CMNALLE/301/4/2021
Tutorial Letter 301/4/2021
CMNALLE
Semesters 1 and 2 and year modules
Department of Communication Science
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 5
2 ONSCREEN MARKING .................................................................................................................. 5
3 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENTS AND YOUR myLIFE ACCOUNT ............................................ 7
4 TECHNICAL AND PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................... 8
4.1 Various technical and presentation requirements .......................................................................... 8
4.2 Declaration for undergraduate modules........................................................................................ 11
4.3 Table of contents ........................................................................................................................... 13
4.4 Introduction and conclusion/summary .......................................................................................... 14
4.5 Sources consulted ......................................................................................................................... 18
4.6 Labelling figures, illustrations and tables ...................................................................................... 19
4.7 Formative and summative assessment ........................................................................................ 20
4.8 Other presentation requirements applicable to the content.......................................................... 21
4.9 Other presentation requirements applicable to the presentation ................................................. 22
5 REFERENCING TECHNIQUES ................................................................................................... 26
5.1 Books ............................................................................................................................................. 29
5.1.1 One author ..................................................................................................................................... 29
5.1.2 Two authors ................................................................................................................................... 30
5.1.3 One editor ...................................................................................................................................... 30
5.1.4 Two editors .................................................................................................................................... 31
5.1.5 Three or more authors or editors .................................................................................................. 31
5.1.6 Collective works (chapters in books written by different authors) ................................................ 32
5.1.7 Multiple works by the same author ............................................................................................... 32
5.1.8 Books published in the United States of America ......................................................................... 34
5.1.9 Missing data................................................................................................................................... 34
5.2 Journal articles .............................................................................................................................. 35
5.2.1 One author ..................................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.2 Two authors ................................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.3 Three or more authors ................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.4 Under the title (where no author is indicated) ............................................................................... 37
5.3 Newspaper articles and reports .................................................................................................... 37
5.3.1 Authored ........................................................................................................................................ 37
5.3.2 No author ....................................................................................................................................... 38
5.3.3 No author and no title .................................................................................................................... 38
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5.4 Sources accessed via the internet and social media.................................................................... 38
5.4.1 Websites with an author ................................................................................................................ 38
5.4.2 Websites with no author ................................................................................................................ 39
5.4.3 Websites with no publication date ................................................................................................. 39
5.4.4 Other electronic sources: e-books ................................................................................................ 40
5.4.5 Other electronic sources: journal articles ...................................................................................... 40
5.4.6 Other electronic sources: electronic government publication/documents .................................... 40
5.4.7 Electronic mail (e-mail) as source ................................................................................................. 41
5.4.8 Electronic newsletters ................................................................................................................... 41
5.4.9 Electronic newspapers .................................................................................................................. 42
5.4.10 Twitter ............................................................................................................................................ 42
5.4.11 Facebook ....................................................................................................................................... 42
5.4.12 A (mobile) application (or App)...................................................................................................... 43
5.4.13 YouTube video .............................................................................................................................. 42
5.5 How to cite personal communication ............................................................................................ 44
5.5.1 Telephone conversations .............................................................................................................. 44
5.5.2 Private letters ................................................................................................................................. 44
5.5.3 Personal interviews ....................................................................................................................... 44
5.5.4 Text messages .............................................................................................................................. 45
5.5.5 WhatsApp messages .................................................................................................................... 45
5.6 Compact discs (CD-ROMs) and DVD-ROMs ............................................................................... 45
5.6.1 Authored entry in an electronic encyclopaedia ............................................................................. 45
5.6.2 No author in an electronic encyclopaedia ..................................................................................... 45
5.6.3 Software programs or data packages ........................................................................................... 46
5.7 Study material ................................................................................................................................ 46
5.7.1 Study guides .................................................................................................................................. 46
5.7.2 Tutorial letters ................................................................................................................................ 47
5.7.3 myUnisa ......................................................................................................................................... 47
5.8 Non-print media ............................................................................................................................. 47
5.8.1 Film ................................................................................................................................................ 47
5.8.2 Video recordings............................................................................................................................ 48
5.8.3 Television programmes ................................................................................................................. 49
5.8.4 Audio cassette ............................................................................................................................... 49
5.8.5 Musical recording .......................................................................................................................... 50
5.9 Formal interviews .......................................................................................................................... 50
5.9.1 Unpublished interviews ................................................................................................................. 50
5.9.2 Published interviews ...................................................................................................................... 51
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, 5.10 Advertisements .............................................................................................................................. 51
5.10.1 Advertisements in magazines or journals ..................................................................................... 51
5.10.2 Advertisements in newspapers ..................................................................................................... 51
5.10.3 No author ....................................................................................................................................... 52
5.11 Government publications ................................................................................................................. 53
5.11.1 Acts ................................................................................................................................................ 53
5.11.2 Reports and documents ................................................................................................................ 53
5.11.3 Electronic documents .................................................................................................................... 54
5.12 Annual reports ............................................................................................................................... 54
5.13 Photographs .................................................................................................................................. 54
5.13.1 Photographs (with captions) in newspapers ................................................................................. 55
5.13.2 Photographs (without captions) in magazines or journals ............................................................ 55
5.14 Master’s dissertations and doctoral theses ................................................................................... 56
5.15 Conference proceedings and papers ............................................................................................ 56
6 HOW TO ANSWER MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................................. 57
7 HOW TO APPROACH ESSAY-TYPE QUESTIONS ................................................................... 61
8 HOW TO PUT A PORTFOLIO TOGETHER – SOME GUIDELINES .......................................... 66
9 PLAGIARISM ................................................................................................................................ 77
10 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................. 81
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Tutorial Letter 301/4/2021
