CMP5903/101/0/2025

Tutorial Letter 101/0/2025

Civil Procedure - LLM

CMP5903

Year Module

Department of Criminal and Procedural Law

This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.

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1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ..................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Outcomes..................................................................................................................................... 4
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION .......................................................................................... 4
4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................. 4
4.1 Lecturer(s).................................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Department .................................................................................................................................. 5
4.3 College of Law Information Centre University ............................................................................... 5
4.4 University ..................................................................................................................................... 5
5 RESOURCES .............................................................................................................................. 7
5.1 Prescribed book(s) ....................................................................................................................... 7
5.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................ 7
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)................................................................................................... 8
5.4 Library services and resources 8
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ............................................................................................... 9
6.1 The Unisa First-Year Experience Programme .............................................................................. 9
6.2 Using Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to apply for module credit within a qualification. ........10
6.3 Companies falsely advertising Unisa services .............................................................................11
7 STUDY PLAN .............................................................................................................................12
8 PRACTICAL WORK ...................................................................................................................12
9 ASSESSMENT ...........................................................................................................................12
9.1 Assessment criteria .....................................................................................................................12
9.2 Assessment plan .........................................................................................................................12
9.3 Assessment/assignment due dates .............................................................................................12
9.4 Submission of assessments/assignments ...................................................................................13
9.4.1 Types of assignments and descriptions .......................................................................................13
9.5 The assessments/assignments ...................................................................................................14
9.6 Other assessment methods.........................................................................................................14
9.7 The examination..........................................................................................................................14
9.7.1 Invigilation/proctoring ..................................................................................................................15
10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY .........................................................................................................15
10.1 Plagiarism ...................................................................................................................................15
10.2 Cheating......................................................................................................................................16
10.3 For more information about plagiarism, follow the link below: ......................................................16
11 STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ..................................................................................16
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.........................................................................................16
13 SOURCES CONSULTED ...........................................................................................................16
14 IN CLOSING ...............................................................................................................................16

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1 INTRODUCTION

Dear Student

Unisa is a comprehensive open distance e-learning (CODeL) higher education institution.

Our comprehensive curricula encapsulate a range of offerings, from strictly vocational to
strictly academic certificates, diplomas and degrees. Unisa's "openness" and its distance
eLearning character result in many students who may not previously have had an
opportunity to enrol in higher education registering at the university. Our CODeL
character implies that our programmes are carefully planned and structured to ensure
success for students, ranging from the under-prepared but with potential to those who
are sufficiently prepared.

Teaching and learning in a CODeL context involves multiple modes of delivery, ranging
from blended to fully online learning. As a default position, all post-graduate programmes
are offered fully online with no printed study materials, while undergraduate programmes
are offered using a blended mode of delivery where printed study materials are
augmented with online teaching and learning via the learner management system,
myUnisa. In some instances, undergraduate programmes are offered fully online as well.

Furthermore, our programmes are aligned with the vision, mission and values of the
University. Unisa's commitment to serving humanity and shaping futures – combined with
a clear appreciation of our location on the African continent – means that Unisa's
graduates have distinctive graduate qualities, which include:

• being independent, resilient, responsible and caring citizens able to fulfil and serve
in multiple roles in their immediate and future local, national and global
communities
• having a critical understanding of their location on the African continent and taking
account of its histories, challenges and potential in relation to globally diverse
contexts
• the ability to critically analyse and evaluate the credibility and usefulness of
information and data from multiple sources in a globalised world with ever-
increasing information and data flows and competing worldviews
• how to apply their discipline-specific knowledges competently, ethically and
creatively to solve real-life problems
• an awareness of their own learning and developmental needs and future potential

Whether a module is offered either as blended (meaning that we use a combination of

printed and online material to engage with you) or online (all information is available via
the internet), we use myUnisa as our virtual campus. This is an online system that is used
to administer, document and deliver educational material to you and support engagement
with you. Look out for information from your lecturer as well as other Unisa platforms to
determine how to access the virtual myUnisa module site. Information on the tools that
will be available to engage with your lecturer and fellow students to support your learning
will also be communicated via various platforms.

