SCH4801/101/0/2024

Tutorial Letter 101/0/2024

Supply Chain Management

SCH4801

Year Module

Department of Applied Management

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, SCH4801-24-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 ................................................................................................................................... 7
4.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 7
4.4 Communication lines..................................................................................................................... 8
5 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Prescribed book(s) ........................................................................................................................ 8
5.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................. 9
5.3 Library services and resources ................................................................................................... 9
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES .............................................................................................. 10
6.1 First-Year Experience Programme .............................................................................................. 10
7. STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................. 12
8 HOW TO STUDY ONLINE .......................................................................................................... 13
8.1 What does it mean to study fully online? ..................................................................................... 13
8.1.1 Your study material ..................................................................................................................... 14
8.1.2 Your study world ......................................................................................................................... 14
8.1.3 Your time .................................................................................................................................... 14
9. ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 14
9.1 Assessment criteria..................................................................................................................... 14
9.2 Assessment plan ........................................................................................................................ 15
9.3 Assessment due dates ................................................................................................................ 15
9.4 Submission of assessments........................................................................................................ 15
9.4.1 Types of assignments and descriptions ........................................................................................ 16
9.5 The assessments ........................................................................................................................ 17
9.6 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 18
9.7.1 Invigilation/proctoring .................................................................................................................. 18

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10. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ........................................................................................................ 19

10.1 Plagiarism ................................................................................................................................... 19
10.2 Cheating ..................................................................................................................................... 19
11. STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES .................................................................................. 19
12. IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 20
13. ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 21

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1 INTRODUCTION
Namkelekile! Kenang ka Kgotso! Re a le amogela!
Vho ṱanganedzwa! Namukelekile! Niyemukelwa!
Welkom! Welcome!

Dear Student

We are pleased to welcome you to the online module, Supply Chain Management (SCH4801).
We trust that you will find it both interesting and rewarding. We shall do our best to make your
study of this module a good learning experience. You will be well on your way to success if you
start to study early in the year and resolve to do the assignments properly.

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 involve 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 serving with humanity and shaping futures combined with
a clear appreciation of our location on the African continent, Unisa's graduates have
distinctive graduate qualities which include

• independent, resilient, responsible, and caring citizens who can 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 for 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 knowledge competently, ethically, and creatively
to solve real-life problems
• an awareness of their own learning and developmental needs and future potential

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),

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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.

You are encouraged to log into the module site on myUnisa regularly, at least twice per week.

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 SCH4801 on myUnisa frequently. The
website for your module is SCH4801-2024-Y].

We wish you every success with your studies!

2 MODULE OVERVIEW
2.1 Purpose

The purpose of this module is to provide you with knowledge of the strategic impact and
evolutionary direction of supply chain management in a global market environment. It is also to
emphasise the changes in processes and management thinking required to introduce and
improve supply chain management in South African organisations

2.2 Outcomes

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

• Specific outcome 1: analyse the complexities of the building blocks of supply chain
management
• Specific outcome 2: scrutinise the internal dimensions of supply chain management
• Specific outcome 3: analyse the specialised techniques employed in the supply
chain
• Specific outcome 4: interrogate distribution within the supply chain
• Specific outcome 5: evaluate supply chain management within the business
environment

TSUNDZUKA (remember)

For assessment we expect you to apply the theoretical principles that you
have learned in various case studies and scenarios

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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
because 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)

You can contact me, the lecturer for this module, if you have any academic enquiries about
the module. My contact details are:

Primary lecturer: MS ELIZE TROLLIP

E-mail [email protected]

The following secondary lecturer may be contacted only for urgent matters during periods when
the primary lecturer is not available:

Secondary lecturer: Ms W Dlamini

E-mail [email protected]

You should direct all administrative enquiries to the relevant administrative departments (refer to
sections 4.2 and 4.3 below). When you contact lecturers (or other colleagues at Unisa) by e-
mail, always include the module code and your student number in the subject line.

