App 12 Student Handbook

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PUSRAWI INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF

MEDICAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY

HAND BOOK

2013 -2014

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CONTENTS

NO. CONTENTS PAGE NO.

1. VISION AND MISSION OF PICOMS 4

2. VISION AND MISSION SCHOOL OF

PHARMACY

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3. GOAL 6

4. COURSE OUTLINE 7

5. TEACHING STAFFS 7,8

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 9

7. PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION 9,10

8. COURSES OF STUDY 10,11

9. DURATION OF STUDY 11

10. ACADEMIC CALENDAR 11

11. UNIT AND CREDIT SYSTEM 11,12

12. COURSE CODE 12,13,14,15

13. OUTLINE OF SYLLABUS DIPLOMA IN

PHARMACY

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14. COURSE SYNOPSIS 18,19,20,21,22,

23,24,25,26

15. TRAININGS 26

16. UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS 27

17. ATTENDANCE 27

18. COURSE REGISTRATION 27

19. ADDING AND DROPPING OF COURSE 28

20. TRANSFER CREDIT 28,29,30

21. CREDIT EXEMPTION 30

22. CHANGE PROGRAM 30,31

23. COURSE REQUIREMENT 31

24. EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATION 31,32,33

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25. GRADING SYSTEM 33,34,35

26. CREDIT MARKS, GRADE POINT AVERAGE

(GPA) AND CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT

AVERAGE

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27. ACADEMIC STANDING OF A STUDENT 35,36

28. CONFERMENT OF DIPLOMA 36,37

29. DISMISSAL FROM THE PROGRAM 37

30. POSTPONEMENT OF STUDY 38

31. LOSING THE SEAT IN THE COLLEGE 38

32. WITHDRAWAL FROM PROGRAM 38

33. AWARDS 39

34. LIST OF RECOMMENDED REFERENCES 39

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VISION AND MISSION OF

PICOMS

VISION

Turning dream into reality, our vision is to be the

nations top provider of health and medical sciences

with academic excellence and holistic patient-care

graduates, by the year 2020.

MISSION

We strive to be fully committed and to maintain high

academic standards in producing quality graduates

with excellent knowledge, skills and attitude in all

aspects of health services while preparing these

graduates with sense of responsibilities, efficient,

dedication and equipped with compassionate, holistic

patient-care and continuous professional

development.

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VISION AND MISSION SCHOOL

OF PHARMACY

VISION

Holistic excellence in education and patient care in areas of

Pharmaceutical Sciences by year 2020.

MISSION

To prepare students with knowledge and skills in meeting

the needs of the country in:

Pharmaceutical Health-Care

Alternative & Modern Medicine

Professionalism

And with an aptitude for continuing professional

development.

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GOAL

Goal 1

Graduates will be well versed in fundamentals in practice of

Pharmacy with good knowledge in medicines, drug management &

Pharmaceutical care.

Goal 2

Graduates shall be competent with practical experience, skills and

knowledge to work professionally in a wide range of Pharmaceutical

fields.

Goal 3

Graduates will be able to contribute effectively as communicators and

provide supportive teamwork to multidisciplinary health team.

Goal 4

Graduates with attitudes and values by adherence to ethical

standards, respect for cultural & religious diversity and compassion in

handling patients & communities.

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PUSRAWI INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

COURSE OUTLINE

This handbook outlines the general information to fulfill the requirements for the

certification of Diploma in Pharmacy [Dip. Pharm (PICOMS)].

The School of Pharmacy is committed to constantly updating and reviewing its

courses and facilities and matters covered by this Handbook are, therefore,

subject to change from time to time, before or after admission of students.

