CPR3701/101/3/2025

Tutorial Letter 101/3/2025

Criminal Procedure
CPR3701
Semester 1 and 2

Criminal and Procedural Law

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, CPR3701-2025-S1/S2, as well as your group website.

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

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1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 3
2. MODULE OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Purpose ...................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Outcomes ................................................................................................................................... 4
3. CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ......................................................................................... 6
4. CONTACTING THE UNIVERSITY.............................................................................................. 6
4.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................. 6
4.2 Department ................................................................................................................................. 7
4.3 College of Law Information Centre .............................................................................................. 7
4.4 University .................................................................................................................................... 7
5. RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................. 8
5.1 Prescribed book(s)...................................................................................................................... 8
5.2 Recommended book(s)............................................................................................................... 8
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) .............................................................................................. 8
5.4 Library services and resources ................................................................................................... 8
6. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES .............................................................................................. 9
6.1 The Unisa First-Year Experience Programme ........................................................................... 10
6.2 Using Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to apply for module credit within a qualification. ..... 11
6.3 Companies falsely advertising Unisa services .......................................................................... 11
7. STUDY PLAN........................................................................................................................... 12
8 HOW TO STUDY ONLINE........................................................................................................ 12
8.1 What does it mean to study fully online? ................................................................................... 12
9. ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................................................... 13
9.1 Assessment criteria .................................................................................................................. 13
9.2 Assessment plan ...................................................................................................................... 13
9.3 Types of assignments and descriptions .................................................................................... 13
9.4 Submission of assessments...................................................................................................... 14
9.4.1 Submission of a quiz ................................................................................................................. 14
9.4.2 Submission of a written assessment ......................................................................................... 14
9.5 The examination ....................................................................................................................... 15
9.5.1 Invigilation/proctoring ................................................................................................................ 15
10. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ...................................................................................................... 16
10.1 Plagiarism ................................................................................................................................. 16
10.2 Cheating ................................................................................................................................... 16
10.3 For more information about plagiarism, follow the link below: ................................................... 16
11. STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES................................................................................ 16
12. DISPUTE RESOLUTION .......................................................................................................... 17
12.1 Academic matters ..................................................................................................................... 17
12.2 Administrative matters .............................................................................................................. 17
13. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................................................... 17
14. IN CLOSING............................................................................................................................. 18

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1. INTRODUCTION
Dear Student

Unisa is a comprehensive open distance e-learning (CODeL) higher education institution.

Our comprehensive curricula encapsulate 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 who may not previously have had an
opportunity to enrol in higher education registering at the university. 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 those who are sufficiently
prepared.

Teaching and learning in a CODeL context involves multiple modes of delivery, ranging
from blended to fully online learning. As a default position, all post-graduate programmes
are offered fully online with no printed study materials, while undergraduate programmes
are offered using 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 humanity and shaping futures – combined with
a clear appreciation of our location on the African continent – means that Unisa's
graduates have distinctive graduate qualities, which include:

• being independent, resilient, responsible and caring citizens 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 and taking
account of 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 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

CPR3701 is a fully on-line 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. The myUnisa virtual campus offers
students access to the myModules site, where learning material is available online and
where assessments should be completed. Together, myUnisa and myModules form an
online system that is used to administer, document, and deliver educational material to
students and support engagement between those students and Unisa’s academics. The
myUnisa platform can be accessed via [Link] Click on the myModules
2025 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 your 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. You are

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 encouraged to log into the module site on myUnisa regularly (that is, at least thrice per
week).

We wish you every success with your studies!

2. MODULE OVERVIEW

2.1 Purpose

The purpose of this module is to provide a professional development programme in the

legal field. More specifically, its purpose is to equip students with the values, knowledge
and skills required to apply rules of criminal procedure in a variety of professional
capacities related to the legal field. Its secondary purpose is to demonstrate how related
knowledge, such as the law of evidence and criminal law, works as a co-functionary to
criminal procedure in successful criminal prosecution or defence. It seeks to incorporate
African epistemology and indigenisation of criminal law practice and associated research
by recognising that the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, is the basis for
all legal action and that the Bill of Rights advocates principles of Ubuntu, fair trial, social
responsibility and humanisation of law.

