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Many potential students are terrified at the usual duration and ninteractive nature of

on-line courses. Not only have we enhanced our on-on-line courses but, responding to popular

demand for early completion, we have now launched the 20-Week Video-Enhanced

Postgraduate Diploma Course Delivery. This Accelerated Programme is based on a 3

hours per day, 6 days per week basis, amounting to the required 360 Credit Hours. This

applies to all Programmes.

Students are taught as individuals, on a one-to-one or one-to-small-group basis.

They see their tutor face to-face for the duration of their course;

They interact with the tutor, ask and address questions; and they sit examinations

in the presence of the tutor. It is as real as any face-to-face lecture and seminar are

concerned.

In line with this new pattern of delivery, the Credit Value and Credit Hours examples of

Diploma – Postgraduate Courses are as follows:

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Other Credit Values are calculated proportionately.

Students might like to negotiate a longer delivery time with their tutors;

The summative assessment will constitute at least three separate elements for

each Credit Level (i.e. each Diploma - Postgraduate Level), scaling to at least 12

summative assessments for Postgraduate Diploma;

Additional assistance will be provided to improve the student's chances of an

eventual pass, in the event of an assessment that falls below the 70% mark and a

resit of the assessment component is necessary and advisable.

Video-Enhanced Online Application Requirement:

Applicants are advised to send the following documents:

Completed Video-Enhanced Postgraduate Application Form, including a passport

sized picture of the applicant. This form is downloadable from:

http://www.hrodc.com/Brochure_Download_Centre.Company_Brochures_Seminar_

Brochures_Seminar_Schedule.htm

Copy of Issue and photo page (bio-data) of your current passport or copy of the

applicant’s National Identity Card, if it has your photograph incorporated.

Two recent References, at least one of which should be academic – from his/ her

University or College

What Happens Next?

On receipt of all the above documents we will make an assessment of the

applicant’s suitability for the Programme for which he or she applied.

If accepted on the Programme, he or she will be notified accordingly and sent an

Admission and Enrolment Confirmation Letter and Invoice.

One week after the receipt of the applicant’s payment or official notification of

payment, a Tutor will contact him or her, by e-mail or telephone, welcoming him or

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her to the Programme and officially commencing his or her study or notifying of a

start date.

Subsequent Course Registration

Once registered for one course, subsequent course registration is straightforward

When the student has notified us, by e-mail, of his or her intention to register for

another course, we will send you your Admission and Enrolment Confirmation

Letter and Invoice.

One week after the receipt of fee payment, or official notification of your payment,

similar to the above procedure, his or her Tutor will contact him or her, by e-mail or

telephone, welcoming him or her to the Programme and officially commencing the

new course or notifying him or her of a start date.

Continuous Registration for Postgraduate Diploma and Masters Degree – MA,

MSc, MBA, Executive MBA

Prospective students might register for a Full Postgraduate Diploma, progressing to a

Masters Degree, in the first instance. This will represent a continuous registration,

incorporating the different courses, and, or, modules.

Synopsis of Diploma – Postgraduate, Postgraduate Diploma and

Postgraduate Degree Regulation

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Students of Video-Enhanced On-Line Courses of at least 30 Credit Hours, will, on successful

assessment, be awarded the Diploma – Postgraduate. This means a Single Credit at

Postgraduate Level. A Single-Credit Postgraduate Course may have a value of up to 54

Credit Hours, while a Double Credit course has 60- 84 Credit Hours, etc.

Because of the intensive nature of our courses and programmes, assessment will largely be

course, adopting differing formats. These assessment formats include, but not limited to,

in-class tests, assignments, end of course examinations. Based on these assessments,

successful candidates will receive the Diploma – Postgraduate, or Postgraduate Diploma, as

appropriate.

In the case of Diploma – Postgraduate, a minimum of 70% overall pass is expected. In order

to receive the Award of Postgraduate Diploma, candidate must have accumulated at least the

required minimum ‘Credit-Hours’, with a pass (of 70% and above) in at least 70% of the

courses taken.

Students who fail to achieve the requirement for Postgraduate Diploma, or Diploma

-Postgraduate - will be given support for 2 resubmissions for each course. Those students who

fail to achieve the assessment requirement for the Postgraduate Diploma or Diploma

-Postgraduate - on 2 resubmissions, or those who elect not to receive these Awards, will be

awarded the Certificate of Attendance and Participation.

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All short courses can accumulate to the required Credit Hours, for the Postgraduate Diploma,

over a six-year period, from the first registration, and applies to both general and specialist

groupings. In this regard, it is important to note that short courses vary in length, the minimum

being 30 Credit Hours, representing one credit. Twelve Credits or the equivalent of 360 Credit

Hours are, therefore, required for the Award of Postgraduate Diploma.

