Tutorial Letter 101/3/2020 Financial Accounting Principles for Law Practitioners FAC1503 Semesters 1 and 2

Dear Student As part of this tutorial letter, we wish to inform you that Unisa has implemented a transformation charter based on five pillars and eight dimensions. In response to this charter, we have also placed curriculum transformation high on the agenda. For your information, curriculum transformation includes the following pillars: student-centred scholarship, the pedagogical renewal of teaching and assessment practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the infusion of African epistemologies and philosophies. These pillars and their principles will be integrated at both the programme and module levels, as a phased-in approach. You will notice the implementation thereof in your modules, and we encourage you to fully embrace these changes during your studies at Unisa. 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE We are pleased to welcome you to Financial Accounting Principles for Law Practitioners (FAC1503). This module is compulsory for LLB students. We hope that you will find the module interesting and rewarding. We will do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start studying early in the semester and do the assignments properly. Please ensure that you are registered for the correct semester, as you are obliged to write the examination for that semester. The examination for the first semester is written during May/June, while the examination for the second semester is written during October/November. Please ensure that the details of your physical delivery address on myUnisa are correct, as some of your study material could be delivered via a Courier services. Therefore, if your details are not up to date, it could delay the delivery of your study material. You will receive a number of tutorial letters during the semester. A tutorial letter is our way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment. Right from the start, we would like to point out that you should read all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester, immediately and meticulously, since it always contains important and sometimes, urgent information. This tutorial letter contains important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for this module. Please read it thoroughly and keep it at hand when working through the study material, completing the assignments, preparing for the examination and addressing questions to your lecturers. MyUnisa is a secure website for all registered students at Unisa. Refer to the Study@Unisa brochure ( material, or go to the Unisa website () and select “myUnisa”, for information on how to register as a myUnisa user. Once you are registered on myUnisa, you will be able to submit your assignments online, have access to the library functions, download study material, communicate with your fellow students and participate in online discussion forums