PYC2605/202/1/2017
Tutorial letter 202/1/2017
HIV/Aids care and counselling
PYC2605
Semester 1
Department of Psychology
Feedback on Assignment 02
, INTRODUCTION
Dear Student,
We hope that you are enjoying your module in HIV/Aids care and counselling. If you find the
course helpful, please tell your friends and colleagues about it. Remember, it is possible for
students to enrol only for this one module for non-degree purposes, if they wish to do so. The
only prerequisite for the course is matric (Standard 10/Grade 12). It may also interest you to
know that almost 6 000 students enrol for the HIV/Aids care and counselling course (PYC2605)
per year!
The main purpose of this tutorial letter is to give feedback on Assignment 01. However, before
we do so, let’s address some other issues first.
Assignment issues
In the previous semester, many students did not get examination admission because (a) their
assignments were never received by Unisa; (b) the assignments reached Unisa after the closing
date; and (c) the assignments were submitted in the wrong semester. Please note that it is your
own responsibility to make sure that Unisa has received and marked your assignments. Please
check myUnisa regularly to see if your assignment has been received and marked. If you check
the system regularly and it seems that your assignment was not received or marked, please
direct your enquiries to the Students Assessment and Assignment Department. Please do not
contact your lecturers to find out what happened to your assignments. Your multiple choice
assignments go directly to the Assignment section to be marked by computer. Unfortunately,
lecturers do not see your multiple choice assignments at all.
Please note that you have to submit Assignment 01 to gain examination admission. Together
Assignments 01 and 02 contribute 20% to your final year mark.
Please take careful note of your assignment closing dates. In each semester there are
two multiple choice assignments each with a specific closing date and unique number.
Make sure that you know exactly if you are registered for the first or for the second semester.
Use the assignment closing date and unique number of that specific semester ONLY on your
mark reading sheet. If you are registered for the 2nd semester, please do not use the 1st
semester unique numbers. Your assignment will NOT be registered on the system and it will get
lost.
Electronic Learning Units and Open Electronic Resources
Do you enjoy the online module? We surely had a lot of fun compiling it! Some students find the
online approach a bit daunting but keep in mind that the purpose of the online module is only to
guide you through the prescribed book and to challenge you to think differently about HIV and
Aids and to motivate you to do things in your communities. There will be neither examination
questions directly on the content of the electronic learning units, nor on the open educational
resources (e.g. videos and webpages).
The examination questions are based on your prescribed book only, and Tutorial Letter
101/2017 (Section 7.1 Syllabus: What to study for the exam) indicates what to study in your
prescribed book.
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Tutorial letter 202/1/2017
HIV/Aids care and counselling
PYC2605
Semester 1
Department of Psychology
Feedback on Assignment 02
, INTRODUCTION
Dear Student,
We hope that you are enjoying your module in HIV/Aids care and counselling. If you find the
course helpful, please tell your friends and colleagues about it. Remember, it is possible for
students to enrol only for this one module for non-degree purposes, if they wish to do so. The
only prerequisite for the course is matric (Standard 10/Grade 12). It may also interest you to
know that almost 6 000 students enrol for the HIV/Aids care and counselling course (PYC2605)
per year!
The main purpose of this tutorial letter is to give feedback on Assignment 01. However, before
we do so, let’s address some other issues first.
Assignment issues
In the previous semester, many students did not get examination admission because (a) their
assignments were never received by Unisa; (b) the assignments reached Unisa after the closing
date; and (c) the assignments were submitted in the wrong semester. Please note that it is your
own responsibility to make sure that Unisa has received and marked your assignments. Please
check myUnisa regularly to see if your assignment has been received and marked. If you check
the system regularly and it seems that your assignment was not received or marked, please
direct your enquiries to the Students Assessment and Assignment Department. Please do not
contact your lecturers to find out what happened to your assignments. Your multiple choice
assignments go directly to the Assignment section to be marked by computer. Unfortunately,
lecturers do not see your multiple choice assignments at all.
Please note that you have to submit Assignment 01 to gain examination admission. Together
Assignments 01 and 02 contribute 20% to your final year mark.
Please take careful note of your assignment closing dates. In each semester there are
two multiple choice assignments each with a specific closing date and unique number.
Make sure that you know exactly if you are registered for the first or for the second semester.
Use the assignment closing date and unique number of that specific semester ONLY on your
mark reading sheet. If you are registered for the 2nd semester, please do not use the 1st
semester unique numbers. Your assignment will NOT be registered on the system and it will get
lost.
Electronic Learning Units and Open Electronic Resources
Do you enjoy the online module? We surely had a lot of fun compiling it! Some students find the
online approach a bit daunting but keep in mind that the purpose of the online module is only to
guide you through the prescribed book and to challenge you to think differently about HIV and
Aids and to motivate you to do things in your communities. There will be neither examination
questions directly on the content of the electronic learning units, nor on the open educational
resources (e.g. videos and webpages).
The examination questions are based on your prescribed book only, and Tutorial Letter
101/2017 (Section 7.1 Syllabus: What to study for the exam) indicates what to study in your
prescribed book.
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