EDA3058/101/3/2016
Tutorial letter 101/3/2016
Education Law and Professional Ethics
(EDA3058)
Semesters 1 & 2
Department of Educational Leadership and
Management
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
, CONTENTS
Page No
1. Introduction and welcome ................................................................................................. 3
2. Purpose and outcomes of the module .............................................................................. 3
3. Lecturer and contact detail ................................................................................................ 4
4. Module related resources ................................................................................................. 5
5. Student support services for the module........................................................................... 7
6. Module specific study plan ................................................................................................ 8
7. Assessments..................................................................................................................... 9
8 Frequently asked questions ............................................................................................ 12
9 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 13
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, EDA3058/101
1. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Dear Student
Welcome to the module Education Law and Professional Ethics. We sincerely hope that
you will find this module meaningful and enlightening.We shall do our best to make your
study of this module successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start
studying early in the semester and resolve to do the assignment(s) properly. You will
receive a number of tutorial letters during the semester. A tutorial letter is our way of
communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment. Tutorial Letter 101
contains important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for
this module. We urge you to read it carefully and to keep it at hand when working through
the study material, preparing the assignment(s), preparing for the examination and
addressing questions to your lecturers.
Please read Tutorial Letter 301 in combination with Tutorial Letter 101 as it gives you an
idea of generally important information when studying at a distance and within a particular
College.
In this Tutorial Letter, you will find the assignments and assessment criteria as well as
instructions on the preparation and submission of the assignments. This tutorial letter also
provides all the information you need with regard to the prescribed study material and other
resources and how to obtain it. Please study this information carefully and make sure that
you obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible. We have also included certain
general and administrative information about this module. Please study this section of the
tutorial letter carefully. Right from the start we would like to point out that you must read
all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as
they always contain important and, sometimes, urgent information.
We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best!
2. PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES OF THE MODULE
The purpose of this module is to equip you with the necessary knowledge, skills and
attitude to enable you to make lawful decisions and to act judicially correctly in education
practice.
The outcome for this module is to provide you with the necessary knowledge, skills and
attitudes so that you will be cognisant of your professional role, rights and responsibilities,
and to enable you to function as a professional person with regard to the education law
environment, labour relations in education and various education partnerships.
The course content is divided into Part A: The education law environment, the Constitution
and education law in the South African education system, and labour legislation in
education and Part B: Professional ethics, educators as professional people and the
organised teaching profession.
This is a semester (half-year) module which means that it is offered twice this year.
Semester 1 - from January to June
Semester 2 - from July to November
3
, You will have registered for either Semester One or Semester Two. Please make sure
you know which semester you are registered for. If in doubt, please contact the
Department of Student Administration for clarification.
3. LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS
PLEASE NOTE: Letters to lecturers may not be enclosed with or inserted into
assignments.
Communication with the University
If you need to contact the University about matters not related to the
content of this module, please consult the publication: My Studies @
Unisa that you received with your study material. This booklet contains
information on how to contact the University (e.g. to whom you can
write for different queries, important telephone and fax numbers,
addresses and detail of the times certain facilities are open).
Always have your student number at hand when you contact the
University.
All queries that are not of a purely administrative nature but are about the content of this
module should be directed to us. Please have your study material with you when you
contact us.
The lecturer responsible for this module is:
Dr CF Steinmann
AJH Van der Walt Building room 7-28
E-mail address:
Tel number: 012 429 6961
Fax number: 0866421644
NOTE:
You may enclose more than one letter in an envelope, but do not make enquiries from
different departments (for example Despatch and Library Services) in the same letter. This
delays the replies to your enquiries. Write a separate letter to each department and mark
each letter clearly for the attention of that department. Letters to lecturers may not be
enclosed with assignments.
ALWAYS WRITE YOUR STUDENT NUMBER AND THE
MODULE CODE AT THE TOP OF YOUR LETTER.
You are most welcome to visit us at the office to discuss any academic problems you might
experience with your studies. Please remember to make an appointment beforehand.
