Tutorial Letter 101/3/2024: Human Settlements Management I
Tutorial Letter 101/3/2024: Human Settlements Management I
Tutorial Letter 101/3/2024: Human Settlements Management I
Semesters 1 and 2
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,
PUB1602-2024-S1/S2.
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CONTENTS
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1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ........................................................................................................ 3
2.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Outcomes ....................................................................................................................................... 4
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ............................................................................................ 4
4 LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS......................................................................................... 4
4.1 Lecturer ........................................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Department ..................................................................................................................................... 5
4.3 University ........................................................................................................................................ 5
5 RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................. 6
5.1 Prescribed books ............................................................................................................................ 6
5.2 Recommended books ..................................................................................................................... 6
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ..................................................................................................... 6
5.4 Library services and resources information .................................................................................... 6
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................. 7
6.1 The Unisa First-Year Experience Programme ................................................................................ 7
7 STUDY PLAN ................................................................................................................................. 8
8 PRACTICAL WORK ....................................................................................................................... 9
9 ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................... 9
9.1 Assessment criteria ........................................................................................................................ 9
9.2 Assessment plan .......................................................................................................................... 10
9.3 Assessment due dates ................................................................................................................. 10
9.4 Submission of assessments ......................................................................................................... 10
9.4.1 Types of assignments and descriptions ........................................................................................ 11
9.5 The assessments .......................................................................................................................... 12
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 ....................................................................................................................................... 14
11 STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ................................................................................... 14
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .......................................................................................... 14
13 SOURCES CONSULTED ............................................................................................................. 15
14 IN CLOSING ................................................................................................................................. 15
15 ADDENDUM ................................................................................................................................. 15
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Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION
Welcome to PUB1602 (Human Settlements Management I) and the Department of Public
Administration and Management. As your lecturer, I am at your disposal and will gladly assist you
in your studies. Be assured of my enthusiasm and willingness to support you with advice during
your study programme.
This module in human settlements management is intended for middle and senior managers. It
is also intended for students of Public Administration and Management who desire to specialise
in the administration, management and upgrading of human settlements in South Africa. Indeed,
it is intended for students, senior managers and anyone else involved in administering and
formulating policy pertaining to housing in informal settlements, townships, locations, squatter
camps and the like.
The study material has been designed to serve as an introductory text to human settlements
management and can by no means be regarded as exhaustive. Hence, I do not expect you to
master all the ideas here, but I hope you can apply those that are relevant to good effect. Basically,
the module Human Settlements Management I focuses social housing concepts, principles and
processes regarding affordability, community development, sustainability and location.
This tutorial letter contains important information that will assist you in your studies. Please read
it carefully and keep it at hand when working through the study material, preparing the assignment
answers and addressing questions to your lecturers. In addition to this tutorial letter, you will also
receive printed copies of some of the online study material for your module.
Getting started
Unisa is a comprehensive open distance e-learning institution (CODeL) and 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. This tutorial letter
is intended to offer you some guidance in this regard.
Module PUB1602 uses continuous assessments. Continuous assessment means that you are
not going to write any examination, but that all the assignments that you complete throughout the
year will contribute towards your final mark. Continuous assessment refers to the ongoing periodic
and systematic assessment and evaluation of students during the process of learning using a
variety of assessment methods throughout the tuition period. Continuous assessment is an
alternative to a single, final summative assessment, as only these cumulative assessments
contribute to the final mark.
In order to be successful in this module you need to work continuously throughout the semester
and resolve to do all the assignments properly. As this is a fully online module, you need to use
myUnisa to do research, to study and to complete the assignments. You must therefore visit the
module site on myUnisa frequently.
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2.1 Purpose
The main purpose of PUB1602 Human Settlements Management I is to enable students to identify
and explain social housing concepts, principles and processes regarding affordability, community
development, sustainability and location. Furthermore, successful students will be able to collect,
analyse and critically evaluate information on funding options for social housing.
2.2 Outcomes
The outcomes for module PUB1602 are as follows:
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION
Unisa has implemented a transformation charter based on five pillars and eight dimensions. In
response to this charter, we have placed curriculum transformation high on the teaching and
learning agenda. Curriculum transformation includes the following pillars: 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. These pillars
and their principles are integrated at both programme and module levels following a phased-in
approach. You will notice a marked change in the teaching and learning strategy implemented by
Unisa, together with how 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.
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4.2 Department
You can contact the Department of Public Administration and Management as follows:
4.3 University
IMPORTANT:
• If you send an e-mail directly to a Unisa e-mail address, insert your student number in the
subject line to ensure the correct routing to an advisor for processing.
• Please check the list carefully and send an enquiry to one e-mail address only. This will
ensure that there is no confusion about who must respond, thereby preventing unnecessary
delays in the response or the e-mail portrayed as spam.
Contact addresses of the various administrative departments appear on the Unisa website at
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Contact-us/Student-enquiries.
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5 RESOURCES
5.1 Prescribed books
There are no prescribed books for PUB1602; only a study guide is used.
The Library has created numerous library guides, which are available at
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za.
