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INATEK STUDENTS GUIDE BOOK 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 1. VISION, VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF INATEK--------------------------------------------6 1.1. Vision------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 1.2. Mission----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 1.3. Values and principles------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 2. INATEK STRUCTURE---------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 2.1. INATEK organ-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 2.2. Staff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 2.2.1. Obligations and interdictions for the employees of INATEK-----------------------------------8 2.2.1.1. Obligations of employees --------------------------------------------------------------------------8 2.2.1.2. Interdictions of employees-------------------------------------------------------------------------9 2.2.2. Categories of staff-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 2.2.2.1. Recruitment of academic staff--------------------------------------------------------------------10 2.3.INATEK Senior managerial staff---------------------------------------------------------------------10 3. EXTRACT FROM INATEK ACADEMIC REGULATIONS -------------------------------15 3.1. Categories of students---------------------------------------------------------------------------------15

3.2. Admission and registration requirements-----------------------------------------------------------16 3.3. Registration----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 3.4. Class attendance----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 3.5. Teaching and research programs---------------------------------------------------------------------18 3.6. Dissertation----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 3.7. Assessment procedure---------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 3.8. Number and nature of examinations-----------------------------------------------------------------20 3.9. Examination procedure control-----------------------------------------------------------------------21 3.10. Cheating -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22 3.11. Allocation and revision marks-----------------------------------------------------------------------23 3.12. Calculation of marks----------------------------------------------------------------------------------24 3.13. Conditions for promotion, supplementary examinations, repeating and suspension---------24 3.14. First and second sitting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------25 3.15. Appeal procedure and committee-------------------------------------------------------------------28 3.16. Academic transcript, certificate, diploma and degree--------------------------------------------28 4. ACADEMIC PROGRAMME (MODULES) ------------------------------------------------------28 4.1. Faculties--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------29 4.1.1. Faculty of Education---------------------------------------------------------------------------------29 4.1.1.1. Department of Arts and Humanities-------------------------------------------------------------30 4.1.1.2. Department of Clinical Psychology-------------------------------------------------------------33 4.1.1.3. Department of Economics-Management--------------------------------------------------------34

4.1.1.4. Department of Psychopedagogy-----------------------------------------------------------------37

4.2.1. Faculty of Rural Development---------------------------------------------------------------------38 4. 2.1.2. Department of Rural Engineering---------------------------------------------------------------39 4.2.1.1. Department of Agri-business---------------------------------------------------------------------40 4.3. Teaching programme (Day, Evening and Week-end) --------------------------------------------42 5. STUDENTS SUPPORT SERVICES------------------------------------------------------------------5.1. Physic facilities-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------43 ICT Centre Centre for Languages Studies CERID Laboratories

FOREWORD

Rectors Welcome Message

Dear Students.

Hello and welcome to INATEK.

When you come to INATEK, you find that INATEK is home to Rwandans as well as foreigners from beyond the East African community. It is located in the Eastern Province and has grown with the District of Ngoma in a process of social and urban integration. INATEK logo is Scientia et Sapientia and consequently it has taken careful strategic analyses to position our students to meet the challenges of this era by providing them with access to highquality courses and research supervision, a congenial setting and outstanding facilities for students studies. The fundamental role of INATEK is harnessed to produce both academic researchers and students who are not simply personnel trained in particular procedures, but innovators, initiators and conceptualisers. We offer a high-energy forum and a situation of dynamic interaction and debate. Engagement with visiting academics and researchers and student-run seminars and conferences create a vibrant atmosphere of intellectual interchange. In developing partnership with other higher teaching/ learning institutions in Rwanda and abroad, INATEK aims to produce a new generation of critical students, squarely oriented towards the world of work, and equipped to envision, plan for and realize Rwandas Vision 2020.

We have done our best to have a large new menu of courses and programmes, many of them interdisciplinary and geared towards particular employment niches. New course design has been set up and updated. Consequently, we recommend our students to promote freedom of enquiry and the search for knowledge and truth as we want to build on this foundation by sustaining globally competitive standards of excellence in learning, teaching and research.

We will endeavor for transformation in the context of an unswerving commitment to academic standards. We will keep on producing excellent students equipped with the confidence to serve Rwanda in general, and the region in particular at the highest level. We wish you every success at INATEK!

Father Dr. Dominique KAREKEZI Rector

1. VISION, VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF INATEK The Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Education of Kibungo (INATEK); is a private institution of higher education created on the initiative of the members of the organisation for promoting higher education in Kibungo province, a non-profit making organisation (APESK) in abbreviation. It is recognised by affectation convention n o 002 of 27/03/2003 concluded between the Rwandan Government and APESK. It has civil personality together with administrative and financial management autonomy. Its headquarters is settled at Kibungo sector, Ngoma district in Eastern province. The organisation of INATEK is composed of decision making organs, consultative organs and execution ones. INATEK has been agreed as a higher learning/teaching institution with its legal status. 1.1. INATEK Vision

INATEK aims at being a pole of radiance and excellence with distinction of quality in its education, research, services to community, utilisation of new information and communication technology. Among its services, INATEK particularly pays attention to gender promotion, fight against poverty and protection of environment. It is engaged in responding to the needs of the population and take of the challenge against human, scientific and technological sustainable development. 1.2. INATEK Mission

The mission of INATEK is based on the following four important points: To guaranty the quality of education by training professionals. To carry out a research aiming at solving problems of Rwanda and the sub-region; To carry out direct actions in favour of the community; To promote equality of man and woman in education and take part in promoting tolerance culture.

1.3. INATEK Values and principles Considering its motto, INATEK aims at providing knowledge and wisdom (Scientia et Sapientia). Therefore, it seeks to achieve the following values: Combination of knowledge and wisdom: complete development of the person by promoting all aspects of Rwandan culture. Integrity. Academic freedom: critical and objective thinking. Excellence: competence, innovation, and quality assurance. Service to community: transformation and development of rural area transfer of technologies and HIV/AIDS control. Market orientation: entrepreneurship, enhancement of the value of local resources and opportunities.

2. INATEK STRUCTURE 2.1 Organs The organs of the Institute which are provided by the administrative manual are as follows: Board of directors. Senate. Executive council. Faculty and centre council. Department council. Examination council. INATEK students Union.

In addition to these organs, different commissions contribute to the management of institute as well as follows: The Promotion Commission. The Research, Publication and Consultancy Commission.

