Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, Parts Ib and II, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies gives notice of the following options to be offered under Regulation 8 for Part Ib and Part II of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos in 2019–20. The Faculty reserves the right to withdraw any course that is undersubscribed. Where specific classes are not available students will be appropriately mentored in finding alternatives.

Unless otherwise specified, all papers consist of a three-hour examination.

Part Ib

MES.21. Elementary Hindi language

This paper will consist of two parts: a written paper (70 marks) and an oral examination (30 marks). The written paper will consist of two sections: Section A will contain a text comprehension exercise in Hindi (20 marks) and a ‘fill in the blanks’ exercise to test students’ grammar (20 marks). Section B will contain a translation exercise from Hindi to English (15 marks), and a translation exercise from English to Hindi (15 marks).

The oral examination will consist of three sections. All timings are approximate and the oral examinations are recorded:

(a)listening and comprehension test (10 marks);

(b)role-play (10 marks);

(c)discussion on a given topic (10 marks).

Ten minutes in total will be given for Sections (b) and (c).

Part II

Chinese

C.13. Literary Chinese 3

This paper will contain three sections, all of which must be attempted. Section 1 will contain one or more passages from seen texts in literary Chinese for translation into English. Candidates may be asked to comment on the texts in question. Section 2 will contain unseen texts for translation into English. Section 3 is a comprehensive reading exercise. Candidates will be asked to answer questions, in English, on one or more unseen texts. Candidates will be allowed to use copies of Chinese–Chinese dictionaries provided.

C.15. The Chinese tradition: Chinese thought

This paper will consist of two passages in literary Chinese for translation and comment, and six essay questions, of which two must be attempted. Candidates will be allowed to use copies of Chinese–Chinese dictionaries provided.

C.16. Early and imperial China

This paper will consist of a passage in literary Chinese and another one in modern Chinese for translation and comment, and six essay questions, of which two must be attempted. Candidates will be allowed to use copies of Chinese–Chinese dictionaries provided.

C.17. Modern Chinese literature

This paper will consist of two passages in Chinese for translation and comment, and six essay questions, of which two must be attempted. Candidates will be allowed to use copies of Chinese–Chinese dictionaries provided.

C.18. China in a global WWII

This paper will consist of ten questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.

C.19. Chinese linguistics

This paper will consist of two passages in Chinese for translation into English, and six essay questions, of which two must be attempted. Candidates will be allowed to use copies of Chinese–Chinese dictionaries provided.

C.20. Contemporary Chinese society

This paper is divided into four parts, all of which must be attempted. Part 1 and Part 2 (each carrying 15 marks) will each consist of a Chinese-language passage. Candidates will be asked to summarise the passage briefly and answer a commentary question, both in English. Part 3 and Part 4 (each carrying 35 marks) will each consist of five essay questions, of which one question must be answered. Candidates will be allowed to use copies of Chinese–Chinese dictionaries provided.

C.21. China in the international order (Paper POL21 of the Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos)

Candidates should refer to the Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos for information on the form and conduct of this examination.

Japanese

J.14. Premodern texts

The coursework that constitutes this paper’s assessment will consist of two annotated translations of premodern Japanese texts, of between 3,000 and 4,500 words each in English, including notations but excluding bibliography. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) of each translation shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive by the division of Full Easter Term.

J.15. Modern Japanese cultural history

The coursework that constitutes this paper’s assessment will consist of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) of the research essay shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.

J.16. Topics in pre-modern Japanese history

The coursework that constitutes this paper’s assessment consists of one research essay of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) of the research essay shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.

J.19. Contemporary Japanese society

The coursework that constitutes this paper’s assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. Two hard copies of the research essay shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.

EAS.2. The East Asian region

This paper will contain ten essay questions, of which candidates will be required to attempt three.

K.1. Modern Korean reading and translation

This paper tests candidates’ knowledge of Korean grammar and comprehension of elementary level Korean texts in two sections: Sections A and B. Candidates’ grammatical knowledge is tested in Section A and their comprehension in Section B, where they are required to translate Korean reading passages into English.

Middle Eastern Studies

MES.37. History of the pre-modern Middle East

This paper will consist of eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.

MES.38. History of the modern Middle East

This paper will consist of eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.