Throughout this module, you will find a range of assignments and activities that have been
set to develop your knowledge of criminal procedure with the above purpose in mind.
Ultimately, you will be expected to display summative knowledge of the study material in
the examination.

2.2 Outcomes

As previously indicated, criminal procedure, as a division of adjective (or formal) law,

requires an understanding of the rules and procedures prescribed for employing the
common and statutory law principles of substantive law. To comply with the rule of law,
mechanisms of procedural law are prescribed that allow principles of criminal law to be
applied.

The learning outcomes of each learning unit of this module are contained in the study
guide. These outcomes are designed to assist you in achieving the following holistic
cognitive understanding and skills:

• Specific outcome 1:

Demonstrate an inculcated understanding of the conjectural framework of the law of

criminal procedure. To achieve this outcome, you should be conversant with current and
persistent issues and rules in the application of procedural principles and rules.

• Specific outcome 2:

Develop a clear understanding of the notions and guidelines with reference to the
implementation of the criminal procedure framework as an essential element of the rule of
law. You must ensure that the scope, functioning and governing principles of the Criminal
Procedure Act 51 of 1977 and the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 are incorporated in your
cognitive framework of understanding of the law as a related system.

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• Specific outcome 3:

Cultivate formatively sufficient knowledge, skills, values, attitudes and competencies in

order to analyse and to critically evaluate legal material (the Constitution, legislation, case
law and academic opinion) and thereby to practically demonstrate an understanding of
criminal procedure in real-life situations. To achieve this outcome, you must be in
command of both the theoretical principles and the practical consequences of specific
aspects of criminal procedure.

Criminal procedure is a living area of the law and is thus constantly developing. Courts
exist in order to implement, develop and expand the principles of criminal procedure
almost daily. For this reason, it is important that you keep up to date with specific
developments.

Remember that this module is a third-level module. We therefore expect a higher level of
legal knowledge and critical analysis than in previous years of study. In this regard, you
will have noticed that this is a 12-credit module. Notional learning hours are the estimated
learning time taken by the ‘average’ student to achieve the specified learning outcomes of
the course unit or programme. They are therefore not a precise measure, but they
essentially provide students with an indication of the amount of study and degree of
commitment expected. Notional learning time includes teaching contact time (lectures,
seminars, tutorials, laboratory practicals, workshops, fieldwork, etc), time spent on
preparing and carrying out formative and summative assessments (written coursework,
oral presentations, exams, etc) and time spent on private study, whether in term time or
during holidays. Higher Education uses the 10-hour credit, which means that each credit
awarded equates with 10 notional hours of successful learning. The notional learning time
encompasses all time (formal classes, self-study, reading, searching the internet for
information, writing assignments) the learner spends in pursuit of achieving the designated
learning outcomes. The emphasis is on the term ‘notional’ because it is well known that
the actual time that learners need in order to achieve designated learning outcomes varies
considerably. It is based on how long it would take an average full-time student entering a
university and studying that subject at that level for the first time to gain the knowledge,
skills and understanding to achieve the learning outcomes. Therefore, it is presumed that
an average student will take 120 hours to successfully achieve a 12-credit module. The
notional-hour calculation for CPR3701 is as follows:

Activities
Reading and comprehending study guide of 160 pages, including note-taking (at 10
pages an hour)
Reading and comprehending textbook content of approximately 400 pages, including
note-taking (average of 12 pages an hour)
Reading and comprehending Tutorial Letter 101 – 50 pages (average of 15 pages an
hour)
Completing activities in the guide and reading feedback to activities
Attending tutorials/group visits/satellite broadcasts/video conferences at learning centre
(preparation and attendance)
Completing three assignments

• Reading
• Drafting and revision
• Writing/typing final copy

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 Reading and comprehending other tutorial letters
Participating in online discussion forum topics and e-tutoring sessions
Revision
Examination
TOTAL

3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION

Unisa has implemented a transformation charter that places 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 are being phased in at both programme and module levels. 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,
responsively and within the framework of transformation.

