after the results have been published shall only be considered by the Head of Examination and only on the basis of:
Substantial evidence of the change from the Dean Written permission from the Registrar.

The head of the department, in consultation with the examiners, may require borderline students to be condoned from a 39% examination mark to 40%, a 49% final mark to 50% provided the student obtains a minimum of 40% in the exam, and from 74% to 75% to obtain a distinction or cum laude if it is the first attempt in a course/module.

PROSPECTUS

In the event of a pass mark:

In the event of a pass mark from the internal examiner and a fail mark from the moderator or external examiner, an average between the two marks will be calculated to determine the final results of the candidate but subject to a subminimum mark of not less than 45% awarded by the moderator or external examiner.

In the event of a pass mark from the moderator or external examiner and a fail mark from the internal examiner, an average between the two marks will be calculated to determine the final results of the candidate but subject to a subminimum mark of not less than 45% awarded by the internal examiner.

A student shall only sit for his/her examination at the examination center for which he/ she has been registered.

In exceptional circumstances, a candidate shall apply in writing to the Registrar five (5) working days prior to examinations for permission to write at a venue where the candidate has not been registered.

A student who has failed in a subject which is the last outstanding requirement for his/ her instructional program may be granted permission at the end of a subsequent academic semester/year to write the main examination without re-attending the subject concerned provided that he/she registers for the subject and pays the prescribed fees.

SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS

A student shall be admitted to supplementary examinations in a course/module provided he/she has obtained an examination mark of at least 40% and a final mark of between 40% and 49% or subject to faculty rules and regulations.

A student shall be admitted to supplementary examinations in a course/module provided he/she has obtained an examination mark of at least 40% and a final mark of between 40% and 49% or subject to professional bodies’ rules and regulations.

The supplementary examinations may be written at the end of each semester/year.

A student who qualifies for a supplementary examination in terms of G25.1 shall write the entire supplementary examination. However, if his/her final mark based on the original examination is at least 50%, only those papers in which the sub-minimum has been failed need to be written.

All examinations including Aegrotat, supplementary and special examinations, shall be held at times determined by Senate.