TEACHING STAFF

1 Datuk Mohd Zubir Bin Sheikh Saad RPh

2 Ahmad Zakuan Bin Khairuddin RPh

3 Aidi Bahar Bin Mustafa RPh

4 Abdul Rahim Bin Datuk Hj. Yahaya RPh

5 Hazrina Binti Abdul Hamid RPh

6 Khadijah Binti Mohd Helmi RPh

7 Vianty Steffi Sidianto Siehu

8 Mulham

9 Nadia Inez Binti Junazli

10 Nurul Hidayah Binti Mohd Salleh

11 Nur Zahirah Binti Mohamad Zin

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12 Rosmiyani Binti Shadom

13 Hj. Rodzli Bin Zainal Abidin

14 Dato' Dr. Jamjan Bin Rajikan

15 Nadia Nisha Binti Musa

16 Nur Shahirah Bt Nasir

17 Muhamad Zakuan Bin Abdullah

18 Syarifah Nabila Binti Syed Jaafar

19 Nurul Wahieda Binti Mohd Noor

20 Khadijah Ummira Binti Muhammad Helmi

21 Sharifah Binti Hamzah

22 Juliza Binti Jumari

23 Najihah Binti A. Manaf

24 Mohd Ridza Bin Jamaludin

25 Anizah Binti Mohamed

26 Safizah @ Rafizah Ariffin

27 Ghazlizar Bin Ghazali

28 Asrol Arifin Bin Abu Hassan

29 Izlin Binti Umar

30 Siti Aishah Binti Sabri

31 Kamahairmarul Nizam

32 Ahmad Kamarudin Bin Sulaiman

33 Faris Safwan Bin Ibrahim

34 Adiba Binti Zailan

35 Shahrizal Bin Ishak

36 Roskiyani Binti Mistamiruddin

37 Zuhaili

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students entering this course should have at least 3 credits at any subjects in

SPM or equivalent to SPM, one of which must be a Science subject. Priority will

be given to those with credits in Bahasa Melayu, English and Mathematics OR

passed Certificate from IPTS approved by Ministry of Higher Education with

standard minimum or any qualifications that are recognised by the Malaysian

Government OR overseas qualifications that are recognised by the Malaysian

Government.

Students must undergo medical check-up to ensure that they are free from any

life- threatening communicable disease.

Students should also have good physical and mental attitude to participate in the

team activities, group events and other community oriented programmes.

Students accommodation and transportation shall be provided by the

management as part of the fees stipulated by PICOMS.

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

Pharmacy is a health profession in the managing the use of medicines in the

clinical treatment and prevention of diseases, including recognition of the legal,

social and ethical constraints of their use.

In preparing for your admission, the School of Pharmacy has worked and in

concert with other School in the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences to set in place

the requisite facilities for teaching and learning in our campus.

The Diploma Pharmacy course at PICOMS provides extensive and integrated

teaching covering the sources and design of drugs, the formulation of dosage

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form, the actions of drugs on the body and the therapeutic management of

medicines in patients. Our course also emphasizes practical skills and

experience at all stages, including hospitals and community pharmacies.

You will undergo a three year programme in which the teaching spans four main

streams of study: pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics, pharmacology and

pharmaceutical chemistry.

Upon graduation, the career opportunities for Diploma Pharmacy holders are

wide, such as the post of Penolong Pegawai Farmasi in hospitals, or jobs

across the areas of community/retail pharmacy, industrial pharmacy and

academic line.

The Diploma in Pharmacy course is accredited with the Malaysian Qualification

Agency (MQA) along with fulfillment of Ministry of Health and Ministry of Higher

Education.

COURSES OF STUDY

The Diploma in Pharmacy is a three year programme (6 semesters) which aims

to provide students with the basic education in pharmaceutical sciences and the

practice of pharmacy in all forms. In order to achieve this, the syllabus has been

designed to provide you initially with a strong ground in basic sciences (Anatomy,

Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Statistic, and Computation) which are

relevant to an understanding of the pharmaceutical sciences and to the

pharmacy practice.

Other courses, like Alternative & Traditional Medicine and Emergency Life Care,

unique to the Pharmacy programme are also offered.

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During this course, students will be given hands-on training in hospital and

community pharmacy.

Students will undergo a 2 months training at retail pharmacy outlets and an 8

months training at hospitals. These shall be done during semester 5 and 6.

DURATION OF STUDY

A three year course, each year is divided into 2 semesters.

Total credit hours: 94

In resident of minimum 6 long semesters (or 3 years), maximum 10 long

semesters (or 5 years).

Definition of semester:

1 long semester comprises of 14 weeks of teaching, 1 week of

revision, 3-5 week of semester break and 2 weeks of examination.

Candidate who registers at least 10 credits unit of courses for the

semester is considered as fulfilling the residential requirement.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

36 months calendar for all the academic activities inclusive of teaching, revision

week, examination week, inter-semester break, clinical/industrial/organizational

attachment etc.

UNIT AND CREDIT SYSTEM

Each course is allocated certain number of Unit/Credit, (normally between 1 and

4), where 1 Unit/Credit is defined as:

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1 hour lecture/tutorial per week for 14 week

Or

2 hours practical per week for 14 week

Or

40 hours clinical/industrial/organizational attachment per week for 40

weeks.