Orientation, Counseling and Guidance Commission. Academic Quality Committee. Assessment and Examination commission. Financial commission. Tender commission. Social affairs commission.

2.2. Staff 2.2.1. Obligations and interdictions for employees of INATEK The employees of INATEK have obligations and interdictions enacted by the employer. 2.2.1.1 Obligations of employees The members of the staff of INATEK are obliged to accomplish faithfully, scrupulously and fully their job. They should always do their best to preserve the good image and interests of INATEK. In this way, during his/her contract period, every employee of UNATEK must: To accomplish his/her duties with faithfulness, devotion, discipline and integrity. To be regularly bound to the instructions of the hierarchical superior authorities in communicating to them suggestions which are reliable to improve fair running of the functions. To show good and pleasing attitude towards his/her superior, colleagues and all partners of INATEK. To favour and keep friendship, partnership, discretion and transparency. To use fairly and effectively take care of the materials and rooms of INATEK entrusted to him /her. To devote all his/her time to the activities of INATEK, during service hours. To avoid personal visits during service hours and stand for professional deontology. To avoid any behaviour of segregation and fight against genocide ideology in all circumstances.

2.2.1.2. Interdictions of employees The following is strictly forbidden for employee of INATEK: To take part in inconsistent or rival activities in comparison with his/her functions and goals of INATEK. To accept directly or indirectly, any gift, commissions, grant or any other kind of advantages whether of direct or indirect relation with the work done, provided by beneficiaries of the services of INATEK. To be knowingly harmful or by lack of responsibility to the good running of services and patrimony of INATEK. To abuse his/her functions and to oblige or to claim material or financial advantages from the people or partner organisms of INATEK. To reveal the facts acquired in his/her functions which are confidential by nature or prescribed as such by hierarchical superior authority. To have drunkenness behaviour in the offices of INATEK. To abandon or to be absent at work office without liable reason or permission. To carry out commercial or financial transactions which are prejudicial to the interests of INATEK.

2.2.2 Categories of staff Within under contract and part-time staff, the INATEK comprise two categories of employees as well as Academic staff and Administrative staff. Generally, academic staffs are constituted by the lecturers and staff who are working under academic vice rector affairs line management. The qualification of these staffs is based on Rwanda National Qualification Framework. Administrative staffs are comprised by staffs who are working under administrative and financial vice rector affairs line management.

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2.2.2. 1. Recruitment of Academic staff As stipulated in the Rwanda National Qualification Framework, learning / teaching process and lectures qualification are major aspects. Hence, the recruitment of academic staff as well as teachers is based on the major following criteria. At least to be a Master Degree holder. English proficiency. To have an experience in teaching.

The data in the table below show the current situation of full-time and part time lecturers by faculties and qualification.

2.3. INATEK Senior Managerial Staff

Fr. Dr Dominique KAREKEZI Prof. Laurent NKUSI

Rector Academic Vice-Rector

PhD Religious Studies Doctorat dEtat (Lettres et Sciences Humaines)

Mr. Bernard BANAMWANA

Administration and Finance Vice-Rector

BA in Education

HEADS OF ACADEMIC SERVICES 1. 2. 3. SURNAMES Mr. RWIYAMIRIRA R. Canisius Mr. MUSONERA M. Aloys Dr. KANOBANA Mathusalem POST Dean Faculty of Education Dean Faculty of Rural Development Director of Director of Centre of Development Related Researches 4. 5. 6. Mr. GAHIMA Martin Mr. TANGANYIKA Oswald Mr. MUHAYIMANA Thophile Director of Library Director of ICT Director of Centre for Language Learning and Improvement

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7. 8. 9.

Mr. KANEZA Yves Valentin Mr. MAZIMPAKA Emmanuel Dr. KAMATALI Aloys

Director of Academic Quality Registrar Head Department/Second cycle Faculty of Rural Development

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Mr. RUTAREMARA Anaclet

Head Department/First cycle Faculty of Rural Development

11. 12. 13. 14.

Mrs. MUKANKUNZI Plagie Mr. GAKWENZIRE Philibert Mr. RUTAYISIRE K. Aristide Mr. BANTUNZEKO Emmanuel

Head Department of Psychopedagogy Head Department of Arts and Humanities Head Department of Clinical Psychology Head Department of Economics and Management

HEADS OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. SURNAMES KALISA Gerard NDAGIJIMANA Louis NGARAMBE Laurent KARASIRA Thophile NGENDAHIMANA Grgoire HABYALIMANA Heli NTIBARUKINGA Philibert POST Director of Planning Director of Finance Dean of Students Director of Human Resources Director of Works and Infrastructure Director office of the Rector Internal Auditor

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Lecturers in the Faculty of Education Full time lecturers NAMES QUALIFICATION DEGREE ORIGIN 1. Dr. RUTAZIBWA Grard 2. Dr. SEMUJANGA Josias 3. Dr. MUTAJOGIRE J. Bosco 4. Dr. TWAGIRIMANA AIMABLE 5. Dr. KAYOBOKE Ferdinand 6. BANTUNZEKO Emmanuel 7. BUREGEYA Pascal Doctorat de 3eme Cycle( Phonetics) Masters in Business and Administration Masters in Internal Auditing 8. GAKWENZIRE Philibert 9. KANEZA Yves Valentin 10. MANIRAGUHA Yassin 11. MBAIHEMWE ANGITSO Julie 12. MUGENZI Lon 13. MUKANKUNZI Plagie DEA in Education Masters in Educational Sciences Cameroun Canada Masters in Counseling Nigeria Master 2 in Education Planning Masters in History France France DEA in History Egypt South Africa DRC France PhD in English USA PhD in Economics Switzerland PhD in French literature Canada PhD in Economics Switzerland

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14. MURMU Emmanuel 15. NDAGIJIMANA J. Baptiste 16. NYIRINGABO J. Bosco

Masters in Economics DEA in Educational Psychology Masters in Environmental Development and Management

India Ivory Cost

Egypt

17. NYABOGA Ibrahim 18. SUNGU Maurice 19. RUYONZA Didace 20. RWIYAMIRIRA Canisius 21. UWUBUTATU Marie Thrse

Masters in Arts Masters in Philosophy Masters in Economics BA in French Language and Literature Masters in Clinical Psychology and Therapeutics

