DIT Academic Calendar Session 2012/2013

(The Academic Year comprises 2 Semesters of 15 weeks during which student learning and assessment takes place.)

SEMESTER 1
September 2012 03/09/12 10/09/12 17/09/12 24/09/12 October 2012 01/10/12 08/10/12 15/10/12 22/10/12 29/10/12 November 2012 05/11/12 12/11/12 19/11/12 26/11/12 December 2012 03/12/12 10/12/12 17/12/12 24/12/12 31/12/12 07/01/13 14/01/13 21/01/13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Christmas Christmas Christmas 14 15 Session commences 1st Years commence including Orientation, Induction Teaching commences for 2nd & subsequent years 15 Weeks to Include: 12 Lecture Weeks +1 Review Week +Assessment Review Week (unless otherwise arranged)*

Review week to be used either for revision, reading, field visits, lectures, interim tests, formative assessment feedback etc. To be applied in Week 7 except where otherwise arranged

January 2013

Exams commence and marking commences Module Boards Student Feedback and Appeals Choice of Options and Electives for 2nd Semester

SEMESTER 2
February 2013 28/01/13 04/02/13 11/02/13 18/02/13 25/02/13 04/03/13 11/03/13 18/03/13 25/03/13 01/04/13 08/04/13 15/04/13 22/04/13 29/04/13 06/05/13 13/05/13 20/05/13 27/05/13 06/06/13 10/06/13 17/06/13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Easter Easter 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Teaching commences 15 Weeks to Include: 12 Lecture Weeks +1 Review Week +Assessment Review Week (unless otherwise arranged)*
Review week to be used either for revision, reading, field visits, lectures, interim tests, formative assessment feedback etc. To be applied in Week 13 except where otherwise arranged.

March 2013

April 2013

May 2013

Exams commence and marking commences Module Boards and Progression and Award Boards Student Feedback and Appeals

June 2013

(Dates for Apprenticeship and Failte Eireann Programmes differ from the above, details can be obtained from the relevant Schools.)

*Review Week
It has been agreed that there will be an Institute-wide Review Week (to be set by the Institute) in each Semester. There is a right to seek a derogation for an individual programme. The derogation case to be presented by the relevant Programme Committee to the Head of School responsible for the programme and the College Director who together will make the final decision. It is suggested that Programme Committees should endeavour to agree their approach to the Review Week in a timely manner to allow decisions to be communicated to both staff and students before the start of the Semester in which a Review Week occurs.