Candidate must register certain number of courses every semester with minimum

10 total credits.

Candidate who has passed prescribed courses over a minimum of 6 long

semesters and maximum of 10 long semesters, with accumulated minimum total

credits of 94, is eligible to be considered for the award of Diploma of Pharmacy.

COURSE CODE

Each course is identified by its code and title according to the following scheme:

Note on Code of Subject:

P indicate PUSRAWI

D indicate DIPLOMA

F indicate PHARMACY (FARMASI)

Note:

Course Code starts with PDF (P=PICOMS, D=Diploma, F=Farmasi). The first

digit denotes Year, second digit denotes Semester, third digit denotes serial

number, and fourth digit denotes credit value.

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YEAR 1

SEMESTER 1 (14 academic weeks)

Course Code Course Credit Core

PDF 111A/4 Pharmaceutical Chemistry I 4 Major

PDF 112/4 Pharmaceutics I 4 Major

PDF 119/3 Pharmacology I 3 Major

PDF 114/1 Introduction to Pharmacy 1 Major

PDF 115/3 Anatomy and Physiology 3 Major

MPU 2212 Communication English 2 Major

MPW 117/3

MPW 118/3

Pendidikan Islam /

Pendidikan Moral

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3

MQA

MQA

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PDF 121A/4 Pharmaceutical Chemistry II 3 Major

PDF 122/2 Basic Microbiology 2 Major

PDF 129/3 Mathematics 3 Major

PDF 124/3 Pharmacology II (System 1) 3 Major

PDF 125/2 Alternative Medicines 2 Major

PDF 126/4 Pharmaceutics II 4 Major

MPU 2222 Professional English 2 Major

Total 20

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YEAR 2



PDF 211/3 Pharmacology III (System 2) 3 Major

MPW 212/3 Pengajian Malaysia 3 MQA

PDF 213/4 Pharmaceutics III 4 Major

PDF 214/4 Pharmaceutics IV 4 Major

PDF 215/2 Behaviourial Sciences 2 Major

PDF 216/2 Medical Emergencies 2 Major

MPU 2412 Community Service 2 Major

Total 20



PDF 221/3 Prescription Practice 3 Major

PDF 222/3 Pharmaceutical Microbiology 3 Major

PDF 223/2 Introduction to IT and Computer Application 2 Major

PDF 224/1 Safety & Health at Workplace 1 Major

PDF 225/4 Hospital Pharmacy 4 Major

PDF 226/1 Introduction to Research Methodology &

Biostastistics

1 Major

PDF 227/2 Pharmacology IV (Chemotherapy) 2 Major

MPU 2232 Entrepreneurship 2 Major

Total 18

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YEAR 3

SEMESTER 1 (8 weeks)

PDF 311/4 Retail Training 4 Major

SEMESTER 2 (32 weeks)

PDF 321/12 Hospital Training 12 Major

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TOTAL: 94

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OUTLINE OF SYLLABUS DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY

SEM SUBJECT

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT ( % )

FINAL

EXAM

%

TOTAL

Tests

Assignm

ent

Lab

reports Quiz

TOTAL

%

I Pharmaceutical

Chemistry I 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100

Anatomy &

Physiology 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100

Mathematics 20 10 -- -- 40 60 100

Pharmaceutics I 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100

Introduction to

Pharmacy 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Bahasa

Kebangsaan 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Pendidikan Islam /

Moral 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

English I 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

II Pharmaceutical

Chemistry II 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100

Basic

Pharmacology 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Pharmacology II 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Pharmaceutics II 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100

Introduction to IT

and Computer

Application

20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Basic Microbiology 20 10 10 -- 40 60 100

English 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Communication

Skills 20 20 --- -- 40 60 100

III Pharmacology III 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Pharmacology IV 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Pharmaceutics III 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100

Behaviourial 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

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Sciences

Pharmaceutics IV 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100

Medical

Emergencies 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

SEM SUBJECT

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (%)

FINAL EXAM

(%) TOTAL

Test Assignm

ent

Lab

report Quiz

TOTAL

%

IV Prescription

Practice 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100

Pharmaceutical

Microbiology 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100

Alternative &

Traditional

Medicine

10 20 -- 10 40 60 100

Safety & Health at

Workplace 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Hospital Pharmacy 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100