4 CONTACTING THE UNIVERSITY

To assist Unisa to safeguard your personal information, please ensure that you only use
your myLife e-mail account when communicating with the university. We will not be
responding to any emails sent from private email addresses.

By using your myLife e-mail account, the university has a reasonable assurance that we
are communicating with you, as your e-mail address contains your student number and
you use your login credentials to access the account.

Unisa may only communicate with a student using a private e-mail address under the
following circumstances:

• New applicants who are enquiring about information for the purpose of applying
for admission.
• New applicants who do not yet have a myLife e-mail account, because they have
been admitted but not yet registered.
• Where a student requires assistance in resolving myLife e-mail account access
problems.

Please be aware that any personal information you publish on public platforms, such as
social media platforms, Telegram and WhatsApp groups, are not covered by the
provisions of Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013. Any personal information
published in the public domain is not considered private and can, therefore be accessed
by external parties with access to such platforms.

4.1 Lecturer(s)

Lecturer Telephone number E-mail address

MT Mokoena 012 429 2265 mokoemt@[Link]
MM Mkhabela 012 352 4120 mkhabmm@[Link]

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4.2 Department

You can contact the Department of Criminal and Procedural Law as follows:
Telephone number: 012 429 4995/4814/8397.

4.3 College of Law Information Centre

For college-specific queries, please email lawdeanery@[Link] or

CLAWinquiries@[Link]. The college can also be contacted by phoning 012 429
4718/4860/6166/3253/4428.

Please send all emails from your mylife email account. 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 for processing.

4.4 University

To contact the university, please dial 080 000 1870. Remember to keep your student
number at hand when contacting the university. The Unisa Student Communication
Service Centre will be open weekdays from 08:00 – 16:00 (South African Standard
Time).

Please send all emails from your mylife email account. If you send an e-mail directly to
a Unisa e-mail address, insert your student number in the subject line to ensure that it is
correctly 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 as to who must respond,
thereby preventing unnecessary delays in the response or the email portrayed as spam.

Students should only forward enquiries to the Registrar and Deputy Registrar in
instances where those enquiries could not be resolved at other levels.

The contact information below should assist with the resolution of any
administrative query. For example, if you are enrolled with the College of Law and have
a query about your admission to a qualification, please contact jus@[Link].

The types of queries listed below should not be directed to the college BUT to the
relevant department listed below.

TYPE OF QUERY EMAIL ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER

ICT
myUnisa myUnisaHelp@[Link] 012 429 3111 (Option 2)
myLife myLifeHelp@[Link] 012 429 3111 (Option 2)
STUDENT ADMISSIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
General applications and
study-info@[Link]
registration queries
Admisson and registration
queries for students enrolled jus@[Link]
with the College of Law
International students international@[Link]
Exemptions adhoccredits@[Link]
Access and matriculation
ame@[Link]
exemption
Re-admissions study-info@[Link]

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 STUDENT ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION
General assignment
assign@[Link]
enquiries
General exam queries exams@[Link] 012 429 8641
Aegrotat exams aegrotats@[Link] 012 429 8641
Exam arrangements for examdisabled@[Link]
012 429 8641
students with disabilities
Exam admission examadmission@[Link] 012 429 8641
International students examinternational@[Link] 012 429 2268
Remarks remark@[Link] 012 429 8641
Purchase of an exam script purchasescript@[Link] 012 429 8641
FINANCE
Student account enquiries finan@[Link] 012 429 2441/4299
STUDENT FUNDING
General student funding
012 441 5600
enquiries
STUDY MATERIAL
Despatch enquiries despatch@[Link]

5 RESOURCES
5.1 Prescribed book(s)

The only prescribed textbook for this course is Joubert JJ (ed), Criminal Procedure
Handbook (13 ed, Juta 2020) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the handbook’). The 13th edition
contains a number of important legal and other amendments to the previous editions. We
advise you not to purchase/use previous editions that are outdated, since this could
be to your disadvantage.

