Department of Industrial and Organisational
Psychology
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your undergraduate studies in the Department.
BARCODE
, IOPALLA/301/4/2021
CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME ............................................................................................. 5
1.1 Tutorial matter............................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Purpose of this tutorial letter ........................................................................................................ 6
1.3 Finding your way around the study package ................................................................................ 6
2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE BCOM IN IOP ....................................................... 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
3 MODULES ................................................................................................................................ 10
3.1 First year modules ..................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Second year modules ................................................................................................................ 12
3.3 Third year modules .................................................................................................................... 13
4 COMMUNICATION WITH UNISA AND THE DEPARTMENT ................................................... 14
5 LEARNER SUPPORT ............................................................................................................... 15
5.1 What the department expects of you ......................................................................................... 16
5.2 What you can expect of the university/school and department .................................................. 16
5.3 Invitation to join the tutorial classes ........................................................................................... 16
5.4 Using the services of the Directorate for Counselling, Career and Academic Development ....... 17
5.5 Free internet access - multiple purpose community centres (telecentres) .................................. 17
5.6 Online support – login to myUnisa immediately! ........................................................................ 17
5.7 Library services and resources information................................................................................ 18
6 LEARNING STRATEGIES ........................................................................................................ 19
6.1 Estimating your study time......................................................................................................... 19
6.2 Reading for understanding ........................................................................................................ 19
6.3 Making your own glossary ......................................................................................................... 20
6.4 Re-using effective learning strategies ........................................................................................ 20
7 ASSIGNMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 20
7.1 The value of assignments ........................................................................................................ 20
7.2 General assignment numbers .................................................................................................. 21
7.2.1 Read the assignment ............................................................................................................... 21
7.2.2 Find the keywords .................................................................................................................... 21
7.3 Compile a list of things to find out............................................................................................. 23
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7.4 Researching the assignment topic(s) ....................................................................................... 23
7.4.1 Finding the information............................................................................................................. 23
7.4.2 Selecting relevant information .................................................................................................. 23
7.4.3 Assessing sources ................................................................................................................... 24
7.5 Answering the assignment ....................................................................................................... 25
7.5.1 Plan your assignment answer .................................................................................................. 25
7.5.2 Write your assignment answer ................................................................................................. 25
7.6 Technical details relating to the assignment ............................................................................. 26
7.6.1 Table of contents ..................................................................................................................... 26
7.6.2 Acknowledgement of works consulted ..................................................................................... 26
7.6.3 List of works consulted ............................................................................................................. 26
7.7 Some editing tips ..................................................................................................................... 27
7.8 How to approach multiple-choice questions ............................................................................. 28
8 PREPARING FOR THE EXAMINATION OR FINAL ASSESSMENT ........................................ 29
9 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS .......................................................................................... 29
9.1 Plagiarism ................................................................................................................................. 29
9.2 Referencing techniques and citing of sources............................................................................ 30
10 SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY THE UNISA CENTRE FOR LIFELONG
LEARNING: INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ................................... 31
11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ....................................................................................... 32
11.1 Study material .......................................................................................................................... 32
11.2 Prescribed book ....................................................................................................................... 32
11.2.1 Do I have to buy the prescribed book, or can I simply use the study guide/online learning guide?
................................................................................................................................................ 32
11.2.2 Where can I find a list of official booksellers? ........................................................................... 32
11.2.3 May I use any alternative books? ............................................................................................. 32
11.2.4 Could you highlight the most important aspects of each chapter? ............................................ 32
11.3 Other questions about study material ....................................................................................... 32
I have not yet received my study material/I have misplaced some or all of my study material. ................ 32
11.3.3 What do I do if I experience problems with the content of the study material? .......................... 32
11.4 Assignments and Final Assessment (Examination) .................................................................. 33
11.4.1 Do I have to do the assignments? ............................................................................................ 33
11.4.2 My assignment is late because .... May I submit it at a later date? ........................................... 33
11.4.3 When and where am I writing the examination? ....................................................................... 33
11.4.4 When will the examination results be released? ....................................................................... 33
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11.4.5 Where do I find my examination results?.................................................................................. 33
11.4.6 What do I do if I am not happy with my results? ....................................................................... 33
11.4.7 How do I apply for my examination script to be re-marked or re-checked?............................... 33
11.4.8 My assignment-writing skills at tertiary level are poor. How can I improve them? ..................... 34
11.5 Multiple-choice questions (MCQs)............................................................................................ 34
11.5.1 I often find MCQs difficult to understand. How should I approach them? .................................. 34
11.5.2 MCQs do not allow me to demonstrate all my knowledge. Could you possibly ask more
application questions?.............................................................................................................. 34
11.5.3 Are the lecturers trying to catch me out? .................................................................................. 34
11.5.4 Why do I earn marks only for choosing the correct option and not for other knowledge that I have?
................................................................................................................................................ 34
11.5.5 Some of the MCQs are tricky because of semantics and not because of content difficulty. What
can be done about this? ........................................................................................................... 34
11.6 General .................................................................................................................................... 34
11.6.1 I would like to work with other students. How can I do this? ..................................................... 34
11.6.2 I would like to get in touch with students in my area who are also enrolled for the module/paper
for which I’ve enrolled. Please provide me with their contact details. ........................................ 34
11.6.3 There is a lack of student support in respect of skills development, such as business-related
skills, and reading and study skills. .......................................................................................... 34
11.6.4 What purpose does a case study serve?.................................................................................. 35
11.6.5 What can a tutor do for me? ..................................................................................................... 35
11.6.6 What can I do if I am not a confident reader or writer? ............................................................. 35
11.6.7 What do I do if I have received a CD or DVD and I don’t have the equipment to play it? .......... 35
11.6.8 How much contact can I expect?.............................................................................................. 35
11.6.9 Where can I obtain financial aid? ............................................................................................. 35
12 CONCLUDING REMARKS ....................................................................................................... 36
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