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Update on the Commencement and Academic Study Mode

For January 2021 Trimester

6 January 2021

The University would like to thank all students who have recently completed the Online Course

Pre-registration / Academic Study Mode Confirmation and registered for courses offered in the

January 2021 Trimester following the university announcement dated 18 November 2020. In

view of the current and changing COVID-19 situation in Malaysia, and with reference to the

latest media statement from MOHE (announced on 31December 2020), the University would

like to inform all students of the following updates for the January 2021 Trimester:

A. Commencement of the January 2021 Trimester

1. The January 2021 Trimester for Foundation Programmes, Undergraduate Programmes and Postgraduate Programmes (coursework / mixed-mode) shall start on 18 January

2021. Please refer to the latest Academic Calendar on UTAR website for the detailed

schedules (https://admission.utar.edu.my/Academic-Calendar.php).

2. Blended Learning method consisting of a combination of physical and OTL classes shall be conducted in the January 2021 Trimester for Foundation, Undergraduate and

Postgraduate (coursework / mixed-mode) Programmes as follows:

i. Lecture Classes will be conducted through OTL mode for the entire duration of the

January 2021 Trimester.

ii. Tutorials / Practical Classes:

(a) Those classes previously designated to be conducted via physical mode for students

who choose to return to campus will be conducted through OTL mode from 18

January 2021 until 28 February 2021 and resume via physical mode from 1

March 2021; and

(b) Those classes previously designated to be conducted via OTL mode for students

who choose to study remotely will be conducted via OTL mode for the entire

duration of the January 2021 Trimester.

iii. Remote Examination including Continuous Assessments (i.e. tests, projects and assignments) and Final Assessments (i.e. time-restricted open-ended assessments and

online examinations) will be implemented for all the relevant courses.

iv. For some specific courses that need to follow the special requirements from the

professional bodies / faculties, as listed in Table 1, the relevant faculties shall make

the arrangement to fulfil the requirements on the conduct of the courses and inform the

relevant students accordingly. For these courses that require physical presence on

campus, if you are NOT able to return to campus to carry out the essential physical

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hands-on classes / activities / hands-on laboratory / practical training / clinical work due

to unavoidable reasons, you must apply to your respective Faculty Dean with the

appropriate reason(s) for approval to fulfil this requirement at a later time. Please

contact your respective Dean for more information if you need further clarification

regarding this requirement.

v. If ALL your registered courses for January 2021 Trimesters are conducted via OTL mode only, then you need not return to campus.

vi. If you wish to change your academic study mode (Come to Campus; or Not to Come to Campus) / course delivery method (Physical mode / Online Teaching and Learning

mode) selected or the course lecture / tutorial / practical groups registered for Jan

Trimester 2021 due to unforeseen reasons, please contact your Faculty / Institute /

Centre General Office, and apply to your Faculty Dean / Centre Director for approval,

subject to the availability of the classes, before the commencement of the January 2021

Trimester and throughout the Add / Drop Period of the January 2021 Trimester.

vii. For any specific enquiries regarding the conduct / delivery of your registered courses,

please refer to your respective Faculty / Institute / Centre.

3. International students (except those arriving from United Kingdom) are allowed to return to Malaysia from 1 January 2021 onwards as per MOHE latest media statement.

However, those arriving from overseas must undergo the compulsory quarantine at the

designated quarantine stations by NADMA before returning to campus. The compulsory

quarantine period is:

(a) 7 days (with RT-PCR COVID-19 test report on arrival at airport); or

(b) 10 days (without RT-PCR COVID-19 test report)

Please contact the Department of International Student Services (DISS) for the full details

of the SOP and procedures to come/return to Malaysia; or if you need further assistance.