Introduction to

Research

Methodology

20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Pengajian Malaysia 15 15 10 40 60

100

V

Hospital

attachment

Evaluation in the form of assessment, attendance, observation, skills,

presentation & report. 100

VI

Retail pharmacy

attachment

Evaluation in the from of assessment, attendance, observation, skills,

presentation & report. 100

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COURSE SYNOPSIS

PDF 114/1 PDF 114/1 INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY

This course was prepared so that students will acquire the knowledge and able

to understand the whole basic concept of pharmacy service in Malaysia. The

students will be lectured on the different sectors in pharmacy, to understand the

role of Assistant Pharmacist played in the pharmaceutical care, hospital

pharmacy management, some laws concerning pharmacy legislation and

pharmaceutical care towards patient health.

PDF 112/4 PHARMACEUTICS I

Give importance on lab procedure using lab instruments, dispensing principles,

introduction to Latin words in formulary and prescription.

PDF 126/4 PHARMACEUTICS II

This subject focuses more towards students understanding to prepare

extemporaneous preparations by calculations with applying of dispensing

techniques after screening of prescriptions. Pharmaceutics II also covers

formulation & incompatibility of preparations, preservatives used in

pharmaceuticals and other critical factors affecting pharmaceutical preparations.

Importance will also be given on how to read & understand different

Pharmacopoeias and aspects on Poison Act 1952, regulations pertaining to

psychotropics & dangerous drugs.

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PDF 119/3 PHARMACOLOGY I (BASIC)

This subject focus more on general pharmacology in order to benefit of students,

especially about various pharmacological terms, sources of drugs, route of drug

absorption, distribution, elimination, therapeutic effects and bio-assays.

PDF 124/3 PHARMACOLOGY II

Emphasis on the pharmacological actions of drugs that act on various systems.

PDF 125/2 ALTERNATIVE & TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

This subject provides the general knowledge on the introduction and treatment

for diseases by using types of traditional medicines.

PDF111A/4 PDF111A/4 PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY I

The course covers topics on the basic concept and principle of chemistry

applicable to other courses in chemistry and biology. It covers topics on atomic

structure, periodic table and chemical bonding; stoichiometry and mole concept;

acid-base equilibrium; electrochemistry and chemical kinetics. It also includes

some analytical techniques of pharmaceutical chemistry such as qualitative ions

determination, quantitative various titration techniques dimension and physical

properties of tablets and emulsion and good laboratory practice for pharmacist.

Some laboratory works are included to familiarize students with basic laboratory

techniques in chemistry and pharmacy.

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PDF121A/4 PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY II

The course is continuation of the Basic I emphasize on the basic principle of

organic chemistry and some related pharmaceutical chemistry which covers

topics on bonding, homologous series and nomenclature, isomerism, the

chemistry of various functional groups inclusive of aliphatic and aromatic

compounds, chemistry of some biological compounds and some analytical

techniques for organic base pharmaceuticals.

PDF 115/3 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

This subject provides the basic knowledge and understanding of the human body

structures and their functions with the disease associated to the human body

system. This subject presents anatomy and physiology as an organized body of

useful knowledge and provides students with the basic systemic physiology and

pharmacology. Knowledge of the body structure and function will be the

foundation for the student to understand the useful of certain drugs on disease

pathophysiology in clinical pharmacy field.

PDF 122/2 BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

This subject provides the knowledge on basic microbiology, various microbes,

characteristics and the effect of various micro-organisms on human body. Also

prerequisite about aseptic techniques in the area of pharmacology. The

pharmaceutics microbiology emphasis on microorganisms study.

PDF 129/3 MATHEMATICS

This subject focuses more towards giving the students the knowledge of

mathematics and the technique in the mathematics analysis.

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PDF 128/2 COMMUNICATION SKILLS

This subject focus more towards students understanding on the communication

skills pertaining to patients or customers especially on health, medicines and

treatment.

PDF 213/4 PHARMACEUTICS III

This subject giving importance to small scale pharmaceutical manufacturing

involving various extemporaneous preparations, Pharmaceutical calculations in

preparations and dose confirmation, correct labelling, good storage based on

expiry date, drug stability and type of container used.

PDF 211/3 PHARMACOLOGY III

This subject covers the nature of disease, definition, drug classification,

mechanism of action, rationale of drug selection, therapeutic drug monitoring,

precautions, adverse drug reactions and drug interactions.

