LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
ENN1504
ASSIGNMENT NO: 01
YEAR : 2024
PREVIEW:
Background:
Mr Dube, the chairperson of the Student Support Committee at Malusi University, called a
meeting to address the prevalent issue of drug abuse at the university and in surrounding
communities. The meeting aimed to discuss ways to assist students affected by drug abuse
and to collaborate with local schools facing similar challenges.
Discussion:
Mr Dube highlighted the detrimental effects of drug addiction on student performance and
the high dropout rates at the university. He emphasized the importance of intervention and
support for affected students. Ms Botha, the owner of a local drug rehabilitation center,
shared insights into the impact of drug abuse and the services offered by her center.
, LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
QUESTION 1: MINUTES OF A MEETING
BACKGROUND
Mr Dube is the chairperson of the Student Support Committee at Malusi University. The Student
Support Office together with the Student Representative Council (SRC) members have decided to
engage the student body as well as do community work with local schools affected by drug abuse.
Mr Dube called a meeting with the Student Support Officials and members of the SRC to discuss drug
abuse issues at the university and how they could reach out to help students from neighbouring
schools who experience drug abuse problems.
INSTRUCTIONS
Below is a transcript (exact words written down) of what was said under item agenda of this meeting
presented in the form of a dialogue. As the secretary for the Student Support Office at Malusi
university, it is your duty to take minutes during meetings. Malusi University is overwhelmed by drug
abuse problems which affect student performance and enhances high dropout rate. At this point, the
meeting is discussing Agenda Item 3.5: Drug abuse issues and student support. This means that the
complete format for minutes is not required. Remember that in taking minutes, we carefully select
and summarise information, and make changes to style and grammar. Note that you should not
record what each person said in turn. You should use the linear format of minutes (in sentences and
paragraphs). Your answer should not exceed ONE page in length.
TRANSCRIPT
Mr Dube (Chair): Colleagues and dear students, drug addiction is rife here at out university and our
communities. Most of our students perform bad or even drop out from the university due to this
addiction. Our neighbouring schools are also experiencing gangsterism, poor performance and even
high rates of student drop out, and that is directly or indirectly emanating from drug abuse. As an
institution, we have a duty to intervene and assist students as much as we can. We are also expected
to stretch a helping hand to our neighbouring schools and assist wherever we can. Our agenda item
now colleagues is therefore 3.5: Drug abuse issues and student support. But before we go any
further with these issues, the committee has invited Ms Botha, an owner of a drug rehabilitation
centre closed by, to just give us an idea about the impact of drug abuse and how the centre assists.
Let us allow Ms Botha to share information with us.
Ms Botha: Thanks very much, Chair. I am a former drug addict who has opened my home and heart
to poor people battling with substance abuse locally. I have turned my three-bedroom house into a
rehabilitation centre for addicts who want to start afresh but cannot afford to pay for their recovery.
Botha Recovery Centre hosts patients aged between 13 to 68 years for free. We help people who are
heavy alcoholics or addicts of crack cocaine, “whoonga” or “dagga” and “nyaope.” Most of the
patients are unemployed, some live on the streets doing drugs before getting help from the centre,
and many have confessed to stealing from their families and house breaking to feed their addiction.
The centre provides a free 14 or 21-day stay for addicts but in extreme cases treatment can be
ENN1504
ASSIGNMENT NO: 01
YEAR : 2024
PREVIEW:
Background:
Mr Dube, the chairperson of the Student Support Committee at Malusi University, called a
meeting to address the prevalent issue of drug abuse at the university and in surrounding
communities. The meeting aimed to discuss ways to assist students affected by drug abuse
and to collaborate with local schools facing similar challenges.
Discussion:
Mr Dube highlighted the detrimental effects of drug addiction on student performance and
the high dropout rates at the university. He emphasized the importance of intervention and
support for affected students. Ms Botha, the owner of a local drug rehabilitation center,
shared insights into the impact of drug abuse and the services offered by her center.
, LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
QUESTION 1: MINUTES OF A MEETING
BACKGROUND
Mr Dube is the chairperson of the Student Support Committee at Malusi University. The Student
Support Office together with the Student Representative Council (SRC) members have decided to
engage the student body as well as do community work with local schools affected by drug abuse.
Mr Dube called a meeting with the Student Support Officials and members of the SRC to discuss drug
abuse issues at the university and how they could reach out to help students from neighbouring
schools who experience drug abuse problems.
INSTRUCTIONS
Below is a transcript (exact words written down) of what was said under item agenda of this meeting
presented in the form of a dialogue. As the secretary for the Student Support Office at Malusi
university, it is your duty to take minutes during meetings. Malusi University is overwhelmed by drug
abuse problems which affect student performance and enhances high dropout rate. At this point, the
meeting is discussing Agenda Item 3.5: Drug abuse issues and student support. This means that the
complete format for minutes is not required. Remember that in taking minutes, we carefully select
and summarise information, and make changes to style and grammar. Note that you should not
record what each person said in turn. You should use the linear format of minutes (in sentences and
paragraphs). Your answer should not exceed ONE page in length.
TRANSCRIPT
Mr Dube (Chair): Colleagues and dear students, drug addiction is rife here at out university and our
communities. Most of our students perform bad or even drop out from the university due to this
addiction. Our neighbouring schools are also experiencing gangsterism, poor performance and even
high rates of student drop out, and that is directly or indirectly emanating from drug abuse. As an
institution, we have a duty to intervene and assist students as much as we can. We are also expected
to stretch a helping hand to our neighbouring schools and assist wherever we can. Our agenda item
now colleagues is therefore 3.5: Drug abuse issues and student support. But before we go any
further with these issues, the committee has invited Ms Botha, an owner of a drug rehabilitation
centre closed by, to just give us an idea about the impact of drug abuse and how the centre assists.
Let us allow Ms Botha to share information with us.
Ms Botha: Thanks very much, Chair. I am a former drug addict who has opened my home and heart
to poor people battling with substance abuse locally. I have turned my three-bedroom house into a
rehabilitation centre for addicts who want to start afresh but cannot afford to pay for their recovery.
Botha Recovery Centre hosts patients aged between 13 to 68 years for free. We help people who are
heavy alcoholics or addicts of crack cocaine, “whoonga” or “dagga” and “nyaope.” Most of the
patients are unemployed, some live on the streets doing drugs before getting help from the centre,
and many have confessed to stealing from their families and house breaking to feed their addiction.
The centre provides a free 14 or 21-day stay for addicts but in extreme cases treatment can be