DISS

Email: [email protected]

Sungai Long Campus: [email protected]

Kampar Campus: [email protected]

Hotline: Sungai Long Campus: 03-90860288 ext. 229 / 717 / 718

(Mr. Foo Wai Wai: 016-9392331, Mr. Ng Chee Hong: 012-5867183)

Kampar Campus: 05-4688888 ext. 2298 / 2554

(Mr. Ngan Mun Wai: 016-5619184, Ms. Choy Kar Yan: 010-5618906

Mr. Siew Choon Keat: 013-5395868)

4. Local students currently in Malaysia are allowed to return to campus for attending

designated physical classes from 1 March 2021 onwards. However, local students

returning from overseas must undergo the compulsory quarantine at designated

quarantine stations set by NADMA for 7 days (with RT-PCR COVID-19 test report on

arrival at airport) or 10 days (without RT-PCR COVID-19 test report) prior to returning to

the campus.

5. Students (local students or international students who are in Malaysia) who are returning to

campus must check whether their current location is categorised as the Red Zone of

COVID-19 Pandemic by the Ministry of Health. (Check for COVID-19 red zone status

updates via MOH official website http://covid-19.moh.gov.my/). Students travelling from

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the red zones to come back to off-campus accommodation must undergo the process of self-

quarantine / home surveillance for 10 days in advance, prior to returning to the campus.

More information will be provided. Faculties / CFS and DSA / DISS will coordinate to

monitor this.

6. All Foundation, Undergraduate and Postgraduate students (including EEP) who wish to return to campus to use campus facilities (such as library), and meet with Academic

Advisors, Project Supervisors (final year projects, design, capstone or research projects) and

Course Lecturers in January 2021 Trimester, can arrange by appointment for face-to-face

consultation in addition to online consultation, by following strictly the physical distancing

and safety SOPs.

7. The university has made available Learning Spaces with WiFi access in both Sungai Long

Campus and Kampar Campus (as listed in Table 2). Students can use these Learning Spaces

during weekdays (not available on Saturday / Sunday / public holidays) starting from 1

March 2021 until the end of the study weeks of the Trimester. These Learning Spaces are

for you to use your own device to attend OTL lecture / tutorial / practical classes at your

convenience, and as waiting places or self-study areas in between classes that are conducted

via physical mode and OTL mode.

8. Students who have registered or plan to register for industrial training / clinical training in the January 2021 Trimester and who will be attached to the company / institution outside

the University, need NOT return to campus. Please follow the instructions of your Faculty

for industrial training / clinical training arrangements.

9. For FMHS students, due to the need of clinical placement and training, please refer to the faculty for further information and arrangements.

10. For necessary R&D / Design Capstone / Final Year projects and activities, the respective Deans, in consultation with the Principal Investigator(s) and / or Supervisor(s), shall arrange

rotational schedules for such activities in the laboratories by following strictly the physical

distancing and safety SOPs.

11. Students who need financial assistance can refer to https://deas.utar.edu.my/Financial-Aid.php for further details on scholarships, zero interest loan and financial aid available to

students. Students may apply for the scholarship and loan via Student Portal > Information

Gateway > Student Scholarships and Loans Online Application.

12. For new students of the January 2021 intake, you are required to complete the confirmation

of your preferred Academic Study Mode (Come to Campus; or Not to Come to Campus)

and Course Delivery Method (Physical mode / Online Teaching and Learning mode) via

https://unitreg.utar.edu.my/StudyConfirmJan. After you have confirmed your Academic

Study Mode and Course Delivery Method, your Faculty / Institute / Centre will pre-assign

the course lecture, tutorial / practical groups of all your registered courses. Please check

your timetable on the UTAR portal system for the details of the assigned lecture / tutorial /

practical groups and contact your Faculty / Institute / Centre general office if you need

further clarification.

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13. Please ensure your own safety and always follow the SOP strictly as required by MOH when planning your travelling arrangements during and upon returning from campus to your

hometown or from your hometown to campus, including your neighbourhood or at rented

premises, when commuting daily and taking meals.