MES.39. Special subject in the pre-modern Middle East

This paper will consist of nine questions. Question 1 will be a series of texts and images for analysis and discussion, of which candidates must choose three. Questions 2–9 will be essay questions. Candidates will be required to answer Question 1 and two questions chosen from Questions 2–9. All questions will carry equal marks.

MES.40. Special subject in the contemporary Middle East

This paper is assessed by a research essay of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the fourth Friday of Full Easter Term.

MES.41. Comparative semitic linguistics

This paper will consist of eight essay questions, of which candidates will be expected to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.

MES.42. Elementary Sanskrit

This paper will consist of four questions. Questions 1 to 3 will consist of a seen passage for translation into English (20 marks each) and grammar questions (5 marks each) on some of the forms found in the selected passage. Question 4 will consist of an unseen translation from Sanskrit into English for which a glossary will be provided (25 marks). All questions must be answered.

MES.43. Intermediate Hindi language

This paper will consist of two parts: a written paper (70 marks) and an oral exam (30 marks). The written paper will consist of two sections: Section A will contain two passages in Hindi to be translated into English (35 marks). Section B will contain two passages in English to be translated into Hindi (35 marks).

The oral examination will consist of three sections. All timings are approximate and the oral examinations are recorded:

(a)listening and comprehension test (10 marks);

(b)role-play (10 marks);

(c)discussion on a given topic (10 marks).

Ten minutes in total will be given for Sections (b) and (c).

X.9. The Jewish tradition and Christianity: from antiquity to modernity (Paper C8 of the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion Tripos)

Candidates should refer to the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion Tripos for information on the form and conduct of this examination.

X.10. Islam II (Paper C9 of the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion Tripos)

Candidates should refer to the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion Tripos for information on the form and conduct of this examination.

X.11. Judaism and western philosophy (Paper D2(c) of the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion Tripos)

Candidates should refer to the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion Tripos for information on the form and conduct of this examination.

X.15. The politics of the Middle East (Paper POL12 of the Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos)

Candidates should refer to the Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos for information on the form and conduct of this examination.

Chemical Engineering Tripos, Part IIb, 2019–20

The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate gives notice that the modules available for study in the academic year 2019–20 will be as follows:

Topics in Group A and Group D are compulsory for all candidates. The regulations specify that each candidate takes a total of six modules from Groups B and C. The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate imposes the restriction that at least two of these modules should be chosen from Group B, and at least two should be chosen from Group C. Further, at least two of the six modules chosen from Groups B and C should be assessed principally or entirely by written examination.

Group	Number and title of module	Mode of assessment
A	A1: Compulsory topics	Examination
	A2: Chemical product design	Coursework
B	B1: Advanced transport processes	Examination
	B2: Electrochemical engineering	Examination
	B3: Pharmaceutical engineering	Examination
	B4: Rheology and processing	Examination
	B5: Computational fluid dynamics	Coursework
	B6: Fluid mechanics and the environment	Examination
C	C1: Optical microscopy	Examination
	C2: Optimisation	Examination
	C3: Healthcare biotechnology	Coursework
	C4: Entrepreneurship	Coursework
	C5: Foreign language	Coursework
	C6: Biosensors and bioelectronics	Coursework
	C7: Bionanotechnology	Examination and coursework
	C8: Biophysics	Examination
D	Research project

Engineering Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb, 2019–20: Modules

Part IIa: Modules

The Faculty Board of Engineering gives notice that the modules prescribed for the examinations to be held in 2020, and the mode of examination for each module, will be as listed below. Candidates must offer ten modules for examination, of which no more than two may be management modules. Candidates may offer only one module from any one of the sets which are published on the Department’s website at http://teaching19-20.eng.cam.ac.uk/content/part-iia-modules-sets-2019-20.

