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PVL3703 Law Assignment 3 Semester 22024
College of Law
School of Law
Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 A word of welcome from the School of Law
It gives us a pleasure to welcome you as a new or as an existing LLB student in the School of Law,
under the College of Law (CLAW). We are pleased that you have chosen LLB as a field of study.
LLB graduates play a vital role and contribute significantly to our society in various ways.
Therefore, we hope that your study experience at Unisa will be both pleasant and stimulating, and
that you will successfully complete your studies.
This tutorial letter contains important information that will assist you in your studies in the School. Please
read it carefully and refer to it when working through the study material, preparing the
assignment(s), preparing for the examination and addressing questions to your lecturers.
At the outset it is very important to remind you that you must read all the tutorial letters you receive
during the semester immediately and carefully. The information they contain is always
important and may well be urgent. They often contain additional study material or information
about recent developments in the law that is prescribed for the examination. They also provide general
feedback on the assignments and comments on the examination.
,Enjoy your studies. I wish you all the best!
Director
School of Law
1.2 Purpose of tutorial letter 301
This tutorial letter contains important information that will assist you in your studies for the LLB degree.
It should be read with the STUDY@UNISA brochure. This tutorial letter outlines a few study
skills that will enable you to become more independent as LLB students and answers some of the
common questions asked by LLB students. It sets out various study techniques and guidelines
and provides an overview of the LLB degree as it is currently presented from NQF levels 5 to
8. It is important to familiarise yourself with its contents before embarking on your studies in the
various modules offered by the different departments. It also contains the School of
Law reference or citation guide, which you are expected to apply in all your modules to avoid
plagiarism.
2 ORIENTATION TO OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL)
2.1 The nature of ODL
Unisa is a provider of quality distance education programmes and one of its main objectives is to
be a leading Open and Distance Learning institution. The Open Distance Learning Policy defines
“open distance learning” is defined as:
a multi-dimensional concept aimed at bridging the time, geographical, economic, social, educational and
communication distance between student and institution, student and academics, student and
courseware and student and peers. Open distance learning focuses on removing barriers to access
learning, flexibility of learning provision, student-centredness, supporting students and constructing
learning programmes with the expectation that students can succeed.1
Several crucial components are necessary to define open distance learning at Unisa and to
implement the policy. These components are the following:
o open learning o courses and
curriculum o learning material
and resources o student
support o communication
o student and staff management
systems
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,Open learning
Open learning consists of two components, namely open access and open learning. The term
“open access” implies a lack of formal entry requirements, open admissions and no entrance
examinations. It suggests policies and practices that permit entry to learning with no or the
minimum of barriers with respect to age, gender or time constraints and with recognition of prior
learning. Open learning is an approach to learning that gives students flexibility and choice in
what, when, where, at what pace, and how they learn.
Courses and curriculum
It must be noted that although open distance learning is not necessarily inexpensive, the fact that
open distance learning may lower the cost of education is seen as one of its advantages. In the
South African context, it is also a specific policy objective, namely to provide access to previously
disadvantaged communities. In that sense there is an imperative to provide affordable courses,
and curricula and economies of scale play an important role in achieving it.
Learning material and resources
Learning material, also referred to as study material or tutorial matter, is an essential component in
all open distance learning systems. It is the clearest manifestation of developing ODL
pedagogy and is the single most important element in ensuring the successful roll-out of ODL.
Comprehensive, well-designed materials stimulate self-directed learning and impact on the quality
of the system as a whole. The design, development and production of materials are, therefore,
extremely important in an open distance learning system.
Student support
Providing student support is one of the most critical aspects in becoming an ODL institution. It is the
differentiating factor between a correspondence institution and a modern ODL institution.
Student support may be defined as some kind of direct interaction between the learner and
teacher or mentor/facilitator. Historically interaction was face to face (e.g. group discussion
classes) but in a technologically driven world interaction will increasingly be by means of
electronic communication (e.g. e-tutors).
Communication
In an ODL institution, a clear strategy is required to facilitate communication between students and
the institution (academic and support staff). Communication provides a way to deliver learning
materials and resources and enables academics and students to interact. An ODL institution
can, therefore, not function without a fully functioning learning management system.
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, Student and staff management systems
In an ODL context, the academic support systems must be well defined to ensure that learning is
effective. Learning takes place at a distance and without effective management systems, delivery
becomes ineffective and the academic process is compromised. The academic support systems
include, for example, admission and assessment systems.
2.2 A shift towards an ODeL model
The ODeL model sees a complete shift to open, distance and, ultimately, e-learning at Unisa with
corresponding implications for all operations and support systems. This model transforms the
entire institution’s transactional environment with external and internal stakeholders so that all
aspects of that environment are fully digitised and thus underpinned by robust, effective and
integrated ICT applications.
The model does not mean that Unisa will become a fully online University because face-to-face
interactions, experiential learning and practical modules associated with distance education will
still be offered. Thus, the e in ODeL means an increased use of the affordances of ICTs, but not a
wholesale e-learning approach for all courses at all levels in all colleges.
Unisa will offer support to undergraduate and postgraduate students through a menu of high
quality technology-enhanced services (including tutorial and e-learning support services) continuously
to improve student success and throughput.
You might have been given access to the University because of its open nature. In some cases, this
may mean that you do not have the necessary skills to cope at a residential university because
you have been, for example, out of the education system for a long time. But these skills can be
developed and an ODL context is perfectly suited for this type of development. It also means
that you will rely on a variety of sources to ensure successful completion of your chosen study path.
Now that you are registered, you will have access to resources that will help you to make a success of
your studies such as study guides, assignments, the library, lecturers, tutors, literacy centres,
counsellors to assist with study skills, peer groups, the online learning management system myUnisa,
and so on. These resources support an ODL environment and aim to lessen the distance between
student and university.
Distance education provides an independent study package for all modules. Many people are not
used to studying completely in isolation from the institution, their lecturers and fellow students.
Many distance education students feel isolated in the learning experience and, unfortunately,
many do not complete their studies. With the use of the myUnisa platform there is, however, no longer
a disconnect between the institution, the student, the lecturer and peers. Consult the
STUDY@UNISA brochure for the specifics of myUnisa and ensure that you use it to support your
learning experience at Unisa. The CLAW staff rely heavily on this platform to interact with their
students and in a technologically advanced world distance is no longer a barrier to quality learning
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