B. University Support Services

1. Library Resources, Software and ICT Facilities

To facilitate students’ OTL, online library resources such as online journal databases,

eBook collection (with over 220,000 titles, e.g. ProQuest eBooks, Wiley eBooks and CNKI

eBooks) and other online information services are available to students throughout the

trimesters via https://library.utar.edu.my. For book borrowing/returning and physical

access to the library, please refer to the separate announcement made by the Library. For

further enquiry and technical support, please contact:

LIBRARY


Live Chat: https://library.utar.edu.my

Hotline: Kampar Campus: 05-4688888 ext. 2539 / 2270

Sungai Long Campus: 03-90860288 ext. 702 / 703

2. Software Development and Multimedia Centre (SODEMC) and IT Infrastructure and

Support Centre (ITISC)

Microsoft 365 package subscribed by UTAR is provided to each student with 5TB of

Microsoft One Drive cloud storage, Office 365 for up to 5 devices and Microsoft Teams

for their learning purposes. Specialised software licenses such as Bloomberg, EViews,

SPSS and other software required for course learning are also made available for students’

access remotely. Additional higher performance servers to enhance capacity of existing

UTAR online learning platform in WBLE/WBLE2 have been setup together with Google

cloud drive, and ePortfolio that will further enhance students’ online learning experience.

For further enquiry and technical support, please contact:

SODEMC

Email: [email protected] Hotline: Sungai Long Campus: 03-90860288 ext. 140

Kampar Campus: 05-4688888 ext. 2505

ITISC


Hotline: Sungai Long Campus: 03-90860288 ext. 855 / 399

Kampar Campus: 05-4688888 ext. 1010

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C. Physical Distancing and Contact Tracing SOPs at UTAR Campuses

The University would like to inform all students of the following SOPs for physical

distancing and contact tracing within the University campuses in the January 2021

Trimester:

Upon entry at the University’s main entrances, all staff, students and visitors must follow

the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) below: (i) Wear a face mask at all times including the common areas; (ii) Check in using the MySejahtera App only; (iii) Take body temperature screening using the static standing thermal scanner or hand-

held thermometer;

(iv) Sanitise hands frequently; (v) Follow physical distancing measures of no less than 1 meter apart.

Upon temperature screening, students with a body temperature below 37.5°C are allowed to

proceed to their respective destination locations e.g. faculty general offices, laboratories,

library, workshops, lecture halls, lecture rooms, tutorial rooms, learning spaces and staff

rooms for consultation purposes. Currently, the hi-hive App is used upon entry to all

destination locations on campus (Appendix A: Guidelines on hi-hive App). For those

who cannot use hi-hive, they can do manual sign-in.

For contact tracing purpose within the University compound, students who return physically

to campus are required to download the hi-hive App and join the UTAR Community using

UTAR email. All students are required to scan the LOCATION QR Code placed at (inside

or outside) the destination locations (Appendix B: Sample QR Code).

To ensure the safety of all, UTAR staff and students who are unable to download, access or

use the hi-hive App due to smart phone setting and other valid reasons, are required to

manually record their whereabouts in each location and their length of stay via log book at

each of the destination locations.

The University’s implementation and conduct of the abovementioned contact tracing of

physical hands-on classes, students’ campus activities, their use of campus infrastructures

and facilities, where relevant, are subject to the latest MOHE instructions, professional

body requirements, safety and health SOPs required by the Government, MOH and the

relevant authorities. Your cooperation in adhering to all the physical distancing procedures

and safety precautionary measures issued by the University is required and very much

appreciated. The SOP for Staff and Students of UTAR can be accessed via:

(https://dccpr.utar.edu.my/COVID-19-News-Announcements.php).

Students who are sick or have symptoms and have registered for physical classes (tutorial /

practical sessions) MUST do the following:

(i) Immediately inform the course lecturers and Faculty / Centre general office regarding your physical condition;

(ii) Request for special consideration and flexibility to join OTL classes, if applicable; (iii) See a medical doctor; (iv) Stay at home until fully recovered; (v) Update your physical condition to the University or Faculty / Centre general office.

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Please note that the conduct of all essential physical hands-on classes and student / club

activities in the University campuses or the use of campus infrastructures and facilities, where

relevant, will follow all the health and safety SOPs as per MOHE and the relevant authorities,

as well as the physical distancing SOPs issued by the University.

Any changes / updates to the above arrangements will be announced from time to time, in

accordance to the latest directives from MOHE, professional bodies and relevant authorities.

