OTE2601/101/0/2024

Tutorial Letter 101/0/2024

Orientation to Teaching Economic

and Management Issues

OTE2601

Year Module

Department: Curriculum & Instructional Studies

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please register on myUnisa, activate your myLife e-mail account and
make sure that you have regular access to the myUnisa module
website, OTE2601-24-Y, as well as your group website.

Note: This is a fully online module. It is, therefore, only available on myUnisa.

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 CONTENTS

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1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4
2 MODULE OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 5
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ........................................................................................... 6
4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 6
4.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 University Contact address ........................................................................................................... 6
5 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 6
5.1 Prescribed book(s) ........................................................................................................................ 6
5.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................. 7
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ................................................................................................ 7
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 8
6.1 First-Year Experience Programme ................................................................................................ 9
7. STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................. 10
8 HOW TO STUDY ONLINE .......................................................................................................... 10
8.1 All information is available via the internet, we use myUnisa as our virtual campus. ................... 10
9. ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 11
9.1 Assessment criteria..................................................................................................................... 11
9.2 Assessment plan ........................................................................................................................ 11
9.3 Assessment due dates ................................................................................................................ 11
9.4 Submission of assessments ........................................................................................................ 12
9.4.1 Types of assignments and descriptions ...................................................................................... 13
9.5 The assessments ........................................................................................................................ 13
9.6 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................ 13
9.7 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 13
9.7.1 Invigilation/proctoring .................................................................................................................. 13
10. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ........................................................................................................ 14
10.1 Plagiarism ................................................................................................................................... 14
10.2 Cheating ..................................................................................................................................... 15
10.3 For more information about plagiarism, follow the link below: ..................................................... 15
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11. STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES .................................................................................. 15

12. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 15
13. SOURCES CONSULTED ........................................................................................................... 15
14. IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 16
15. ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 17

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1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student

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 eLearning 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. As a default position, all post graduate programmes are
offered fully online with no printed study materials, while undergraduate programmes are
offered in a blended mode of delivery where printed study materials are 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's commitment to serve humanity and shape futures combined with a clear
appreciation of our location on the African continent, means that Unisa's graduates have
distinctive graduate qualities which include

• 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

• having a critical understanding of their location on the African continent with its
histories, challenges and potential in relation to globally diverse contexts

• 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

• how to apply their discipline-specific knowledges competently, ethically and creatively

to solve real-life problems

• an awareness of their own learning and developmental needs and future potential

This is an online module. 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.

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You are encouraged to log into the module site on myUnisa regularly (that is, at least twice per
week), OTE2601-24-Y.

Because this is a fully online module, you will need to use myUnisa to study and complete the
learning activities for this module. Visit the website for OTE2601 on myUnisa frequently:
OTE2601-24-Y We wish you every success with your studies!

2 MODULE OVERVIEW
2.1 Purpose

Students who have completed this module successfully will be able to …

• Link Economic and Management Sciences to real-life situations.

• gain a better understanding of how learners learn about Economic and Management
Sciences.
• apply the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) in
the Economic and Management Sciences learning area, as prescribed by the National
Curriculum Statement.
• understand how to teach Economic and Management Sciences within the CAPS
framework.
• Use some fresh and exciting principles in their current teaching practice.

2.2 Outcomes

For this module, you will have to master several outcomes:

• Specific outcome 1: Impart knowledge of the South African economy and the role
of the individual in the economy to learners.

• Specific outcome 2: Prepare learners for the economic world.

• Specific outcome 3: Demonstrate specific knowledge and skills in the field of

financial accounting.

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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 of these will be phased in at both programme and module levels, 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(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS

4.1 Lecturer(s)

The primary lecturer for this module is Prof. MW Lumadi:

Department: Curriculum & Instructional Studies
Telephone: 012 429 4033 (between 07:45 and 16:00 only)
(Monday-Friday, NOT on public holidays or weekends)
E-mail: [email protected]

4.2 Department

You can contact the Department of Curriculum Studies as follows:

Telephone number: 012 429 6861

E-mail: [email protected]

4.3 University Contact address

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 book(s)

There is no prescribed textbook for OTE2601. This means that you do not have to buy
any additional books for this module. You need to use your study guide, the tutorial
letters and any other relevant material.

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5.2 Recommended book(s)

Any relevant book on Economic and Management Sciences

Recommended books can be requested online, via the Library catalogue.

5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)

Not applicable.

