IPS1501/101/0/2024

Tutorial Letter 101/0/2024

Introduction to Personal and Social

Wellbeing

IPS1501

Year Module

Department of Psychology of Education

This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.

Please register on myUnisa, activate your myLife e-mail account and make sure that
you have regular access to the module’s website on myUnisa, IPS1501-24-Y

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1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ..................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Purpose........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Outcomes..................................................................................................................................... 6
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION .......................................................................................... 7
4 LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS....................................................................................... 7
4.1 Lecturer ........................................................................................................................................ 7
4.2 Department .................................................................................................................................. 8
4.3 University ..................................................................................................................................... 8
5 RESOURCES .............................................................................................................................. 8
5.1 Prescribed books ......................................................................................................................... 8
5.2 Recommended books .................................................................................................................. 9
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ................................................................................................... 9
5.4 Library services and resources information .................................................................................. 9
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ..............................................................................................10
6.1 The Unisa First-Year Experience Programme .............................................................................11
7 STUDY PLAN .............................................................................................................................13
8 PRACTICAL WORK ...................................................................................................................14
9 ASSESSMENT ...........................................................................................................................14
9.1 Assessment criteria .....................................................................................................................14
9.2 Assessment plan .........................................................................................................................14
9.3 Assessment due dates ................................................................................................................16
9.4 Submission of assessments ........................................................................................................16
9.4.1 Type of assessments and descriptions ........................................................................................17
9.5 The assessments ........................................................................................................................19
9.6 Other assessment methods.........................................................................................................19
9.7 The examination..........................................................................................................................19
10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY .........................................................................................................19
10.1 Plagiarism ...................................................................................................................................19
10.2 Cheating......................................................................................................................................21
11 STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ..................................................................................22
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .........................................................................................22
13 IN CLOSING ...............................................................................................................................23

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1 INTRODUCTION

Dear Student

Welcome to the module Introduction to Personal and Social Wellbeing, IPS1501.

Unisa is a comprehensive open distance e-learning (CODeL) higher education institution. The
comprehensiveness of our curricula encapsulates a range of offerings, from strictly vocational
to strictly academic certificates, diplomas and degrees. Unisa’s “openness” and its distance
e-learning character result in many students registering at Unisa who may not have had an
opportunity to enrol in higher education. Our CODeL character implies that our programmes
are carefully planned and structured to ensure success for students ranging from the under-
prepared but with potential to the sufficiently prepared.

Teaching and learning in a CODeL context involves multiple modes of delivery ranging from
blended learning to fully online learning. As a default position, all postgraduate programmes
are offered fully online with no printed study material, while undergraduate programmes are
offered in a blended mode of delivery where printed study material is augmented with online
teaching and learning via the learner management system – myUnisa. In some instances,
undergraduate programmes are offered fully online as well.

Furthermore, our programmes are aligned with the vision, mission and values of the
University. Unisa is committed to serving humanity and shaping futures and has a clear
appreciation of our location on the African continent.

Unisa's graduates have the following distinctive graduate qualities:

• They are independent, resilient, responsible and caring citizens who are able to fulfil
and serve in multiple roles in their immediate and future local, national and global
communities.
• They have a critical understanding of their location on the African continent with its
histories, challenges and potential in relation to globally diverse contexts.

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• They have the ability to critically analyse and evaluate the credibility and usefulness of
information and data from multiple sources in a globalised world with its ever-increasing
information and data flows and competing worldviews.
• They know how to apply their discipline-specific knowledges competently, ethically and
creatively to solve real-life problems.
• They have an awareness of their own learning and developmental needs and future
potential.

The module Introduction to Personal and Social Wellbeing – IPS1501, is a blended module.
However, whether a module is offered either as blended (meaning that we use a combination
of printed and online material to engage with you) or online (all information is available via the
internet), we use myUnisa as our virtual campus. This is an online system that is used to
administer, document and deliver educational material to you and support engagement with
you. Look out for information from your lecturer as well as other Unisa platforms to determine
how to access the virtual myUnisa module site. Information on the tools that will be available
to engage with the lecturer and fellow students to support your learning will also be
communicated via various platforms. This tutorial letter is intended to offer you some guidance
in this regard.