IMPORTANT: CONTACTING YOUR LECTURER

Please note that from 03 August 2020, in line with requirements of the Protection of Personal
Information (POPI) Act 4 of 2013, only student queries sent from a myLife e-mail will be
addressed.
If you need to contact the lecturer for any module-related queries, please send an e-mail in
which you provide a detailed description of the issue. Based on the official assessment
procedures, Unisa lecturers cannot give students answers to questions in previous
examination papers and/or other assessments.

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4.2 Department

If you wish to contact me (or any other lecturer) telephonically or by e-mail, you may also do so
via the helpdesk of the Department of Applied Management. The contact details for the
department are as follows:

Department of Applied Management

E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 012 429 4670/8908

If you use the department’s telephone number or e-mail address, your enquiry will be directed to
the appropriate person.

4.3 University

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

Alternatively, please use the following list of contact details to direct your questions.

DEPARTMENT QUERY TYPE E-MAIL TELEPHONE

Unisa's centralised toll-
All student enquiries N/A 0800 00 1870
free number

(Examples: cannot log on,

cannot find the module
code etc.) [email protected] 0800 001 870
All myUnisa and
myModules Queries
(Example: Error message [email protected] (option 2)
received when attempting [email protected]
to submit an assignment
online)

Only for Student Frequently [email protected]

Information Services 012 429 3111
Asked Questions (FAQ) [email protected]

General assignment
enquiries [email protected]
(Examples: missed (for assignments)
examinations due to illness [email protected]
and remark) (for examinations) 012 429 3710
Assignments and [email protected] (missed 012 429 3958
examinations FI concessions exams) 011 471 3170
(Examples: Enquiries about [email protected] 011 471 2764
qualifying for an FI (for examinations – query of
concession; enquiry on marks)
marks for FI concession [email protected]
portfolio)

myLife help (Example: Forgot your [email protected] 011 471 2256

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[email protected] 012 429 3925

CEMS College-specific enquiries
[email protected] 012 429 4462
General applications and
registration queries
Applications and
registrations
Student admissions and
(Examples: Deferral of [email protected]
registrations
examination; change in
registration period;
deregistration; change in
exam period)

(Examples: student
account and funding 012 429
enquire [email protected] 2441
Student Finance
[email protected] 012 429 4299
012 441 5600

(Example: Difficulty in
Prescribed books [email protected]
obtaining a book at the
official bookstores)

REMEMBER:
Whenever you communicate with any Unisa employee or department,
include your student number and module code to enable the person to help you more
effectively. You must always use your myLife e-mail address.

4.4 Communication lines

Lodging a complaint should follow formal lines of communication. When having a complaint
regarding your module, consult with your lecturer as your first point of contact. If your complaint
has not been addressed satisfactorily, escalate your complaint to the specific Area Coordinator
of the discipline. If still not resolved, contact the Chair of the Department, followed only by
communication to the School Director and Dean, in that order, if not resolved.

5 RESOURCES
5.1 Prescribed book(s)

The compulsory prescribed book for SCH4801 is:

Ambe, IM, Badenhorst-Weiss, JA, Van Biljon, EHB & Cilliers, JO. 2022. Supply chain
management: a balanced approach. 3rd edition. Pretoria: Van Schaik. (ISBN 978 0 627 03922
5)

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IMPORTANT
Previous editions of the prescribed book are not relevant to this module. Make sure that you
obtain the 3rd edition.

You should consult the list of official booksellers and their addresses in Study @ Unisa.

5.2 Recommended book(s)

It is your responsibility as a student to enrich your studies by reading as extensively as possible,

as well as using other sources to supplement the material in your study guide. Recommended
books, if applicable, can be requested online, via the library catalogue.

5.3 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 and the
Information Search 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

Important contact information:

• Technical problems encountered in accessing library online services: Lib-
[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
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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.

NEED ASSISTANCE WITH MYMODULES?

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: [email protected] or [email protected]

You can access and view short videos on topics such as 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://dtlsqa.unisa.ac.za/course/view.php?id=32130.

