IOPALLA/301/3/2012
Tutorial Letter 301/3/2012
General Tutorial Letter
IOPALLA
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Industrial and Organisational
Psychology
This tutorial letter contains important information about
your undergraduate studies in the Department.
Bar code
, IOPALLA/301/3/2012
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME ............................................................................................. 4
1.1 Tutorial matter.............................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Purpose of this tutorial letter ........................................................................................................ 5
1.3 Finding your way around the study package ................................................................................ 5
2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE............................................................... 6
2.1 What is Industrial and Organisational Psychology? ...................................................................... 6
2.2 Industrial and Organisational Psychology as a profession............................................................ 7
2.3 The Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology ...................................................... 8
2.4 Your graduateness as a student in this department ..................................................................... 8
2.5 The CEMS generic transferable meta-skills and personal attributes ...........................................10
3 MODULES ..................................................................................................................................13
3.1 First year modules ......................................................................................................................13
3.2 Second year modules .................................................................................................................15
3.3 Third year modules .....................................................................................................................19
4 DISCUSSION CLASSES ............................................................................................................24
5 COMMUNICATION WITH UNISA AND THE DEPARTMENT.....................................................25
6 LEARNER SUPPORT: ODL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DEPARTMENT ................................27
6.1 The nature of ODL (open distance learning) ...............................................................................27
6.2 What the department expects of you ...........................................................................................27
6.3 What you can expect of the university/school and department ....................................................28
6.4 Invitation to join the tutorial classes .............................................................................................28
6.4.1 What is the tutorial support programme? ....................................................................................28
6.4.2 How does it work?.......................................................................................................................28
6.4.3 How do I enrol?...........................................................................................................................29
6.5 Using the services of the Directorate for Counselling, Career and Academic Development ........29
6.6 Free internet access - Multiple Purpose Community Centres (Telecentres) ................................29
6.7 Online support – login to myUnisa immediately! ..........................................................................29
7 LEARNING STRATEGIES .........................................................................................................31
7.1 Estimating your study time ..........................................................................................................31
7.2 Reading for understanding ..........................................................................................................32
7.3 Making your own glossary...........................................................................................................32
7.4 Re-using effective learning strategies .........................................................................................32
8 ASSIGNMENTS .........................................................................................................................33
8.1 The value of assignments ...........................................................................................................33
8.2 General assignment numbers .....................................................................................................34
8.3 Compile a list of things to find out ...............................................................................................38
8.4 Researching the assignment topic(s) ..........................................................................................38
8.5 Answering the assignment ..........................................................................................................40
8.6 Technical details relating to the assignment ................................................................................42
8.7 Some editing tips ........................................................................................................................42
8.8 How to approach multiple-choice questions ................................................................................44
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9 PREPARING FOR THE EXAMINATIONS ..................................................................................46
9.1 Planning and revising ..................................................................................................................46
9.2 In the examination venue ............................................................................................................46
9.3 Supplementary/Aegrotat examination .........................................................................................47
10 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS ..........................................................................................48
10.1 Plagiarism ...................................................................................................................................48
10.2 Referencing techniques and citing of sources .............................................................................48
10.3 Footnotes....................................................................................................................................51
11 SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY THE CENTRE FOR INDUSTRIAL AND
ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY .........................................................................................52
11.1 Programmes (12 months) ...........................................................................................................52
11.2 Courses (6 months) ....................................................................................................................52
11.3 Short course (3 months)..............................................................................................................52
11.4 Workshops (2 days) ....................................................................................................................52
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................53
12.1 Study material (tutorial letters, study guides, prescribed books and other items) ........................53
12.2 Prescribed book ..........................................................................................................................53
12.3 Other questions about study material ..........................................................................................54
12.4 Assignments ...............................................................................................................................54
12.5 Examinations ..............................................................................................................................55
12.6 Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) ..............................................................................................56
12.7 Group discussion classes ...........................................................................................................57
12.8 General .......................................................................................................................................57
13 CONCLUDING REMARKS .........................................................................................................61
Please note / important notes:
This tutorial letter provides important information on general matters pertaining to your studies in
the undergraduate modules in the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology. Study it
carefully.
3
, IOPALLA/301/3/2012
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Dear Student
1.1 Tutorial matter
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Industrial and Organisational
Psychology. Our graduates contribute to our society and economy in a number of important ways,
and I am therefore very pleased that you have chosen this field of study. I hope that you will
complete your studies successfully and find them relevant to your chosen career. I also hope that
your study experience at Unisa will be both pleasant and stimulating.
This tutorial letter contains important information that will assist you in your studies through this
department. Please read it carefully and keep it at hand when working through the study material,
completing the assignment(s), preparing for the examination and directing questions to your
lecturers.
Please read all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully. The
information they contain is always important and may well be urgent. They may also contain
additional study material or information about recent developments in your field of study that is
prescribed for the examination.
Enjoy your studies. I wish you every success!
