PYC1501/101/3/2014
Tutorial letter 101/3/2014
Basic Psychology
PYC1501
Semesters 1 & 2
Department of Psychology
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE............................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 4
3.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 4
3.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 5
4 MODULE-RELATED RESOURCES ............................................................................................. 5
4.1 Prescribed books .......................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Recommended books ................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves)................................................................................................. 6
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE ............................................................... 6
5.1 Contact with fellow students.......................................................................................................... 6
5.2 myUnisa........................................................................................................................................ 6
5.3 Discussion Classes ....................................................................................................................... 7
5.4 Tuturial classes ............................................................................................................................. 7
6 MODULE-SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................. 7
7 MODULE PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING .................................. 11
8 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 11
8.1 Assessment plan ........................................................................................................................ 11
8.2 General assignment numbers ..................................................................................................... 12
8.2.1 Unique assignment numbers ...................................................................................................... 12
8.2.2 Due dates for assignments ......................................................................................................... 12
8.3 Submission of assignments ........................................................................................................ 13
8.4 Assignments ............................................................................................................................... 13
9 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS ........................................................................................... 37
10 EXAMINATION ........................................................................................................................... 37
11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 37
12 SOURCES CONSULTED ........................................................................................................... 37
13 CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................ 37
14 ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 37
15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 38
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, PYC1501/101
1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
Welcome to the module in Basic Psychology (PYC1501). We hope you will enjoy studying the topics we
offer here, and we hope you will find the information useful. Please do not hesitate to let us know what
you like and what you do not like about this module. We need your input to improve the subject material
we offer to our students.
Please note / important notes:
Read this tutorial letter first. It contains the compulsory assignments.
When you register, you receive an Inventory letter containing information about your tutorial matter.
More details are contained in the document entitled my Studies @ Unisa which you receive with your
tutorial matter. Tutorial matter that is not available when you register will be posted to you as soon as
possible, but is also available on myUnisa.
The Despatch department should supply you with the following study material for this module:
• Tutorial Letter 101 - General information and assignments
• Tutorial Letter 201 (contains feedback on Assignment 01 - to be supplied later)
• Tutorial Letter 202 (contains feedback on Assignment 02, Assignment 92 and exam preparation - to
be supplied later)
• Study Guide (PYC1501).
Please note that your lecturers cannot help you with the missing study material.
You can also access study guides and tutorial letters for all modules on myUnisa at
http://my.unisa.ac.za. These materials will be available here long before you can possibly receive it
by post. We suggest that you check the site on a regular basis.
Apart from the tutorial letters mentioned above, you will receive other tutorial letters during the semester.
These will be despatched to you as soon as they are available or needed (for instance for
feedback on assignments).
This tutorial letter deals with the work covered in the module PYC1501. We urge you to read it carefully
and to keep it at hand when working through the study material, preparing for the assignments,
preparing for the examination and addressing questions to your lecturers. In this tutorial letter you will
find the assignments as well as instructions on the preparation and submission of the assignments. This
tutorial letter also provides all the information you need with regard to the prescribed study material and
other resources and how to obtain it. Please study this information carefully and make sure that you
obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible.
We have also included certain general and administrative information about this module. Please study
this section of the tutorial letter carefully. Right from the start we would like to point out that you must
read all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as they always
contain important and sometimes, urgent information.
We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best!
The Teaching Team
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, 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE
2.1 Purpose
Students who complete the module can demonstrate introductory knowledge about a variety of topics
from the intrapersonal and health domains of Psychology, and assess the acquisition, presentation and
application of psychological knowledge for selected purposes. The knowledge, skills and values required
for successful completion of the module are fundamental to further studies in Psychology.
2.2 Outcomes
The course material will enable the students to:
Demonstrate a critical understanding of intrapersonal psychology.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the acquisition of psychological knowledge.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the presentation of information.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the application of psychological knowledge.
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS
3.1 Lecturer(s)
The following lecturers are responsible for this module. Their contact details are as follows:
Mr Khuze G. Skosana (Module Leader)
Mrs C. Laidlaw
Mrs L. Makobe-Rabothata
Mr A. Fynn
Dr E.M. Mojapelo-Batka
All enquiries related to category A and C must be directed to Mrs Endriette Meyer:
Tel: (012) 429 - 8307
Office: Theo Van Wijk Building (5 -100)
E-mail:
3.2 Department
You can contact the teaching team for Basic Psychology per telephone, letter, fax, and by e-mail. We
handle three different kinds of enquiries about Basic Psychology. As the different kinds of enquiries are
handled in different ways, it is important that you decide before you contact us which category your
enquiry belongs to. The categories are:
Three Category A: Category A: General administrative questions - in other words any
categories of matter addressed in this tutorial letter 101 for Basic Psychology.
enquiries Category B: Administrative questions about the assignments for Basic
Psychology.
Category C: General academic questions about the content of Basic Psychology.