MYLIFE E-MAIL
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 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. Therefore, you remain responsible for the management of this e-mail
account.

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:

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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.
6.2 Contact with fellow students

Research has shown that one learns best when discussing content (“lecturing”) with others.
Therefore, it is advisable to have contact with fellow students online. One way to do this is to
form study groups. You can establish connections with fellow students on myUnisa. You
should communicate with fellow students on the relevant discussion tabs created on myUnisa
(and not other online social media platforms, for example, WhatsApp or Telegram groups).

6.3 myUnisa

Accessing myUnisa allows you to conveniently find university resources and information. As
Unisa's online campus and learning management system, it facilitates communication with
lecturers, fellow students, and administrative departments. For SCH4801, it is essential to
visit the myUnisa module site regularly. There, you can access the study lessons, tutorial
letters and receive important announcements throughout the semester. The discussion forum
on the site is a valuable resource for clarifying academic content and discussing complex
topics with other students and lecturers.

If you encounter any issues with myUnisa or myLife, contact [email protected] or

[email protected], as the lecturers cannot help with such problems.

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 KHUMBULA (REMEMBER):
You must log on to myUnisa regularly. Since this is a fully online module, you
can expect that we will regularly use the SCH4801 myUnisa site to share important
information.

6.4 Discussion classes

There are no discussion classes for this module.

Take note of the following:

Predatory providers of classes and assessment support
You should be aware that there are multiple fraudulent and predatory providers of classes
and assessment guidance for Unisa students. Please note that Unisa does not have
agreements with any of these agencies/schools/colleges to provide tuition or support to our
students. Unisa also does not provide these predators with study material, guidelines or your
contact information.

These providers may not have the necessary expertise to assist you and often charge
exorbitant fees. If you receive an invitation from any agency or College, it is best to confirm
with your lecturer if the provider is a legitimate Unisa partner. More information on this is
available on the Unisa website. Using third-party services can result in disciplinary
action; therefore, we strongly advise against their use.

6.4 E-tutoring

This module does not use e-tutors.

7. STUDY PLAN
You have limited time at your disposal to work through the study units and complete the
different compulsory assignments. Therefore, you must plan your studies carefully. I have drawn
up a proposed schedule that you can use as a guideline to plan your studies. However, you
should always work at your own pace. Always keep the due dates (to be communicated) for the
assignments in mind.

IMPORTANT
Before you do the assignments, make sure that you first study the relevant content. You will
have to study an entire chapter (Lessons) to get a broad understanding of concepts. Merely
trying to find the answers to the assignment questions by hastily scanning the content will, in
the end, not be to your advantage. If you do this, you will not acquire the necessary depth of
understanding in the field of study to answer the questions. To be successful, you must plan
and then work diligently. Always keep in mind that the principles that you master in one module
will be used in other modules in your programme.

We also strongly recommend that you do not wait until the closing date of an assessment to
start studying or complete the assessment. Assessments are usually open for a week or more

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to accommodate students' varying schedules. Failing to submit within the allocated time would
mean losing valuable marks. Late submissions will not be accommodated. Therefore,
planning your semester is essential to ensure that you pass the module.

MONTHS STUDY-RELATED ACTIVITIES

2024 TO 2025
March 2024 Download study material; read Tutorial Letter 101
Get familiar with the content of the module
Purchase the prescribed book
April 2024 Get familiar with all the online content on myUnisa
website regarding plagiarism, paraphrasing and
refereeing. Also, read about Unisa’s copyright
infringement and plagiarism policy.
Do compulsory Assignment 01 (Online Quiz)
May to June 2024 Lessons 1 – 8
Do compulsory Assignment 02 (for submission later)
July to September 2024 Lessons 9 – 19
Do compulsory Assignment 02 (for submission later)
You must obtain a subminimum of 40% for your year
mark to gain entry to the examination.
October to December 2024 Exam preparation and revision

January/February 2025 The exam date will be announced at a later stage.

