Teaching & Learning Strategies

Teaching, learning and assessment processes have been developed to ensure that students experience a variety of methods of learning and assessment. The majority of work within this diploma programme includes lectures, seminars, demonstration workshops and assessments, with applied learning through individual and group assignments, participation presentations, and formal examination. Students are expected to display experiential learning and be self motivated.

(a) Individual Tutorials
Students normally have at least one individual tutorial each semester with the appropriate module lecturers to discuss their work, progress and to give advice on their programme of study in the particular area.

(b) Group Tutorials
A programme of group tutorials may be arranged for each module either for the whole student group or, for smaller groups of students. Group tutorials may be lecturer or student-led and are intended to generate debate about the immediate issues being addressed. This will inevitably include the wider implications of those issues and assignments as a whole.

(c) Lectures, Seminars and Study 
Lectures are delivered by module lecturers and occasionally by visiting lecturers. The programme has links with a number of related businesses and organisations to provide insights into emerging trends and lecturers are encouraged to continue their own professional practice.

(d) MAGES Guided Project
Full-Time students are required to take up a Compulsory MAGES Guided project. This project provides a systematic approach for project management and course skills application. Where applicable, MAGES will arrange for industry advisors and mentors to guide students on project development with reference to real life case studies. Topic for this Guided project will be determined in advance by MAGES and Academic Board. Project development will be scheduled throughout the course duration. As an experience based project there will be no minimum pass credit requirement.