You are encouraged to log into the module site on myUnisa regularly (that is, at least
twice per week).Because this is a fully online module, you will need to use myUnisa to
study and complete the prescribed learning activities. Visit the website for CMP5903 on
myUnisa frequently. The website for your module is [e.g. CMP5903-25-Y].
We wish you every success with your studies!
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2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose

The purpose of this module is for students to gain advanced knowledge, research skills, and
applied competence in civil procedure for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful
economic activity, and valuable contributions to society.

2.2 Outcomes

Outcome 1:
To recognise and interpret the role of civil procedure in everyday life by showing a
comprehensive, coherent, and critical understanding of the theory, case law, research
methodologies and techniques relevant to civil procedure.

Outcome 2:
To rigorously critique and evaluate research, case law and scholarly debates regarding civil
procedure in order to provide unbiased and balanced perspectives on legal problems within
a contextual framework.

Outcome 3
To identify, analyse and solve complex multi-dimensional problems and issues relating to
civil procedure originally and creatively by drawing systematically and creatively on the
theory, research, case law and literature on civil procedure.

Outcome 4
Demonstrate advanced, comprehensive, and specialised academic knowledge, skills and
research techniques to play a leading role in legal practice, research and the shaping of the
legal dispensation relating to civil procedure.

Outcome 5
Demonstrate advance legal scholarship relating to civil procedure in national and global
contexts.

3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION
Unisa has implemented a transformation charter that places curriculum transformation high on the
teaching and learning agenda. Curriculum transformation includes student-centred scholarship, the
pedagogical renewal of teaching and assessment practices, the scholarship of teaching and
learning, and the infusion of African epistemologies and philosophies. All of these are being phased
in at both programme and module levels. As a result of this, you will notice a marked change in the
teaching and learning strategy implemented by Unisa, together with the way in which the content is
conceptualised in your modules. We encourage you to embrace these changes during your studies
at Unisa, responsively and within the framework of transformation.

4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS

4.1 Lecturer(s)

All queries that are not of a purely administrative nature but concern the contents of this
module should be directed to us. Please have your study material with you when discussing
your questions. Direct your written communications to:
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The Lecturer (CMP5903)

Department of Criminal and Procedural Law
PO Box 392
UNISA
0003

Our contacts details are as follows:

Ms M Mothapo (012) 429 8694

e-mail [email protected]

Dr MB Ndlazi (012) 429 4059

e-mail [email protected]

4.2 Department

The Department of Criminal and Procedural Law is located on the 8th floor of the Cas van
Vuuren Building, Muckleneuk, Campus, Pretoria.

If you experience any difficulties in contacting any of the lecturers, you are welcome to leave
a message with the departmental secretaries at 012 429 8397/8414/4995.

For information on general Unisa contact details, please consult the brochure Study @
Unisa. Always supply your student number when you contact the University.

4.3 College of Law Information Centre University

For college-specific queries, please e-mail [email protected] or

[email protected]. The college can also be contacted by phoning 012 429
4718/4860/6166/3253/4428.

Please send all e-mails from your myLife e-mail account. If you send an e-mail
directly to a Unisa e-mail address, include your student number in the subject line to
ensure that your e-mail is correctly routed to an adviser for processing.

4.4 University

To contact the university, please dial 080 000 1870. Remember to keep your student number
at hand when contacting the university. The Unisa Student Communication Service Centre
will be open weekdays from 08:00 – 16:00 (South African Standard Time).

Please send all e-mails from your myLife e-mail account. If you send an e-mail directly
to a Unisa e-mail address, include your student number in the subject line to ensure that
your e-mail is correctly routed to an adviser for processing.

Please check the list carefully and send an enquiry to one e-mail address only. This
will ensure that there is no confusion as to who must respond, thereby preventing
unnecessary delays in the response or the e-mail being portrayed as spam. Students should
only forward enquiries to the Registrar and Deputy Registrar in instances where those
enquiries could not be resolved at other levels.