E-reserves can be downloaded from the library webpage. Find e-reserves. More information is
available at: http://oasis.unisa.ac.za/search/r

5.4 Library services and resources

The Unisa Library offers a range of information services and resources. The library has created
numerous library guides, available at http://libguides.unisa.ac.za

Recommended guides:

• For brief information on the library, go to https://www.unisa.ac.za/library/libatglance

• For more detailed library information, go to
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library
• Frequently Asked Questions,
visit https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Frequently-Asked-Questions
• For research support and services such as the Personal Librarian service, the Information
Search, and the Librarian's Literature Search Request (on your research topic) service,
visit http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-services/Research-
support.
• For library training for undergraduate students, visit
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-services/Training
• Lending Services https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-
services/Lending-services
• Services for Postgraduate students -
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Services-for-Postgraduates
• Support and Services for students with disabilities -
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Services-for-students-with-special-
needs
• Library Technology Support -https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/techsupport
• Finding and using library resources and tools -http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/Research_skills
• A–Z list of library databases – https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/az.php

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 Important contact information:
• Technical problems encountered in accessing library online services:
[email protected]
• General library-related queries: [email protected]
• Queries related to library fines and payments: [email protected]
• Interlibrary loan service for postgraduate students: [email protected]
• Literature Search Service: [email protected]
• Social media channels: Facebook: UnisaLibrary and 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 regard to 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: [email protected] or [email protected]

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 assessment
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: [email protected]

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 the management of this e-mail account.

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6.1 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 –
this is Unisa’s First-Year Experience (FYE) Programme, designed to provide you with prompt and helpful
information about services that the institution offers and how you can access information. The following
FYE services are currently offered:

FYE Website Email Support

www.unisa.ac.za/FYE [email protected]

FYE1500
Post
myUnisa; Study
Registration
Referrals to Skills; Academic &
Orientation Digital Literacies;
other support
services i.e. etc
Counselling;
Reading & Writing
workshops

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

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7. STUDY PLAN

The brochure, Study@unisa, contains valuable information on where to begin with your studies.
I suggest that you write down the closing dates for all the assignments you have to submit this
year and compile a study schedule for each module according to the due dates. You can use
the following as a guideline for planning your studies for OTE2601.

Period Activity

January Familiarise yourself with the study material by scanning

through the study guide.

Introduce yourself to your lecturer and your fellow

students on the discussion forum on myUnisa.

February Remember to take part in the discussion forum on

myUnisa at least once a month.

March Start working on Assignment 01. The purpose of this

assignment is to take you systematically through the
study guide. Read the study guide – do not just look for
the answers to the questions!

April Remember to take part in the discussion forum on

myUnisa at least once a month.

April Do and submit Assignment 01 on or before the due date

May Prepare for assignment 02.

June Seek clarity where there is a need

July Do and submit Assignment 02 on or before the due date.

August We suggest that you contact your fellow students via

myUnisa.

September Prepare for examinations

October/November Write examinations

8 HOW TO STUDY ONLINE

8.1 All information is available via the internet, we use myUnisa as our virtual campus.

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9. ASSESSMENT
9.1 Assessment criteria

The assessment criteria for Orientation to Teaching EMS (OTE2601) are as follows:

• Observing socio-cultural factors that may influence the teaching of EMS in the
respective school contexts
• Interpret knowledge as contested
• Illustrate the ability to evaluate types of knowledge and explanations in the area of study
• Preparing learners for the world of work
• Communicate ideas and opinions in professional and occupational discourse
• Collect and process the financial accounting data of an entity
• Provide learners with knowledge, competence and skills
• Take decisions and act ethically and professionally
• Assessing learners’ work, using a variety of assessment methods and rubrics

9.2 Assessment plan

• To complete this module, you will be required to submit 2 assessments.

• All information about when and where to submit your assessments will be made available
to you via the myModules site for your module.
• Due dates for assessments, as well as the actual assessments are available on the
myModules site for this module.
• To gain admission to the examination, you will be required to submit 2 assignment/s.
• To gain admission to the examination, you need to obtain a year mark average of 50%
for the assignments.
• The assignment weighting for the module is 20%.
• You will receive examination information via the myModules sites. Please watch out for
announcements on how examinations for the modules for which you are registered will
be conducted.
• The examination will count 80% towards the final module mark.

9.3 Assessment due dates

• There are no assignment due dates included in this tutorial letter.

• Assignment due dates will be made available to you on the myUnisa landing page for this
module. We envisage that the due dates will be available to you upon registration.

• Please start working on your assessments as soon as you register for the module.

• Log on to the myUnisa site for this module to obtain more information on the due dates
for the submission of the assessments.

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9.4 Submission of assessments

• Unisa, as a comprehensive open distance e-learning institution (CODeL), is moving

towards becoming an online institution. You will therefore see that all your study material,
assessments and engagements with your lecturer and fellow students will take place
online. We use myUnisa as our virtual campus.

• The myUnisa virtual campus 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 that you are
registered for.

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

ensure that you obtain the greatest benefit from the use of the myModules learning
management system. 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 you access your myModules site for the module/s you are registered for, you will
see a welcome message posted by your lecturer. Below the welcome message you will
see the assessment shells for the assessments that you need to complete. Some
assessments may be multiple choice, some tests, others written assessments, some
forum discussions, and so on. All assessments must be completed on the assessment
shells available on the respective module platforms.

• To complete quiz assessments, please log on to 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 the quiz has been created.

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

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• For written assessments, please note the due date by which the assessment must be
submitted. Ensure that you follow the guidelines given by your lecturer to complete the
assessment. 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 that you are registered for. Before you finalise 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 assignments and descriptions

All assignments are defined as mandatory and compulsory.