CMNALLE
Semesters 1 and 2 and year modules
Department of Communication Science
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 5
2 ONSCREEN MARKING .................................................................................................................. 5
3 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENTS AND YOUR myLIFE ACCOUNT ............................................ 7
4 TECHNICAL AND PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................... 8
4.1 Various technical and presentation requirements .......................................................................... 8
4.2 Declaration for undergraduate modules........................................................................................ 11
4.3 Table of contents ........................................................................................................................... 13
4.4 Introduction and conclusion/summary .......................................................................................... 14
4.5 Sources consulted ......................................................................................................................... 18
4.6 Labelling figures, illustrations and tables ...................................................................................... 19
4.7 Formative and summative assessment ........................................................................................ 20
4.8 Other presentation requirements applicable to the content.......................................................... 21
4.9 Other presentation requirements applicable to the presentation ................................................. 22
5 REFERENCING TECHNIQUES ................................................................................................... 26
5.1 Books ............................................................................................................................................. 29
5.1.1 One author ..................................................................................................................................... 29
5.1.2 Two authors ................................................................................................................................... 30
5.1.3 One editor ...................................................................................................................................... 30
5.1.4 Two editors .................................................................................................................................... 31
5.1.5 Three or more authors or editors .................................................................................................. 31
5.1.6 Collective works (chapters in books written by different authors) ................................................ 32
5.1.7 Multiple works by the same author ............................................................................................... 32
5.1.8 Books published in the United States of America ......................................................................... 34
5.1.9 Missing data................................................................................................................................... 34
5.2 Journal articles .............................................................................................................................. 35
5.2.1 One author ..................................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.2 Two authors ................................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.3 Three or more authors ................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.4 Under the title (where no author is indicated) ............................................................................... 37
5.3 Newspaper articles and reports .................................................................................................... 37
5.3.1 Authored ........................................................................................................................................ 37
5.3.2 No author ....................................................................................................................................... 38
5.3.3 No author and no title .................................................................................................................... 38
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5.4 Sources accessed via the internet and social media.................................................................... 38
5.4.1 Websites with an author ................................................................................................................ 38
5.4.2 Websites with no author ................................................................................................................ 39
5.4.3 Websites with no publication date ................................................................................................. 39
5.4.4 Other electronic sources: e-books ................................................................................................ 40
5.4.5 Other electronic sources: journal articles ...................................................................................... 40
5.4.6 Other electronic sources: electronic government publication/documents .................................... 40
5.4.7 Electronic mail (e-mail) as source ................................................................................................. 41
5.4.8 Electronic newsletters ................................................................................................................... 41
5.4.9 Electronic newspapers .................................................................................................................. 42
5.4.10 Twitter ............................................................................................................................................ 42
5.4.11 Facebook ....................................................................................................................................... 42
5.4.12 A (mobile) application (or App)...................................................................................................... 43
5.4.13 YouTube video .............................................................................................................................. 42
5.5 How to cite personal communication ............................................................................................ 44
5.5.1 Telephone conversations .............................................................................................................. 44
5.5.2 Private letters ................................................................................................................................. 44
5.5.3 Personal interviews ....................................................................................................................... 44
5.5.4 Text messages .............................................................................................................................. 45
5.5.5 WhatsApp messages .................................................................................................................... 45
5.6 Compact discs (CD-ROMs) and DVD-ROMs ............................................................................... 45
5.6.1 Authored entry in an electronic encyclopaedia ............................................................................. 45
5.6.2 No author in an electronic encyclopaedia ..................................................................................... 45
5.6.3 Software programs or data packages ........................................................................................... 46
5.7 Study material ................................................................................................................................ 46
5.7.1 Study guides .................................................................................................................................. 46
5.7.2 Tutorial letters ................................................................................................................................ 47
5.7.3 myUnisa ......................................................................................................................................... 47
5.8 Non-print media ............................................................................................................................. 47
5.8.1 Film ................................................................................................................................................ 47
5.8.2 Video recordings............................................................................................................................ 48
5.8.3 Television programmes ................................................................................................................. 49
5.8.4 Audio cassette ............................................................................................................................... 49
5.8.5 Musical recording .......................................................................................................................... 50
5.9 Formal interviews .......................................................................................................................... 50
5.9.1 Unpublished interviews ................................................................................................................. 50
5.9.2 Published interviews ...................................................................................................................... 51
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, 5.10 Advertisements .............................................................................................................................. 51
5.10.1 Advertisements in magazines or journals ..................................................................................... 51
5.10.2 Advertisements in newspapers ..................................................................................................... 51
5.10.3 No author ....................................................................................................................................... 52
5.11 Government publications ................................................................................................................. 53
5.11.1 Acts ................................................................................................................................................ 53
5.11.2 Reports and documents ................................................................................................................ 53
5.11.3 Electronic documents .................................................................................................................... 54
5.12 Annual reports ............................................................................................................................... 54
5.13 Photographs .................................................................................................................................. 54
5.13.1 Photographs (with captions) in newspapers ................................................................................. 55
5.13.2 Photographs (without captions) in magazines or journals ............................................................ 55
5.14 Master’s dissertations and doctoral theses ................................................................................... 56
5.15 Conference proceedings and papers ............................................................................................ 56
6 HOW TO ANSWER MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................................. 57
7 HOW TO APPROACH ESSAY-TYPE QUESTIONS ................................................................... 61
8 HOW TO PUT A PORTFOLIO TOGETHER – SOME GUIDELINES .......................................... 66
9 PLAGIARISM ................................................................................................................................ 77
10 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................. 81
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