Kenya Kenya Russia DRC

NUR/ RWANDA

22. KIBAKI RUTAYISIRE Aristide 23. SEBAGANWA Alphonse 24. AKAYEZU Denyse 25. BARIFASHE Theodomir 26. MUGISHA Narcisse 27. MUHAYIMANA Thophile 28. MUSINDI Samuel 29. NDAHAYO Siridio

Masters in Clinical Psychology

France

DEA in Education

Belgium

Masters in Economics BA in Geography

Senegal NUR /RWANDA

MA in Economics MA in TESOL

Uganda USA

BA in English BA in English

NUR/RWANDA NUR /RWANDA

30. NSENGIYUMVA Emanuel

BA in French Language and Literature

NUR /RWANDA

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31. IRAGENA Joyeuse

Bachelor in Applied Statistics

NUR /RWANDA Burundi

32. NIRIHO Claude

BA in Clinical Psychology

33. RUTAZIBWA Michael 34. NYARIBO JANE

BA in languages and English Literature Masters in Social Work

NUR /RWANDA KENYA

Lecturers in the Faculty of Rural Development Full time lecturers NAMES ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 1. Dr. KAREMERA Marembo 2. Dr. KAMATARI Aloys 3. Dr. KANOBANA Mathusalem 4. Dr. MUSERUKA Casimir 5. MUSONERA M. Aloys 6. ONKWANI Shem Moenga 7. RUTIKANGA Lambert 8. MUKANKURUN ZIZA Jeannette. 9. GIGALAGAMBA Thomas BSc in Agriculture DRC Masters in Horticulture Belgium Masters in Applied Microbiology Masters in Crop Sciences Uganda India Doctorat de 3eme Cycle (Physics) Masters in Biology Belgium Senegal PhD in Agriculture Russia PhD in Chemistry Suisse PhD in Physics DEGREE ORIGIN Belgium

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10. RUTAREMARA Anaclet 11. TANGANYIKA Oswald 12. KALIMBA Innocent

BSc in Agriculture

Belgium

BSc in Computer Sciences DRC

MSc in Municipal Water and Infrastructure

Netherlands

3. EXTRACT FROM INATEK ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 3.1. Categories of students Article 2: The INATEK is open to any person fulfilling the admission requirements. It welcomes full-time students, part-time students and auditors. Article 3: A full-time student is a student who registers for all modules of a program in general and sits for examinations of all modules in order to be awarded a degree. Article 4: A part-time student is a student who registers for some modules of his/her choice in a program and sits for examinations of these modules to be awarded a degree after covering the whole program for a longer period of time than usual. Article 5: The status of an auditor is recognized of any person that registers for modules but does not sit for examinations for these modules in order to be awarded a degree. Article 6: Where programs are available in both full-time and part-time modes, students may be permitted to transfer from full-time to part-time or from part-time to full-time within the institution at an appropriate point in the program as specified by the Faculty managing the program. Article 7: The INATEK studies are organized into three programs, namely day, evening and weekend programs. All students in these programs study the same modules, and are governed by the same regulations. Article 8: The academic year at the INATEK is divided into two semesters starting from January to December. Extension instances shall be authorized by the Board of Directors referring to the Academic Senate proposals.

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3.2. Admission and registration requirements Article 9: To be admitted to the first year of an undergraduate program it is necessary to have a Rwandan National Examination Certificate with a pass at the minimum level permitting entry to higher education or a qualification or other evidence of ability to study on the program which is considered equivalent. Article 10: On the first registration, full-time or part time student shall provide the following documents to the Registration Office: 1) One true certified copy of secondary and/or higher education certificate, diploma or any other document deemed equivalent. 2) School reports of the last three years of secondary education (A-level). 3) One copy of medical certificate dating from less than 3 months. It should be issued by a registered medical doctor. 4) Identification certificate or copy of passport for foreigners. 5) Two passport size photographs. 6) The slip of registration fee payment. Article 11: Required documentations for an auditors registration are as follows: 1) Identification certificate or copy of passport for foreigners. 2) Two passport size photographs. 3) The slip of registration fee payment. Article 12: For any other subsequent registration, the student shall provide: 1) The slip of registration fee payment. 2) Two passports size photographs. The student shall also notify the Registration office of any change in his /her file. The registration office shall verify all required documents as well as deliberation minutes. Article 13: A students registration may be withdrawn at any time during the academic year by the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs on the grounds of a serious omission or false declaration at registration. Such exclusion shall last for a period of three years.

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3.3. Registration Article 14: No one can be accepted to take up studies and sit for examinations in a Faculty, School, Department or Centre of studies, if he/she is not registered under one of the student categories mentioned above and has not completely paid all fees due. Article 15: Students who have accumulated credits at one or more approved institutions within Rwanda or outside may apply to have the credits taken into account when joining a program at INATEK. The determination of the amount of credits to be awarded, the point at which the student may join the program and/or the modules to be taken or exempted will lie with the ViceRector for Academic Affairs, acting on the advice of the Faculty managing the program. Article 16: Students from other universities or higher education institutions should submit their applications not later than one month prior to the commencement of the academic year. Article 17: The calendar of each academic year is proposed by the Academic Senate and approved by the Board of Directors. Article 18: Registration commences two months prior to the beginning of the academic year, and ends one month after the beginning of the academic year. Article 19: Late registration applications are exceptional and are submitted in writing to the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs who appraises their eligibility basing on supporting documents after observation made by the Faculty, School, Department or Centre of studies. Article 20: A student card shall be issued to each student registered for an academic year. It bears compulsorily a photograph and signature of the bearer, the signature of the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and the INATEK seal. Article 21: The student card or registration certificate shall be required to use the library, to attend classes, laboratories, practical works, exercises and examinations and any other access to the INATEK available services.

