MOU and PPA for M.Med.

From: Jenine
Christians <jenine.christians@uct.ac.za>

Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2019 12:29
Subject: Progress and Planned Activity report (PPA) for returning
Masters and Doctoral students.

Dear
Medicine Masters and Doctoral Students

The MOU’s
and Progress and Planned Activity reports are due. You are required to complete
either  the ACA47b form (if you are a first time student) or a ACA48 form
(if you are a returning student).

Kindly have
the correct form completed, signed by you and your supervisor. Thereafter
submit the completed hard copy form to the office of Prof Ntusi, where your for
will be added to the Vula site.

Please note that D2(b) form is discontinued and
will not be accepted by the Post graduate office under no circumstances. Should you have already complete a
D2(b) form please redo the correct ACA48 form.

You are required to submit the one of the following:

1. ACA47(b)  –
   The abridged MOU (ACA47b) should be completed by postgraduate
   students registering for the first time
2. This document lays out the
   expectations of both supervisor and student, and is designed to ensure the
   supervision experience is mutually productive.
3. The abridged MOU (ACA47b) should be
   completed by postgraduate students registering for the first time for either their Master’s or Doctoral degree if they have not yet
   finalized their research topic. These students should complete the full MOU
   (ACA47a) within 6 months of registration, once their research proposal has been finalised.
4. ACA:48 Progress and Planned
   Activity (PPA) Report must be completed for each
   subsequent year as condition for renewal of registration.
5. Care should be taken in completing
   this MOU in full, as it is a contractual agreement.
6. The
   MOU will be used in any disputes
   that may arise
   during the period
   a student is registered for a postgraduate degree.

1. ACA48  –

For Returning Master’s And Doctoral
Students

• The purpose of this annual PPA is to
  report on progress made in the past year, and to update any agreements in the
  MoU that may require revision.
• The PPA must be completed for each
  subsequent year as a precondition for registration.
• Care should be taken in completing
  this PPA in full, as it is a contractual agreement.
• The MOU and PPA(s) will be used in
  any disputes that may arise during the period a student is registered for a
  postgraduate degree.

Below
please find a link to the UCT students administrative forms site:

http://forms.uct.ac.za/studentforms.htm

Kind Regards,   Jenine Christians (Ms) Office of Prof. Ntobeko Ntusi Department of Medicine J46.53 Old Main Building Groote Schuur Hospital University of Cape Town Observatory, 7925   Website: www.uct.ac.za Email:    jenine.christians@uct.ac.za   Telephone:+27 (0)21 406 6200 Fax:          +27 (0)21 448 6815