Unit	Title		Notes
Group A: Energy, fluid mechanics and turbomachinery
3A1	Fluid mechanics I	Examination	Double module
3A3	Fluid mechanics II	Examination	Double module
3A5	Thermodynamics and power generation	Examination
3A6	Heat and mass transfer	Examination
Group B: Electrical engineering
3B1	Radio frequency electronics	Examination
3B2	Integrated digital electronics	Examination
3B3	Switch-mode electronics	Examination
3B4	Electric drive systems	Examination
3B5	Semiconductor engineering	Examination
3B6	Photonic technology	Examination
Group C: Mechanics, materials and design
3C1/3P1	Materials processing and design (engineering)	Examination	Offered by MET as 3P1
3C5	Dynamics	Examination
3C6	Vibration	Examination
3C7	Mechanics of solids	Examination
3C8	Machine design	Examination
3C9	Fracture mechanics of materials and structures	Examination
Group D: Civil, structural and environmental engineering
3D1	Geotechnical engineering I	Examination
3D2	Geotechnical engineering II	Examination
3D3	Structural materials and design	Examination
3D4	Structural analysis and stability	Examination
3D5	Water engineering	Examination
3D7	Finite element methods	Examination
3D8	Building physics and environmental geotechnics	Examination
Group E: Management and manufacturing
3E1	Business economics	Examination
3E2	Marketing	Examination
3E3	Modelling risk	Examination
3E6	Organisational behaviour	Examination
3E10	Operations management for engineers	Examination
3E11	Environmental sustainability and business	Examination
Group F: Information engineering
3F1	Signals and systems	Examination
3F2	Systems and control	Examination
3F3	Statistical signal processing	Examination
3F4	Data transmission	Examination
3F7	Information theory and coding	Examination
3F8	Inference	Examination
Group G: Bioengineering
3G1	Introduction to molecular bioengineering	Examination
3G2	Mathematical physiology	Examination
3G3	Introduction to neuroscience	Examination
3G4	Medical imaging and 3D computer graphics	Examination
3G5	Biomaterials	Examination
Group M: Multidisciplinary modules
3M1	Mathematical methods	Examination
Group S: Modules shared with Part IIb
4C4	Design methods	Examination	Shared module
4M12	Partial differential equations and variational methods	Examination	Shared module
4M16	Nuclear power engineering	Examination	Shared module

Part IIb: Modules

The Faculty Board of Engineering gives notice that the modules prescribed for the examinations to be held in 2020, and the mode of examination for each module, will be as listed below. The set list is published on the Department’s website at http://teaching19-20.eng.cam.ac.uk/content/part-iib-modules-sets-2019-20.

Candidates must offer eight modules for examination. Candidates may normally offer only one module from any set and not more than two 4E modules overall. In addition, candidates may take not more than three from the following: 4E modules, 4I1 and 4I7, 4M1–3, and (when available) 4D16. No candidate who offered any module for Part IIa may again offer the same module for Part IIb.

There will be no Group R (research) modules available to Part IIb candidates in 2019–20.

Please note that as the Faculty Board does not have exclusive control over imported modules it cannot guarantee that they will not clash with any other set.

Pre-requisites are listed below for new/revised modules only. For pre-existing modules the individual syllabus pages are the definitive source of information about pre-requisites. A summary is also given on the syllabus index page.

Notes:

c = coursework only

p = examination only

p+c = examination and coursework

Unit	Name	Mode	Notes
Group A: Energy, fluid mechanics and turbomachinery
4A2	Computational fluid dynamics	c
4A3	Turbomachinery I	p+c
4A4	Aircraft stability and control	c
4A7	Aircraft aerodynamics and design	c
4A9	Molecular thermodynamics	p
4A10	Flow instability	p
4A12	Turbulence and vortex dynamics	p
4A13	Combustion and engines	p
Group B: Electrical engineering
4B2	Power microelectronics	p
4B5	Quantum and nano-technologies	p	Pre-req: 3B5
4B11	Photonic systems	p
4B13	Electronic sensors and instrumentation	p
4B19	Renewable electrical power	p
4B21	Analogue integrated circuits	p
4B23	Optical fibre communication	p+c
4B24	Radio frequency systems	p+c
4B25	Embedded systems for the internet of things	c
4B26	Advanced devices for high frequency electronics and biosensing	p	Pre-req: 3B5; rec: 3B1, 4B24
Group C: Mechanics, materials and design
4C2	Designing with composites	p+c
4C3	Advanced functional materials and devices	p
4C4	Design methods	p	Shared with Part IIa
4C5	Design case studies	c
4C6	Advanced linear vibrations	p+c
4C7	Random and non-linear vibrations	p+c
4C8	Vehicle dynamics	p+c
4C9	Continuum mechanics	p
Group D: Civil, structural and environmental engineering
4D4	Construction engineering	c
4D5	Foundation engineering	p
4D6	Dynamics in civil engineering	p+c
4D7	Concrete and prestressed concrete	p+c	Pre-req: 2P8, 3D3, Eurocode 0 Lecture
4D9	Offshore geotechnical engineering	p	Pre-req: 3D2 assumed
4D10	Structural steelwork	p+c
4D13	Architectural engineering	c
4D14	Contaminated land and waste containment	p+c
Group E: Management and manufacturing
4E1	Innovation and strategic management of intellectual property	c
4E3	Business innovation in a digital age	c
4E4	Management of technology	c
4E5	International business	c
4E6	Accounting and finance	c
4E11	Strategic management	c
4E12	Project management	c	Part IIb Engineering students only
Group F: Information engineering
4F1	Control system design	p+c
4F2	Robust and nonlinear systems and control	p
4F3	An optimisation based approach to control	p
4F5	Advanced information theory and coding	p
4F7	Statistical signal analysis	p
4F8	Image processing and image coding	p
4F10	Deep learning and structured data	p
4F12	Computer vision	p
4F13	Probabilistic machine learning	c
4F14	Computer systems	p+c
Group G: Bioengineering
4G1	Mathematical biology of the cell	c	Capped at 15 for Physics
4G3	Computational neuroscience	c
4G4	Biomimetics	c
4G6	Cellular and molecular biomechanics	p
Group M: Multidisciplinary modules
4M1	French	c
4M2	German	c
4M3	Spanish	c
4M12	Partial differential equations and variational methods	p	Shared with Part IIa
4M16	Nuclear power engineering	p	Shared with Part IIa
4M17	Practical optimisation	c
4M19	Advanced building physics	c
4M20	Robotics	c
4M21	Software engineering and design	p
4M22	Climate change mitigation	c
Group I:
4I1	Strategic valuation (TPE25)	c	Christmas vacation module; cap: 14; borrowed from M.Phil. in Technology Policy
4I7	Electricity and environment (TPE22)	c	Borrowed from M.Phil. in Technology Policy
4I8	Medical physics	p	Borrowed from Physics
4I10	Nuclear reactor engineering	p	Borrowed from M.Phil. in Nuclear Energy
4I11	Advanced fission and fusion systems	c	Borrowed from M.Phil. in Nuclear Energy
4I14	Biosensors and bioelectronics	c	Borrowed from Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Geographical Tripos, Parts Ib and II, 2020

The Faculty Board for Earth Sciences and Geography gives notice that, for the examination for Part Ib and Part II of the Geographical Tripos to be held in 2020, the papers to be offered will be examined as shown in the tables below.

In these tables, the following terms are defined:

(a)‘Two+1 examination’: The assessment of such papers will consist of a conventional two-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt two questions from a choice of not fewer than six questions. The papers will be undivided. In addition, there will be assessed coursework to be submitted not later than the division of the Easter Term in the year of the examination. The nature of the coursework required will be determined by the University Teaching Officer responsible for the co-ordination of the course, who will provide written details of the procedures which will be followed. The coursework will be equivalent to one question in quantity and for assessment in determining an overall mark for the Paper.

(b)‘Three-hour examination’: The papers will be examined by a conventional unseen three-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt three questions from a choice of not fewer than nine questions. The papers will be undivided.

Part Ib

Paper	General titles	Courses offered 2019–20	Mode of assessment
1	Living with global change	Part i: Core ideas Part ii: Core themes Part iii: Core skills	Two+1 examination
2	Human geography I	Austerity	Two+1 examination
3	Human geography II	Development theories, policies and practices	Two+1 examination
4	Human geography III	Citizenship, cities and civil society	Two+1 examination
5	Physical and environmental geography I	Quaternary climates and environment	Two+1 examination
6	Physical and environmental geography II	Glacial processes	Two+1 examination
7	Physical and environmental geography III	Biogeography	Two+1 examination