3.3.1. Registration fees and other requisite fees Article 22: Registration fees, covering student card, library card, student guide book, insurance, examination as well as association fees, and other requisite fees shall be determined every year

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by the Board of Directors and information shall be made available to the public at least two months prior the commencement of registration. 3.4. Class attendance Article 24: The student attendance to face-to-face studies, practical works, exercises, internships and examinations is compulsory and depends to the requisite fees payment. When a lecture session has started, the student shall not enter the class without being authorized by the lecturer. During the lecture session, practical work and examination, all cellular phones and other devices likely to interfere with those activities shall be off. Absence from the lectures, practical works, exercises and internships due to sickness, job missions or any other understandable reason must be addressed within 10 days to the Dean of Faculty with all supporting documents. Article 25: Class attendance shall be controlled as set forth by the Head of Department under supervision of the Director of Academic Quality. Article 26: At the first sitting, a student of which attendance is less than 70% shall not be allowed to sit for examination. Article 27: The non-attendance at any examination or at any other kind of assessment shall be penalized by marking zero except when the absence had been authorized by the Dean of Faculty who takes the last decision and informs the concerned student within 15 days. 3.5. Teaching and research programs Article 28: A program of study consists of a set of modules which together have a defined set of learning outcomes which a student must complete to the satisfaction of a Board of Examiners in order to be eligible for the award of a qualification. Some programs may also include internship / clinical training and other elements which a student must complete to the satisfaction of the Examiners. Program proposal in every Faculty, School, Department or Centre shall be set up by the faculty council, submitted to the Academic Senate and approved by the Board of Directors. They should draw on targets and goals and include the content of each module and unit. Research proposal shall be set up by the research center, submitted to the Academic Senate and approved by the Board of Directors.

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3.6. Dissertation Article 34: A dissertation is defined as an organized presentation of findings of a personal or collective research work, compilation or experiments with a genuine or potential contribution to the identification of, and finding a solution to a certain problem. Such works are supervised by an academician whose rank is at least Lecturer; exceptions are authorized by the Faculty Council. Article 35: Except where specified in the program documentation, dissertations are an integral and compulsory part of the program. They must be submitted by the time specified, which will be not less than four weeks before the end of the academic year. Article 36: A dissertation is worth 10 credits. Article 37: The student shall choose his/her own topic and thereafter submit the proposal to the Department before the completion of Level IV. Article 38: Student proposals and their supervisors and are approved by the Council of Faculty, Department, Centre of studies, or another panel appointed by the Faculty Council not later than one month after the commencement of Level V. Article 39: The supervisor shall authorize the student to hand in four hard copies to the Head of Department not later than 14 days before the oral presentation. After the oral presentation, the student shall submit two proofread hard copies and the softcopy saved on a Compact Disk (CD) in Portable Document Format (PDF). One hard copy and softcopy shall be submitted to the library and the remaining hardcopy to the department. Article 41: Only students who have passed and succeeded in all the modules are allowed to present their dissertations. Article 42: The presentation of a dissertation is made in public. The faculty, the school, the Department or the Centre shall ensure scientific features of the oral presentation. Article 43: Dissertations are submitted and presented respecting the deadlines determined by the departments or the faculties. If the deadline is not respected, a maximum of a three month extension may be allowed. When not respected, the student shall register, pay requisite fees, and repeat Level V modules in which he/she scored less than 12/20.

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3.7. Assessment procedure Article 44: The purpose of assessment is to measure the achievement of the intended learning outcomes. The form(s) of assessment for any module shall be appropriate for this purpose. The marking system is based on the continuous assessment principle, except for the second sitting. Article 45: Continuous assessment refers to a set of assessments which are spread over the span of a module. However, at the end of every module, there shall be a final examination on the entire covered units. This examination shall take place during the examination period scheduled at the end of each semester. Article 46: The results of continuous assessment tests shall be made known to students not later than one month after the test. The final results shall be submitted by the Head of each department to the Dean of Faculty who publishes them at the end of each semester. 3.8. Number and nature of examinations Article 49: The assessment system is based on the following principles: - Continuous assessment: The number of continuous assessments to be given varies according to the unit credits as well as the number units in the module. - Final examination: The final examination is for the whole module. - Internship supervised on a permanent basis by an INATEK lecturer: assessment of work all along its progress, including the assessment of the internship report in accordance with modalities and marking methods set by the faculty/School/Department or Centre of studies. - Dual supervision internship (the INATEK lecturers and external supervisors): In this case, the INATEK lecturers allot 70% of the mark and the 30% for the institution hosting the internship. - Dissertation: Marking of the undergraduate dissertation shall be done as follows: Content: 50% Form/style: 25% Oral presentation: 25%

Undergraduate students who fail the dissertation will be deemed to have failed the fifth level.

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3.9. Examination procedure and control Article 50: At the commencement of every unit the lecturer shall provide a detailed unit outline, the assessment plan and the weighting of the unit, to students as well as the department, faculty, centre of studies, and module leader. Article 51: After each assessment, the lecturer shall give results and feedback to students as soon as possible. Students with complaints have the right to check their examination papers with the lecturer before they are handed to the Head of Department. The Head of Department hands the examination papers to the Examination Office which keeps them during a period of at least one year. Article 52: Results of all examinations shall be made known to students not later than two days prior to deliberations. Article 53: The examination hours shall be set as additional hours to teaching. Article 54: The examination control is ensured by the Examination Office under the Directorate of Academic Quality. Article 55: Before sitting for an examination, the student shall present his/her student card or registration certificate, and must prove that he/she has not any problem with the INATEK Finance Services. Article 56: Before sitting for an examination, the students shall register on attendance sheet. The invigilator shall check the student card or registration certificate, names of the candidate and class for which he/ she is registered. On the submission of the examination paper, the student shall sign in the presence of the invigilator. Article 57: The Module leader shall be the Chief Invigilator for examinations of his or her module, supported by other officers as invigilators. There shall be one invigilator for every thirty students, and minimum of two invigilators for every examination room. The invigilating hours shall be regarded as overtime work for the non-tutorial Article 60: Students may not enter an examination after it has started except with the permission of an invigilator and may not hand in their scripts and leave within one hour of the end of the examination.

