UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
MEMORANDUM
BY
LLB WITH MUNYAI
May /June 2025
IRM1501
Introduction to Research Methodology for Law and Criminal
Justice
80 Marks
Duration from 16 May to 27 May 2025 at 12h00 noon
Unique number: 728853
1
,This paper consists of 6 pages.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR A PORTFOLIO
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
BEFORE ANSWERING THE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS. FAILURE
TO DO SO COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOUR PERFORMANCE
IN THIS PORTFOLIO EXAMINATION. CLAIMING THAT YOU WERE
IGNORANT OF THE RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT
ASSIST YOU IF YOU FAIL TO FOLLOW THEM.
1. The examination question paper counts 80 marks.
2. It consists of 4 (four) questions. Answer ALL the questions.
3. The duration of the examination is 7 working days and 12 hours. Your
portfolio must be submitted via myModules by 27 May 2025 at 12h00 (South
African Standard Time). If the completed portfolio is not submitted before
this time, a mark of 0% (zero) will be awarded and you will fail the module.
4. This is an open-book examination. You may consult your prescribed study
material during the examination.
5. Do not underestimate this portfolio – start early and submit early. No
extensions will be granted under any circumstances.
6. Please complete this portfolio examination by writing or typing out your
answers to the questions. You do not have to rewrite/retype the questions,
but make sure that your answers are numbered correctly.
7. You must submit your portfolio online on myModules on Moodle in PDF
format. Convert your typed document to a PDF document, or scan in your
written or typed pages to create one single PDF document.
8. Answer all the questions.
9. Read the questions very carefully before answering. Where a question
asks that you address more than one aspect, each element of the
question should be addressed in your answer. Also, use the marks
allocated to a question as guideline on how much information to provide
in your answer. If a question counts only 1 mark, it is not necessary to
write a paragraph or an essay. Likewise, if a question counts 4 or more
marks, it is not sufficient to write only Yes/No, or a few words.
10. When you summarise cases or information extracted from the study guide
and/or other sources, please use your own words, if you don’t, that
constitutes plagiarism. No marks will be awarded to answers that contain
plagiarised content.
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, 11. Where questions refer to case law, legislation, or academic articles, you
are required to find and/or read these legal sources, since this is a research-
based module.
12. Where you refer to information found in either the Constitution or the
Study Guide, you must include references in the form of footnotes. When an
answer is based on information retrieved from a source other than your
own knowledge or understanding, a reference to the source you have
used must be included. Therefore, all answers obtained directly from the
Study Guide must be referenced. These footnotes must adhere to the
prescribed referencing style of the School of Law. In this regard, please
read Tutorial Letter 302, which is available under official study material on
myModules. Remember that a Unisa study guide is referenced in the same
way as a book. Please include references in your portfolio, even when you
are only referring to the study material and the Constitution.
13. In order to ensure that your portfolio is in line with the School of Law’s
prescribed formal requirements (i.e. font, font size, spacing and alignment)
for written work, please read Tutorial Letter 302, which is available under
official study material on myModules.
14. Please read study unit 6 of the study guide to familiarise yourself with
what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it. Please note that you will
lose marks if your answers indicate copying, plagiarism, or collaboration
with other parties. Also, if plagiarism is suspected, your case may be
referred for possible disciplinary proceedings.
15. Keep a copy of your portfolio, as well as proof of your successful submission.
16. Keep in mind that it is your responsibility to submit the correct document,
in the correct file format, before the deadline for the portfolio. You are in
charge of your own learning and your own examinations. No excuses may
be accepted for failure to submit on time, or for submitting an incorrect or
incomplete document.
17. You may only resubmit your portfolio twice. The myModules system will
not allow you to resubmit more than twice. Also, once you have submitted
your portfolio and the marking has started, you will not be able to replace
it with another document via the RESUBMIT tool. Please note that when
the RESUBMIT option is no longer available to you on myModules, you
cannot resubmit, and your lecturers are not in a position to change this.
Therefore, please make sure that you submit the correct document.
18. Please note that you cannot add to your submission. If you wish to change
anything about your submission, you must resubmit your portfolio if the
system allows you to do so. When you resubmit, the new document
replaces the original document.