5.2 Recommended book(s)

In addition to the 2017 prescribed textbook and legislative guide, we also recommend
Swanepoel JP (ed), The Criminal Procedure Workbook (2 ed, Juta 2016). This text
poses questions and provides insights in answering typical questions asked in criminal
procedure assignments, tests and examinations. The book is therefore recommended, but
not prescribed. We advise you not to purchase/use previous editions that are
outdated, since this could be to your disadvantage.

Recommended material can be used as additional reading and can be requested online,
via the library catalogue.

5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)

Search for E-reserves at [Link]

E-reserves can be downloaded from the library webpage, option Find E-reserves

More information on finding e-reserves is available at:

5.4 Library services and resources

The Unisa Library offers a range of information services and resources and has made
numerous library guides available at [Link]

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Recommended guides:

• For brief information on the library, go to [Link]

• For more detailed library information, go to
[Link]
• For Frequently Asked Questions, go to
[Link]
• 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, go to [Link]
services/Research-support
• For library training for undergraduate students, go to
[Link]
• For Lending Services, go
to [Link]
services
• For Services for Postgraduate students, go to
[Link]
• For Support and Services for students with disabilities, go to
[Link]
special-needs
• For Library Technology Support, go to [Link]
• For information on finding and using library resources and tools, go to
[Link]
• For an A–Z list of library databases, go to [Link]

Important contact information:

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

help@[Link]
• General library-related queries: Library-enquiries@[Link]
• Queries related to library fines and payments: Library-fines@[Link]
• Interlibrary loan service for postgraduate students: libr-ill@[Link]
• Literature Search Service: Lib-search@[Link]
• Social media channels: Facebook: UnisaLibrary and X Twitter: @UnisaLibrary

To view the Library orientation video – please click here: Unisa Library and Information
Services Video_1_1 (2).mp4

6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

The Study @ Unisa brochure is available on myUnisa at

[Link]/brochures/studies

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

If you need assistance concerning 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: mymodule22@[Link] or myUnisaHelp@[Link]
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 You can access and view short videos on topics such as how to view your calendar, how
to access module content, how to view announcements for modules, how to submit
assessments and how to participate in forum activities by visiting [Link]
[Link]/course/[Link]?id=32130

Registered Unisa students receive a free myLife e-mail account. Important information,
notices and updates are sent exclusively to this account.

Please claim your e-mail account immediately after registering at Unisa by following this
link: [Link]
[Link]
Note that it can take up to 24 hours for your account to be activated after you have
claimed it.

Your myLife account is the only e-mail account recognised by Unisa for official
correspondence between you and the University and it will remain your official primary
e-mail address on record at Unisa.

You remain responsible for the management of this e-mail account.

6.1 The Unisa First-Year Experience Programme

Many students find the transition from school education to tertiary education stressful and this is
often true for students enrolling at Unisa for the first time. Unisa is a dedicated open distance and
e-learning institution and is very different from face-to-face/contact institutions. It is a mega
university and all its programmes are offered through either blended learning or fully online
learning. For these reasons, we offer first-time students additional/extended support to help them
navigate the Unisa teaching and learning journey seamlessly and with little difficulty and few
barriers.

Unisa’s First-Year Experience (FYE) Programme has been specially designed to provide you with
prompt and helpful information about the services that the institution offers.

The following FYE services are currently available:

FYE Website Email Support

[Link]/FYE
fye@[Link]

FYE1500
myUnisa; Study
Post- Registration Skills; Academic &
Orientation Referrals to Digital Literacies;
other support etc
services
e.g. Counselling;
Reading & Writing
workshops
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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 Using Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to apply for module credit within a
qualification.