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Article 61: Except where specified in the Module Description, students may not bring into the examination room any book, paper, calculator with text facility or mobile telephone. Article 62: Apart from the dissertation, oral examinations shall be done in public in the presence of at least two examiners and in the premises known by the INATEK. Any person wishing to attend the examination of a student may be authorized on request addressed to the examiner. This person shall not be allowed to ask questions or mark. Article 63: No member of academic staff shall mark coursework, examine or mark examination scripts produced by students with whom he / she has any first level relationship, nor shall he / she be a member of an Examination Board considering such students. Where this bars a Dean or a Program Leader from a particular Board, a substitute shall be appointed by the Dean or ViceRector for Academic Affairs, as appropriate. 3.10. Cheating Article 64: Cheating of any variety is a serious disciplinary offence and may render the student liable to failing an assignment or examination, failing a module, failing a Level, two year suspension, or permanent exclusion from the institution if it is the second time. Cheating, here, includes (but is not confined to) plagiarism and passing off anothers work as the students own, collusion between students in the production of submissions which are required to be individually authored, the fabrication of laboratory, practical or observation data, any attempt to obtain copies of unseen examinations or tests beforehand or to influence their contents or the marks given to submissions by threat or inducement, and the impersonation of a candidate by another in an examination. Unsuccessful attempts to cheat are regarded as seriously as successful ones. Article 65: Students who help or conspire or collude with someone to cheat shall be held equally guilty and shall receive the same penalty. Article 66: Where a member of staff detects or suspects cheating on the part of a student, the Head of Department responsible for the Program must be notified in writing as quickly as possible and in all cases within seven days of the cheating being detected, and evidence must be provided to support the charge.

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Thereafter, the department shall convene a meeting in order to validate or invalidate the cheating or the attempt to cheat. In case of validation, the Head of Department shall write a statement to the authority that applies the punishment as provided for by these Regulations. Article 67: Any member of staff proved to be complicit in a students cheating, as well as the staff who did not recuse that he / she has a first level relationship with the student, shall be liable to summary dismissal and may be liable to criminal proceedings. Article 68: A student may introduce individually a request for the revision of marks obtained in partial or final examinations. 3.11. Allocation and revision marks Article 69: The module leader is responsible for the allocation of partial marks and the final marks for the units taught. Article 70: The final mark is calculated by taking into account all the partial marks and their weighting coefficients. The final mark cannot be modified in any way, except in the case of revision as provided for by these regulations. Article 71: The module leader shall submit to the head of department the partial marks and the final marks as soon as possible after examinations, and in extremis, at the latest 4 days before the day of deliberation. The department shall communicate to students the results soon after their reception. Results shall be transmitted to the Dean of Faculty not later than 4 days prior to deliberation. Cases of absolute necessity which impede the respect of these deadlines shall be notified to the Director of Academic Quality for approval. Article 72: Failure to submit the marks on due date, deliberation shall be postponed. The Head of Department undertakes to collect the marks from the examiner. In case of absolute impossibility to collect these marks, the Dean or the Director of Academic Quality shall take emergency measures. When a student who sat for an examination does not get his/her marks, the Dean of Faculty may decide to apply the general average of the student as her/his marks. Article 73: Nobody can bring a change to marks submitted to the Head of Department except for calculation errors. Article 74: The revision procedure of marks is as follows: a) The student shall deposit 5,000 FRW per one request. This amount is refundable when the reasons for the request are found relevant.

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b) The student shall address a written and justified request to the Head of Department not later than two days after being aware of the mark. Article 75: There can be no appeal against academic judgment, but students may appeal against a grade on the grounds of factual error in the markers comments, demonstrable bias, or maladministration of the process. Such an appeal shall be lodged in writing with the Dean of the Faculty responsible for the Program within one week of the mark being published and shall be supported by evidence. 3.12. Calculation of marks Article 76: The grade for a module is made up of the grades for individual assignments, weighted as approved in the Program Specification. All assignment, module and program marks shall be presented as percentage scores. Continuous assessment tests shall normally make up 40% of the module score and final assessment 60%. Article 77: Marks of all assignments contributing more than 10% to the module score shall be moderated internally, by second marking by another academic or by marking of a sample of scripts to assure the validity of the standard. All assignments at Level 4 or higher or leading to a specifically validated exit award, and carrying a mark of more than 20% of the module score, shall be moderated by an external examiner. Article 78: The general average is done at the end of the academic year. To calculate the general average, one may sum up all the credits- points obtained by a student divided by the total number of credits. Article 79: For modules in which the student has been exempted from examinations, the previous marks shall be included in the calculation of the general average. 3.13. Conditions for promotion, supplementary examinations, repeating a year and suspension Article 80: As stated in Art. 27 of these regulations, any candidate who fails to attend a required examination or fails to complete other assessed work by the stated deadline shall be deemed to have failed and shall be awarded a mark of zero for that examination or assessment, unless mitigation or leave of absence has been allowed in the light of the students circumstances.

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Article 81: The minimum credits for progression from one level to another, as well as the corresponding awards are the following: Level 1 to Level 2: a student must have been awarded 100 credits in total at Level 1 which is equivalent to Certificate of Higher Education. Level 2 to Level 3: a student must have been awarded 220 credits in total, of which at least 100 are at Level 2 which is equivalent to Diploma in Higher Education.

Level 3 to Level 4: a student must have been awarded 280 credits in total, of which at least 40 are at Level 3 which is equivalent to Advanced Diploma in Higher Education. Level 4 to Level 5: a student must have been awarded 340 credits, of which at least 40 are at Level 4 which is equivalent to Ordinary Degree. Level 5: the completion of Level 5 shall allow a student to be awarded Ordinary Degree with Honors.

This entire award should be produced by faculty and department, specifically, follow are the list of ward by department: Faculty of Education Ordinary Degree with Honors in French English with education. Ordinary Degree with Honors in Geography History with education. Ordinary Degree with Honors in Economics - Management with education. Ordinary Degree with Honors in Psychopedagogy. Ordinary Degree with Honors in Clinical psychology.

Faculty of Rural Development Ordinary Degree with Honors in Rural Engineering. Ordinary Degree with Honors in Agri Business.

3.14. First and second sitting Article 82: The jury proceeds to deliberate on a student who does not meet the conditions as provided for in Art. 81 of general academic regulation and whose general average is not below 9/20. Article 83: A student whose general average is less than 9 fails automatically.