Part II

Paper	General titles	Courses offered 2019–20	Mode of assessment
1	A prescribed topic or topics in human geography I	The geographies of global urbanism	Three-hour examination
2	A prescribed topic or topics in human geography II	Geographies of the Arctic	Two+1 examination
3	A prescribed topic or topics in human geography III	Political ecology in the global South	Three-hour examination
4	A prescribed topic or topics in human geography IV	Demographic continuity and change	Two+1 examination
5	A prescribed topic or topics in geography I	Environmental knowledges and the politics of expertise	Three-hour examination
6	A prescribed topic or topics in geography II	Geographies of postcolonialism and decoloniality	Two+1 examination
7	A prescribed topic or topics in geography III	Legal geographies	Two+1 examination
8	A prescribed topic or topics in geography IV	From Earth observations to the climate system	Three-hour examination
9	A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography I	Glaciology	Three-hour examination
10	A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography II	Volcanology	Three-hour examination
11	A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography III	Seascapes: temperate and tropical biosedimentary systems	Two+1 examination
12	A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography IV	Biogeography: biological processes and environmental change	Two+1 examination

Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos: Variable papers

The Faculty Board of Human, Social and Political Science gives notice that the following variable papers will be offered in the Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos in 2019–20.

Politics and International Relations

Part I

POL1.	Modern state and its alternatives
POL2.	International order, conflict and justice

Part II

POL3.	International organisation
POL4.	Comparative politics
POL5.	Themes and issues in politics and international relations
POL6.	Statistics and methods in politics and international relations
POL7.	The history of political thought to c.1700
POL8/10.	The history of political thought from c.1700 to c.1890
POL9.	Conceptual issues and texts in politics and international relations
POL11.	Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c.1890
POL12.	The politics of the Middle East
POL13.	British and European politics
POL14.	US foreign policy
POL15.	The politics of Africa
POL16.	Conflict and peacebuilding
POL17.	Law of peace: the law of emerging international constitutional order
POL18.	Politics and gender
POL19.	Themes and issues in politics and International Relations
POL20.	Politics of the future, 1880–2080
POL21.	China in the international order

Social Anthropology

Part I

SAN1.

Social anthropology: the comparative perspective

Part IIa

SAN2.	The foundations of social life
SAN3.	Anthropological theory and methods
SAN4.	The anthropology of an ethnographic area (a) Africa (c) Middle East (d) South Asia (e) Pacific

Part IIb

SAN5.	Ethical life and the anthropology of the subject
SAN6.	Power, economy and social transformation
SAN4.	The anthropology of an ethnographic area (a) Africa (c) Middle East (d) South Asia (e) Pacific

Part II Optional papers

SAN9.	Science and society
SAN12.	Anthropology of cities and space
SAN13.	Gender, kinship and care

Sociology

Part I

SOC1.

Introduction to Sociology: modern societies I

Part II

SOC2.	Social theory
SOC3.	Modern societies II
SOC4.	Concepts and arguments in sociology
SOC5.	Statistics and methods
SOC6.	A subject in sociology I: Advanced social theory
SOC7.	A subject in sociology II: Media, culture and society
SOC8.	A subject in sociology III: Religion and contentious mobilisation
SOC9.	A subject in sociology IV: Global capitalism
SOC10.	A subject in sociology V: Gender
SOC11.	A subject in sociology VI: Racism, race and ethnicity
SOC12.	A subject in sociology VII: Social problems in modern Britain
SOC13.	A subject in sociology VIII: Health, medicine and society
SOC15.	Criminology, sentencing and the penal system (Paper 34 of the Law Tripos)
CRIM1.	Foundations in criminology and criminal justice
CRIM2.	Statistics and methods (also serves as Paper SOC5)
CRIM3.	Two long-essays on a Criminology topic
CRIM4.	Criminology, sentencing and the penal system (also serves as Paper SOC15) (Paper 34 of the Law Tripos)
CRIM5.	Social networks and crime

Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, Part IIa, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Engineering gives notice that the modules prescribed for the examinations to be held in 2020 will be as follows:

3P1.	Materials into products
3P2.	Operation and control of production machines and systems
3P3.	Product design
3P4.	Operations management
3P5.	Industrial engineering
3P6.	Organisational behaviour
3P7.	Managing business and people
3P8.	Financial and management accounting
3P9.	Industrial economics, strategy and governance
3P10.	Contemporary issues in manufacturing

All modules will be assessed by examination only, with the exception of module 3P3, which will be assessed by coursework only.