Prof DJ Geldenhuys
Chair of Department
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Tutorial Letter 301/3/2012
General Tutorial Letter
IOPALLA
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Industrial and Organisational
Psychology
This tutorial letter contains important information about
your undergraduate studies in the Department.
Bar code
, IOPALLA/301/3/2012
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME ............................................................................................. 4
1.1 Tutorial matter.............................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Purpose of this tutorial letter ........................................................................................................ 5
1.3 Finding your way around the study package ................................................................................ 5
2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE............................................................... 6
2.1 What is Industrial and Organisational Psychology? ...................................................................... 6
2.2 Industrial and Organisational Psychology as a profession............................................................ 7
2.3 The Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology ...................................................... 8
2.4 Your graduateness as a student in this department ..................................................................... 8
2.5 The CEMS generic transferable meta-skills and personal attributes ...........................................10
3 MODULES ..................................................................................................................................13
3.1 First year modules ......................................................................................................................13
3.2 Second year modules .................................................................................................................15
3.3 Third year modules .....................................................................................................................19
4 DISCUSSION CLASSES ............................................................................................................24
5 COMMUNICATION WITH UNISA AND THE DEPARTMENT.....................................................25
6 LEARNER SUPPORT: ODL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DEPARTMENT ................................27
6.1 The nature of ODL (open distance learning) ...............................................................................27
6.2 What the department expects of you ...........................................................................................27
6.3 What you can expect of the university/school and department ....................................................28
6.4 Invitation to join the tutorial classes .............................................................................................28
6.4.1 What is the tutorial support programme? ....................................................................................28
6.4.2 How does it work?.......................................................................................................................28
6.4.3 How do I enrol?...........................................................................................................................29
6.5 Using the services of the Directorate for Counselling, Career and Academic Development ........29
6.6 Free internet access - Multiple Purpose Community Centres (Telecentres) ................................29
6.7 Online support – login to myUnisa immediately! ..........................................................................29
7 LEARNING STRATEGIES .........................................................................................................31
7.1 Estimating your study time ..........................................................................................................31
7.2 Reading for understanding ..........................................................................................................32
7.3 Making your own glossary...........................................................................................................32
7.4 Re-using effective learning strategies .........................................................................................32
8 ASSIGNMENTS .........................................................................................................................33
8.1 The value of assignments ...........................................................................................................33
8.2 General assignment numbers .....................................................................................................34
8.3 Compile a list of things to find out ...............................................................................................38
8.4 Researching the assignment topic(s) ..........................................................................................38
8.5 Answering the assignment ..........................................................................................................40
8.6 Technical details relating to the assignment ................................................................................42
8.7 Some editing tips ........................................................................................................................42
8.8 How to approach multiple-choice questions ................................................................................44
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9 PREPARING FOR THE EXAMINATIONS ..................................................................................46
9.1 Planning and revising ..................................................................................................................46
9.2 In the examination venue ............................................................................................................46
9.3 Supplementary/Aegrotat examination .........................................................................................47
10 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS ..........................................................................................48
10.1 Plagiarism ...................................................................................................................................48
10.2 Referencing techniques and citing of sources .............................................................................48
10.3 Footnotes....................................................................................................................................51
11 SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY THE CENTRE FOR INDUSTRIAL AND
ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY .........................................................................................52
11.1 Programmes (12 months) ...........................................................................................................52
11.2 Courses (6 months) ....................................................................................................................52
11.3 Short course (3 months)..............................................................................................................52
11.4 Workshops (2 days) ....................................................................................................................52
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................53
12.1 Study material (tutorial letters, study guides, prescribed books and other items) ........................53
12.2 Prescribed book ..........................................................................................................................53
12.3 Other questions about study material ..........................................................................................54
12.4 Assignments ...............................................................................................................................54
12.5 Examinations ..............................................................................................................................55
12.6 Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) ..............................................................................................56
12.7 Group discussion classes ...........................................................................................................57
12.8 General .......................................................................................................................................57
13 CONCLUDING REMARKS .........................................................................................................61
Please note / important notes:
This tutorial letter provides important information on general matters pertaining to your studies in
the undergraduate modules in the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology. Study it
carefully.
3
, IOPALLA/301/3/2012
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Dear Student
1.1 Tutorial matter
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Industrial and Organisational
Psychology. Our graduates contribute to our society and economy in a number of important ways,
and I am therefore very pleased that you have chosen this field of study. I hope that you will
complete your studies successfully and find them relevant to your chosen career. I also hope that
your study experience at Unisa will be both pleasant and stimulating.
This tutorial letter contains important information that will assist you in your studies through this
department. Please read it carefully and keep it at hand when working through the study material,
completing the assignment(s), preparing for the examination and directing questions to your
lecturers.
Please read all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully. The
information they contain is always important and may well be urgent. They may also contain
additional study material or information about recent developments in your field of study that is
prescribed for the examination.
Enjoy your studies. I wish you every success!
Prof DJ Geldenhuys
Chair of Department
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