I. Mandatory assignments
a. contribute to the year mark.
b. If a student fails to submit a mandatory assignment, no mark is awarded and the
year mark is calculated accordingly. The student will therefore forfeit the marks
attached to this assignment when the final mark for the module is calculated.

II. Compulsory Assessment

a. 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.

9.5 The assessments

As indicated in section 9.2, you need to complete 02 assessments for this module.

9.6 Other assessment methods

Examination

9.7 The examination

Examination information and details on the format of the examination will be made available to
you online via the myUnisa site. Look out for information that will be shared with you by your
lecturer and e-tutors (where relevant) and for communication from the University.

9.7.1 Invigilation/proctoring

Since 2020 Unisa conducts all its assessments online. Given stringent requirements from
professional bodies and increased solicitations of Unisa’s students by third parties to unlawfully
assist them with the completion of assignments and examinations, the university is obliged to
assure its assessment integrity through the utilisation of various proctoring tools: Turnitin,
Moodle Proctoring, the Invigilator App and IRIS. These tools will authenticate the student’s
identity and flag suspicious behaviour to assure credibility of students’ responses during
assessments. The description below is for your benefit as you may encounter any or all of these
in your registered modules:

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Turnitin is a plagiarism software that facilitates checks for originality in students’ submissions
against internal and external sources. Turnitin assists in identifying academic fraud and ghost
writing. Students are expected to submit typed responses for utilisation of the Turnitin software.

The Moodle Proctoring tool is a facial recognition software that authenticates students’ identity
during their Quiz assessments. This tool requires access to a student’s mobile or laptop
camera. Students must ensure their camera is activated in their browser settings prior to their
assessments.

The Invigilator “mobile application-based service does verification” of the identity of an

assessment participant. The Invigilator Mobile Application detects student dishonesty-by-proxy
and ensures that the assessment participant is the registered student. This invigilation tool
requires students to download the app from their Play Store (Google, Huawei and Apple) on
their mobile devices (camera enabled) prior to their assessment.

IRIS Invigilation software verifies the identity of a student during assessment and provides for
both manual and automated facial verification. It has the ability to record and review a student’s
assessment session. It flags suspicious behaviour by the students for review by an academic
administrator. IRIS software requires installation on students’ laptop devices that are enabled
with a webcam.

Students who are identified and flagged for suspicious dishonest behaviour arising from the
invigilation and proctoring reports are referred to the disciplinary office for formal proceedings.

Please note:

Students must refer to their module assessment information on their myModule sites to
determine which proctoring or invigilation tool will be utilised for their formative and summative
assessments.

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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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 (e.g. WhatsApp, Telegram) or other platforms to disseminate
assessment information.
• Submitting corrupt or irrelevant files, this forms part of examination guidelines
• Buying completed answers from so-called “tutors” or internet sites (contract cheating).

10.3 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 [email protected] discuss the assistance that
you need.

12. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Questions relating to requests for additional time to complete an assignment.

Answer: It is not possible to give more than one week’s extension. If you are compelled by
necessity to hand in one of the essay-type assignments late, you have to ask permission to do
so before the due date. Questions relating to a lack of internet access
Answer: You can access the internet at all Unisa regional offices.

13. SOURCES CONSULTED

There is no prescribed textbook for OTE2601. This means that you do not have to buy any
additional books for this module. You need to use your study guide, the tutorial letters and any
other relevant material.

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14. IN CLOSING

Please feel free to contact your lecturer if you encounter any problems or even if you just want
to talk about the work.

We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you success with your studies.

Regards,

Prof. MW Lumadi

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15. ADDENDUM
15.1 QUESTIONNAIRE

This questionnaire is aimed at determining your opinion on this module. You are requested to answer
each question and give an honest opinion. Indicate your choice by marking the appropriate block with an
“X” or writing a brief explanation.

This questionnaire will take approximately 15 minutes of your time.

Please attach the questionnaire to Assignment 02 before submitting it.

1. What is your opinion regarding the scope of the work covered in this module? Mark one block on
each line.

Too much Manageable Too little

Aspects covered
Too broad Just right Too narrow

Relevance for Irrelevant Of some relevance Relevant

prospective teachers

2. Were you frustrated by any aspect of the module? Explain the reasons for your response.

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3. Which aspect(s) of the module do you regard to be the most positive?

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4. How do you rate the standard of the tutorial letters you have received this semester? Mark one
block on each line.

The number of tutorial

letters received Too few Right number Too many

Content of each tutorial Too little details Sufficient details Too detailed
letter

Level of understanding of Difficult to follow Understandable Easy to follow

each tutorial letter

Standard of contents of Poor Acceptable Excellent

each tutorial letter

5. How do you rate the study guide? Mark one block on each line.

Level of understanding Difficult to follow Understandable Easy to follow

Standard of contents Poor Acceptable Excellent

of the study guide

6. Please indicate technical errors such as spelling mistakes you might have encountered in
your study guide or any of your tutorial letters.

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7. How long did it take you to work through this module?

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8. Any suggestions for improving the module?

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