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Tutorial letter 101/3/2014
Basic Psychology
PYC1501
Semesters 1 & 2
Department of Psychology
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE............................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 4
3.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 4
3.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 5
4 MODULE-RELATED RESOURCES ............................................................................................. 5
4.1 Prescribed books .......................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Recommended books ................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves)................................................................................................. 6
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE ............................................................... 6
5.1 Contact with fellow students.......................................................................................................... 6
5.2 myUnisa........................................................................................................................................ 6
5.3 Discussion Classes ....................................................................................................................... 7
5.4 Tuturial classes ............................................................................................................................. 7
6 MODULE-SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................. 7
7 MODULE PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING .................................. 11
8 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 11
8.1 Assessment plan ........................................................................................................................ 11
8.2 General assignment numbers ..................................................................................................... 12
8.2.1 Unique assignment numbers ...................................................................................................... 12
8.2.2 Due dates for assignments ......................................................................................................... 12
8.3 Submission of assignments ........................................................................................................ 13
8.4 Assignments ............................................................................................................................... 13
9 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS ........................................................................................... 37
10 EXAMINATION ........................................................................................................................... 37
11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 37
12 SOURCES CONSULTED ........................................................................................................... 37
13 CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................ 37
14 ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 37
15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 38
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, PYC1501/101
1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
Welcome to the module in Basic Psychology (PYC1501). We hope you will enjoy studying the topics we
offer here, and we hope you will find the information useful. Please do not hesitate to let us know what
you like and what you do not like about this module. We need your input to improve the subject material
we offer to our students.
Please note / important notes:
Read this tutorial letter first. It contains the compulsory assignments.
When you register, you receive an Inventory letter containing information about your tutorial matter.
More details are contained in the document entitled my Studies @ Unisa which you receive with your
tutorial matter. Tutorial matter that is not available when you register will be posted to you as soon as
possible, but is also available on myUnisa.
The Despatch department should supply you with the following study material for this module:
• Tutorial Letter 101 - General information and assignments
• Tutorial Letter 201 (contains feedback on Assignment 01 - to be supplied later)
• Tutorial Letter 202 (contains feedback on Assignment 02, Assignment 92 and exam preparation - to
be supplied later)
• Study Guide (PYC1501).
Please note that your lecturers cannot help you with the missing study material.
You can also access study guides and tutorial letters for all modules on myUnisa at
http://my.unisa.ac.za. These materials will be available here long before you can possibly receive it
by post. We suggest that you check the site on a regular basis.
Apart from the tutorial letters mentioned above, you will receive other tutorial letters during the semester.
These will be despatched to you as soon as they are available or needed (for instance for
feedback on assignments).
This tutorial letter deals with the work covered in the module PYC1501. We urge you to read it carefully
and to keep it at hand when working through the study material, preparing for the assignments,
preparing for the examination and addressing questions to your lecturers. In this tutorial letter you will
find the assignments as well as instructions on the preparation and submission of the assignments. This
tutorial letter also provides all the information you need with regard to the prescribed study material and
other resources and how to obtain it. Please study this information carefully and make sure that you
obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible.
We have also included certain general and administrative information about this module. Please study
this section of the tutorial letter carefully. Right from the start we would like to point out that you must
read all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as they always
contain important and sometimes, urgent information.
We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best!
The Teaching Team
3
, 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE
2.1 Purpose
Students who complete the module can demonstrate introductory knowledge about a variety of topics
from the intrapersonal and health domains of Psychology, and assess the acquisition, presentation and
application of psychological knowledge for selected purposes. The knowledge, skills and values required
for successful completion of the module are fundamental to further studies in Psychology.
2.2 Outcomes
The course material will enable the students to:
Demonstrate a critical understanding of intrapersonal psychology.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the acquisition of psychological knowledge.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the presentation of information.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the application of psychological knowledge.
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS
3.1 Lecturer(s)
The following lecturers are responsible for this module. Their contact details are as follows:
Mr Khuze G. Skosana (Module Leader)
Mrs C. Laidlaw
Mrs L. Makobe-Rabothata
Mr A. Fynn
Dr E.M. Mojapelo-Batka
All enquiries related to category A and C must be directed to Mrs Endriette Meyer:
Tel: (012) 429 - 8307
Office: Theo Van Wijk Building (5 -100)
E-mail:
3.2 Department
You can contact the teaching team for Basic Psychology per telephone, letter, fax, and by e-mail. We
handle three different kinds of enquiries about Basic Psychology. As the different kinds of enquiries are
handled in different ways, it is important that you decide before you contact us which category your
enquiry belongs to. The categories are:
Three Category A: Category A: General administrative questions - in other words any
categories of matter addressed in this tutorial letter 101 for Basic Psychology.
enquiries Category B: Administrative questions about the assignments for Basic
Psychology.
Category C: General academic questions about the content of Basic Psychology.
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