Recommended guides:
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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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To ensure that you receive all the important academic and support information from the SRU,
please check your myLife inbox regularly.
7 STUDY PLAN
You need roughly between four and eight hours of study time per week for each module.
The table that follows can be used as a guideline on how to plan your study for PUB1602. Please
note that all your study material is electronically available on myUnisa.
TICK COMPLETED
SUGGESTED STUDY PLAN
TASKS
SEMESTERS 1 AND 2
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8 PRACTICAL WORK
Not applicable.
9 ASSESSMENT
9.1 Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria are described in this section.
• Exhibit an ability to identify and explain social housing concepts, principles and processes,
with the emphasis on the social purpose of providing housing – for example, supply and
demand, affordability, community development, sustainability and location.
• Demonstrate and communicate complex information on the implementation of housing
policies.
• Explain the main areas of social housing and human settlement upgrading, including how to
analyse and evaluate different housing tenure options and mechanisms for social housing.
• Interpret and apply the legislative frameworks and other prerequisites related to housing,
including the Constitution, housing codes and various housing policies.
• Interpret and apply the rules set out in legislative frameworks on housing.
• Solve well-defined but unfamiliar problems and follow the correct procedures to fulfil the intent
of social housing legislative frameworks.
• Select and apply central procedures for social housing institutions, funding structures and the
infrastructure that support social housing in South Africa.
• Use basic information technology to present information, and to clarify the nature of
implementation mechanisms and supporting resources for social housing in the country.
• Understand the overall and holistic structure involved in facilitating and regulating public
human settlements in the developing South Africa.
• Identify concepts that apply to long-term commitment to, meaningful stakeholder participation
in and individual responsibility for housing.
• Critically analyse and synthesise information in order to differentiate between potential
products in terms of residential accommodation, tenure options, subsidised affordable housing
and suitable location.
• Describe the correct procedures for evaluating performance against given criteria using
models for social institutions, and subsequently evaluating social institutions against social
purpose and strategic intent.
• Explain how an approach to social housing and social housing products relate to the
governance structures of legally allowed social institutions in South Africa.
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• Define government structures, recognise limitations in the powers and responsibilities of role-
players, and determine the level of beneficiary participation in associated public management
structures.
• Discuss the principles and values of funding and financing in the social housing sector.
• Explain the purpose of funding programmes, such as the Breaking New Ground Plan,
Affordable Rental Housing Programme, Community Residential Unit Programme and Finance
Linked Individual Subsidy Programme.
• Describe the purpose of a variety of funding institutions, such as the National Home Builders
Registration Council, National Housing Finance Corporation, National Urban Reconstruction
and Housing Agency, Social Housing Regulatory Authority, Housing Development Agency,
SERVCON Housing Solutions and Thubelisha Homes.
• Identify and describe the following social housing subsidies: Farm Resident Subsidy,
Individual Housing Subsidy, Institutional Housing Subsidy, Rural Subsidy: Communal Land
Rights, Consolidation Housing Subsidy, Subsidies for People With Disabilities and Enhanced
Extended Discount Benefit Scheme.
and engagements with your lecturer and fellow students will take place online. We use
myUnisa as our virtual campus.
• The myUnisa virtual campus offers 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 your registered modules.
• 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 your registered modules, 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 consist of
multiple-choice questions, while others might involve tests, written assessments, forum
discussions, and so on. All assessments must be completed in 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 cellphone to complete a quiz. Please use a desktop computer,
tablet or laptop when completing a quiz. Students who use a cellphone find it difficult to
navigate the Online Assessment tool on the small screen and often struggle to navigate
between questions and to complete the quizzes successfully. In addition, cellphones are more
vulnerable to dropped internet connections than other devices. If at all possible, do NOT use
a cellphone 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 your
registered modules. 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.
• Elective assignments
o If not submitted, the student gets no mark for this item.
o The best of the required submissions will count.
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• Mandatory assignments
o If not submitted, the student gets no mark for this item.
• Compulsory assignments
o If not submitted, the result on the student’s academic record will be absent.
• Optional assignments
o You are encouraged as a student to do optional assignment so that it may benefit
your learning.
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 of the 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 for
calculating 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. A best mark is
then calculated from all 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 assignments – You are encouraged as a student to do optional assignment so
that it may benefit your learning.
9.7.1 Invigilation/proctoring
Unisa conducts all its assessments online. Given stringent requirements from professional bodies
and increased solicitation of Unisa’s students by third parties to assist them unlawfully in
completing assignments and examinations, the University is obliged to assure its assessment
integrity using various proctoring tools: Turnitin, Moodle Proctoring, The Invigilator App and IRIS.
These tools 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:
Turnitin is 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 when Turnitin software is used.
The Moodle Proctoring tool is 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 App verifies the identity of an assessment participant. The app 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 app store (Google, Huawei and
Apple) on their camera-enabled mobile devices 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 students for review by an academic
administrator. IRIS software requires installation on students’ laptop devices, which must be
enabled with a webcam.