This module will focus mainly on the study area, Personal and Social Wellbeing, as described
in the South African Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) document. You
will be introduced to teaching methods and assessments that are appropriate for the school
subject, life skills, and you will apply these within diverse teaching and learning contexts. The
life skills subject content knowledge, theory and methodology that you will gain will enable
you to be competent and professionally responsible when teaching the subject. Lastly, in
this module you will be introduced to good ethical practices for life skills teachers.

We are delighted to have you as a student and trust that you will find your studies interesting
and informative. We will do our best to help you succeed in your study of this module. You
will be well on your way to success if you start studying early in the year and resolve to do
your assessments properly.

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You are encouraged to log into the module site on myUnisa regularly (i.e. at least twice per
week). Even though this is a blended module, you will need to use myUnisa to study and
complete the learning activities for this module. Visit the website for IPS1501 on myUnisa
frequently. The website for your module is Ips1501-24-Y.

We hope that you will enjoy this module and we wish you all the best.

STUDENT GUIDELINES FOR CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT MODULES

Kindly note that this module uses continuous assessment. This means your final mark
will be composed of multiple formative assessments during the tuition period. You will not
be required to complete a summative assessment such as a take-home examination,
multiple-choice questions or a portfolio at the end of the tuition period for an examination
mark. The series of formative assessments will have different or equal weights adding up
to 100% of your final mark. The lecturer could use different types of assessments during
the tuition period.

Continuous assessment is proven to enhance the learning process by improving student

success and graduateness. Hence, it will be in your own interest to submit all the
assessments before or on the due date. If you missed a submission opportunity, you will
have a one-off opportunity at the end of the tuition period to make up for the missed
submission opportunity, or to improve your final mark. This opportunity is referred to as
the contingency or elective assessment; and you have to apply in writing to your lecturer
for admission to this assessment before or on 31 October for undergraduate modules
and before or on 31 January for postgraduate modules. To qualify for the one-off
contingency opportunity, the following criteria apply:
• The one-off contingency assessment must still be available.
• The year marks to qualify for a mark upgrade, using the contingency assessment,
must fall within the following range: between 40% and 49% for undergraduate
modules.

Please note that continuous assessment modules will not qualify for
aegrotat/supplementary examinations and/or FI concessions. Resubmission of
assessments after the due date will not be allowed. If you have missed a submission
opportunity, you have to apply for a one-off contingency assessment.

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2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES

2.1 Purpose

Students who have completed this module successfully will be introduced to the fundamental
principles of life skills. Students will gain the necessary knowledge and skills regarding the
different topics to be included in the life skills teaching plan to promote personal and social
wellbeing, teaching methods and the assessment of life skills within diverse teaching and
learning contexts. Graduates are equipped with the required subject content knowledge
base, theory and methodology that will help them to demonstrate competence and
responsibility as academically and professionally qualified beginner teachers. Students’
theoretical understanding is enriched by contextualising different theoretical frameworks,
observing human rights and taking African philosophies or indigenous knowledge systems
into consideration.

2.2 Outcomes

For this module, you have to master the following outcomes:

Specific outcomes and assessment criteria for IPS1501

Specific outcomes Assessment criteria

- Discuss the body of knowledge informing

the teaching of Life Skills: Personal and Social
Explore multiple sources of Wellbeing in the Intermediate Phase.
knowledge relevant to
teaching life skills,
- Identify multiple sources of knowledge relevant to
specifically personal and
teaching life skills, specifically personal and social
social wellbeing in the
wellbeing in the Intermediate Phase.
Intermediate Phase.

- Identify additional resources relevant to

Identify aspects of the
the prescribed curriculum for Life Skills: Personal
prescribed curriculum
and Social Wellbeing in the Intermediate Phase.
relevant to the Intermediate
Phase teaching of Life
Skills: Personal and Social - Describe the selection process of material and

Wellbeing, within diverse teach life skills from an African perspective within
a diverse teaching and learning environment.
teaching and learning
environments.

