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MBus Programme HandBook

Evaluation of Course Units

Students will be evaluated through continuous assessments, online examinations and the research
dissertation and through the viva voce examination.

Further, students will be evaluated through continuous course work, practical examination (depending on
the course unit), and an examination for each course unit. The method of overall testing of a course unit will
be announced by the Department of Accountancy, at the commencement of each course unit by formal
documentation.

Grading System

Marks obtained in respect of a course unit will be graded according to a ten-category system as follows:

Range of Marks Grade Grade Point Value

85 – 100 A+ 4.00

70 – 84 A 4.00
65 – 69 A- 3.70

60 – 64 B+ 3.30

55 – 59 B 3.00
50 – 54 B- 2.70

45 – 49 C+ 2.30

40 – 44 C 2.00
35 – 39 C- 1.70

30 – 34 D+ 1.30

25 – 29 D 1.00

00 – 24 E 0.00

Students should complete all course units that they have registered for and if they fail to produce valid rea-
sons for not completing a particular course unit, a grade of ‘E’ will be given.

Re-sit Examination

A student who obtains a grade below B- in a particular course unit may re-sit the examination in respect of
the course unit for the purpose of improving the grade; however, the best grade obtainable in this instance
is a B-. Students who re-sit for a particular subject must pay the fees announced by the DoA.

Grade Point Average

Grade Point Average (GPA) is the credit-weighted arithmetic mean of the Grade Point Values, i.e., the GPA is
determined by dividing the total credit-weighted Grade Point Value by the total number of credits. GPA shall
be computed to the first decimal place.

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