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 TYPE OF QUERY E-MAIL ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER
ICT
myUnisa [email protected] 012 429 3111 (Option 2)
myLife [email protected] 012 429 3111 (Option 2)
STUDENT ADMISSIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
General applications and [email protected]
registration queries
College of Law [email protected]
International students [email protected]
Exemptions [email protected]
Access and matriculation [email protected]
exemption
Re-admissions [email protected]
STUDENT ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION
General assignment [email protected]
enquiries
General exam queries [email protected] 012 429 8641
Aegrotat exams [email protected] 012 429 8641
Exam arrangements for [email protected] 012 429 8641
students with disabilities
Exam admission [email protected] 012 429 8641
International students [email protected] + 27 12 429 2268
Remarks [email protected] 012 429 8641
Purchase of an exam script [email protected] 012 429 8641
FINANCE
Student account enquiries [email protected] 012 429 2441/4299
STUDENT FUNDING
General student funding [email protected] 012 441 5600
enquiries
STUDY MATERIAL
Despatch enquiries [email protected]

Contact addresses of the various administrative departments appear on the Unisa

website: http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Contact-us/Student-enquiries.

Please include your student number in all correspondence.

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5 RESOURCES

5.1 Prescribed book(s)

Section I: E- Discovery

(1) Cassim F “Use of Electronic Evidence in South African law” in Jaishankar K and
Ronel N (Eds) Global Criminology: Crime and Victimization in the Globalized Era
(2013) CRC Press

(2) Cilliers AC, Loots C and Nel HC “Discovery, Inspection and Production of
Documents” in Herbstein & Van Winsen The Civil Practice of the High Courts of South
Africa and the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (Volumes 1) (2009)

(3) Van der Merwe DP et al ICT law (2016)

Section 2: Trial Advocacy

Prescribed books

(1) Gravett WH The fundamental Principles of effective trial advocacy (2009)

(2) De Klerk et al Clinical Law in South Africa (2016)

(3) Van Blerk P Legal Drafting civil proceedings (2015)

(4) Marnewick CG Litigation Skills for South African Lawyers (2019)

Section 3: Mediation

Prescribed books

(1) Aubrey-Johnson Making mediation work for you A practical handbook (2012)

(2) Clark Lawyers and mediation (2012)

(3) Hopt and Steffek (eds) Mediation Principles and regulation in comparative
perspective

(4) Radford & Glaser “The psychology of mediation” in Pretorius (ed) Dispute resolution

5.2 Recommended book(s)

1. Bergman P Trial Advocacy (1979) St Paul

2. Blanchard RD Litigation and Trial Practice for Legal Para Professional (1982)

3. Burns RP A theory of the trial (2001)

4. Lee Bailey F & Kenneth J Fishman Excellence in cross examination (2013)

5. Genn Mediation in action (1999)

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 6. Punnett Representing clients in mediation (2013)

Recommended material can be used as additional reading and can be requested online, via
the library catalogue.

5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)

E-reserves can be downloaded from the library webpage Find e-reserves. More information
is available at: http://oasis.unisa.ac.za/search/r

E-reserves can be downloaded from the library webpage, option Find E-reserves.

5.4 Library services and resources

The Unisa Library offers a range of information services and resources and has made
numerous library guides available at http://libguides.unisa.ac.za

Recommended guides:

• For brief information on the library, go to https://www.unisa.ac.za/library/libatglance

• For more detailed library information, go to
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library
• For Frequently Asked Questions, go to
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Frequently-Asked-Questions
• For research support and services such as the Personal Librarian service and the
Information Search Librarian's Literature Search Request (on your research topic)
service, go to http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-
services/Research-support
• For library training for undergraduate students, go to
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-services/Training
• For Lending Services, go
to https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-services/Lending-
services
• For Services for Postgraduate students, go to
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Services-for-Postgraduates
• For Support and Services for students with disabilities, go to
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Services-for-students-with-
special-needs
• For Library Technology Support, go to https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/techsupport
• For information on finding and using library resources and tools, go to
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/Research_skills
• For an A–Z list of library databases, go to https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/az.php

Important contact information:

• Technical problems encountered in accessing library online services: Lib-

[email protected]
• General library-related queries: [email protected]
• Queries related to library fines and payments: [email protected]
• Interlibrary loan service for postgraduate students: [email protected]
• Literature Search Service: [email protected]
• Social media channels: Facebook: UnisaLibrary and X Twitter: @UnisaLibrary

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6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

The Study @ Unisa brochure is available on myUnisa at www.unisa.ac.za/brochures/studies

This brochure contains important information and guidelines for successful studies through
Unisa.

