National Professional Diploma in Education (NPDE)

1 1 National Professional Diploma in Education ( npde ) INFORMATION BOOKLET 2013 UNIT FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING FACULTY OF Education SCIENCES November 2012 Edition 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION .. 6 WHAT IS OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL) .. 6 TERMINATION OF STUDIES OF ODL-STUDENTS .. 6 NATURE AND GENERAL AIMS OF THE npde .. 6 SPECIFIC OBJECTS .. 6 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL npde QUALIFICATIONS .. 7 LANGUAGE .. 7 CORRESPONDENCE .. 7 STUDY MATERIAL .. 7 STUDY DURATION .. 7 ARTICULATION AND PHASING OUT DATES .. 8 CONTACT SESSIONS .. 8 STUDY CENTRES .. 9 CONTACT SESSIONS DATES .. 9 CONTACT SESSIONS TIMETABLE.

2 9 SUMMER AND WINTER SCHOOLTIMETABLES 2012/2013 .. 15 INFORMATION FOR SUMMER AND WINTER SCHOOL .. 17 ASSIGNMENTS .. 18 DUE DATES .. 18 EXAMINATIONS .. 18 EXAM DATES .. 19 EXAMINATION PAPERS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS .. 20 CHANGE OF ADDRESS .. 20 PROCESS UPON CANCELLATION OF STUDY .. 20 FEES PAYABLE UPON CANCELLATION OF STUDY .. 20 CONTINUED LIABILITY OF PAYABLE FEES UPON EXPULSION OF STUDIES .. 20 FEES PAYABLE UPON CHANGING OF MODULES .. 20 CREDIT AMOUNTS ON A UNIVERSITY ACCOUNT .. 21 WEB ADDRESS .. 21 GENERAL ACCOUNT ENQUIRIES .. 21 NORTH- WEST UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION CENTRES .. 22 OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING STAFF MEMBERS .. 23 ACADEMIC STAFF: npde .

3 24 FOUNDATION PHASE FIRST YEAR (O100P) .. 29 FOUNDATION PHASE SECOND YEAR .. 30 THE RPL PROCESS AND RATIONALE: .. 30 Component 1:Competences relating to fundamental learning .. 30 Component 2:Competence relating to the subject and content of teaching.. 30 Component 3:Competences relating to teaching and learning processes .. 30 Component 4:Competences relating to the school and profession .. 30 FOUNDATION PHASE THIRD YEAR .. 31 INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR PHASE (O101P) FIRST YEAR .. 32 INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR PHASE SECOND YEAR .. 33 THE RPL PROCESS AND RATIONALE: .. 33 Component 1:Competences relating to fundamental learning.

4 33 Component 2:Competence relating to the subject and content of teaching .. 33 Component 3:Competences relating to teaching and learning processes.. 33 Component 4:Competences relating to the school and profession.. 33 INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR PHASE THIRD YEAR .. 34 FURTHER Education AND TRAINING PHASE (FET) .. 35 FIRST YEAR (O102P) .. 35 FURTHER Education AND TRAINING PHASE (FET) .. 36 SECOND YEAR .. 36 THE RPL PROCESS AND RATIONALE: .. 36 Component 1: Competences relating to fundamental learning .. 36 Component 2: Competence relating to the subject and content of teaching.. 36 Component 3: Competences relating to teaching and learning processes.

5 36 3 Component 4:Competences relating to the school and profession.. 36 FURTHER Education AND TRAINING PHASE (FET) .. 37 THIRD YEAR .. 37 4 Dear Student, We have compiled this contact session booklet in order to assist you with your studies. This booklet will give you all the information regarding modules as well as the dates and times contact sessions will take place in your area. Take note that only modules as allocated on the time table will be facilitated on the assigned dates for these modules. Timetables for all sessions as from Dec 2012 31 Oct 2013 are included in this booklet. Lecturers can be seen during office hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

6 You may also book an appointment with them on a specific day. If an sms is sent out to you informing you about contact sessions, refer to your year programme before contacting the helpdesk. Your yearbook will indicate times and venues for these sessions. Not all sms s are applicable to all students. Familiarise yourself with dates of sessions taking place in your area. Take note!!!! The majority of sessions at all tuition centres will be facilitated utilizing the interactive white boards. Your year programme will clearly indicate which sessions will be facilitated on the interactive white boards and which will be facilitated by facilitators for a particular session.

7 No other modules will be facilitated at a tuition centre on one specific date. Take note!!! Modules that reflect on timetables will all be facilitated on the given date for that specific timetable. Sessions being facilitated on the interactive whiteboards will be facilitated on the scheduled times indicated in your year programmes. Modules being facilitated by facilitators at tuition centres appear in your timetable and can be facilitated at any time during that day. The majority of facilitation sessions during 2013 will be done utilizing the interactive whiteboards installed at tuition centres. See timetables and arrangements regarding this matter in this year programme.

8 Take note!!! Summer and Winter schools will be facilitated at all tuition centres. Summer and Winter School dates: 1. 7-15 December 2012 2. 5-13 July 2013 Take note!!!: Only selected modules will be facilitated during the Summer and Winter Schools. Refer to year programme for dates, times and modules. Facilitation will only be done utilizing the interactive white boards at tuition centres. No facilitators will be present at tuition centres during Summer and Winter schools Telephone number for administrative queries: 018 285 5900 or 018 299 4573 Telephone number for academic queries: 018 285 5900. Please stick with the format assignments must be done as is stipulated in the tutorial letters.

9 Refrain from using Bantex bags, ring binders, etc. No examination information sessions will be facilitated during 2013 at tuition centres. All students will receive their examination information for modules when marked assignments are returned. If students submit assignments late the possibility exists that students will not receive their examination information in time before the examination commences. The NWU urge students to submit completed assignments early to be assessed in order to ensure that examination information are received before examinations commences. You may not post assignments directly to the lecturer.

10 5 If unsure where to attend contact classes in your area, please call 018 285 5900 or 0827796390. Bookings for EUCE 511 practical can only be done through 011 285 5900. Should you experience problems with facilitators or facilitation at tuition centres please contact 082 779 6390. Timetables for all venues are included in your booklet. You may attend any contact session in any area. You do not have to book to attend a contact session. Please ensure that you use the correct timetable for the given venues. Dates, times and venues are clearly indicated. When attending contact sessions students are requested to complete attendance lists at the centre where they attend contact sessions.