PDF 225/4 HOSPITAL PHARMACY

This subject provides the general knowledge on the hospital pharmacy

department counselling, clinical pharmacy services, and other aspects on the

health of patients.

This subject also enables students to:

be exposed on the basic part of Pharmacy management involving

pharmacy practice, organization and function of hospital pharmacist, IV

admixture service, parenteral service, purchasing and distribution of

drugs.

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understand the duties of assistant pharmacist in pharmacy service,

Pharmacy Assistant as the manager at operational level,

understand the types and factors affecting management, obstacles in

management and changes in management.

PDF 222/3 PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY

This subject giving the knowledge and skills on sterile principles and disinfection

to the students. This subject will emphasis on aseptic technique and its principles

and understanding of clean room concept. The method of microbiological

analysis in controlling the quality of pharmaceutical products.

PDF 227/2 PHARMACOLOGY IV

This subject emphasize on various cancer disease and chemotherapy protocols.

Chemotherapy drugs mechanism, side effects, laboratory analysis.

PDF 221/3 PRESCRIPTION PRACTICE

This subject provide the general knowledge on the hospital pharmacy

department counselling, clinical pharmacy services, pharmacokinetics &

pharmacodynamics of drugs and other aspects on the health of patients.

This subject also enables students to:

be exposed on the basic part of Pharmacy management involving

pharmacy practice, organization and function of hospital pharmacist, IV

admixture service, parenteral service, purchasing and distribution of

drugs.

understand the duties of assistant pharmacist in pharmacy service,

Pharmacy Assistant as the manager at operational level,

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understand the types and factors affecting management, obstacles in

management and changes in management.

PDF 224/1 SAFETY & HEALTH AT WORKPLACE

This subject provide the general knowledge and exposure on aspects of health

during working at place of work to ensure workers performance at its best by

following the Safety & Health Act 1994, thus ensuring the best health of workers.

PDF 223/2 INTRODUCTION TO IT & COMPUTER APPLICATION

This subject provides the general knowledge and skills required by diploma

pharmacy graduates when handling computer systems in pharmacy department

especially on data collection and interpretation of these data.

PDF 226/1 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY &

BIOSTATISTICS

This subject introduces the students with the history and development of

scientific method, which is the basic foundation of research methodology. The

students will also be taught on gathering information from various sources and

review writing; planning a research project; statistical analysis and writing simple

research questionnaire, research proposal and research report.

PDF 215/2 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE

This subject focuses more towards students understanding in basic

psychological and sociological aspects of human behaviour, human connections

and psychological levels of human growth. Integrated in this subject is an

understanding on the communication skills pertaining to patients or customers

especially on health, medicines and treatment.

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PDF 216/2 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

Course will define medical emergencies associated with the various body

systems the appropriate course of action, general and specific to be taken in a

particular emergency.

PDF 311/4 RETAIL TRAINING

This subject provide the general knowledge on the introduction and treatment for

diseases for other medical professionals on techniques of counselling,

communication with other medical professionals, pharmacokinetics &

pharmacodynamics of drugs and other aspects on the health of patients.

PDF 321/12 HOSPITAL TRAINING

This training will expose the students on general set-up of hospital pharmacy

and provide skills to students including computerized drug delivery system, Unit

of Use System Unit Dose System, Total Parenteral Nutrition and Therapeutic

Drug Monitoring services.

MPW 119/3 BAHASA KEBANGSAAN (NATIONAL LANGUAGE) BAHASA

KEBANGSAAN (NATIONAL LANGUAGE)

Topik-topik yang dipelajari adalah penggunaan tatabahasa, pemahaman petikan

dan juga pertuturan yang baik dalam kehidupan seharian dalam melahirkan buah

fikiran yang baik.

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PDF 116/1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE I

Able to use English Language efficiently for oral communication, writing, reading

and comprehension purposes. Focus in correct sentence structures and

vocabulary development. Use of English for practical purposes via group and

individual activities in and outside lectures.

PPE 127/1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE II




individual activities in and outside lectures. Able to use English Language

efficiently for oral communication, writing, reading and comprehension purposes.

PDF 217/1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE III




individual activities in and outside lectures.

MPW 117/3 PENGAJIAN ISLAM (ISLAMIC STUDIES)

Subjek ini disediakan untuk memberi pelajar kefahaman tasawur Islam sebagai

cara hidup yang bersepadu dan seimbang. Amalan ini diterapkan melalui

konsep-konsep asa Islam, institusi dalam islam dan konsep seniserta manifestasi

budayanya.

