How the pass MNP2601 in 2018 with the 6th edition
Dear MNP2601-student
Repeating a module is always challenging and you have to realise that whatever caused you to
fail the module previously must be managed differently this year. My advice to students
repeating a module is always that they should drastically change the way in which they had
studied the module previously. This could even imply redoing your study notes. Face the facts:
your previous study method did not help you to succeed. This year will be the only year that
we will accommodate both the 6 th and 7th editions of the prescribed book. Students studying
from either the 6th or the 7th edition will be able to answer the assessment questions. This
round, make sure that you empower yourself to pass this module with good marks – it IS
possible. Remember that discussions on myUnisa (the myUnisa forum for the entire group and
the e-tutor forum) will refer to the 7 th edition. To follow these discussions and participate, you
will have to find the relevant sections in the 6 th edition. Keep in mind that the chapter numbers
and headings of the 6th and 7th are basically the same (however, some subheading numbers
have changed and in some chapters the content has been reshuffled and drastically changed).
Keep in mind that a new edition is usually developed when substantial changes and
improvements are made to a previous edition. Thus, when you will be talking to students
studying from the 7th edition (or during discussions on myUnisa with e-tutors or on the module
site) you might find that sections are named differently or that some sections have been added
(or deleted). The guidelines below will guide you through the relevant chapters.
So, let’s start…..
You will have in front of you now TL101_2018, TL101_2017, TL201_2017, Prescribed book 2011
(6th edition), Studyguide (SG) 2018 and MO Letter 2017. This is a lot of paper on your desk
indeed. I suggest you have the book, TL101_2018, MO 2017 and SG 2018 in front of you. You
will see that SG2018 is an updated version of MO2017. I will take you through the respective
chapters as I suggest you approach them in 2018 with a 6 th edition on hand. In my opinion, the
prescribed book should always be the main document you study from!
Chapter 1 (6th edition)
Any chapter 1 of a prescribed book is important and needs extra time to master. Plan that
you have more than double the number of hours available to master the content.
Study the glossary in TL101_2018 in conjunction with chapter 1.
MO 2017 (lecturer notes) will guide you through chapter 1 in the 6 th edition. However, also
read the lecturer notes on chapter 1 in SG2018.
Dear MNP2601-student
Repeating a module is always challenging and you have to realise that whatever caused you to
fail the module previously must be managed differently this year. My advice to students
repeating a module is always that they should drastically change the way in which they had
studied the module previously. This could even imply redoing your study notes. Face the facts:
your previous study method did not help you to succeed. This year will be the only year that
we will accommodate both the 6 th and 7th editions of the prescribed book. Students studying
from either the 6th or the 7th edition will be able to answer the assessment questions. This
round, make sure that you empower yourself to pass this module with good marks – it IS
possible. Remember that discussions on myUnisa (the myUnisa forum for the entire group and
the e-tutor forum) will refer to the 7 th edition. To follow these discussions and participate, you
will have to find the relevant sections in the 6 th edition. Keep in mind that the chapter numbers
and headings of the 6th and 7th are basically the same (however, some subheading numbers
have changed and in some chapters the content has been reshuffled and drastically changed).
Keep in mind that a new edition is usually developed when substantial changes and
improvements are made to a previous edition. Thus, when you will be talking to students
studying from the 7th edition (or during discussions on myUnisa with e-tutors or on the module
site) you might find that sections are named differently or that some sections have been added
(or deleted). The guidelines below will guide you through the relevant chapters.
So, let’s start…..
You will have in front of you now TL101_2018, TL101_2017, TL201_2017, Prescribed book 2011
(6th edition), Studyguide (SG) 2018 and MO Letter 2017. This is a lot of paper on your desk
indeed. I suggest you have the book, TL101_2018, MO 2017 and SG 2018 in front of you. You
will see that SG2018 is an updated version of MO2017. I will take you through the respective
chapters as I suggest you approach them in 2018 with a 6 th edition on hand. In my opinion, the
prescribed book should always be the main document you study from!
Chapter 1 (6th edition)
Any chapter 1 of a prescribed book is important and needs extra time to master. Plan that
you have more than double the number of hours available to master the content.
Study the glossary in TL101_2018 in conjunction with chapter 1.
MO 2017 (lecturer notes) will guide you through chapter 1 in the 6 th edition. However, also
read the lecturer notes on chapter 1 in SG2018.
