S.L. 327.665 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

“Doctoral Candidate” means an individual that registers as a student at MCAST, and that is accepted to follow the DRes programme. The Doctoral Candidate cannot follow any other post-graduate programmes at MCAST or with any other institution whilst following this DRes programme.

“Doctoral Degree Committee” (DDC) means the Doctoral Degree Committee (DDC) as established by the MCAST Board of Governors from time to time and shall constitute no less than three

(3) members and no more than five (5) members, all of who are affiliated with MCAST and take on the role of senior academic or senior management within MCAST. All members shall hold a doctoral qualification and have held, or presently hold, a senior position within MCAST. On average DDC members are expected to dedicate an average of two (2) contact hours per week towards the operations of the DDC, with the exception of the Chair of the DDC who shall be expected to dedicate an average of five (5) contact hours per week that will include the tasks of recording and reporting. “Professional Research Doctorate” (DRes) means the programme that shall run over a minimum of five (5) years on a part-time basis, and is aimed at professionals that hold relevant first and masters degrees. The main component of the programme is an applied research endeavour of PhD level, initiated through a Post-Graduate Certificate in Research Methods programme or comparable alternative. “Principal Supervisor” means an expert in both the research theme and the identified research methodology who shall dedicate significant time towards the mentoring and guidance of the Doctoral Candidate.

“Second Supervisor” means an expert either in the research theme or the identified research methodology, or possibly both, and shall dedicate adequate time towards the additional support and guidance of the Doctoral Candidate. The Principal Supervisor and the Second Supervisor shall constitute the Candidate’s supervisory team. “Examiner Panel” means the Examiner Panel that shall be selected by the DDC in the composition outlined in this Regulation and shall report to the DDC on the implementation and outcome of the final doctoral viva.

“Arbitration Panel” means the Arbitration Panel that shall be selected by the DDC in the composition outlined in this Regulation and shall report to the DDC on issues of conflict as outlined in this Regulation. “Doctor of Professional Research” means the title held by a Doctoral Candidate who successfully completes the full doctoral journey shall be that of ‘Doctor of Professional Research’, identified by the post-nominals ‘DRes’.