If you need assistance concerning the myModules system, you are welcome to use the
following contact details:

• Toll-free landline: 0800 00 1870 (Select option 07 for myModules)

• E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

You can access and view short videos on topics such as how to view your calendar, how
to access module content, how to view announcements for modules, how to submit
assessments and how to participate in forum activities by visiting https://dtls-
qa.unisa.ac.za/course/view.php?id=32130

Registered Unisa students receive a free myLife e-mail account. Important information,
notices and updates are sent exclusively to this account.

Please claim your e-mail account immediately after registering at Unisa by following this
link:
https://www.unisa.ac.za/static/myunisa/Content/Announcements/Documents/Claim-
myUnisa-myLife-Nov-2017.pdf Note that it can take up to 24 hours for your account to
be activated after you have claimed it.

Your myLife account is the only e-mail account recognised by Unisa for official
correspondence between you and the University and it will remain your official primary
e-mail address on record at Unisa.

You remain responsible for the management of this e-mail account.

6.1 The Unisa First-Year Experience Programme

Many students find the transition from school education to tertiary education stressful and
this is often true for students enrolling at Unisa for the first time. Unisa is a dedicated open
distance and e-learning institution and is very different from face-to-face/contact institutions.
It is a mega university and all its programmes are offered through either blended learning or
fully online learning. For these reasons, we offer first-time students additional/extended
support to help them navigate the Unisa teaching and learning journey seamlessly and with
little difficulty and few barriers.

Unisa’s First-Year Experience (FYE) Programme has been specially designed to provide
you with prompt and helpful information about the services that the institution offers.

The following FYE services are currently available:

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 FYE Website
Email Support
www.unisa.ac.za/FYE
[email protected]

FYE1500
Post- myUnisa; Study
Registration Skills; Academic &
Orientation Referrals to
Digital Literacies;
other support etc
services
e.g. Counselling;
Reading & Writing
workshops

To ensure that you do not miss out on important academic and support
communication from the SRU, please check your myLife inbox regularly.

6.2 Using Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to apply for module credit within a
qualification.

Now that you are a registered student, you are advised to familiarise yourself with the
learning outcomes of the module or modules you have chosen. If you have been exposed
to those learning outcomes for three years or more – either through work experience or
other involvement – you can apply to be exempted from completing assignments and writing
examinations. As part of your application for this exemption, you will be required to compile
a portfolio of evidence substantiating how your experience is equivalent to the learning
outcomes. The diagram below shows the steps involved in obtaining recognition of prior
learning (RPL) for module credit. For more information on the process, RPL fees, and the
contact details of your college RPL coordinator, visit the Unisa website: www.unisa.ac.za/rpl

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6.3 Companies falsely advertising Unisa services

Some companies and social media pages have been falsely advertising Unisa online
information and various services to assist Unisa students. In the process, companies
either solicit money fraudulently from students, or make money through online advertising
with no benefit to students. These companies are in no way associated or related to Unisa.

We request that students only use official Unisa sites and platforms as any other platforms.
will provide you with incorrect information and/or act illegally, which will be harmful to your
Unisa will always use official communication channels (e.g. Unisa website, myUnisa,
Unisa social media platforms, myLife e-mail) to communicate with students.

Please use the following Unisa platforms for official Unisa information:

• www.unisa.ac.za
• https://my.unisa.ac.za
• https://www.facebook.com/UniversityOfSouthAfrica
• https://twitter.com/unisa
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/unisa

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7 STUDY PLAN
Use your myStudies @ Unisa brochure for general time management and planning skills.

8 PRACTICAL WORK
There are no practicals for this module.

9 ASSESSMENT
9.1 Assessment criteria

Because Civil Procedure is a practice-oriented subject, your approach to studying the

subject contents will necessarily differ from how you approach predominantly theoretical
subjects. The emphasis is on problem solving, and you will be required to solve simplified
real-life legal problems in the formative and summative assessments. Therefore, you will
not pass this subject if you simply memorise the study material – you need to first understand
it and must then be able to apply what you have learned to any given set of facts. This
implies that you should be able to, inter alia, analyse the various jurisdictional principles and
understand when each is applicable – the same applies to the various processes and
procedures. You should not study any principle, process or procedure in isolation, but should
study them with a view to understanding how each one fits into the whole litigation process.

