PYC2605/202/2/2016
Tutorial letter 202/2/2016
HIV/Aids care and counselling
PYC2605
Semester 2
Department of Psychology
Feedback on Assignment 02.
, 1 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 02. 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 2 nd 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 101/2016 (Section 7.1 Syllabus:
What to study for the exam) indicates what to study in your prescribed book.
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Tutorial letter 202/2/2016
HIV/Aids care and counselling
PYC2605
Semester 2
Department of Psychology
Feedback on Assignment 02.
, 1 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 02. 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 2 nd 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 101/2016 (Section 7.1 Syllabus:
What to study for the exam) indicates what to study in your prescribed book.
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