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- Outline sound and creative teaching

methods in and outside the classroom, using a
variety of resources.
Apply innovative teaching
methods and work within
- Identify and apply ubuntu principles and work
ethical boundaries as
within a positive psychology and bio-ecological
teachers facilitating Life
framework.
Skills: Personal and Social
Wellbeing by focusing on
positive psychology. - Discuss human rights and environmental and
social justice as well as ethical boundaries for
teachers.

3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION

Unisa has implemented a transformation charter, in terms of which the University has placed
curriculum transformation high on the teaching and learning agenda. Curriculum
transformation includes student-centred scholarship; the pedagogical renewal of teaching
and assessment practices; the scholarship of teaching and learning; and the infusion of
African epistemologies and philosophies. All these will be phased in at programme and
module level; and, as a result of this, you will notice a marked change in the teaching and
learning strategy implemented by Unisa, together with the way in which the content is
conceptualised in your modules. We encourage you to embrace these changes during your
studies at Unisa in a responsive way within the framework of transformation.

4 LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS

4.1 Lecturer(s)

Details of the primary lecturer for this module will be made available in January 2024.

The contact details for secondary lecturers will be found on the module site.

If you are unable to reach us by phone, please send us an e-mail, since we are not always
available to answer phone calls. E-mail is the preferred form of communication and the
best way of keeping a record of communication.

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When contacting a lecturer via e-mail, please include the module code and your student
number in the subject line to enable the lecturer to help you more effectively.

We will only respond to e-mails from Unisa myLife e-mail accounts.

4.2 Department

If you cannot get hold of your lecturers, please leave a message with the secretary of the
Department of Psychology of Education. Clearly state your name, student number and your
contact details.

Secretary: Mrs K Setlhare

Telephone number: 012 429 4900

E-mail address: DPsyEd@unisa.ac.za

4.3 University

The contact addresses of the various administrative departments appear on the Unisa
website: http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Contact-us/Student-enquiries.

Please include your student number in all correspondence.

5 RESOURCES

5.1 Prescribed books

There is no prescribed book for this module. The study guide is the only prescribed source
for this module. Required reading material and documents will be provided as additional
resources on the module site.

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5.2 Recommended books

There are no recommended books for this module. Please look out for extra resources to
enrich your learning experience of the module on the myUnisa module site during the course
of the academic year.

5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)

There are no e-reserves for this module since additional learning material is freely available
on the internet. Links to such documents will be provided under Additional Resources on
the module site.

5.4 Library services and resources information

The Unisa Library offers a range of information services and resources:

• Brief information:
https://www.unisa.ac.za/library/libatglance
• More detailed library information: http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library
• Research support and services (the services offered by personal librarians and the
request a literature search service offered by the information search librarians):
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-services/Research-
support
• Library training for undergraduate students:
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-services/Training

The Library has created numerous library guides, available at http://libguides.unisa.ac.za

Recommended guides:

• Requesting and finding library material/downloading recommended material:

http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/request
• Postgraduate information services:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/postgrad
• Finding and using library resources and tools:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/Research_skills
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• Frequently asked questions about the library:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/ask
• Services to students living with disabilities:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/disability
• A–Z of library databases:
https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/az.php

Important contact information:

• Ask a librarian:
https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/ask
• Technical problems encountered in accessing library online services:
Lib-help@unisa.ac.za
• General library-related queries:
Library-enquiries@unisa.ac.za
• Queries related to library fines and payments:
Library-fines@unisa.ac.za
• Social media channels:
Facebook: UnisaLibrary
Twitter: @UnisaLibrary

6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

The Study @ Unisa brochure is available on myUnisa: www.unisa.ac.za/brochures/studies

This brochure contains important information and guidelines for successful studies through
Unisa.