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Article 84: Students who are not allowed to progress to the next level will be allowed to register as a part-time student and repeat the modules they have failed, but a bare pass will be the maximum grade they can achieve. However, students who repeat the entire year will not have their achievable grade capped in this way. In either case, students transcripts will show the module as being failed at the first attempt and retrieved when repeated or when the year is retaken. No module may be retaken or repeated more than once. Article 85: Candidates who fail an assignment or examination but achieve a grade of at least 30% in it shall be allowed a supplementary examination at a specified time. Article 86: - A student is promoted if his/her general average is at least12/20 and he /she has only failed one module that can be deliberated. He/ she may be promoted if he/she has an average of 12/20 and has not failed more than two modules that can be deliberated. - Any mark of any module less than 7/20 cannot be deliberated even with an average of 12/20. - Where stated in the validated Program Specification, certain modules may be designated core, and progression to the next level will not be permitted until these modules have been passed (except that part-time students may declare a pattern of module choice which includes some modules from the next level). - Students who fail retaken modules, or who do not either suspend their registration with permission or retake the failed modules in the next year after the failure, shall not be allowed to progress and shall be deemed to have failed that Level of their studies. They may be awarded whatever subsidiary qualification they have earned by the credits they have accumulated. Article 87: The general average of less than 10/20 entails the exclusion from the program. Article 88: Students, whose absences during the first sitting examinations are authorized or justified, shall be automatically sent to the second sitting and are promoted according to the criteria of the first sitting. If they cannot sit for the supplementary examination, they shall be authorized to repeat the level. Article 89: Suspension and resumption of studies are within the competence of the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs on the favorable advice of the committee of Faculty / School / Department/ Centre of Studies.

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Article 90: Students may make a written request to the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs to suspend their registration for the whole or the remaining time of an academic year, producing evidence of circumstances that make it impossible for them to continue with their studies but which do not preclude them from coming back in the following year. Such requests will be granted automatically, on provision of medical evidence, in cases of serious or debilitating illness, handicap which may require time to overcome, or requests for maternity leave. Other kinds of reasons may also be given, and the decision will be taken by the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs on the strength of the evidence that a period of suspension is needed and the likelihood of the student being able to return to his or her studies at the beginning of the next year. Article 91: No authorized suspension of studies may go beyond three academic years. Article 92: The Dean of Faculty may exempt the student who resumes the studies, from any module in which he/she obtained greater than or equal to 14 marks at the previous level. Article 93: Unauthorized suspension is considered as a drop-out, and it is punished as follows: a) A student, who drops out within an academic year, is allowed to resume his/her studies after two academic years, and repeats the year after payment of the total amount of requisite fees which are considered as dept for the academic year in which he/she was registered. b) The student, who drops out after completing an academic year, is allowed to resume his/her studies after two academic years, with respect to the deliberation decision made at the end of the academic year completed. Article 94: A part-time student who becomes full-time is exempted from all the modules for which he/she holds credentials of success. Article 95: A student may only repeat one level once throughout his/ her studies. In any case, no student is allowed to repeat the same class more than once. Article 96: Authorized by the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, a student recommended to repeat the level or failed with a general average of 50% or any other promoted student who wishes, may enroll more than once, in another option, faculty / school / Department / centre of studies. Re-registration is not considered as a failure, and it gives right to exemption from modules in which the student succeeded.

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3.15. Appeal procedure and committee Article 106: The Committee of Faculty/ Department or School shall study the requests for the decision revision within three days starting from the date when requests are not admissible. Article 107: In case the claimant is not satisfied with the decision of the Committee of Faculty/ School or Department, he/ she may make his/ her request to the Appeal Committee. 3.16. Academic transcript, Certificate, diploma and degree Article 109: After every deliberation, students are allowed to request for their academic transcripts on the basis of the decision taken by the jury. Article 110: The registration office produces an academic transcript which has to be signed by the Dean of Faculty. Article 111: The grade awarded to the degree at the completion of Bachelors studies is cumulative. Article 112: The cumulative average is the result obtained by summing up the marks obtained at all the levels covered with success divided by the total number of credits of these levels. Article 113: Certificates, diplomas and degrees shall be conferred by the INATEK on the basis of the decision taken by the jury of deliberation or the examining board, and according to Rwandan National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education. Article 114: Certificates, diplomas and degrees carry necessarily the seal of INATEK, the signatures of the Rector, the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, as well as the holder. 4. ACADEMIC PROGRAMME (MODULES) Article 30: Academic studies shall be organized into modules based on a declared number of credits. Ten-, fifteen- and twenty-credit modules shall be the norm for undergraduate modules, representing respectively 100, 150 and 200 hours of notional learning effort, though other credit weightings may be accepted. All modules shall be taught and assessed at a single level. The module is a coherent and identifiable unit of learning and teaching with defined learning outcomes. All modules must be defined by level and credit value. One credit is worth 10 hours as well as for face-to-face and everything that the student is expected to do on the module. Each

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module is measured by its importance in the program and for its units; program team should indicate credits for each one. For each module, credits should be between 10 and 20 credits.

Article 31: If a module is being taught at more than one level and/or to different groups with different learning objectives, more than one module code and more than one form will be needed. Where a module is taught to different groups but at the same level and sharing learning objectives, one module code and form will be sufficient, but the form should explain how the objectives and curricula are equally appropriate for all groups. The module code should indicate faculty by first letter, department by second letter, level first number, semester second number and module third number. Article 32: Each study program includes all modules for which the student is registered at the commencement of an academic year in a Faculty, School, Department or Centre of Studies. The INATEK may organize modules for which the student may register without necessarily being subject to relaxed examinations or awarded related certificates. Article 33: The INATEK issues specialized diplomas in some areas. It also offers certificates in specialized training conducted in form of modules. The minimum requirements to be awarded certificates or diplomas shall be set forth by the Board of Directors in reference to the Academic Senate proposals and Higher Education Council standards. 4.1. Faculties The INATEK teaching programmes are organized in modular teaching system which is taught in two faculties as well as the faculty of education and the faculty of rural development. Names of modules by faculties and their respective departments are as follows: 4.1.1. Faculty of Education The recommended candidate in the faculty of education is an o-level learner in the domain: psychopedagogy, teacher training schools, economics, commerce and accountancy, human sciences, nursery, medical assistant, arts and humanities and other relating domain. Theses domain are specific to each department.

