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,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
May/June 2023
LCR4803
Media Law
100 Marks
Duration 4 hours
Examiners:
First: Prof MMM Monyakane
Second: Ms Lakheni Sigotyana
External: Ms Mahlodi Mothapo
This paper consists of 8 pages.
CONFIDENTIAL
INSTRUCTIONS FOR A TAKE-HOME EXAM ON MYEXAMS
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE ANSWERING
THE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS.
1. The examination question paper counts 100 marks.
2. It consists of FOUR questions.
3. The duration of the examination is 4 hours. On the timetable, it is scheduled from 14:15 -18:15.
3.1 Your exam opens on 2023/05/20 at 14:15 and finishes at 18:15. The take-home exam must be
submitted via myExams on or before 18:45 (South African Time).
3.2 Your reading time is 15 minutes
3.2.1 You MUST activate the QR CODE on page 2 within 30 minutes. (14:00-14:45)
3.3 Your writing time is 4 hours.
3.4 Your submission time is 30 minutes
3.5 Your effective time is 4 hours 30 minutes.
4. This is a timed online examination. You may consult your prescribed study material during the
examination. You may not consult anyone else and must submit your own work.
5. This examination is invigilated via the invigilator app.
6. Your exam file must be uploaded on the myExams platform. See QR code on next page. YOU
NEED TO ACTIVATE THE QR CODE WITHIN 30 MINUTES of the commencement of the
examination.
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6.1 You are advised to preview your submission (answer script) to ensure legibility and that the correct
answer script file has been uploaded.
6.2 Once the official examination time per the examination timetable (14:15-18:15) has expired, you are
provided with 30 minutes to submit your answer script. Per the examination regulations,
submissions made after (18:45) when the submission period has lapsed will be rejected and will not
be marked.
7. The cover page for your take-home exam must include your name, student number and the module
code.
8. It is preferred that your take-home exam is typed, however, handwritten submissions will also be
accepted.
9. Whether your answers are typed or handwritten, your submission on the myExams platform in
moodle must be made in the form of one (single) PDF document.
9.1 The exam answer file that you submit must not be password protected or uploaded as a “read only”
file.
9.2 Your examination answer file will not be marked if:
9.2.1 you send your examination answer file via email.
9.2.2 you submit the incorrect examination answer file. A mark of 0% will be awarded.
9.2.3 you submit your exam answer file on an unofficial examination platform (including the invigilator
app/cell phone application).
9.2.4 you submit your examination answer file in the incorrect file format.
9.2.5 you submit a password-protected document.
9.2.6 you submit your examination answer file late after 18:45.
9.2.7 you submit your answer file from a registered student account that is not your own.
9.3 Incorrect answer scripts and/or submissions made on unofficial examinations platforms (including
the invigilator app/ cell phone application) will not be marked and no opportunity will be granted for
resubmission.
9.4 The mark awarded for an illegible examination answer file submission will be your final mark. You
will not be allowed to resubmit after the scheduled closing date and time of the exam
(20 May 2023 at 18:45 (SAST) ).
9.4.1 The use of Artificial Intelligence software (ChatGPT, etc) and online sources (Course Material)
during your online examination session is strictly prohibited.
10. When answering the portfolio questions, remember that an open-book exam is a test at a higher
level than the usual type of exam, where memory is tested as much as insight. In an open-book
exam, you need not memorise any information. You are expected to prove that you can use
information, rather than merely repeat it. In brief, what is being tested is factual knowledge,
understanding and the correct application thereof, not memory skills. For this reason, you do not
earn marks by merely detailing a list of all the information that you think might be relevant to a
particular question. This gives no indication that you know the applicable statutory or other
provisions in a specific context. You are expected to identify precisely what information applies, and
then explain why you think so. Also, because you have the guide available when answering
questions, we do not give marks for direct quotations from the guide. You are therefore assessed
on your level of understanding of the legal principles by looking at how well you applied the principles
to the questions. PLEASE DO NOT CUT AND PASTE ANSWERS FROM ANY SOURCE.
11. The arguments that you make must be logical, well-structured and substantiated by all of the
relevant legal principles. You are given 4 hours – to complete the take-home exam. Use the time
given wisely.
11.1 Ensure that you give reasons for each answer. Substantiate your answers by referring to ALL of the
relevant authorities, e.g. sections from relevant legislation and/or court cases in the text or in your
footnotes.
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