If you need assistance with the myModules system, you are welcome to use the following
contact details:

• Toll-free landline: 0800 00 1870 (select option 07 for myModules)

• E-mail: mymodules22@unisa.ac.za or myUnisaHelp@unisa.ac.za

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You can access and view short videos on topics such as how to view your calendar, how to
access module content, how to view announcements for modules, how to submit
assessments, and how to participate in forum activities via the following link:

https://dtls-qa.unisa.ac.za/course/view.php?id=32130

Registered Unisa students get a free myLife e-mail account. Important information,
notices and updates are sent exclusively to this account. Please note that it can
take up to 24 hours for your account to be activated after you have claimed it. Please
do this immediately after registering at Unisa, by following this link:
myLifeHelp@unisa.ac.za

Your myLife account is the only e-mail account recognised by Unisa for official
correspondence with the University and will remain the official primary e-mail address
on record at Unisa. You remain responsible for managing this e-mail account.

6.1 The Unisa First-Year Experience Programme

Many students find the transition from school education to tertiary education stressful. This is
also true in the case of students enrolling at Unisa for the first time. Unisa is a dedicated open
distance and e-learning institution, and it is very different from face-to-face/contact
institutions. It is a mega university, and all our programmes are offered through either blended
learning or fully online learning. It is for this reason that we thought it necessary to offer first-
time students additional/extended support to help them seamlessly navigate the Unisa
teaching and learning journey with little difficulty and few barriers. We therefore offer a
specialised student support programme to students enrolling at Unisa for the first time –
Unisa’s First-Year Experience (FYE) Programme, designed to provide you with prompt and
helpful information about the services the institution offers and how you can access
information. The following FYE services are currently offered:

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 FYE website E-mail support
www.unisa.ac.za/FYE fye@unisa.ac.za

FYE1500
myUnisa
Post-registration Study skills
orientation Academic and digital
Referrals to other
support services literacies
Counselling
Reading and
writing workshops

To ensure that you do not miss out on important academic and support communication
from the Student Retention Unit, please check your myLife inbox regularly.

• FYE website: All the guides and resources you need to navigate through your first year
at Unisa can be accessed using the following link: www.unisa.ac.za/FYE

• FYE e-mails: You will receive regular e-mails to help you stay focused and motivated.

• FYE broadcasts: You will receive e-mails with links to broadcasts on various topics
related to your first-year studies (e.g. videos on how to submit assessments online).

• FYE mailbox: For assistance with queries related to your first year of study, send an e-
mail to fye@unisa.ac.za.

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7 STUDY PLAN
The following is a study plan and breakdown of the formal assessment activities as they
become due during the year:
Period Activity

January 2024 to March 2024 • Familiarise yourself with all the study
material by scanning through the study guide
and additional resources provided.

April 2024 • Start with your multiple-choice questions

(MCQs) for Assessment 1 (Quiz) by reading
through all your study material and the
internet resources mentioned in the study
guide.
May 2024 • Complete and submit Assessment 1 (Quiz)

Familiarise yourself with the content of

lessons 1, 2 and 3 in your study guide and with
Assessment 2 on your module site.
June 2024 • Complete and submit Assessment 2
(written).
Start with your multiple-choice questions
(MCQs) for Assessment 3 (Quiz) by reading
through all your study material and the
internet resources mentioned in the study
guide.
July 2024 • Complete and submit Assessment 3 (Quiz).

Familiarise yourself with the content of

lessons 4,5 and 6 in your study guide and with
Assessment 4 on your module site.
August to September 2024 • Complete and submit Assessment 4.

October 2024 • Complete and submit Assessment 5 only if

you have been granted permission to do so, in

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Continuous Assessment. Please note that
Assessment 5 cannot replace Assessment 1.

8 PRACTICAL WORK
There is no practical work required for assessment in this module.

9 ASSESSMENT
9.1 Assessment criteria
Assessments are regarded as part of the learning material for this module. While doing the
assessment; studying the study material; consulting other resources; discussing the work with
fellow students or tutors; or doing research, you are actively engaged in learning. Looking at
the assessment criteria given for each assessment, will help you understand what is required
of you more clearly.