19. Please include the following in your portfolio submission:
A cover page containing your name and surname, student
number, the module name and code, and the due date of the
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MEMORANDUM
BY
LLB WITH MUNYAI
May /June 2025
IRM1501
Introduction to Research Methodology for Law and Criminal
Justice
80 Marks
Duration from 16 May to 27 May 2025 at 12h00 noon
Unique number: 728853
1
,This paper consists of 6 pages.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR A PORTFOLIO
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
BEFORE ANSWERING THE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS. FAILURE
TO DO SO COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOUR PERFORMANCE
IN THIS PORTFOLIO EXAMINATION. CLAIMING THAT YOU WERE
IGNORANT OF THE RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT
ASSIST YOU IF YOU FAIL TO FOLLOW THEM.
1. The examination question paper counts 80 marks.
2. It consists of 4 (four) questions. Answer ALL the questions.
3. The duration of the examination is 7 working days and 12 hours. Your
portfolio must be submitted via myModules by 27 May 2025 at 12h00 (South
African Standard Time). If the completed portfolio is not submitted before
this time, a mark of 0% (zero) will be awarded and you will fail the module.
4. This is an open-book examination. You may consult your prescribed study
material during the examination.
5. Do not underestimate this portfolio – start early and submit early. No
extensions will be granted under any circumstances.
6. Please complete this portfolio examination by writing or typing out your
answers to the questions. You do not have to rewrite/retype the questions,
but make sure that your answers are numbered correctly.
7. You must submit your portfolio online on myModules on Moodle in PDF
format. Convert your typed document to a PDF document, or scan in your
written or typed pages to create one single PDF document.
8. Answer all the questions.
9. Read the questions very carefully before answering. Where a question
asks that you address more than one aspect, each element of the
question should be addressed in your answer. Also, use the marks
allocated to a question as guideline on how much information to provide
in your answer. If a question counts only 1 mark, it is not necessary to
write a paragraph or an essay. Likewise, if a question counts 4 or more
marks, it is not sufficient to write only Yes/No, or a few words.
10. When you summarise cases or information extracted from the study guide
and/or other sources, please use your own words, if you don’t, that
constitutes plagiarism. No marks will be awarded to answers that contain
plagiarised content.
2
, 11. Where questions refer to case law, legislation, or academic articles, you
are required to find and/or read these legal sources, since this is a research-
based module.
12. Where you refer to information found in either the Constitution or the
Study Guide, you must include references in the form of footnotes. When an
answer is based on information retrieved from a source other than your
own knowledge or understanding, a reference to the source you have
used must be included. Therefore, all answers obtained directly from the
Study Guide must be referenced. These footnotes must adhere to the
prescribed referencing style of the School of Law. In this regard, please
read Tutorial Letter 302, which is available under official study material on
myModules. Remember that a Unisa study guide is referenced in the same
way as a book. Please include references in your portfolio, even when you
are only referring to the study material and the Constitution.
13. In order to ensure that your portfolio is in line with the School of Law’s
prescribed formal requirements (i.e. font, font size, spacing and alignment)
for written work, please read Tutorial Letter 302, which is available under
official study material on myModules.
14. Please read study unit 6 of the study guide to familiarise yourself with
what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it. Please note that you will
lose marks if your answers indicate copying, plagiarism, or collaboration
with other parties. Also, if plagiarism is suspected, your case may be
referred for possible disciplinary proceedings.
15. Keep a copy of your portfolio, as well as proof of your successful submission.
16. Keep in mind that it is your responsibility to submit the correct document,
in the correct file format, before the deadline for the portfolio. You are in
charge of your own learning and your own examinations. No excuses may
be accepted for failure to submit on time, or for submitting an incorrect or
incomplete document.
17. You may only resubmit your portfolio twice. The myModules system will
not allow you to resubmit more than twice. Also, once you have submitted
your portfolio and the marking has started, you will not be able to replace
it with another document via the RESUBMIT tool. Please note that when
the RESUBMIT option is no longer available to you on myModules, you
cannot resubmit, and your lecturers are not in a position to change this.
Therefore, please make sure that you submit the correct document.
18. Please note that you cannot add to your submission. If you wish to change
anything about your submission, you must resubmit your portfolio if the
system allows you to do so. When you resubmit, the new document
replaces the original document.
19. Please include the following in your portfolio submission:
A cover page containing your name and surname, student
number, the module name and code, and the due date of the
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