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MPW 118/3 PENDIDIKAN MORAL (MORAL STUDIES)

Tajuk tajuk yang dibincangkan termasuk pengertian moral, teori dan sistem

nilai, nilai agama / kepercayaan, insane bermoral, konflik moral dan isu moral

seharian. Tajuk tajuk yang dibincangkan termasuk pengertian moral, teori dan

sistem nilai, nilai agama / kepercayaan, insane bermoral, konflik moral dan isu

moral seharian.

MPW 212/3 PENGAJIAN MALAYSIA (MALAYSIAN STUDIES)

Matapelajaran ini adalah satu pengenalan kepada Pengajian Malaysia. Tajuk-

tajuk yang dibincangkan meliputi aspek sejarah, sistem pemerintahan dan

perundangan, dasar-dasar penting Negara, isu pembangunan, isu

kemasyarakatan dan isu-isu lain yang terkini. Ia merupakan satu jendela bagi

pelajar mendalami aspek kenegaraan. Mereka harus lebih arif berkenaan sistem

dan tatacara pemerintahan di Malaysia yang mengalami perubahan zaman dan

pendekatan berbeza.

TRAININGS

Hospital and retail trainings provide students with the opportunity to complement

the knowledge and skills acquired in the academic segments of the program.

This is achieved through the practice in pharmacy management under the

supervision and guidance of experience pharmacists in hospitals and industries..

Training offers the chance to integrate academic units and practical skills in

pharmacy practice thereby gaining experience in these areas. It also provides

opportunities to practice communication skills and inter-professional learning.

During this program, students are posted to hospitals for a period of 8 months

and another 2 months at selected retail outlets. Transportation and

accommodation shall be provided by the management.

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UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS (will be provided to students).

Practicals: White lab coat with corporate logo.

Hospital: White uniform with corporate logo and black long pants

Students with special consideration due to religious and or cultural circumstances

can discuss changes to the uniform requirements with their Head of the School.

ATTENDANCE

The student should have minimum 80% of attendance in each semester for both

academic and clinical areas. If they dont fulfill the recommended attendance,

they may not allow sitting for their final exams. The final decision should be made

by the academic board and exam unit.

COURSE REGISTRATION

Candidates must register courses they intend to enroll in the semester subject to

the condition that

They have paid the relevant fees,

The courses are offered in the semester,

No courses are clashed in timetable,

Fulfilled the prerequisite, consecutive or concurrent requirement of the

course.

The total credit registered is within the allowable minimum and maximum

credit units.

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ADDING AND DROPPING OF COURSE

In exceptional cases, a student may be allowed to register for a course after

the stated time with the approval of the Director of Academic with support from

the respective Head of the School on the condition that the registration must be

made within the first 3 weeks of the semester.

Candidate may withdraw from any registered course not later than 10th week of

the Long Semester subject to the approval of the Director of Academic and

support from the Head of School. No withdrawal of course is allowed in the Short

Semester. Withdrew courses shall be given grade W in the Examination

Transcript without any Grade Point and credit. Any mark obtained from

coursework contribution on the course shall be null and void.

TRANSFER OF CREDIT

Candidate from other College or University may be admitted to the program and

equivalent credits may be transferred to the new program with the following

conditions:

the course was taken in other institutions of higher learning which are

recognised by PICOMS Academic Board or recognised by the government

of the countries from which the qualification obtained, or the course

content is equivalent to the course offered in PICOMS,

the minimum grade that has to be achieved for the consideration of credit

transfer is C for local public universities or B for local private or

international universities,

Application for credit transfer must have the followings:-

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i. Certified copies

ii. Transcript

the maximum number of credit unit transferred cannot exceed of the total

credit unit requirement of the programme of (subject to MOHE Circular No.

1/2011-3/2011). However, maximum number of credits transferred will

depend on the relevancy of the course(s) already taken to the requirement

of the new programme of studies,

the validity of the course(s) for credit transfer must be less than five (5)

years from the application date,

the College reserves the right to conduct a test for the subject to be

transferred.

An application for credit transfer must be made in writing to the Head of

the respective School/Centre not later than week four (4) of the first

semester in the first year of study for approval. The application will only be

considered upon the students registration.

Application for credit transfer should be submitted together with the application

form, accompanied by certified copies of the course syllabus and transcripts.