Refer to the outcomes (section 2.2 of this tutorial letter) for the assessment criteria for this
module.

9.2 Assessment plan

The assessment will only consist of formative assessments (continuous assessment). This
module follows an online continuous assessment approach. In continuous assessment, the
principles of a participation mark and a final examination mark are not used. This means that
there will be several compulsory formative assessments throughout the year to assess
students’ ongoing progress with the attainment of outcomes of this module. There will be no
single final summative assessment (examination).

The rationale for continuous assessment is to ensure that students work consistently. The
continuous assessment model provides early indicators of student performance with built-in
measures of feedback and support to guide students towards mastering specific areas within
the module. The aim is to foster critical awareness and reflection by students to enable them
to take responsibility for their learning and monitor their own progress. Continuous
assessment provides regular progress updates to students through lecturer feedback.

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Assessment tasks are designed to scaffold student learning. Scaffolding means that each
task builds on preceding tasks/learning to enhance understanding and integrate learning.
This will allow the lecturer and students to identify and close learning gaps. This means that
there will be no additional supplementary opportunity once marks have been finalised.

There will be four compulsory formative assessments (Assessments 1, 2, 3 and 4), each
contributing 25% towards the promotion mark. If you have failed to submit Assessments 2, 3
or 4, you will be allowed to submit Assessment 5 as a contingency assessment. You will have
to apply in writing to your lecturer for admission to Assessment 5. Please note that
Assessment 1 cannot be replaced by Assessment 5.
• All information about when and where to submit your assessments will be made
available to you via the myModules site for your module.
• The following assessments contribute to the final mark as follows:

Number of formative Percentage

Type of assessment
assessments towards the
Assessment 1 promotion mark
Mandatory and
cannot be Multiple-choice question-
25%
substituted by any based assessment (quiz)
one of the other four
assessments.
Assessment 2 Written assessment (short,
essay and discussion-type 25%
questions)
Assessment 3
Multiple Choice Question
25%
based assessment (Quiz)

Assessment 4 Written assessment (short,

essay and discussion-type 25%
questions)

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 Assessment 5 Written assessment (short,
(Contingency – must essay and discussion-type 25%
be applied for) questions)

9.3 Assessment due dates

• There are no assessment due dates included in this tutorial letter.
• Assessment due dates will be made available to you on the myUnisa learning
management system (LMS) landing page for this module. We envisage that the due
dates will be available to you on registration.
• Note that all assessments will be online only. No marksheets will be accepted. All
assessments will be released in a staggered manner. The submission dates are spread
to allow for timeous feedback after each assessment. All feedback will also be released
online. Use the feedback to strengthen your next submissions.
• Please start working on your assessments as soon as you have registered for the
module.
• Log onto the myUnisa site for this module to obtain more information on the due dates
for the submission of the assessments.

9.4 Submission of assessments

• The myUnisa platform will offer students access to the myModules site, where learning
material will be available online and where assessments should be completed. This is
an online system that is used to administer, document and deliver educational material
to students and support engagement between academics and students.

• The myUnisa platform can be accessed via https://my.unisa.ac.za. Click on the

myModules 2024 button to access the online sites for the modules you are registered
for.

• The University undertakes to communicate clearly and as frequently as necessary to

ensure that you obtain the greatest benefit from using myUnisa. Please access the
announcements on your myModules site regularly, as this is where your lecturer will
post important information to be shared with you.

• When accessing the myModules site of the module(s) you are registered for, you will
see a welcome message posted by your lecturer. Below the welcome message you will
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see the assessment shells for the assessments you need to complete. Assessments
may be multiple-choice questions, tests, written assessments, forum discussions, and
so forth. All the assessments must be completed in the assessment shells available on
the respective module platforms.