9.2 Assessment plan

• To complete this module, you will be required to submit three (3) formative and one
(1) summative assessment.
• All information about when and where to submit your assessments will be made
available to you via the myModules site for your module.
• Due dates for assessments, as well as the actual assessments are available on the
myModules site for this module.
• To gain admission to the examination, you will be required to submit three (3)
assignment/s.
• To gain admission to the examination, you need to obtain a year mark average of
40% for the assignments.
• The assignment weighting for the module is 40%.
• You will receive examination information via the myModules sites. Please watch out
for announcements on how examinations for the modules for which you are
registered will be conducted.
• The examination will count 60% towards the final module mark.

9.3 Assessment/assignment due dates

• There are no assignment due dates included in this tutorial letter.

• Assignment due dates will be made available to you on the myUnisa landing page
for this module. We envisage that the due dates will be available to you upon
registration.
• Please start working on your assessments as soon as you register for the module.
• Log on to the myUnisa site for this module to obtain more information on the due
dates for the submission of the assessments.
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9.4 Submission of assessments/assignments

• Unisa, as a comprehensive open distance e-learning institution (CODeL), is moving

towards becoming an online institution. You will see, therefore, that all your study
material, assessments and engagements with your lecturer and fellow students will
take place online.

To facilitate this, we use myUnisa as our virtual campus.

• The myUnisa virtual campus offers students access to the myModules site, where
learning material is available online and where assessments should be completed.
Together, myUnisa and myModules form an online system that is used to administer,
document, and deliver educational material to students and support engagement
between those students and Unisa’s academics.

• The myUnisa platform can be accessed via https://my.unisa.ac.za. Click on the

myModules button to access the online sites for the modules that you are registered
for.

• The University undertakes to communicate clearly and as frequently as is necessary

to ensure that you obtain the greatest benefit from your use of the myModules
learning management system. Please access the Announcements on your
myModules site regularly, as this is where your lecturer will post important information
to be shared with you.

• When you access your myModules site for the module/s you are registered for, you
will see a welcome message posted by your lecturer. Below the welcome message
you will see the assessment shells for the assessments that you need to complete.
Some assessments may be multiple choice, some may be tests and others may be
written assessments/assignments, while some may be forum discussions and so on.
All assessments must be completed on the assessment shells available on the
respective module platforms.

• For written assessments/assignments, please note the due date by which your work
must be submitted. Ensure that you follow the guidelines given by your lecturer to
complete the assessment/assignment. Click on the submission button on the relevant
assessment shell on myModules. You will then be able to upload your written
assessment to the myModules site for the modules that you are registered for. Before
you finalise the upload, double-check that you have selected the correct file for
uploading. Remember, no marks can be allocated for incorrectly submitted
assessments/assignments.

9.4.1 Types of assignments and descriptions

All assignments are defined as either optional, mandatory, compulsory, or elective.

• Elective assignments
- If not submitted, the student gets no mark for this item.
- The best of the required submissions will count.
• Mandatory assignments
- If not submitted, the student gets no mark for this item.

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 • Optional assignments – You are encouraged, as a student, to do optional
assignments in order to benefit your learning.

I. Elective assignments
a. The student is given a choice of which assignments within an identified group
to submit and only the best result/s, the number of which is specified in
advance, will contribute towards the year mark.
b. Elective assignments must be grouped into an elective group.
c. For the student to select which assignment to submit, the elective assignments
must be grouped together. For such an elective group, relevant information
(such as how many of the assignments must be submitted and how many of
the assignment marks should be combined into the year mark) will be supplied
to you.
d. The selection criteria define how marks received for assignments in an elective
group are to be combined into the year mark. Three different criteria may be
used for calculating the year mark:

• The best mark should be used, or

• If the student submits fewer than the required number of assignments
per group, or no assignment in a group, a mark of 0% will be used.
• 0% is awarded to all non-submitted or unmarked assessments. A best
mark is then calculated from all the qualifying items submitted.

II. Mandatory assessments/assignments

a. Mandatory assessments/assignments contribute to the year mark.
b. If a student fails to submit a mandatory assignment, no mark is awarded and
the year mark is calculated accordingly. The student will therefore forfeit the
marks attached to such an assignment when the final mark for the module is
calculated.