Students who are identified and flagged for suspicious or dishonest behaviour arising from the
invigilation and proctoring reports are referred to the disciplinary office for 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 formative and summative assessments.
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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 which involves several dishonest academic activities, such as the
following:
• cutting and pasting from any source without acknowledging the source
• not including or using incorrect references
• 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 from another student during
an assessment or allowing a student to copy from you
• using social media (e.g. WhatsApp, Telegram) or other platforms to disseminate
assessment information
• submitting corrupt or irrelevant files
• buying completed answers from “tutors” or internet sites (contract cheating)
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2. I would like to do some additional exercises. Could you provide me with tutorial letters
from previous years?
Owing to limited storage space, Unisa neither keeps tutorial letters from previous years nor
makes them available to students.
3. What must I do if I experience problems with the content of the study material?
Do not hesitate to contact your tutor or the lecturer responsible for the module. You can
phone your lecturer during official office hours (not evenings), make an appointment to see
them personally, write a letter or send an e-mail. Alternatively you can post your problem on
the myUnisa Discussion Forums.
4. My assignment is late because … Can I submit it at a later date?
It is your responsibility to ensure that your assignment is submitted on or before the due
date. Multiple-choice question assignments are marked by a mark-reading device on a fixed
date as specified in advance in the planning schedule of the Assignment Section. Hence,
multiple-choice question assignments submitted after the due date will not be marked.
13 SOURCES CONSULTED
University of South Africa. 2017. Human Settlements Management I: Study guide for PUB1602.
Pretoria: University of South Africa.
14 IN CLOSING
Do not hesitate to contact your lecturer if you are experiencing problems with the content of this
tutorial letter or any 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.
Enjoy the journey!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
IsiZulu Northern Sotho Setswana
ncwadi ebizwa nge-tutorial botšišwa gantšintši ka gare mo lekwalong leno la
letter. ga lengwalotlhahlo. bofatlhosi.
1. Ngabe ngingazithola 1. Nka hwetša kae 1. Nka bona kae dinomoro
kuphi izinombolo dinomoro tša mogala tša tsa mogala tse di
zocingo ezibalulekile bohlokwa kudu ge ke na botlhokwa go gaisa fa ke
uma nginemibuzo le dipotšišo mabapi le, na le dipotsiso malebana
emayelana nalokhu go fa mohlala, le, sekai, tsamaiso,
okulandelayo, tshepedišo, metheriale dimatheriale tsa go
isibonelo,umnyango wa thuto goba lenaneo ithuta gongwe
wezokulawula, la ditlhahlobo? lenaanenako la
womatheriyeli Dinomoro tša mogala tša tlhatlhobo?
bokufunda noma bohlokwa di filwe ka gare Dinomoro tsa botlhokwa
ithebula equkethe ga pukwana ya Study @ tsa megala di neelwa mo
izinsuku zokubhalwa Unisa. bukaneng ya Study @
kwezivivinyo? Unisa.
Izinombolo zocingo
ezisemqoka zinikezwa
kwincwajana ibhrosha i-
Study @ Unisa.
2. Bengithanda ukwenza 2. Ke rata go dira 2. Ke eletsa go dira
eminye imisebenzi mešongwana ye ditirwana tsa tlaleletso.
ngaphezulu. Ungakwazi mengwe ya tlaleletšo. Le A o ka kgona go
yini ukungihlinzeka ka mpha mangwalo a ntlamela ka makwalo a
ngezincwadi ezingama- thutatlhahlo a bofatlhosi a dingwaga
tutorial letters esikhathi mengwaga ye e fetilego? tse di fetileng?
esedlule? Ka lebaka la sekgoba se Ka ntlha ya bobolokelo jo
Ngenxa yokuswela indawo se nnyane sa bobolokelo, bo lekanyeditsweng,
eyanele yokugcina Unisa ga e beye Unisa ga e tshole
impahla, i-Unisa ayikwazi mangwalotlhahlo a makwalo a bofatlhosi a
ukugcina ama-tutorial mengwaga ya go feta dingwaga tse di fetileng le
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kanti futhi angeke ikwazi hwetšagale go baithuti. baithuti.
ukusiza abafundi
ngomatheriyeli beminyaka
eyedlule.
3. Ngabe yini okufanele 3. Ke dira eng ge ke 3. Ke dira eng fa ke
ngikwenze uma itemogela mathata ka itemogela mathata ka
ngihlangabezana diteng tša metheriale wa diteng tsa matheriale wa
nezinkinga ezimayelana thuto? go ithuta?
nolwazi oluqukethe O se diege go kgokagana Se okaoke go ikgolaganya
wumatheriyeli le tšhutha goba mofahloši le mofatlhosi gongwe
wokufunda? wa gago yoo a motlhatlheledi wa gago yo
Ungathandabuzi xhumana hlokometšego motšulo. O o ikarabelang mo
ne-tutor yakho noma ka leletša mofahloši wa mojuleng. O ka leletsa
uthisha wakho oqondene gago ka nako ya diiri tša motlhatlheledi ka dinako
nomojuli. Ungashayela mošomo (e sego tsa semmuso tsa tiro (e
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