• To complete quiz assessments, please log onto the module site where you need to
complete the assessment. Click on the relevant assessment shell (Assessment 1,
Assessment 2, etc.). There will be a date on which the assessment will open for you.
When the assessment is open, access the quiz online and complete it within the time
available to you. Quiz assessment questions are not included in this tutorial letter
(Tutorial Letter 101) and are only made available online. You must therefore access the
quiz online and complete it online where it has been created.

• It is not advisable to use a cellphone to complete the quiz. Please use a desktop
computer, tablet or laptop when completing the quiz. Students who use a cellphone find
it difficult to use the Online Assessment tool on the small screen and often struggle to
navigate between questions and successfully complete the quizzes. In addition,
cellphones are more vulnerable to dropped internet connections than other devices. If
at all possible, please do not use a cellphone for this assessment type.

• Please note the due date by which written assessments must be submitted. Ensure that
you follow the guidelines given by your lecturer to complete the assessments. Click on
the submission button on the relevant assessment shell on myModules. You will then
be able to upload your written assessment on the myModules site of the modules you
are registered for. Before finalising the upload, double-check that you have selected the
correct file for upload. Remember, no marks can be allocated for incorrectly submitted
assessments.

9.4.1 Types of assessments and descriptions

All assessments are defined as either optional, mandatory, compulsory or elective.
• Elective assessments
o If not submitted, the student gets no mark for this item.
o The best of the required submissions will count.
• Mandatory assessments
o If not submitted, the student gets no mark for this item.
• Compulsory assessments
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• Optional assessments
o You are encouraged as a student to do optional assessments to benefit your learning.

I. Elective assessments
• The student is given a choice of which assessments within an identified group to submit,
only the best result(s), the number of which is specified in advance, will contribute
towards the year mark.
• Elective assessments must also be grouped into an elective group.
• For the student to select which assessment to submit, the elective assessments must
be grouped together. For such an elective group, relevant information must be provided
to the student, such as how many of the assessments must be submitted and how many
of the assessment marks should be combined into the year mark.
• The selection criteria define how marks received for assessments in an elective group
are to be combined into the year mark. Three different criteria may be used for
calculating the year mark:
o The best mark should be used.
o Alternatively, if the student submits fewer than the required number of
assessments per group or no assessment in a group, a mark of 0% will be used.
o 0% is awarded to all non-submitted or unmarked assessments. A best mark is then
calculated from all items.

II. Mandatory assessments

• They contribute to the year mark.
• If a student fails to submit a mandatory assessment, no mark is awarded and the year
mark is calculated accordingly. The student will therefore forfeit the marks attached to
this assessment when the final mark for the module is calculated.

III. Compulsory assessment

• When not submitted, the student will fail a continuous assessment module but will be
shown as absent from the examination in the case of other modules.

IV. Optional assessments

• You are encouraged as a student to do optional assessments to benefit your learning.

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9.5 The assessments

As indicated in section 9.2, you need to complete FOUR (4) assessments for this module.
There are no assessments included in this tutorial letter. Assessments and due dates
will be made available to you on myModules for this module. We envisage that the due dates
will be available to you on registration.

9.6 Other assessment methods

This module uses continuous assessment. There are no other assessment methods for this
module.

9.7 The examination

There will be no examination at the end of the tuition period. Multiple formative assessments
throughout the tuition period contribute to the final mark. It is important that you complete and
do well in each of the assessments you need to complete for this module.

10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
10.1 Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of taking the words, ideas and thoughts of others and presenting them
as your own. It is a form of theft. Plagiarism includes the following forms of academic
dishonesty:
• copying and pasting from any source without acknowledging the source
• not including references or deliberately inserting incorrect bibliographic information
• paraphrasing without acknowledging the original source of the information

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 STUDENT DECLARATION OF ACADEMIC HONESTY FORM
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

You need to include a completed and signed copy of this form when you
submit all your assessments for this module. Assessments without the form
will be cancelled and returned unmarked

The Department of Psychology of Education places specific emphasis on integrity and

ethical behaviour with regard to the preparation of all written work submitted for academic
assessment.