A course given credit transfer shall be noted with a CT on the students

transcript. The credits of the course shall not be included in computing the GPA

and CGPA of the student. However, the transferred credits contribute towards

the computation of the total credit requirement for the purpose of graduation.

Student must have a certificate of equivalent C by registrar.

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The residential requirement for the credit transferred students shall be

proportionate with the remaining total credit required for graduation.

The above process for application of credit transfer is not applicable for

professional programmes. However, application of credit transfer can be made

through the respective Professional Bodies and are subjected to their approval.

CREDIT EXEMPTION

Student may apply for credit exemption on certain course(s) but must be

replaced by other course(s) offered by the school or other school(s) provided

that:

the application must be submitted to the Head of Program not later than

week two (2) of the first semester

the maximum number of credit exemption cannot exceed 30% of the total

credit unit requirement of the programme of study (subjected to MOHE

Circular No. 1/2011-3/2011) of the total credit units of the programme

currently undertaken,

the course(s) applied for credit exemption must have at least 80% content

similarity with the programme offered,

the student has passed the said course(s) with minimum grade C,

the university reserves the right to conduct a test for the subject to be

exempted

and

the exempted course(s) is not registered again for the purpose of

improving the grade.

CHANGE OF PROGRAM

Student may apply for a change of program of study within the College on the

conditions that

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The student fulfil the current entry requirement of the new program with

the approval of Head of the respective school/program and the Board of

Admission of the College,

The student must submit application to the Registrar prior to the

commencement of the new semester.

The student who has been given approval to change his/her programme

of study will be given credits earned on the equivalent courses subject to

the approval of Academic Board.

COURSE REQUIREMENT

Candidates are considered to have fulfilled the course requirement when they

have

attended 80% of the scheduled class,

attended all training during the clinical/industrial attachment,

submitted all the assignment(s) (if required),

sit for continuous assessment and sit for the final examination.

EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATION

Conduct of Examination.

Candidate must obtain examination slip from the Registrar which shows the list of

courses allowed to be examined.

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(Candidate who fails to fulfill the course requirement will be barred from taking

the examination on the said course)

1. Candidate will only be allowed to enter the examination hall when instructed by

the Chief Invigilator on duty.

2. No candidate is allowed to enter the examination hall 30 minutes after the

examination has begun unless the Chief Invigilator on duty satisfies that no

question(s) has been leaked to the candidate.

3. No candidate is allowed to leave the examination hall during the first 30

minutes of the examination period.

4. Candidate is not allowed to bring into the examination hall all items except pen

and pencil, eraser, ruler, stapler and nonprogrammable calculator.

5. Candidate must produce examination slip, matriculation card and NRIC when

required to do so.

6. Candidates are only allowed to go out of the examination for a short time

because of emergency. They must be accompanied by the Assistant Invigilator

on duty.

7. Candidates are not allowed to take out any item inside the examination hall

including the examination questions and blank answer papers.

8. Candidate must not act suspiciously that may construe to cheating in the

examination. Chief Invigilator is empowered to remove the student, (who

suspiciously cheating), from the examination hall. The student will be referred to

the Academic Disciplinary Committee appointed by the Chief Executive Officer.

The Committee is empowered by the Academic Board to penalize the students

ranging from warning to termination of candidature. This rule is also applicable to

all other assessment modes.

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9. Candidate who is absent, without valid reason, from any type of assessment

will be given zero (0) mark for the assessment. Candidate must provide evidence

such as sick certificate and death certificate. Separate assessment may be

carried out for the candidate.

GRADING SYSTEM

Official Grades of the College together with the marks and explanations for all

semester-based marks shall be as follows:-

Grade Marks Points Meanings

A 80 - 100 4.00 Excellent

A - 75 79 3.67 Credit

B + 70 74 3.33 Credit

B 65 69 3.00 Pass

B - 60 64 2.67 Pass

C + 55 59 2.33 Pass

C 50 54 2.00 Pass

C - 45 49 1.67 Failed

D + 40 44 1.33 Failed

D 35 39 1.00 Failed

E 20 - 34 0.67 Failed

F 0 19 0.00 Failed

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P Pass

Grade P means that student has satisfactorily fulfilled the course objectives that

has been set

F Fail

This grade indicates that the student has failed the course.

S Satisfactory

Grade S is used to state the satisfactory completion of work for courses as set

by the Academic Board. Credit for S shall be considered based only on the hour

value, and shall not be considered for determining students GPA.