Please stay safe and healthy.

Thank You.

Office of the Registrar

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Table 1: Courses that Require Physical Sessions in January 2021 Trimester

(The list of courses in Table 1 is subjected to updates based on the latest announcements by MOHE or

latest requirements by the professional bodies / faculty. For further information, latest update or

enquiry, please check with the respective faculties.)

No. Faculty Programme Course Code and Name 1. FAS Bachelor of Social

Science (Honours)

Guidance and

Counselling

UAPC3034 Mental Health Assessment

UAPC3063 Theory and Practice of Counselling: Postmodernism and Contemporary Approaches

UAPC3013 Creative Approaches in Counselling

UAPC1043 Psychoeducational Group

UAPC2023 Theory and Practice of Counselling: Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches

UAPC2033 Career Guidance and Counselling

UAPC1023 Theory and Practice of Counselling: Psychodynamic and Affective Approaches

UAPC1013 Fundamental Counselling Skills

2. FMHS Bachelor of Medicine

and Bachelor of

Surgery (MBBS)

Year 2

•UMMA2071 Nursing Care, First Aid and

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

•UMMB2042 Basic Clinical Skills

•UMMC2006 Elementary Clinics

Year 3

UMMC3088 Obstetrics and Gynaecology

UMMC3098 Internal medicine

UMMC3058 Paediatrics and Neonatology

UMMC3078 Orthopaedic surgery

UMMC3048 General surgery

Year 4

UMMC4018 Family medicine

UMMC4028 Psychiatry

UMMC4175 Public health and community medicine

UMMC4014 Radiology and nuclear medicine

UMMC4183 Rehabilitation medicine

UMMC4032 Ophthalmology

UMMC4042 Otorhinolaryngology

UMMC4052 Critical care medicine

UMMC4062 Emergency medicine

UMMC4072 Dermatology

UMMC4082 Forensic medicine

Year 5

UMMC5076 Orthopaedic Surgery Year 5

UMMC5048 General Surgery Year 5

UMMC5088 Obstetrics & Gynaecology Year 5

UMMC5058 Paediatrics and Neonatology Year 5

UMMC5092 Anaesthesiology Year 5

UMMC5098 Internal Medicine Year 5

3. FMHS Bachelor of Nursing

(Honours) UMNB3062 Nursing Skills and Practice V

UMNB2083 Nursing Skills and Practice IV

UMNB2043 Nursing Skills and Practice III

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No. Faculty Programme Course Code and Name 4. FMHS Bachelor of

Physiotherapy

(Honours)

UMFA1044 Regional Anatomy of Musculoskeletal System

UMFB1002 Electrotherapy I

UMFB1042 Kinesiotherapy

UMFB1012 Electrotherapy II

UMFB2053 Biomechanics

UMFB2093 Exercise Physiology and Prescription

UMFB2174 Physiotherapy Skills I

UMFB2134 Physiotherapy in Musculoskeletal Conditions I

UMFB2114 Physiotherapy in Cardiopulmonary Conditions I

UMFB2144 Physiotherapy in Musculoskeletal Conditions II

UMFB2154 Physiotherapy Skills II

UMFC2014 Clinical Practice I

UMFB3134 Physiotherapy in Cardiopulmonary Conditions II

UMFB3144 Physiotherapy in Neurological Conditions I

UMFB3153 Physiotherapy Skills II (Old)

UMFC3044 Clinical Practice II

UMFB3164 Physiotherapy in Neurological Conditions II

UMFB3182 Sports Rehabilitation

UMFB3213 Physiotherapy in Geriatrics

UMFB3223 Physiotherapy in Women’s Health

UMFC3054 Clinical Practice III

UMFC4046 Clinical Orthopaedic Posting

UMFC4036 Special Clinical Posting

5. FSc Bachelor of Science

(Honours) Agricultural

Science

UDAA3108 Project


(Honours)

Biochemistry

UDEE3108 Project


(Honours) Biomedical

Science

UDDD3108 Project


(Honours)

