Supplementary Examination system was being re-adopted around July 2011.

Below are the details regarding supp exam, after discussed with students and management.

Supplementary Exam Policy

1. Students have to pay RM50.00 per subject as Supp exam admin fee. Arguments from Students - Previously no payment was needed when supp exam was carried out - Venue, invigilators, exam papers and etc do not cost much - It is unfair for genuine MC case - MMU intend to earn money via this method Justification from Management - Supp exam was being abused last time, especially fake MC case. - It is a nominal/administrative fee, instead of cost. - Students who qualified for financial assistance may refer to YUM. - If MMU want to earn money, requirement will not be set so that everyone can go for supp exam

2. Requirements to be eligible to take supp exam. - Min 50% coursework marks - Min 40% total exam score (final+CW) Arguments from Students - Allowing the students to take supp exam doesnt mean that he/she will definitely pass the paper. Hence the quality of the university is still maintained Justification from Management - It is not the right of students. Chance was given in final exam. Therefore in order to be eligible to go for supp exam, certain requirement must be reached.

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- Failing the paper and not eligible to go to supp might lead to students extending, since not all the subjects are being offered every trimester - The requirements are too high. Students are able to pass supp exam with lower 50% cw. - Back-to-back paper during final exam that lead to low mark (compressed timetable)

- Students can appeal for subjects to be offered. - Re-sit and special paper are being abolished; hence the exam time slot will be loosened. - Management would like to change the culture and mindset of students. Students should be more serious on their final exam paper.

- Discretion of lecturer Arguments from Students - No clear cut criterion for lecturer to evaluate students. - Such discretion will make the above 2 criteria meaningless since students might be barred even he/she meet above 2 requirements - May involve too wide and arbitrary personal opinion of lecturers Justification from Management - The lecturer knows his or her students ability to pass or fail the paper. - Fulfilling the above 2 requirements only indicate that he/she is eligible to be evaluated by lecturer, not directly eligible to go for supp exam. - Management agreed to reconsider this requirement and will be discussed on next Senate meeting

3. RM 100.00 for remarking paper

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Arguments from Students - There is no reason to increase the fee, as the process is still same as previous system - This will stop students from appealing for remarking the paper, which suppose to be students right. - This will give the impression that MMU wants to earn money

Justification from Management - To stop students from abusing the remarking paper system. Students should only submit for remark when he/she feels something is wrong and after consulting the lecturer. - If there are any changes (increase in grade), RM 100 will be refunded. - Management does not want students simply go for remark and waste the RM 50.00. Students should only proceed with genuine case

Finance Policies
1) Students must settle their overdue amount before they are eligible to pay and sit for their supplementary paper Arguments from Students -No previous announcement was made -Unable to find huge amount of money within days Justification from Management -The announcement that students should pay full amount for every trimester was made. -Students were given the time since week 1 until final results were released to prepare money to pay fees. -Students should try to apply loan / scholarship or discuss with CMU if
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they are having financial problems.

Implementation
1. With Pass status but have supp paper/ Having Pass in the status but when grade released grade there was C-. This is because ERU was adopting the old system whereby C- was considered pass. ERU took down the pass and fail right after realizing the problem. ERU most probably will directly release the result next time. 2. The quality of server delays the whole procedures. SRC are working up with ITSD to improve the server. ITSD promised the service will be smoothed on Jan. 3. Exam slip was not completed on Wednesday/ Students have to take exam on Monday There is a clinic in Melaka named Medicare Clinic, which was panel clinic but became non-panel last sem. However a lot of students still didnt realize about this and hence their MC being rejected by Senate. ERU realized this issue on Wed and after discussed with President, Senate agrees to approve the MC from Medicare Clinic and hence those subjects with students who obtained MC from Medicare Clinic have to be taken out and place on Monday. It is suggested to publish the list of panel clinic to avoid similar issue happened again.
Prepared by SWAD SRC 2011/12 MMU Melaka

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