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Welcome to Student Retention Unit (SRU) live broadcast
Vuyokazi Maliwa-Skosana
Student Retention Unit (SRU)
Dr. Mantsose Jane Sethusha
College of Education
03 July 2018
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Broadcast overview
• Who are we?
• The First Year Experience project (FYE)
• FYE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
• Introducing our presenter
• Exam reflection and preparation for next semester
• Q&A
• Student survey
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Who are we?
Student Retention Unit (SRU)
The Student Retention Unit (SRU) is situated within the portfolio of the Department of Tuition Support
and Facilitation of Learning (DTSFL). The SRU is responsible for the implementation and coordination
of the First Year Experience (FYE) programme at the institution.
The First-Year Experience @ Unisa
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The First Year Experience @ Unisa
We would like to partner with you during
your first year experience (FYE) as a
Unisa student…
The FYE aims to assist first-time
entering students to successfully
transition into Unisa
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The First Year Experience @ Unisa
We would like to help you navigate your new
study environment…
andintegrate the broad range of support services,
to ensure you receive timely and relevant
support
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What are we currently doing?
Weekly emails
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FYE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
• The purpose of FYE MOOC is to assist
first-time entering students to successfully
transition into an ODeL institution.
• We are currently busy with the MOOC pilot…
How to access FYE MOOC?
• mooc.unisa.ac.za
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Contact us
• Email us on [email protected]
• Visit the First Year Experience website
http://www.unisa.ac.za/fye
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Introducing our guest presenter
Dr. Mantsose Jane Sethusha
Senior Lecturer
Early Childhood Education & Teaching Practice College of Education
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Examination reflection and preparing for next semester
Dr. Mantsose Jane Sethusha
College of Education
03 July 2018
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Exam reflection
You have now completed your exams and you are
preparing for the next registration period
Failing an exam: Download the brochure
So you failed an exam–what now? Provided by the
counselling directorate, to reflect on
How you wrote the exams.
What your emotional state was like.
How you prepared for the exams.
What you would want to do differently
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Did you know?
• You can apply for a remark or re-check
• You can contact your lecturer to discuss options in terms of how you could
approach your examination differently, especially if this is not the first time that you
have failed the examination.
• You can purchase your examination script.
– please apply in writing for a copy of the prescribed application form via e-mail:
[email protected] (student number must appear in the subject
heading) or fax: 012 429 4150.
– Question papers are available in the university library or on the myUnisa
student portal.
• If you are a final year student and you have a maximum of two modules left to
complete your qualification, read about the FI concession on page 15 of the
Unisa Student Rules.
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Choosing modules for your next registration
Before you choose modules for your next registration:
• Firstly, understand the curriculum for your qualification.
• Check that you understand the rules for your qualification.
• Find the curriculum for your qualification on the registration section of the Unisa
website.
• Mark the modules you’ve already passed.
• Select the module(s) you plan to register for during the next semester.
• Check that you meet the pre-requisites and co-requisites for your chosen modules
and ensure the selected modules fall within the curriculum
• Check the provisional examination timetable to make sure that the modules you
choose don’t clash in terms of examination dates.
• Add or change modules accordingly.
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How many modules should you register for?
You need to keep the following in mind:
• Time:
– When you choose your modules, remember that you will need between 6 and 8 hours per week for
semester modules and between 4 and 6 hours per week for year modules.
• Minimum number of modules:
– The minimum number of credits to be passed annually is 36 in your first year of study and then 48
credits in your second or further year of study. For example, in your first year of study, you pass one
module of 12 credits during the first semester and two modules of 12 credits each during the second
semester. This means that you have completed 36 credits for the year and may re-register.
• Maximum number of modules:
– You may not register for more than 60 NQF credits in a semester, that is, not more than 5 modules
per semester of 12 credits each. This does not include supplementary and/or aegrotat examinations
which you may have been given in a previous academic year. Any modules taken for non-degree/non-
diploma purposes also count as part of the 60 credits. If you are registering for year modules, you
may not register for more than 120 NQF credits per year. Final year students may apply to complete
12 modules in their final year of study.
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What will you do differently?
• Which study activities and habits will you continue to use in future?
• Which study activities and habits will you need to change? Why?
• Can you predict which concepts and topics you were tested on the past semester
may be important in next semesters?
• What have you learned about yourself as a student from this experience?
• Think about the support that you may need from family, friends, lecturers, tutors,
learning advisers, counsellors and fellow students.
Write down three/four strategies you could put in place to enhance your
preparation and performance your next semester.
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Second semester registration information
The registration dates for second semester are as
follows:
• 11 June – 13 July 2018
• Students waiting for May/June examination
results are given until
30 July 2018
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Exam reflection resources
• Visit the Counselling and Career Development
website for more on reflecting on exams:
http://www.unisa.ac.za/counselling
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