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4.1.1.1. Department of Arts and Humanities French-English Option This option welcomes o-level candidates from the following fields: Latin and moderns languages, Arts and Humanities, TTC or Psychopedagogy, Human sciences, Secretariat. Follow are the modules programme for all level. Year 1 (level 1) English-French 1 2 3 4 5 6 Computer skills and scientific research Communication skills I Literacy history I Linguistic sciences I Psychology Humanities Total Hours Credits 200 200 200 200 200 200 1200 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

Year 2 (level 2) English-French 1 2 3 4 5 6 Communication skills II Literary history II Teaching methods Critical methods I Applied psychopedagogy Linguistic sciences II Total

Hours Credits 200 200 200 200 200 200 1200 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

Year 3 (level 3) English-French 1 2 3 4 Critical methods II Curriculum and assessment Linguistic sciences III Literacy history Total

Hours Credits 150 150 150 150 600 15 15 15 15 60

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Year 3 (level 4) English-French 1 2 Language teaching methodology Internship Total

Hours Credits 200 400 600 20 40 60

Year 4 (level 5) English-French 1 2 3 4 5 6 Research methodology Critical methods III Language and literature seminar Language literature and ideology Para literature Dissertation Total

Hours Credits 200 200 200 200 100 300 1200 20 20 20 20 10 30 120

Geography and history This option welcomes A-level candidates from the following fields: TTC or Psychopedagogy, Human sciences, Bio-chemistry. Follow are the modules programme for all level. Year 1 (Level 1) Geography and History 1 Basic communication skills 2 Computer skills and scientific research 3 Human geography 4 Psychology 5 History of Africa 6 Geography of Africa Total Hours Credits 200 200 200 200 100 100 1200 20 20 20 20 10 10 120

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Year 2 (Level 2) Geography and History 1 Physical geography I 2 Humanities and social sciences 3 Teaching methods 4 Contemporary history 5 Applied pedagogy 6 Physical geography II Total

Hours Credits 200 200 200 200 200 200 1200 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

Year 3 (Level 3) Geography and History 1 Curriculum development 2 Regional history 3 Regional geography 4 Geography of Rwanda 5 Scientific research methodology in Geo-History Total

Hours Credits 100 100 100 200 100 600 10 10 10 20 10 60

Year 3 (Level 4) Geography and History 1 Teaching practice 2 Environmental management Total

Hours Credits 400 200 600 40 20 60

Year 4 (Level 5) Geography and History 1 History of Rwanda 2 Methods and techniques in spatial analysis 3 Quantitative methods 4 Political systems and doctrines 5 Specialized topics in history 6 Final dissertation

Hours Credits 200 200 100 200 200 300 20 20 10 20 20 30

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Total

1200

120

4.1.1.2. Department of clinical psychology This option welcomes o-level candidates from the following fields: Nursery sciences, TTC or Psychopegadogy, Human sciences, Bio chemistry. Follow are the modules programme for all level. Year 1 (Level 1) Clinical psychology 1 Basic communication skills in English 2 Computer skills and Introduction to scientific research 3 General, Social and Animal Psychology 4 Biology and Health Sciences 5 Developmental Psychology 6 Humanities Total 200 200 200 200 1200 20 20 20 20 120 Hours Credits 200 200 20 20

Year 2 (Level 2) Clinical psychology 1 Mathematics 2 Psychology of Personality 3 Psychopathology 4 Psychology of delinquent 5 Psychodiagnostic 6 Psychometrics Total

Hours Credits 200 200 200 200 200 200 1200 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

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Year 3 (Level 3) Clinical psychology 1 Psychiatrics 2 Ethnopsychiatrics 3 Fundamentals and History of psychotherapeutic Methods Total

Hours Credits 200 200 200 20 20 20

600

60

Year 3 (Level 4) Clinical psychology 1 Guidance and Counselling 2 Internship I 3 Scientific research Total

Hours Credits 150 350 100 600 15 35 10 60

Year 4 (Level 5) Clinical psychology 1 Essential approaches of psychotherapy I 2 Further issues of psychotherapy II 3 Internship II 4 Dissertation Total

Hours Credits 200 200 400 400 1200 20 20 40 40 120

4.1.1.3. Department of Economics and management This option welcomes A-level candidates from the following fields: Economics, Commerce and accountability, TTC or psychopedagogy, Human sciences. Follow are the modules programme for all level.

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Year 1 (Level 1) Economics and Management 1 Basic communication skills in English 2 Computer skills and Introduction to scientific research 3 Principles of economics 4 Psychology 5 Humanities 6 Principles of management Total

Hours 200 200

Credits 20 20

200 200 200 200 1200

20 20 20 20 120

Year 2 (Level 2) Economics and Management 1 Mathematics applied to economics and management 2 Teaching methods 3 Statistics 4 Applied pedagogy 5 Project management 6 Financial accounting Total

Hours 200

Credits 20

200 200 200 200 200 1200

20 20 20 20 20 120

Year 3 (Level 3) Economics and Management 1 Curriculum theories and development 2 Applied economics 3 Research methodology 4 Commercial law 5 Rwandan economy Total

Hours 100 200 100 100 100 600

Credits 10 20 10 10 10 60

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Option of Management Year 3 (Level 4) Management 1 Cost management accounting 2 Financial management 3 Auditing 4 Internship Total Hours 200 200 100 100 600 Credits 20 20 10 10 60

Year 4 (Level 5) Management 1 Taxation 2 Issues in management 3 International finance 4 Marketing 5 Internship 6 Dissertation Total Option of Economics Year 3 (Level 4) Economics 1 Money and banking 2 Econometrics 3 Economics of development 4 National account 5 Internship Total

Hours 200 200 200 100 200 300 600

Credits 20 20 20 10 10 30 60

Hours 100 200 100 100 100 600

Credits 10 20 10 10 10 60

Year 4 (Level 5) Economics 1 Operational research 2 Managerial economics 3 International economics

Hours 200 200 100

Credits 20 20 10

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4 Applied economics 5 Internship 6 Economics analyzes 7 Dissertation Total

100 100 200 300 1200

10 10 20 30 120

4.1.1.4. Department of psychopedagogy This option welcomes A-level candidates from the following fields: TTC or psychopedagogy, Human sciences, Art and humanities. Follow are the modules programme for all level. Year 1 (Level 1) Psychopedagogy 1 Basic Communication skills in English 2 Computer skills and scientific research 3 General, Social and Animal Psychology 4 Mathematics 5 Developmental Psychology 6 Humanities Total Hours 200 200 200 200 200 200 1200 Credits 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

Year 2 (Level 2) Psychopedagogy 1 Biology 2 Pedagogy 3 Special Methodology 4 Educational Psychology 5 Educational Technology 6 Evaluation in Education Total

Hours 200 200 200 200 200 200 1200

Credits 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

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Year 3 (Level 3) Psychopedagogy 1 Seminar of Teaching practice 2 Teaching practice Total

Hours 200 400 600

Credits 20 40 60

Year 3 (Level 4) Psychopedagogy 1 Psychology of Personality 2 Research Methodology in Social Sciences 3 Foundations of Education Total

Hours 200 200 200 600

Credits 20 20 20 60

Year 4 (Level 5) Psychopedagogy 1 Guidance and Special Education 2 Curriculum development and Educational Change 3 Educational Organization and Management 4 Educational Legislation and Deontology 5 Educational Planning 6 Dissertation Total

Hours 200 200 200 100 200 300 1200

Credits 20 20 20 10 20 30 120

4.2.1. Faculty of Rural Development The recommended candidate in the faculty of rural development is who o-levels learner from the scientific section: Bio-chemistry, Latin sciences, mathematics, physics and agri-veterinary. Follow are the modules programme for all level.