III. Optional assessments assignments – You are encouraged, as a student, to do

optional assessments/assignments in order to benefit your learning.

9.5 The assessments/assignments

As indicated in section 9.2, you need to complete three (3) assessments/assignments for
this module. Details of the tasks set will appear on the assessments/assignments
themselves.

9.6 Other assessment methods

There are no other assessment methods for this module.

9.7 The examination

Examination information and details on the format of the examination will be made available
to you online via the myUnisa site. Look out for information that will be shared with you by
your lecturer and e-tutors (where relevant), as well as for communication from the University.

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9.7.1 Invigilation/proctoring

Since 2020, Unisa has conducted all its assessments online. Given the stringent
requirements imposed by professional bodies, as well as increased solicitation of Unisa’s
students by third parties to unlawfully assist them with the completion of assignments and
examinations, the University is obliged to assure the integrity of its assessment integrity by
using various proctoring tools: Turnitin, Moodle Proctoring, the Invigilator App and IRIS.
These tools authenticate the student’s identity and flag suspicious behaviour to assure the
credibility of their responses during assessments. The description below is for your benefit
as you may encounter any or all of these in your registered modules:

Turnitin is plagiarism software that facilitates checks for originality in students’ submissions
against internal and external sources. Turnitin assists in identifying academic fraud and
ghost-writing. Students are expected to submit typed responses when using the Turnitin
software.

The Moodle Proctoring tool is facial recognition software that authenticates students’
identities during their Quiz assessments. This tool requires access to a student’s mobile or
laptop camera. Students must ensure that their cameras are activated in their browser
settings prior to starting their assessments.

The Invigilator is a mobile application-based service that verifies the identity of an

assessment participant. The Invigilator app detects student dishonesty-by-proxy and
ensures that the assessment participant is the student registered for the module concerned.
This invigilation tool requires students to download the app from the Google Play Store
(Android devices), the Huawei AppGallery (Huawei devices) or the Apple App Store (Apple
devices) on their camera-enabled mobile devices prior to their assessment.

The IRIS Invigilation software verifies the identity of a student during assessment and
provides for both manual and automated facial verification. It can record and review a
student’s assessment session and it flags suspicious behaviour by the student for review by
an academic administrator. The IRIS software requires installation on students’ webcam-
enabled laptop devices.

Students who are identified and flagged for suspicious or dishonest behaviour arising from
the invigilation and proctoring reports will be referred to the disciplinary office for formal
proceedings.

Please note:
Students must refer to their module assessment information on their myModule sites to
determine which proctoring or invigilation tool will be used for their formative and summative
assessments.

10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

10.1 Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of taking the words, ideas and thoughts of others and presenting them
as your own. It is a form of theft. Plagiarism includes the following forms of academic
dishonesty:

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 • Copying and pasting from any source without acknowledging that source.
• Not including references or deliberately inserting incorrect bibliographic information.
• Paraphrasing without acknowledging the source of the information.

10.2 Cheating

Cheating includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Completing assessments on behalf of another student, copying the work of another

student during an assessment, or allowing another student to copy your work.
• Using social media (e.g. WhatsApp, Telegram) or other platforms to disseminate
assessment information.
• Submitting corrupt or irrelevant files. (This matter is addressed in the examination
guidelines.)
• Buying completed answers from so-called “tutors” or internet sites (contract
cheating).

10.3 For more information about plagiarism, follow the link below:
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Study-@-Unisa/Student-values-and-rules

11 STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES

The Advocacy and Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities (ARCSWiD) provides an
opportunity for staff to interact with first-time and returning students with disabilities.

If you are a student with a disability and would like additional support, or if you need
additional time for assignments/assessments, you are invited to contact: Ms M Mothapo e-
mail [email protected] and Dr MB Ndlazi e-mail [email protected] to discuss the
assistance that you need.

12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The myStudies@ Unisa brochure contains an A-Z guide of the most relevant study
information.

13 SOURCES CONSULTED
The sources consulted are “cited under 5 above”.

14 IN CLOSING
We hope that you enjoy this module, and we wish you every success with your studies.

MS M MOTHAPO
DR MB NDLAZI

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