No 6357
Wednesday 24 September 2014
Vol cxlv No 1
pp. 1–22
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Economics, have approved an amendment to the title of a paper in Part IIa.
By amending the title of Paper 6 from ‘Mathematics for economists and statisticians’ to ‘Mathematics and statistics for economists’ where it appears in Regulation 16 and the corresponding supplementary regulation for Part IIa.
The regulations for the Tripos have been amended so as to implement a revised policy on the referencing of dissertations and portfolios.
Regulation 16.
By amending sub-sections (c) and (d) of the regulation so as to read:
(c) The length of a dissertation shall be not fewer than 4,000 words and not more than 5,000 words. The prescribed length shall include appendices, although appendices beyond the prescribed limit may be allowed in special circumstances, subject to formal approval given on behalf of the Faculty Board not later than the sixth Wednesday of the Full Lent Term preceding the examination. Every dissertation shall be typewritten, in English, paying proper attention to style and presentation.
(d) The prescribed length detailed under sub-paragraph (c) above shall exclude the synopsis, notes, and bibliography.
Regulation 17.
By amending sub-sections (c) and (d) of the regulation so as to read:
(c) Each essay shall be not fewer than 1,500 words and not more than 2,000 words in length. The prescribed length shall exclude any notes. The essays shall be typewritten, in English, paying proper attention to style and presentation.
(d) Candidates shall be required to declare that the essays are their own work and that they do not contain material used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose prior to the date of their submission. Where appropriate, full and proper acknowledgment must be given to the work of others. Each essay must be accompanied by a bibliography of the books, articles, and electronic and online resources used in its preparation. The prescribed length shall exclude these bibliographies.
The Faculty Board of English have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2015 will be adversely affected.
A correction and amendment has been made to the Notice of 3 July 2013 (Reporter, 6315, 2012–13, p. 667). Sub-sections (c)–(f) were erroneously removed from Regulation 21 as part of this Notice. Sub-sections (c) and (d) of Regulation 21 of the Tripos have been reinstated and amended so as to implement a revised policy on the referencing of dissertations, and sub-sections (e) and (f) have been reinstated.
Regulation 21.
By reinstating and amending sub-sections (c) and (d), and reinstating sub-sections (e) and (f) of the regulation so as to read:
(c) The length of each dissertation shall be not fewer than 6,000 words and not more than 7,500 words. The prescribed length shall include appendices, although appendices beyond the prescribed limit may be allowed in special circumstances, subject to formal approval given on behalf of the Faculty Board not later than the sixth Wednesday of the Full Lent Term preceding the examination. Each dissertation shall be typewritten, in English, paying proper attention to style and presentation.
(d) Candidates shall be required to declare that dissertations are their own work and that they do not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose prior to the date of their submission. Where appropriate, full and proper acknowledgment must be given to the work of others via footnotes. Each dissertation must be accompanied by a synopsis of its contents of not fewer than 100 words and not more than 150 words, and by a bibliography of the books, articles, and electronic and online resources used in its preparation. The prescribed length detailed under subparagraph (c) above shall exclude the synopsis, notes and bibliography.
(e) Dissertations shall be submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies through the candidate’s Director of Studies, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, so as to arrive at the Faculty not later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.
(f) Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their dissertations.
The Faculty Board of English have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2015 will be adversely affected.
The regulations for the Music Tripos have been amended so as to introduce staggered submission dates for part of the portfolio work for Paper 5 in Part Ib and Paper 2 in Part II (the first submission to be the last Tuesday of Full Lent Term in which the examination is held); and for Paper 3 in Part Ib, and Paper 1 in Part II (the first submission to be the last Thursday of Full Lent Term in which the examination is held). The submission dates for the Easter Term remain unchanged.
Regulation 14.
By amending the first sentence of the regulation so as to read:
14. A candidate who offers either Papers 3 or 5 in Part Ib, or Papers 1–3 in Part II, shall submit portfolio work in accordance with the requirements set out by the Faculty Board to the Chair of Examiners so as to arrive not later than the following dates: for Paper 5 in Part Ib or Paper 2 in Part II, the last Tuesday of Full Lent Term preceding the examination and the fourth day of Full Easter Term in which the examination is held; for Paper 1 in Part II, the last Thursday of Full Lent Term preceding the examination and the eleventh day of Full Easter Term in which the examination is held; for Paper 3 in Part Ib , the last Thursday of Full Lent Term preceding the examination and the fifteenth day of Full Easter Term in which the examination is held; for Paper 3 in Part II, the fifteenth day of Full Easter Term in which the examination is held.
The Faculty Board of Music have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2015 will be adversely affected.