Although your lecturers can provide you with information about reference techniques and
guidelines to avoid plagiarism, you also have a responsibility to fulfil in this regard. Should
you at any time feel unsure about the requirements, you must consult your lecturers before
you submit any assessment.

You are guilty of plagiarism when you extract information from a book, article, web page or
fellow student without acknowledging the source and submit it as your own work. In truth, you
are stealing someone else’s property. You may not use another student’s work. You may not
allow anyone to copy or use your work with the intention to submit it as his/her own.

Students who are guilty of plagiarism will forfeit all credit for the work concerned. Plagiarism
is a serious violation of the University’s regulations and may lead to expulsion.

The under-mentioned declaration must accompany written assessments. Your assessment

will be cancelled and returned unmarked if you do not include a fully completed and signed
declaration form.

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I (full names): …………………………………………………………………………………

Student number: …………………… Module code: …………………

Declare that…

1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University’s policy in this
regard.

2. I declare that this assessment is my own, original work. Where I used someone else’s
work, whether a printed source, the internet or any other source, I give the proper
acknowledgement and include a complete reference list.

3. I did not use another current or previous student’s work, submitting it as my own.

4. I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of
submitting it as his or her own work.

Signature ………………………… Date: …………………………..

10.2 Cheating

Cheating includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• completing assessments on behalf of another student, copying the work of another

student during an assessment, or allowing another student to copy your work

• using social media (WhatsApp, Telegram) or other platforms to disseminate assessment

information

• submitting corrupt or irrelevant files as per examination guidelines

• buying completed answers from so-called “tutors” or internet sites (contract cheating)

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For more information about plagiarism, follow the link below:

https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Study-@-Unisa/Student-values-and-rules

11 STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES

The Advocacy and Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities (ARCSWiD) provides an
opportunity for staff to interact with first-time and returning students with disabilities.

If you are a student with a disability and would like additional support or need additional time
for assessments, you are invited to contact the lecturer of this module to discuss the
assistance that you need.

12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The following frequently asked questions (FAQs) may assist you. Visit the module site for
IPS1501 for more FAQs.

FAQ 1: Will I write an examination in this module?

There is no examination in this module. A system of continuous assessment is followed,

whereby you have to submit four assessments. A final mark of 50% is required to pass the
module.

FAQ 2: Where will I find my assessments?

Assessment 1, the quiz, will be available for completion on the module site. Assessments 2,
3, 4 and 5 will be available on the module site in Tutorial Letter 102. Completed assessments
should be uploaded in portable document format (PDF) on the module site for marking.

FAQ 3: May I submit a hardcopy assessment?

You are required to submit all the assessments, including the multiple-choice assessment,
online. No posted assessments will be accepted. You will receive instructions online on how
to submit the assessments online in 2024. Do not submit your assessments to your lecturer

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by e-mail as they will not be accepted. The Assessments Section must capture and register
the assessments received via online submission before sending them to the lecturers for
marking.

FAQ 4: How should I reference the study guide and other sources for this module?

In your written assessments you will be required to use the study guide as a source to answer
the questions, for example by explaining concepts in your own words. Do not copy from the
study guide or any sources, including the internet, without citing the source. When citing a
source, write the full bibliographic particulars at the end of your assessment. Use the Harvard
referencing method.

Your study guide is also a source. As the study guide consists of written course material and
is not published, the bibliographic details are as follows:

Department of Psychology of Education. 2020. Introduction to personal and social wellbeing,

IPS1501 Lesson 4: Underlying theoretical frameworks, University of South Africa: Author.

NB: “Author” at the end means that the publisher is the same as the author.

Use an abbreviation for the Department of Psychology of Education in the text, namely: The
well-being of children depends mainly on their environment (DPsyEd 2020:25).

13 IN CLOSING

Do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail if you are experiencing problems with the content of
this tutorial letter or with any academic aspect of the module.

As the lecturers of IPS1501, we wish you a fascinating and satisfying journey through the
learning material and trust that you will complete the module successfully.

Enjoy the journey!

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