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Tutorial letter 101/3/2016
Education Law and Professional Ethics
(EDA3058)
Semesters 1 & 2
Department of Educational Leadership and
Management
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
, CONTENTS
Page No
1. Introduction and welcome ................................................................................................. 3
2. Purpose and outcomes of the module .............................................................................. 3
3. Lecturer and contact detail ................................................................................................ 4
4. Module related resources ................................................................................................. 5
5. Student support services for the module........................................................................... 7
6. Module specific study plan ................................................................................................ 8
7. Assessments..................................................................................................................... 9
8 Frequently asked questions ............................................................................................ 12
9 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 13
2
, EDA3058/101
1. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Dear Student
Welcome to the module Education Law and Professional Ethics. We sincerely hope that
you will find this module meaningful and enlightening.We shall do our best to make your
study of this module successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start
studying early in the semester and resolve to do the assignment(s) properly. You will
receive a number of tutorial letters during the semester. A tutorial letter is our way of
communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment. Tutorial Letter 101
contains important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for
this module. We urge you to read it carefully and to keep it at hand when working through
the study material, preparing the assignment(s), preparing for the examination and
addressing questions to your lecturers.
Please read Tutorial Letter 301 in combination with Tutorial Letter 101 as it gives you an
idea of generally important information when studying at a distance and within a particular
College.
In this Tutorial Letter, you will find the assignments and assessment criteria as well as
instructions on the preparation and submission of the assignments. This tutorial letter also
provides all the information you need with regard to the prescribed study material and other
resources and how to obtain it. Please study this information carefully and make sure that
you obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible. We have also included certain
general and administrative information about this module. Please study this section of the
tutorial letter carefully. Right from the start we would like to point out that you must read
all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as
they always contain important and, sometimes, urgent information.
We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best!
2. PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES OF THE MODULE
The purpose of this module is to equip you with the necessary knowledge, skills and
attitude to enable you to make lawful decisions and to act judicially correctly in education
practice.
The outcome for this module is to provide you with the necessary knowledge, skills and
attitudes so that you will be cognisant of your professional role, rights and responsibilities,
and to enable you to function as a professional person with regard to the education law
environment, labour relations in education and various education partnerships.
The course content is divided into Part A: The education law environment, the Constitution
and education law in the South African education system, and labour legislation in
education and Part B: Professional ethics, educators as professional people and the
organised teaching profession.
This is a semester (half-year) module which means that it is offered twice this year.
Semester 1 - from January to June
Semester 2 - from July to November
3
, You will have registered for either Semester One or Semester Two. Please make sure
you know which semester you are registered for. If in doubt, please contact the
Department of Student Administration for clarification.
3. LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS
PLEASE NOTE: Letters to lecturers may not be enclosed with or inserted into
assignments.
Communication with the University
If you need to contact the University about matters not related to the
content of this module, please consult the publication: My Studies @
Unisa that you received with your study material. This booklet contains
information on how to contact the University (e.g. to whom you can
write for different queries, important telephone and fax numbers,
addresses and detail of the times certain facilities are open).
Always have your student number at hand when you contact the
University.
All queries that are not of a purely administrative nature but are about the content of this
module should be directed to us. Please have your study material with you when you
contact us.
The lecturer responsible for this module is:
Dr CF Steinmann
AJH Van der Walt Building room 7-28
E-mail address:
Tel number: 012 429 6961
Fax number: 0866421644
NOTE:
You may enclose more than one letter in an envelope, but do not make enquiries from
different departments (for example Despatch and Library Services) in the same letter. This
delays the replies to your enquiries. Write a separate letter to each department and mark
each letter clearly for the attention of that department. Letters to lecturers may not be
enclosed with assignments.
ALWAYS WRITE YOUR STUDENT NUMBER AND THE
MODULE CODE AT THE TOP OF YOUR LETTER.
You are most welcome to visit us at the office to discuss any academic problems you might
experience with your studies. Please remember to make an appointment beforehand.
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