You must obtain a subminimum of 40% in your exam for
your year mark to be taking into consideration when
calculating your final mark.

The above study plan serves as a guideline. If you prefer not to use this study plan, please
draw up your own. However, you must consistently work throughout the semester.
PLEASE NOTE: *Assignment questions, open dates and due dates are not provided in this
tutorial letter. Instead, you can find this information on myUNISA on the SCH4801 module page.
You must visit myUNISA as soon as you have registered to determine when your first
assessment is due. Also, the above study plan is a general guide, and LUs per assessment
may change. Therefore, always refer to myUNISA for updated information.

8 HOW TO STUDY ONLINE

8.1 What does it mean to study fully online?

ODeL is a different way of learning: there is physical distance between you and your university.
For most of us, our previous learning experiences will not have prepared us for the Unisa study
journey. In open-distance e-learning, YOU are responsible for planning your studies and

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managing your time effectively. You do not attend daily lectures. Instead, you learn from a
distance and connect to the university mainly through the Internet.

8.1.1 Your study material

Your study material will consist of written content, whether on paper (e.g., prescribed books or
textbooks) or online (e.g., myUnisa), instead of listening to a teacher or lecturer in a classroom.
In some instances, Unisa provides access to computers and the Internet in our regional offices
and other partner organisations. Still, you should have your own computer and access to
the Internet.

For SCH4801, you will have a prescribed book and various online resources, such as additional
learning activities, videos, and podcasts to help you through your learning journey.

8.1.2 Your study world

The best way to cope with open-distance e-learning is to take full responsibility for your own
learning experience and environment. Your study world will be the environment you create - a
room at home, a desk somewhere at work, and the connections you make and the virtual
networks you develop.

For this online module (SCH4801), we have created many opportunities for you to engage
online with fellow students by developing interesting discussion questions based on each
learning outcome. We recommend that you take time and participate in these discussions to
enrich your online learning experience.

8.1.3 Your time

You will also need to remind your friends, family, and work colleagues that your studies demand
a lot from you because they will probably forget that you are studying and make demands on
your time.

On the SCH4801 module site, we have added several additional resources to enrich your
learning experience; you also need to allocate some time to view these resources after studying
the module content. Therefore, time management is of the utmost importance in this module.

For more information on how to manage this learning environment, please visit the following
website: https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Apply-for-admission/Undergraduate-
qualifications/ODL-and-Unisa/ODL-is-a-different-way-of-learning

9. ASSESSMENT
9.1 Assessment criteria

When studying your prescribed material, take note of the following:

• attempting self-evaluation questions and self-assess answers against model answers.
• defending opinions and participating in discussions on selected topics within purchasing
and supply management on the myUnisa discussion forum.

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• sharing acquired knowledge in the field of purchasing and supply management with
fellow students on electronic platforms created for this purpose.
• sharing uncertainties related to the module content and administrative issues with fellow
students, and the lecturer.
• All the lesson's corresponding parts in the prescribed book need to be studied for the
assessments.
• In the assessments (assignments and examinations), you can apply the principles you
have studied to either a case study or practice.
• Do not focus on previous examination papers as part of your preparation. Instead, use
these papers only for revision purposes.
• Keep the outcomes of each study unit in mind.

9.2 Assessment plan

• To complete this module, you will be required to submit three 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 three assignment/s.
• To gain admission to the examination, you need to obtain a year mark average of 40%
for the assignments.
• The assignment weighting for the module is 30%.
• 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 70% 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.

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.

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 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.
• 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 either optional, mandatory, compulsory, or elective.

• Elective assignments
– If not submitted, the student gets no mark for this item.
– The best of the required submissions will count.
• Mandatory assignments
– If not submitted, the student gets no mark for this item.

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• Compulsory assignments
– If not submitted, the result on the student’s academic record will be absent.
• Optional assignments
– As a student, you are encouraged to do optional assignments to benefit your learning
should one be made available in the module.