Examinations in Environmental Policy; in Planning, Growth and Regeneration; in Real Estate Finance; and in Land Economy Research for the M.Phil. Degree, 2019–20

The Degree Committee for the Department of Land Economy gives notice that, for the examinations to be held in 2019–20, the form of examination for each module offered will be as follows:

Please note: In instances where Land Economy Research students opt to take modules normally assessed by written examination, the Examiners will be asked to provide a separate assignment. Where a module is usually in a combination of forms it is also likely that the candidate will be set a separate assignment. Details of any such substitute assignments will be notified to the candidate(s) concerned once they have been confirmed with the relevant Examiners.

Michaelmas and Lent Term Modules

The following modules will each be examined by a 4,000-word project in the Lent Term (50% of total mark) and by a two-hour written examination in the Easter Term (50% of total mark):

EP01	International environmental law
EP02	Environmental economics and policy
PGR01	Urban and environmental planning
PGR02	Urban and housing policy
RE01	Corporate finance and real estate
RE02	Real estate finance and investment

Michaelmas Term Modules

The following modules will each be examined by a 4,000-word project:

RM01	Research methods
EP03	Environmental values
EP08	Comparative environmental policy
PGR04	Institutions and development I
RE04	The macroeconomy and housing

Lent Term Modules

The following modules will each be examined by a two-hour written examination:

RM02	Further topics in quantitative methods
EP06	Energy and climate change
EP09	Rural environment: property, planning and policy
PGR03	Spatial economics
PGR05	Institutions and development II

The following modules will each be examined by a 4,000-word project:

RM03	Spatial analysis and modelling
RE03	Property development processes
RE05	Legal issues in land use and finance

Rules of general application for written examinations

(i) Duration of written examinations

Where modules are examined by means of a written examination this will consist of a two-hour unseen written paper unless otherwise specified.

(ii) Relative weighting

Unless otherwise specified in the paper:

(a)within each paper, all questions will carry equal weight;

(b)within each question, all parts carry equal weight.

(iii) Use of Statute and other materials in examinations

Where candidates are permitted to use their own materials, no markings will be allowed in those materials nor will candidates be permitted to attach anything or insert anything within those materials. No spare copies of permitted materials will be made available for candidates in the examinations. Candidates infringing this rule may be required to surrender their copy and may be reported for the infringement. Except for essential valuation tables, candidates who have to surrender their copy will not be provided with replacement material to use in the examination.

(iv) Use of calculators

The permitted calculators for use in the Land Economy M.Phil. examinations will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 115 (any version); CASIO fx 570 (any version) or CASIO fx991 (any version); the Hewlett Packard HP 10BII or HP 10BII+. Candidates may only bring one model of calculator into the examination hall. Candidates may not bring into the examinations external media associated with any calculator, such as instruction manuals, magnetic cards, or memory modules, but they may bring in spare batteries. Candidates are warned that the Examiners are not prepared to make allowances, when marking, for the malfunction of a candidate’s calculator for whatever reason.

(v) Use of dictionaries

Candidates may not bring into the examinations dictionaries of any sort.

Rules of general application for projects, essays and coursework

The following rules apply unless otherwise specified on assignments and essays:

(i)one hard copy of all assignments for examination should be submitted by the specified deadline, in addition to an electronic version in MS Word/PDF/Excel/PowerPoint submitted via Moodle;

(ii)candidates should not put their name on any piece of work submitted for examination; they should instead use their Departmental Candidate Number;

(iii)loose-leaf submissions are not acceptable, although candidates may choose to secure their work however they wish, i.e. file, binding, staple, etc.;

(iv)candidates will be required to submit a Project Declaration Form as a separate piece of paper with each project, indicating the module number/name, candidate number and name, and stating that it is all their own work, within the word limit, and that they agree to their work being checked by plagiarism detection software (Turnitin UK), should the need arise;

(v)penalties will be applied by the Board of Examiners in the event of late submission. This includes the late submission of the required electronic version;

(vi)penalties will be applied by the Board of Examiners in the event that the prescribed word limit is exceeded.