How you will be Assessed
In order for you to successfully complete this module you need to have a minimum of 75% attendance at all classes. You will also be required to undertake five types of assessment in the programme. The assessment types and their contribution to the final overall assessment can be seen in the table below.
Table 1 : Type of assessment and contribution to overall
assessment
Type of assessment |
Contribution to final overall assessment
as % |
Assignments |
25 |
Field work |
10 |
Reflection |
10 |
Exam |
55 |
As you can see from the above
allocation of marks, you will be assessed on a continuous basis and in a
variety of ways. All four types of
assessment are compulsory and contribute to your final assessment mark. In
order to successfully complete the programme, you need to get at least 50% for
each one of the four types of assessment and also satisfy the 75% attendance
requirement. Detailed instructions on how to complete the associated tasks
successfully are found in the Module
Assessment Document that can be obtained by clicking on
this hyperlink.
In your module there are also a number of learning tasks that you will need to complete in class in order to gain a proper understanding of the various topics covered. Although not all these activities carry marks, it is recommended that you complete them .The icons seen in the table below are used to represent the different learning and assessment tasks you are expected to complete.
Table 2: Icons and their descriptions
Tasks to be completed |
Comments |
|
|
These
tasks are designed to help you learn and understand the different topics in
the module. Some may require you to work on your own and others will involve
group work. Your instructor will help facilitate completion of these tasks |
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Assignments |
There
are assignments for this module. Note that assignments are compulsory and
contribute to your final assessment mark.
Please start working on your assignments well in advance of the due
date and submit them on time. |
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Field
work
|
Field
work is an important component of your assessment and all the associated
tasks are compulsory and contribute to your final assessment mark. |
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Case
Studies |
Case
studies are important as they teach you to analyse persons, events,
decisions, periods, projects, policies, institutions, or other systems that
are studied holistically by one or more methods. These tasks are compulsory
and contribute to your final assessment mark. |
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Reflection |
As a
rural development and extension professional reflection is an important
component of your work with people as this will enable you to reflect on your
own practice and improve it as you go along. These tasks are compulsory and
contribute to your final assessment mark. |
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Assessment
|
You
will be assessed end of each topic and
it will be marked. |
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