Now that you are a registered student, you are advised to familiarise yourself with the learning
outcomes of the module or modules you have chosen. If you have been exposed to those learning
outcomes for three years or more – either through work experience or other involvement – you can
apply to be exempted from completing assignments and writing examinations. As part of your
application for this exemption, you will be required to compile a portfolio of evidence substantiating
how your experience is equivalent to the learning outcomes. The diagram below shows the steps
involved in obtaining recognition of prior learning (RPL) for module credit. For more information on
the process, RPL fees, and the contact details of your college RPL coordinator, visit the Unisa
website: [Link]/rpl

6.3 Companies falsely advertising Unisa services

Some companies and social media pages have been falsely advertising Unisa online
information and various services to assist Unisa students. In the process, companies
either solicit money fraudulently from students or make money through online advertising
with no benefit to students.

These companies are in no way associated or related to Unisa.

We request that students only use official Unisa sites and platforms as any other platforms
will provide you with incorrect information and/or act illegally which will be harmful to your
studies.

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 Unisa will always use official communication channels (eg Unisa website, myUnisa, Unisa
social media platforms, myLife e-mail) to communicate with students.

Please use the following Unisa platforms for official Unisa information:

• [Link]
• [Link]
• [Link]
• [Link]
• [Link]

Please note that WhatsApp or Telegram are not official Unisa communication
platforms and the information published on such platforms is not quality assured by
Unisa. However, some lecturers may use these platforms as additional communication
channels and will specifically inform you of this on myUnisa.

7. STUDY PLAN

Please refer to the brochure Study @ Unisa for general time-management and planning
skills.

8 HOW TO STUDY ONLINE

8.1 What does it mean to study fully online?

• 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 [Link] Click on the
myModules 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.

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9. ASSESSMENT

9.1 Assessment criteria

(a) The Assessment Plan consists of two formative assessments, namely, Assignments
01 and 02. Assignment 01 is a written assessment which is constituted of long
questions. Assignment 02 consists of 25 multiple-choice questions. Both
assessments must be completed on the Moodle platform. Assignments 01 and
02 count 40% towards your final mark for this module (01 and 02 = 40%). It is,
therefore, imperative to ensure that you complete both of them. The examination
paper consists of 80 marks, but counts 60% towards your final mark for the module.

(b) Please note that if you obtain less than 40% in the examination, your year mark
will not be taken into account in calculating your final mark.

(c) The examination paper consists of 80 marks, but counts 60% towards your final mark
for the module.

(d) You will gain admission to the examination by submitting either Assignment 01
or 02. Either of the two will count towards your year mark. It is, nonetheless,
advisable to complete both Assignments, in order to obtain a higher aggregate.

9.2 Assessment plan

You must log into the module site on myUnisa in order to access the following:

• the due dates for assignments

• the actual assignments that must be completed
• how to submit your assignments
• the weighting of the different assessments
• admission to the exam
• the examination.

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

9.3 Types of assignments and descriptions

All assignments are defined as either optional, mandatory, compulsory, or elective.

Elective assignments
The student is given a choice of which assignments within an identified group to submit
and only the best result/s, the number of which is specified in advance, will contribute
towards the year mark.
Elective assignments must be grouped into an elective group.

For the student to select which assignment to submit, the elective assignments must be
grouped together. For such an elective group, relevant information (such as how many of
the assignments must be submitted and how many of the assignment marks should be
combined into the year mark) will be supplied to you.

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 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 the qualifying items submitted.

Mandatory assessments/assignments
Mandatory assessments/assignments contribute to the year mark.
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
such an assignment when the final mark for the module is calculated.

Optional assessments assignments

You are encouraged, as a student, to do optional assessments/assignments in order to
benefit your learning.

9.4 Submission of assessments

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. You may not email your
assessment to your lecturer.

9.4.1 Submission of a quiz

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.

