Evidence generated through assessment tasks shows that the learner can:
Identify and solve problems using critical and creative thinking.
Work effectively with others.
Organise and manage their learning activities responsibly and effectively.
Collect, analyse, organise and evaluate information.
Communicate effectively, in written, spoken and presentational forms.
Demonstrate a holistic understanding of the world and the interconnectedness of its problems.
Participate as responsible citizens in the life of local, national and global communities.
Be self-conscious learners.
Be culturally and aesthetically sensitive across a range of contexts.
Be able to develop entrepreneurial opportunities.
Integrated assessment:
The University of Natal is currently reforming its assessment strategies to include the assessment of applied competence for each qualification. In the meantime, a combination of continuous assessment and traditional written examinations serve to assess the integration of all/most of the learning outcomes for each module in a qualification.
Modules within the programme are independently assessed in both formative ways (through class work, tests, essays, other written work and, where appropriate, practical exercises) and summative ways (written, oral and practical examinations). In some cases, journals, oral presentations and portfolios of work provide additional forms of assessment
Final assessment will be done in two ways:
the overall tabulation of the results obtained during the programme will show that the candidate has achieved the required outcome competencies of the programme;
a defined portfolio that the student will assemble during the last two semesters of study and present at the end of their studies. This portfolio will be designed to assess students’ competence across a range of relevant tasks and will include both further exploration of issues related to the programme as well as critical reflection on the learning in which they have participated.
In the case of the postgraduate programme the substantial research component constitutes a summative test of the candidates capabilities in the discipline concerned
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