Transcript WELCOME NOTE - University of Malta

WELCOME !
Welcome!
FACULTY STRUCTURE
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The FHS is made up of the following departments
– Applied biomedical sciences
– Communication therapy
– Food studies and environmental health
– Health services management
– Midwifery
– Nursing
– Occupational therapy
– Podiatry
– Physiotherapy
– Radiography
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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DEAN – Professor Angela
Xuereb
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Professor Helen Grech –
Deputy Dean
Head of Department
Dr Roberta Sammut
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Programme Coordinators
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Ms Maria Navarro – BSc Nursing Studies
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Martin Ward – BSc Mental Health
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Me  - Victoria Sultana (Vicky) – Diploma
Nursing Studies
Support Secretary – Ms Marika Spagnol
Regulations and Bye-Laws
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read the regulations governing
your course very carefully
 Hard copy – hand out and on:
The website of the Office of the Registrar
 http://home.um.edu.mt/registrar/regulation
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Enrolment and University e - mail
account
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You all have been given a University of Malta
email account
You are expected to check your account daily as
all emails pertaining to the course will be sent on
this address
Any notices received via the university email
address are considered as official notes
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Email cont…………
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are requested to communicate
through your university’s account when
corresponding with any member of the
university staff.
 Address
the person to whom you are
writing with a Dear XXXX. Never start
off an email with a Hi there!!
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e-SIMS
 By
using your University account
username and password you can access
e-SIMS and thus you may:
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View your personal data
Edit your address and/or telephone numbers
View your registered study units and results
View and print an unofficial academic records
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Diploma in Nursing – 3 year
course
Part A – Preparatory course (1.5 years: 60 credits)
Part B – Diploma Proper (1.5 years: 60 credits)
To progress onto Part B of the course you need to achieve an
overall 55C grade in Part A of the course.
Each study unit has a study unit coordinator responsible of
that respective unit.
Registration for study units
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Registration for study units on the appropriate
registration sheet is COMPULSORY.
In any academic year, students are to register for
a total of 60ECTS credits.
You need to keep a copy of your registration
sheet
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If a student fails more than 16ECTS credits
he/she will not be eligible to re-sit.
Students failing more than 16ECTS credits will
need to repeat the year.
After re-sits one cannot carry more than
10ECTS failed credits to the next year.
REQUIRED IMMUNISATION
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As a health and safety pre-requisite only students
who are certified to be immune from Hepatitis B
can be allowed for clinical placements at Mater
Dei Hospital and any other entity.
You are therefore expected to complete a full
course of Hep B vaccination and submit a lab
report of your Seroconversion Titre to the Faculty
Officer by December 31st
Details on
https://www.um.edu.mt/data/assets/pdffile/0019/162091/
Required-immunisation.pdf
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Medical fitness examination
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You will be required to
undergo a medical fitness
examination at the
Occupational Health Unit –
Valletta
Dates will be announced in
due course
STUDENTS WHO FAIL TO
COMPLETE THEIR MEDICAL
TESTS WILL HAVE THEIR
RESULTS WITHHELD
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Stipends/Maintenance Grant
 For
queries regarding stipends contact
Stipends Office on main campus Room
117, Administration Building University
of Malta
 Paying students need to keep payments
up to date otherwise results may be
withheld.
 Use Smart Cards wisely!!!
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Attendance
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Attendance for lectures, tutorials, seminars, and Practice
placements is OBLIGATORY
Unauthorized absence may lead to being ineligible to sit for
exams, by the Board of Examiners
In cases such as these the student will be awarded a 0
mark = F grade
If student is sick for lectures, the Diploma Course Support
Clerk Ms Marika Spagnol needs to be informed either via e
mail or via telephone [email protected] or 2340
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Absence from Exams
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If sick on day of exam, please call the departmental
secretary 23401908, by NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR
AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAM
A certificate from a medical doctor (not the blue one) is to
be submitted within 24 hours
The name and the registration number of the doctor and
reasons for absence needs to be included in the certificate.
National Insurance forms, or pre printed certificates are
NOT acceptable
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Time-tables: issued per semester on the Faculty
notice board.
Exam time-tables can be found on the notice
board and are published on the FHS website on:
http://www.um.edu.mt/healthsciences/resources
Rules of conduct during exams
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student is allowed into the
examination hall after the first half an
hour from the commencement of the
exam (including the practical exams OSCEs)
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student caught cheating will be
liable to disciplinary action
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International games and
competitions
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Students who are chosen (or short listed) to participate in
international games or competitions that are scheduled
during Test weeks, need to request the Kunsill Malti ghal
lis- sport to send an official letter to the Registrar indicating
when student will be participating.
Request is to be sent NOT later than November 1st
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Travelling abroad
If a student needs to travel abroad for a JUSTIFIABLE reason,
a letter (NOT email) needs to be sent to the Dean, through
the Head of the Dept, requesting permission to be away
This letter needs to be sent at least ONE month before the
person is going to travel
Do not ask to be away during TEST WEEKS and RE- SIT TEST
WEEKS
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Assignments
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Some study units will be assessed via an assignment
Deadlines are to be adhered to – if you are finding difficulty
in reaching deadlines you need to speak to the course coordinator prior to the deadline
Study unit leaders will inform you where to hand in
assignments
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Plagiarism
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Plagiarism is a crime -disciplinary action will be taken
against students found to have breached university’s
regulations by the Faculty or the University Disciplinary
Board
This may include dismissal from University
Look into:
http://www.um.edu.mt/data/assets/pdf/0006/95568/how-to-avoid-plagiarism.pdf
http://www.um.edu.mt/data/assets/pdffile/0009/95571/unive
rsity-guidelines-on-plagiarism.pdf
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Resignation
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you decide to resign from the course,
you need to inform University
 Please write to the Faculty Officer,
informing the office of your intention
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Queries and meetings etc
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Write and e-mail or call
Marika Spagnol
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She will consult me and
you will get a reply
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If it concerns personal and
confidential matters write
an e mail to me or to Dr
Roberta Sammut
FIRST SEMESTER
OFFICE HOURS – RM 36
MONDAYS from 10.00
till 13.00
Administrative student hours
 Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays
– 10.30 - 12.15
– 3.30 - 4.30
 Tuesdays
and Thursdays
– 8.30 – 10.30
– 2.00 – 4.00
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BEST OF LUCK!