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4.2.1.1. Rural Engineering department Year 1 (Level 1) Rural Engineering 1 Basic Communication skills in English 2 Computer Skills and Scientific Research 3 General Mathematics 4 Biology and Ecology 5 Chemistry and Biochemistry 6 Physics Total Hours 200 200 200 200 200 200 1200 Credits 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

Year 2 (Level 2) Rural Engineering 1 Agri-Economics and Farm Management 2 Statistics 3 Topography and Engineering Drawing 4 Plant Sciences 5 Soil Sciences 6 Hydrology and Climatology Total

Hours 200 200 200 200 200 200 1200

Credits 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

Year 3 (Level 3) Rural Engineering 1 Hydraulics 2 Soil and Water Resources Engineering 3 Agriculture, Forestry and Extension Total

Hours 200 200 200 600

Credits 20 20 20 60

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Year 3 (Level 4) Rural Engineering 1 Integrated Watershed Management 2 Geo-Sciences for Land Management 3 Internship in Agricultural Engineering Total

Hours 200 200 200 600

Credits 20 20 20 60

Year 4 (Level 5) Rural Engineering 1 Regional Planning and Program Evaluation 2 Applied Statistics 3 Rural Construction 4 Research skills and Proposal writing 5 Dissertation in Agricultural Engineering Total

Hours 200 200 200 200 400 1200

Credits 20 20 20 20 40 120

4.2.1.2. Agri-business department Year 1 (Level 1) Agri-business 1 Basic Communication skills in English 2 Computer Skills and Scientific Research 3 General Mathematics 4 Biology and Ecology 5 Chemistry and Biochemistry 6 Physics Total Hours 200 200 200 200 200 200 1200 Credits 20 20 20 20 20 20 120

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Year 2 (Level 2) Agri-business 1 Introduction to agricultural economics 2 Statistics 3 Integrated Crop Production 4 Farm operations and human resources management 5 Applied statistics 6 Animal Sciences Total

Hours 200 200 200 200

Credits 20 20 20 20

200 200 1200

20 20 120

Year 3 (Level 3) Agri-business 1 Economic analysis 2 Principles of business agriculture 3 Geosciences for land management Total

Hours 200 200 200 600

Credits 20 20 20 60

Year 3 (Level 4) Agri-business 1 Principles of economic development 2 Integrated watershed management 3 Internship Total

Hours 200 200 200 600

Credits 20 20 20 60

Year 4 (Level 5) Agri-business 1 Regional planning and program evaluation 2 Quantitative methods and decision tools 3 Agricultural produce trade 4 Research skills and proposal 5 Dissertation in Agribusiness Total

Hours 200 200 200 200 400 1200

Credits 20 20 20 20 40 120

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4.3. Teaching programme hours Threshold standard for all programs The INATEK provides the following three teaching programs: Day Program: 7 hours / day x 5 days = 35 hours / week 35 hours x 4 weeks= 140 hours / month 140 hours x 10 months= 1400 hours / year.

Evening Program: 4.5 hours / day x 5 days = 22.5 hours / week 22.5 hours x 4 weeks = 90 hours / month 90 hours x 12 months = 1080 hours / year

Week-end Program: 4 hours on Friday 10 hours on Saturday 6 hours on Sunday 20 hours / week-end 20 hours x 4 weeks= 80 hours / month 80 hours x 12 months = 960 hours / year.

NB: Hours taught during holidays are added (two months). Therefore, we take 140 hours per month and multiply by two (140x2) = 280 hours. We take 960 hours + 280 hours and the total is 1240 hours / year. In general, learning hours of students per year are 1200 hours for all departments and levels, except level three and level four which have each on 600 hours. Seminars, conference and talks are organized during weekends and attended by lecturers and students.

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5. STUDENTS SUPPORT SERVICES Physical Facilities The courses in the INATEK are conducted with support of: Information, Communication Technology Centre: This centre provide electronic library within internet. The centre should be improved so that each student gets access to computer and internet. Internet wireless is operation 24h/24h at all INATEK space. Centre for Language Learning/Teaching and Improvement: This centre trains students and staff in foreign languages. Currently, the language of instruction is English. So, students and staff are currently having in intensive training courses in English. Centre for Development-oriented Research (CERID):

As indicated in the Research, Consultancy and publication Policy, the CERID is the instrument for regulating the conduct of research and publication within the INATEK. Research programs to ensure quality output in the academic research field. Development of high quality research practices will enhance the competitiveness of INATEK thereby expand the opportunity for it to become the best choice among research institutions. In this way, students and academic staff will develop knowledge and understanding of applicable and transferable scientific research skills. Local environment: as indicated in the mission of the INATEK, this Institution was created to help solving the crucial needs of Eastern province. Hence, courses taught at the INATEK should offer opportunities to be used for local environment development. Classrooms, seminar rooms and offices: The Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Education provide infrastructure adequate to the number of students during the teaching and learning. Laboratories: Sciences Laboratories are provided specifically for the faculty of Rural Development. In addition, the Institute initiated partnerships with different national institutions which offer similar programmes. For example, ISAE/Busogo, ISAR, IRST, INES, ULK, KIE, KHI, KIST, NUR, CARAES Ndera, Centre psychosocial, Primary and secondary schools, etc.

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Library: The library is one of the important facilities in teaching and learning process. Hence, the INATEK have physical librarian who provide different books and electronic library within online connection to foreign libraries via internet.