FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LANGUAGES SABARAGAMUWA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA ii Handbook 2014/2015 - Faculty of Social Sciences & Languages Copyright: Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, P.O. Box 02, Belihuloya 70140, Sri Lanka. Tel: 045 2280021 Fax: 0452280034 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.sab.ac.lk Year of Publication: 2016 The Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages, reserves the right at any time, with the approval of the Senate, to change or modify any aspect of any course or program whenever, in its judgment, it becomes necessary or advisable to do so. ii Handbook 2014/2015 - Faculty of Social Sciences & Languages CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................1 1.1. SABARAGAMUWA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA .................................................... 1 1.2. STUDENT SERVICES AND OTHER FACILITIES ....................................................... 2 1.3. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LANGUAGES .............................................. 4 1.3.1. STUDENT SERVICES AND OTHER FACILITIES ............................................... 5 1.3.2. THE FACULTY BOARD .............................................................................................. 6 1.3.3. CURICULUM COMMITTEE ....................................................................................... 8 1.3.4. INFORMATION AT A GLANCE ............................................................................... 9 2. ACADEMIC/ACADEMICSUPPORTIVE STAFF OF THE FACULTY ................ 10 2.1. DEAN ...................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS .............................................. 10 2.2.1. CENTRE FOR COMPUTER STUDIES ................................................................. 13 2.3. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING ......................................... 14 2.4. DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT15 2.5. DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES .................................................................................. 16 2.6. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ....................................................................... 19 2.7. NON-ACADEMIC STAFF ................................................................................................. 21 3. DEGREE PROGRAMS ................................................................................................ 22 3.1. SPECIAL DEGREE PROGRAM ....................................................................................... 23 3.2. GENERAL DEGREE PROGRAM .................................................................................... 24 3.3. GUIDELINES FOR THE SELECTION OF SUBJECTS IN THE DEGREE PROGRAM ....25 3.4. MEDIUM OF DEGREE PROGRAMS ............................................................................. 27 3.5. COURSE UNIT IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................ 27 3.6. SUBJECTS, CODES& DEPARTMENTS ........................................................................ 28 3.7. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS ............................................................. 28 3.8. SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL REPORTS ....................................................................... 30 4. DETAILED SYLLABUS .............................................................................................. 31 4.1. CORE SUBJECTS ................................................................................................................. 31 4.1.1. CORE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (CEL) .................................................................... 32 4.1.2. CORE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CIT) ................................................... 35 Handbook 2014/2015 - Facultyiii of Social Sciences & Languages iii 4.1.3. CORE GENERAL SUBJECTS (CGS) ...................................................................... 36 4.2. ACADEMIC SUBJECTS.................................................................................................. 37 4.2.1. ECONOMICS................................................................................................................ 37 4.2.2. STATISTICS ................................................................................................................. 45 4.2.3. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ......................... 51 4.2.4. GEOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................... 59 4.2.5. POLITICAL SCIENCE ............................................................................................... 66 4.2.6. SOCIOLOGY ................................................................................................................. 72 4.2.7. SINHALA ...................................................................................................................... 80 4.2.8. TAMIL ........................................................................................................................... 86 4.2.9. ENGLISH ...................................................................................................................... 92 4.2.10. GERMAN .................................................................................................................. 99 4.2.11. JAPANESE .............................................................................................................. 104 4.2.12. CHINESE ................................................................................................................ 109 4.2.13. HINDI ...................................................................................................................... 115 4.2.14. TRANSLATION STUDIES ................................................................................. 121 5. MAJOR/MINOR SUBJECT ..................................................................................... 127 5.1. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ...................................................................... 127 6. EXAMINATION CRITERIA .................................................................................... 133 6.1. GENERAL CONDITIONS............................................................................................... 133 6.2. SCHEME OF GRADING ................................................................................................. 134 6.3. EVALUATION ................................................................................................................... 134 6.4. GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) ............................................................................... 135 6.5. SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS...................................................................................... 136 6.6. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD OF A DEGREE .................................................. 137 7. BY-LAW NO. 03 OF 1996 PERTAINING TO EXAMINATIONS ................... 138 7.1. RULES &REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE HOLDING OF EXAMINATIONS138 7.2. SUBMITTING MEDICAL CERTIFICATES FOR ABSENCE AT EXAMINATION140 7.3. EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES.............................................................................. 140 7.4. PROCEDUREFORINVESTIGATING EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES ....... 140 7.5. PUNISHMENT FOR EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES ..................................... 141 7.6. COMPULSORY PUNISHMENTS ................................................................................. 142 iv Handbook 2014/2015 - Faculty of Social Sciences & Languages 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. SABARAGAMUWA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA The Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka was established under the Universities Act Number 16 of 1978 on 7th November 1995 and ceremonially inaugurated on 2nd February 1996. It consists of five faculties namely The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, The Faculty of Applied Sciences, The Faculty of Geomatics, The Faculty of Management Studies and The Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages. VISION “To be an Internationally Acclaimed Centre of Excellence in Higher Learning and Research” MISSION “To be a Centre in the Forefront of Generation, Advancement & Dissemination of Knowledge while Promoting Learning, Research and Training to Produce Competent Human Resources Possessing Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes to Contribute towards Sustainable Development” UNIVERSITY LOGO The University logo contains a traditional oil lamp, rays of light, books, the Samanala (peak wilderness) mountain, gems, and sheaves of paddy, symbolizing the region and the people that it serves and the ideas for which they stand. The traditional oil lamp and the rays of light denote the imparting of knowledge and enlightenment; books represent education; the Samanala Mountain and gems stand for the Sabaragamuwa Province and Rathnapura District respectively, and the sheaves of paddy is a symbol of prosperity. UNIVERSITY FLAG University flag comprises of two colours maroon and gold, and the logo is in the center of the flag. The maroon colour in the flag indicates maturity while the gold colour illustrates knowledge. Handbook 2014/2015 - Faculty1 of Social Sciences & Languages 1 CHANCELLOR Prof. Ven. Kumburugamuwe Vajira Nayaka Thero OFFICERS Vice Chancellor Prof. Chandana P. Udawatte Dean / Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Dr. H.S. Rohitha Rosairo Dean / Faculty of Applied Sciences Prof. R.M.U.S.K. Rathnayake Dean / Faculty of Geomatics