9.4.2 Submission of a written assessment

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
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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.

9.5 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), as well as for communication from
the University.

9.5.1 Invigilation/proctoring

Since 2020, Unisa has conducted all its assessments online. Given the stringent
requirements imposed by professional bodies, as well as increased solicitation of Unisa’s
students by third parties to unlawfully assist them with the completion of assignments and
examinations, the University is obliged to assure the integrity of its assessment integrity by
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 the
credibility of their 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, the use of AI and ghost-writing. Students are expected to submit typed responses
when using the Turnitin software.

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

The Invigilator is a mobile application-based service that verifies the identity of an

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

The 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 and it flags suspicious behaviour by the student for review
by an academic administrator. The IRIS software requires installation on students’
webcam-enabled laptop devices. IRIS is not used for modules offered by the College
of Law.

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

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Students must refer to their module assessment information on their myModule
sites to determine which proctoring or invigilation tool will be used 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 that source.
• Not including references or deliberately inserting incorrect bibliographic information.
• Paraphrasing without acknowledging the 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. (This matter is addressed in the 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:
[Link]

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. For
information about the services that ARCSWiD offers, please click on the following link:
Support for students with disabilities ([Link]) and for general enquiries, email
Arcswid@[Link].

If you are a student with a disability and would like or need additional time for
assessments, you are invited to contact the university by sending an email to
examdisabled@[Link], so that you can be assisted. In your email include the name
of the module(s) that you are currently registered for.

If you are a student with a disability and would like additional academic support, you are
invited to Contact M T Mokoena (mokoemt@[Link]) to discuss the assistance that
you need.

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12. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

12.1 Academic matters

All module content-related enquiries must first be addressed to the relevant module
lecturers. As already indicated above, all such enquiries must be made from your
mylife@[Link] email account. Where your module lecturer(s) is unable to assist,
such enquiries can be escalated to the Chair of the Department in which your module is
located. The Chair of the Department is the one with the power to resolve issues, is
authorised to make such interventions, and has the final say in matters relating to the
administration of a module. Such escalation must be done via the departmental
administrative staff.

Contact information for all the departmental administrative staff in the department is
captured below.

Name Email address

Prof. A Saurombe (Chair of Department) sauroa@[Link]
Ms. Margaret Moropyane (Secretary) moropmm@[Link]
Ms. Choene Mabotja (Secretary) mabotcc@[Link]
Mrs Karien Rosin (Secretary) rosince@[Link]

12.2 Administrative matters

The contact information for all administrative departments is included under item 4.4 of this
Tutorial Letter. Please address any administrative issues (for example, registration issues,
finance-related issues, graduation issues, auditing of a qualification, etc) with the relevant
support department and not the college.

13. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Question: I have not submitted my assignment on time. How do I go about requesting an

extension?
Answer: Please send an email to assign@[Link] – NOT the module leader. Include
the reason for the failure to submit as well as all supporting documentation (for example, a
letter from your employer indicating that you were on official duties or a medical certificate
attesting to your incapacity, etc.). Please send your email PRIOR to the assignment’s
submission date.

Question: I have not studied for the exam. Can you give me some “tips” or the “scope”
about what to concentrate on and what to leave out?
Answer: We do not give “tips” or “scope”. We inform you clearly at the beginning of each
study unit in the study guide, which study material to study and which parts of the study
material you may omit. We include activities and self-test questions. We emphasise the
importance of studying the cases.

Question: Where do I find previous question papers?

Answer: Since COVID, question papers used in prior exams are no longer published on
the module sites.

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 Question: Where can I find the exam timetable?
Answer: Your preliminary examination timetable is published approximately two weeks
before the official start of the exam. You will receive it via email. Please note that the
dates on your preliminary examination timetable are subject to change.

Your final examination timetable will be emailed to you once the admissions programme
runs. You must plan according to the dates published in your ‘final’ examination
timetable.

14. IN CLOSING
We wish you the best of luck for the forthcoming semester!

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