Student Guidebook 2012 [Tamil] - The Open University of Sri Lanka

Advanced Certificate in Technology
The Advanced Certificate in Technology is
expected to open an avenue for entry-level
technical grades within the Engineering
profession.
The entry qualification for the programme is
having passed 3 subjects in GCE (A/L)
mathematics stream, or obtained 36 credits
from foundation courses in technology. The
minimum duration of the programme is two
years. The medium of instruction is English.
For the award of the Advanced Certificate in
Technology, it is possible for a student to select
any combination of courses meeting the
requirements given in Table 02.
However, particular combinations of
compulsory courses, given in Table 03 will
entitle the student to the Advanced Certificate
with a specialisation in one of the following
areas:
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Table 02
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Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Textile Engineering
The Faculty expects a student who has been
awarded the Advanced Certificate in
Technology to be:
Able to appreciate the existence and
significance of well-known principles in
engineering technology and,
Self-motivated and capable of furthering
career advancement.
The courses selected for the award of the
Advanced Certificate in Technology shall be so
as to meet the minimum requirements in each
category as shown below in Table 02. If the
credits gained in any category exceed the
maximum limit shown, only such maximum
shall be used in computing the total credits. The
credits gained in foundation level courses
cannot be counted towards the award of the
certificate. The complete list of courses, with
Prerequisites, is given in the pages 33 - 37.
Category
Letter
denoting
category
Minimum credits Maximum credits
Engineering X 45 54
Engineering projects Y 0 6
Mathematics Z 6 15
General J 0 6
Management M 0 6
Other
(Industrial/Academic)
I 0 6
Training W 12 18
English E 0 6
Computer literacy K 0 6
Total 72