A 36 Credit-Hour Course (Diploma – Postgraduate), equivalent to 36 Credit Hours, represents

one Credit. Ten courses, of similar Credit-Value, equate to the required 360 Credit-Hours,

earning the Award of Postgraduate Diploma. The Award requirement is based on the number

of hours studied (aggregate Credit-Hours), rather than merely the Credit-Value (the number of

accumulative credits). This approach is particularly useful when a student studies a mixture of

courses of different credit-values.

For those students choosing the accumulative route, it is advisable that at least two credits be

attempted per year. This will ensure that the required number of Credit Hours for the

Postgraduate diploma is achieved within the six-year time frame.

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On the successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma, students may register

for the Masters Degree, after their successful completion of Course #7: Research

Project: Design, Conduct & Report.

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The students’’ Degree Registration Category will be dictated by the courses or

modules studied at Postgraduate Diploma Level. The categories relate to Master of

Business Administration (MBA); Master of Arts (MA) Master of Science (MSc);

Executive Master of Business Administration (Executive MBA).

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The title of the degree will be indicative of the specialism studied or its generalist nature,

as exemplified below:

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Master of Science - Advanced Oil and Gas Accounting: International Petroleum Accounting

(MSc Advanced Oil and Gas Accounting: International Petroleum Accounting);

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Master of Science - Accounting and Finance (MSc Accounting and Finance);

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Master of Science - Real Estate Management (MSc Real Estate Management);

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Master of Science

- Tourism and International Relations (MSc Tourism and

International Relations);

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Master of Science – Human Resource Training and Development Management (MSc

HR Training and Development Management);

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Master of Business Administration (MBA);

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Executive Master of Business Administration (Executive MBA);

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Master of Business Administration – Finance (MBA Finance);

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Master of Business Administration – Accounting (MBA Accounting);

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11.

Master of Arts - Information and Communication Management (MA Information and

Communication Management).

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The knowledge and skills gained from the research methods course will enable students to

formulate their research proposal.

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With the guidance of their research methods tutor, they will submit a Synopsis or Research

Proposal

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On the approval of their synopsis, their Masters Degree Registration will be formalised and

they will, in earnest, begin their dissertation research.

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Students’ choice of Dissertation area and topic must closely reflect their specialism and

expected Award Title;

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The Postgraduate Degree Award Board, which will convene twice during each Academic Year,

will determine whether the rules have been complied with, in this regard, and will, where

necessary, change a registered Award Title, to reflect the reality of a programme choice;

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The length of the Dissertation will be between 15,000 and 20,000 words. Higher or lower limits

will be accepted through special dispensation only, tabled through their Dissertation

Supervisors;

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Students will each be assigned one Main Dissertation Supervisor, for formal tuition, and a

Dissertation Mentor, who will provide them with informal advice, in conjunction with their

Main Dissertation Supervisor;

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Each Dissertation Mentor will also mediate the relationship between the Student and his or her

Dissertation Supervisor;

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Students’ Viva Voce, or Oral, Examination will be conducted within 3 months of the

submission of their Dissertation;

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The Dissertation Examination will be conducted by an External and an Internal Examiner;

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The External Examiner will be drawn from a recognized University and will be an Academic in

the Discipline being examined, who is not otherwise associated with HRODC Postgraduate

Training Institute;

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The Internal Supervisor will be an HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s tutor, who is

neither the Students’ main Dissertation Supervisor or their Dissertation Mentor;

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The submission date of a Masters Dissertation is expected to be within 12 calendar months of a

candidate’s initial registration for the Degree but can be extended, on application, to a period

not exceeding 24 months;

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In the event that Students are not successful on their first attempt, they will be given the

opportunity to make minor amendments to, or revise, their Dissertation, with the guidance of

their Dissertation Supervisors.

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The maximum total submission and resubmission period should not exceed 36 calendar months

from the date of first registration for a particular Masters Degree;

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Additional details and general aspects of these regulations are contained in the document:

Masters Degree - Dissertation Guidelines.

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HRODC Policy Terms and Conditions are Available for viewing at:

http://www.hrodc.com/COSTS.htm

Or Downloaded, at:

http://www.hrodc.com/Brochure_Download_Centre.Company_Brochures_Seminar_Brochu

res_Seminar_Schedule.htm

The submission of our application form or otherwise registration is an attestation of the

candidate’s subscription to our Policy Terms and Conditions, which are legally binding.