COM3703/201/2/2023
Tutorial Letter 201/2/2023
Media studies: media content and media
audiences
COM3703
Semester 2
Department of Communication Science
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tutorial letter contains feedback on your assignments
and guidelines for examination preparation.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 About this tutorial letter ................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 The examination portfolio .............................................................................................................. 3
2 CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................................................... 3
3 FEEDBACK: PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT 01.............................................................................. 4
4 FEEDBACK: ASSIGNMENT 02 – MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ....................................... 19
5 ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE EXAMINATION PORTFOLIO ....................................... 19
6 IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 22
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, COM3703/201/2/2023
Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 About this tutorial letter
In this tutorial letter, we provide you with comments and feedback on Assignment 01, which you
had to submit on or before 16 August 2023. Feedback on Assignment 02, which consists of
multiple-choice questions (a quiz), will be uploaded to myUnisa.
Please note that the questions in Assignment 03 build on those that you answered in Assignment
01. Therefore, we urge you to review the feedback provided in this tutorial letter, as well as the
marker’s comments on your marked assignment, in preparation for completing Assignment 03.
Take note of the due dates below.
By now, you should have submitted the first assignment and be in the process of finalising
the second. You should also be working on preparing your examination portfolio for
submission.
Assignment Due date
Written assignment (Assignment 01) 16 August 2023
Quiz (Assignment 02) 14 September 2023
Examination portfolio (Assignment 03) 18 October 2023
1.2 The examination portfolio
To pass this module, you must submit your examination portfolio by 18 October 2023.
We strongly encourage you to begin with the compilation of the portfolio examination as early as
possible to allow yourself sufficient time to complete it. Please note that there will be no extensions
granted for the submission of the portfolio examination.
2 CONTACT DETAILS
The module coordinator for COM3703 is Mr Tony Lechaba. His contact details are as follows:
E-mail:
Tel: 012 429 6399
Office: WMM 6-89
You can contact Mr Lechaba with general questions about the module.
If you have specific questions about the module content, please see the list of contact lecturers
below.
Note that each lecturer is responsible for specific study units of this module. Therefore,
before contacting your lecturer(s), refer to this list to make sure that you will be speaking
to the person who is best equipped to answer your questions.
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Tutorial Letter 201/2/2023
Media studies: media content and media
audiences
COM3703
Semester 2
Department of Communication Science
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tutorial letter contains feedback on your assignments
and guidelines for examination preparation.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 About this tutorial letter ................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 The examination portfolio .............................................................................................................. 3
2 CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................................................... 3
3 FEEDBACK: PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT 01.............................................................................. 4
4 FEEDBACK: ASSIGNMENT 02 – MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ....................................... 19
5 ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE EXAMINATION PORTFOLIO ....................................... 19
6 IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 22
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, COM3703/201/2/2023
Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 About this tutorial letter
In this tutorial letter, we provide you with comments and feedback on Assignment 01, which you
had to submit on or before 16 August 2023. Feedback on Assignment 02, which consists of
multiple-choice questions (a quiz), will be uploaded to myUnisa.
Please note that the questions in Assignment 03 build on those that you answered in Assignment
01. Therefore, we urge you to review the feedback provided in this tutorial letter, as well as the
marker’s comments on your marked assignment, in preparation for completing Assignment 03.
Take note of the due dates below.
By now, you should have submitted the first assignment and be in the process of finalising
the second. You should also be working on preparing your examination portfolio for
submission.
Assignment Due date
Written assignment (Assignment 01) 16 August 2023
Quiz (Assignment 02) 14 September 2023
Examination portfolio (Assignment 03) 18 October 2023
1.2 The examination portfolio
To pass this module, you must submit your examination portfolio by 18 October 2023.
We strongly encourage you to begin with the compilation of the portfolio examination as early as
possible to allow yourself sufficient time to complete it. Please note that there will be no extensions
granted for the submission of the portfolio examination.
2 CONTACT DETAILS
The module coordinator for COM3703 is Mr Tony Lechaba. His contact details are as follows:
E-mail:
Tel: 012 429 6399
Office: WMM 6-89
You can contact Mr Lechaba with general questions about the module.
If you have specific questions about the module content, please see the list of contact lecturers
below.
Note that each lecturer is responsible for specific study units of this module. Therefore,
before contacting your lecturer(s), refer to this list to make sure that you will be speaking
to the person who is best equipped to answer your questions.
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