DVA3704
EXAM PACK
,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
Oct/Nov 2021
DVA3704
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
100 Marks
Duration 48 Hours
This paper consists of four (4) pages.
Instructions:
This is a portfolio examination conducted on the myExams platform. As this is an open-book
examination, you must use your study guide and prescribed reading material (articles, e-
reserves, marked assignments and feedback). You should also consult and integrate material
from additional sources into your essays.
This module is NOT using the invigilator app. Please note that your answer will be submitted
to the Turnitin (a plagiarism detector) platform automatically.
Follow the guidelines in Tutorial Letter DVAALLD/301 for essay writing, citation and
referencing. You must provide evidence-based arguments and acknowledge the sources of
your information by means of consistent and correct in-text citations. Direct quotations must
be placed in inverted commas (“…”) with a page reference as explained in Tutorial Letter
DVAALLD/301. All sources cited in your text should also be listed in the list of references at
the end of each answer. NB Each answer must have its applicable reference list, do not
consolidate it into one list. Please keep this tutorial letter (DVAALLD/301) at hand and read it
carefully. You can download the tutorial letter from the module site on myUnisa. It is available
in English, Sepedi, and isiZulu.
Plagiarism will be severely penalised. Your essays must be your own work, in your own
words. Group work will be equally penalised as will any form of copying from any student, or
,any attempt to commit academic dishonesty. No hand-written scanned-in exam answer
scripts will be accepted in this exam. Only submit word-processed, PDF-converted scripts.
You will be guided on completing a Departmental Honesty Declaration when downloading the
examination paper. For your convenience, we have attach the Honesty Declaration as
Annexure A. It has also been attached in Word format under Additional resources on myUnisa.
Please complete it and add it to your portfolio.
You have 48 hours in which to submit your portfolio on myExams.
Answer any TWO questions below. Each essay should be a minimum of 2 000 words,
excluding the cover page, honesty declaration, table of contents, and list of references. Use
Arial 12 point, 1.5 spacing. Your answer to both questions as well as the honesty declaration
must be submitted as a single document in PDF format. Each answer must have an
introduction, a body with applicable sub-headings, a conclusion, and a list of references.
Create a cover page with the following information:
• Your full name
• Your student number
• The module code
• The module name
• List the two questions you answered (for example, Question 2 and Question 3)
• The date of the exam
Question 1
Discuss whether foreign aid assists countries of the global South in the long term.
(50 marks)
Required reading for Question 1
• Study guide, unit 5.
• Articles:
Elayah (2016).
Williamson (2009).
Jubilee South, Focus on the Global South, AWEPON and the Centro de Estudios
Internacionales (2001).
• Video clip on structural adjustment by Martin Khor (2005).
, Question 2
Evaluate the appropriateness of various planning modes for development planning in countries
characterised by falling living standards, poor infrastructure, and political instability.
(50 marks)
Required reading for Question 2
• Study guide, unit 3.
• Articles:
Yirenkyi-Boateng (2010).
Jin Lee, Jae Moon and Kim (2017).
Question 3
Discuss the impact of climate change on food security in the global South.
(50 marks)
Required reading for Question 3
• Study guide, unit 6.
• The executive summary of South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP)
http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/Executive%20Summary-
NDP%202030%20-%20Our%20future%20-%20make%20it%20work.pdf
• the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) at
http://www.dirco.gov.za/au.nepad/nepad.pdf
Question 4
Analyse the role of development planners in participatory development.
(50 marks)
Required reading for Question 4
• Study guide, unit 2.
• Article by Binns and Nel (2002).