U Unsatisfactory

Grade U is used for work that is not satisfactory. Credit shall not be considered

for determining students GPA

R Registered For Audit

This grade indicates that candidate has registered for the course for audit

purposes only and shall not be counted toward the graduation requirement.

Credit hour is not allocated for this grade.

W Official Withdrawal

This grade is given to a candidate who has withdrawn from one or more courses

or from the College. Grade W is not used to determined students GPA.

UW Unofficial Withdraw

This grade is given to a candidate whose name appears in the final grade report

but there is no attendance record or other evidence regarding the involvement in

the course. If the instructor did not state any grade for the student, the result slip

will state UW in the student record. The grade UW subsequently is accepted

as F in the calculation of GPA

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BR Barred

This grade indicates that the candidate has been barred from taking the

examination due to disciplinary reason.

WP Without Penalty

This grade represents a situation where the candidate failed to sit for the

examination because of a reason acceptable by the Board of Examination. It

shall not carry any mark and shall not be counted for the CGPA.

CREDIT MARKS, GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) AND CUMULATIVE

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA)

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)

(Grade Point x Credit Hours) of the one particular semester.

Credit Hours.

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA)

(Grade Point x Credit Hours) of all semester till current

semester.

Credit Hours

ACADEMIC STANDING OF A STUDENT

Except for the candidates in the first semester, every candidate will be given

Academic Standing in a particular semester based on the GPA achieved in the

preceding semester according to the following classification:

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Status of Student CGPA Remarks

Pass (A) 2.00 4.00 Advanced standing and

proceed to the

following semester.

Conditional Pass (CP) 1.50 1.99 Conditional Pass and

proceed to the following

semester. Can continue

studies into next

semester on condition

that GPA improves to a

minimum of 2.00 to

obtain the status PASS.

Provisional (P) 0.00 1.49 Candidate shall repeat

the semester and re-sits

the papers with grade

less than 2.00.

Termination of

Candidature*

(F)

Less than 1.50 Disallowed to continue

the studies if GPA is less

than 1.50 for three

consecutive normal

semester

*Student may appeal to the College to continue studies and any decision by the

College is Final.

CONFERMENT OF DIPLOMA

Candidate who has fulfilled the:

residential requirement;

Faculty and Department academic requirement;

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College academic requirement;

MQA Courses requirement;

paid all fees due and

achieved CGPA 2.00

is eligible to be considered for the conferment of Diploma in the relevant

program. However PICOMS reserves the right to amend the above requirements

when the need arises.

A student who is not conferred a degree/diploma together with the group of

students with whom he had been admitted will be subjected to the regulations

that apply to the group of students who is obtain the degree/diploma with him/her

All students are require to be aware and to understand the requirements for the

conferment of a degree in this College. It is the responsibility of all students to

comply with all the related regulations.

The degree/diploma and the copy of academic transcript or related information

shall not be given if the student has outstanding fees with the College.

DISMISSAL FROM THE PROGRAM

Student shall be dismissed from the program in the following cases:

Failed the examination (CGPA1.50) in 3 consecutive semesters.

Failed to fulfill the graduation requirement within the candidatures

maximum period of 5 years.

The student has committed a very serious offence under the Students Act

and considered by the Disciplinary Committee to be punishable with

dismissal from the program.

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POSTPONEMENT OF STUDY

Student may postpone his/her study for a period of not more than 2

consecutive semesters with support from the Head of Program.

LOSING THE SEAT IN THE COLLEGE

Student shall lose his/her seat in the College in the following cases:

The student does not register for one semester or more without obtaining

prior approval for postponement from the Dean.

The student absence from classes exceeding the approved postponement

period.

Student who loses his seat in the College may apply for readmission. Once

accepted he will be given new student number and his academic record

reinstated unless he resumes his study after three years or more. His previous

residential period will be counted toward the total residential requirement for

graduation. Student who loses his seat twice shall not be readmitted to the

College.

WITHDRAWAL FROM PROGRAM

Student may withdraw from the program by submitting application to the

Admission and Record Department provided that he has paid all the fees due to

him.

Student who withdraws from any program may be readmitted to the program with

new student number and the previous academic record and residential period

reinstated provided that the period does not exceed three years after the

withdrawal.

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AWARDS

The following awards are offered to the deserving students of this Program:

Senarai Dekan: GPA 3.5 and above

Anugerah Dekan: GPA 3.75 and above

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