I. Elective assignments
a. The student is given a choice of which assignments 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.
b. Elective assignments must also be grouped into an elective group.
c. For the student to select which assignment to submit, the elective assignments
must be grouped together. For such an elective group, relevant information must
be provided to the student, such as how many assignments must be submitted and
how many of the assignment marks should be combined into the year mark.
d. The selection criteria define how marks received for assignments in an elective
group are to be combined into the year mark. Three different criteria may be used
to calculate the year mark:
• The best mark should be used, or
• If the student submits fewer than the required number of assignments per group
or no assignment in a group, a mark of 0% will be used.
• 0% is awarded to all non-submitted or unmarked assessments. The best mark
is then calculated from all the items.

II. 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.

III. 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.

IV. Optional assignment

a. You are encouraged as a student to do optional assignments so that they may benefit
your learning.

9.5 The assessments

As indicated in section 9.2, you need to complete three assessments for this module. There are
no assignments included in this tutorial letter. Assignments 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 upon registration. It is important that you do well in all these assignments to obtain
admission to the exam.
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9.6 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 the 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:

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 before 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 a 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) before their assessment.

IRIS Invigilation software verifies the identity of a student during assessment and provides for
both manual and automated facial verification. It can 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 a formal
proceeding.

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 assessments. However,
for written assessment, Turnitin is used, and in the exam, the Invigilator App tool and
Turnitin software will be used.

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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.
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, forms part of examination guidelines
• Buying completed answers from so-called “tutors” or internet sites (contract cheating)

PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING IN SCH4801:

As we embark on this academic journey together, we urge you to uphold the highest
standards of academic integrity. We have noted previous cohorts of students exhibiting
unsatisfactory behaviours such as cheating in assessments, notably buying written
assessments from third parties, or directly copying from sources or other students
or using AI tools for answering assessments or copying answers from AI tools - these
actions are unacceptable.

Plagiarism and cheating, whether by copying, poorly paraphrasing, or not citing sources
correctly, will not be tolerated. The consequences include a 0% score on your assessment
and a potential suspension from the university.

For more information about plagiarism and cheating, 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 new and returning students with disabilities. If you are a
student with a disability and would like additional support, you are invited to contact your

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 lecturer (Ms E Trollip via e-mail at [email protected]) to direct your request to the relevant
department.

12. 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. I wish you a fascinating and satisfying
journey through the learning material and trust that you will complete the module successfully

Kind regards

Ms EG Trollip
Primary Lecturer/Module Lecturer (SCH4801)
Department of Applied Management
Unisa
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HOPOLA, KHUMBULA, TSUNDZUKA, ONTHOU

(Remember):
Do not forget to participate in myUnisa.

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13. ADDENDUM
What to do before submitting your Online Assessment

1. It is preferred that you use Google Chrome as your internet browser.

ONLINE ASSESSMENT tool, please clear Cache and Cookies from your internet browser
today. Follow these steps:

How to clear cache and cookies from your internet browser?

A. Desktop / Laptop:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer, Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, you can
quickly clear the cache with a keyboard shortcut. For Windows, while in your browser,
press Ctrl + Shift + Delete simultaneously while in the browser on the keyboard to
open the appropriate window. Use Command+Shift+Delete while in the browser for
Mac.
b. Select “Cookies and other site data” or “Cookies and website data”, as well as
“Cached images and Files” or “Temporary Internet Files”.
c. Click on the appropriate button. Either Clear Data/Clear Browsing Data in Chrome,
“Clear Now” in Firefox or Delete in Internet Explorer.
d. Important: Be sure to close/quit the browser and restart it after clearing the cookies
and cache.
e. Then, close all your internet browser windows and re-open your internet browser and go
to the myUnisa homepage again.

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Google Chrome Firefox Internet Explorer

Click “Clear browsing

Click “Clear now”
data”

Click “Delete”

B. Mobile phone:
1. Open the Settings of your phone.
2. Tap the Storage heading to open its settings page.
3. Tap the Other Apps heading to see a list of your installed apps.
4. Tap the Clear cache button.

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UNISA 2024

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