Biotechnology

UDBB3108 Project


(Honours) Chemistry

UDEC1134 Chemistry Laboratory I

UDEC2104 Organic Chemistry II

UDEC2124 Applied Spectroscopy

UDEC2134 Main Group Elements, Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry

UDEC3108 Project

UDEC3114 Analytical Chemistry II

UDEC3124 Food Chemistry

UDEC3134 Green Chemistry


(Honours) Dietetics UDDN3108 Project

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No. Faculty Programme Course Code and Name 11. FSc Bachelor of Science

(Honours) Food

Science

UDAF2104 Food Microbiology

UDAF2114 Food Analysis I (Chemical Methods)

UDAF3108 Project


(Honours)

Microbiology

UDBM3108 Project

13. FEGT Bachelor of Science

(Honours) Construction

Management

UGBA2124 Building Technology III

14. FEGT Bachelor of

Engineering (Honours)

Electronic Engineering

UGEA1333 Analogue Electronics

UGEA4918 Project


Technology (Honours)

in Electronic Systems

UGEB2064 Electronic Circuits



Industrial Engineering

UGIA4122 Industrial Laboratory

UGEA4918 Project



Petrochemical

Engineering

UGPA3082 Petrochemical Laboratory I

UGEA4918 Project



Environmental

Engineering

UGEA4918 Project

19. FEGT Master of

Environmental

Technology

MGND29910 Project

MGND15110 Project

20. LKC FES Bachelor of Science

(Honours) Architecture UEBA1116 Architectural Design I

UEBA3126 Architectural Design VI

21. LKC FES Bachelor of


Mechanical

Engineering

UEME1121 Mechanical Workshop Practice

22. LKC FES Bachelor of


Mechatronics

Engineering

UEME1121 Mechanical Workshop Practice

23. LKC FES Master of Architecture

MEAP15618 Advanced Design Studio 2

MEAP26608 Architecture Design Thesis 2

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Table 2: Learning Spaces Available for Use On Campus in January 2021 Trimester

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Faculty / Institute /

Centre / Library

Locations

Venue(s) for OTL Area / Rest Space (Location)

(e.g. lecture room / tutorial room / computer lab / lobby space /

concourse area)

Kampar Campus

1 CFS-KPR B103A, B103B, DDK2, DDK3

2 FAS P006, P007

3 FBF H001-H018

4 FEGT E109, E111

5 FICT N102, N103

6 FSc B214, D215

7 ICS LDK 3, LDK 4

8 Library UTAR Main Library

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Computer Laboratory

P001, B202, B205 (Internet Lab);

B201A, B201B, B204, B206, B207, H209, H210, H213,

H214 (Practical Lab 9)

10 University Hall Heritage Hall

Sungai Long Campus

1 CFS-SL KB104 and KB Level 9 Concourse Areas

2 FAM KA805, North and South Lobby

3

FCI

KB705, KB706, KB707, KB708, KB713 (Mac Lab)

KB Level 7 and 9 Concourse Areas

4 FMHS KA Level M, 1, 2, and 4 Lobby

5 LKC FES KB207 and Level 8 Concourse Area

6 Library UTAR Mary KUOK Pick Hoo Library

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Computer Laboratory

KA402, KA403, KA404 (Internet/Teaching Lab);

KA405, KA411, KA412 (Internet Lab);

KA406, KA407, KA409, KA413 (Practical Lab)

8 KB Common Areas KB Level 1, 3 and 10 Concourse Areas

9 University Hall Multipurpose Hall (KB005)

Learning Space with signage displayed at the main entrance is suitable for OTL and self-

study.

Seats are on a first-come-first-served basis, with priority given to students who attend OTL.

The list of venues available on weekdays is subjected to change/update by the faculties and university from time to time.

Learning Spaces including the libraries are equipped with proper seating arrangements, WiFi access for students to use own device to attend OTL lectures at their convenience.

Students can use these Learning Spaces as waiting / resting places or conduct self-study during the change-over between classes conducted via physical mode and OTL mode in

the January 2021 Trimester.

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Appendix A: Guidelines on hi-hive App

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Appendix B: Sample LOCATION QR Code

LOCATION QR Code

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