ECP FAQs for students 30 April PDF

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Early Completion Programme (ECP) FAQs (Students) 1 1.1

SELECTION What is the ECP and which criteria was used to select students?

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Will Honours students qualify for the ECP? Does the university inform students that they qualify for the ECP programme? Where do students apply or check if they qualify for the ECP programme?

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Will more students be added to the ECP site, or is this process now complete?

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If a student believes he/she could qualify for the ECP programme and have not received a letter, where can he/she ask for assistance? Can a student opt out and reenter the normal semester programme?

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Year modules are excluded from the ECP. Honours students who only have semester modules outstanding may qualify if they meet the ECP criteria. Yes. Each student that has been (or will be) identified, receives a letter. Students are then linked to the relevant ECP sites. Students cannot apply and will be included automatically. The above letter contains the criteria. All qualifying students will receive the letter in their myLife email account. They will also be linked to the ECP sites of all modules they are registered for. More students have been identified on 30 April 2021 due to late registrations. Such students have been contacted and linked to the ECP sites on 30 April. Contact the Call Centre at 0800 00 1870 or your College before 7 May 2021. Contact information is on Unisa website. The university will check to confirm and will then inform the student by 10 May 2021. Students are welcome to request removal from the ECP programme at [email protected]. Please use above contact information or inform one of your lecturers. This must be done before 7 May 2021. Students that request to opt-out, will be removed from the programme (not just selected modules) on 10 May 2021. This will be a final process and students will not have the option to return to the ECP and will also not be admitted to the June examination.

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ECP SITES What is the ECP group site?

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What content will be on the ECP site? Why am I not seeing ECP site under mymodules tab?

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ECP sites have been created with the specific purpose of assisting the ECP group of students in each module. These sites will be the main communication space for the ECP programme and must be referred to daily. Assessment and support information that is specific to the ECP group. Feedback to the ECP group assignments. Check under site drawer if the ECP module site is not hidden by following these steps:  Login into mymodules  On the landing page click "Sites" top right next to your names  Click preferences top right  Then click sites (4th on the tab)  Check if the module site is not ticked under hide drawer.  If it’s ticked, remove the tick and click update preferences, then press F5. You should be able to see the module site.

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ASSIGNMENTS Which assignments should ECP students do?

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Assignment dates

ECP students must submit their assignments on the stipulated due dates communicated on the ECP module site.

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How do I submit my ECP assignments?

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What will happen to my fully online assignments if I have submitted the assignment applicable to the “main” module group?

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How will the ECP student’s year mark be calculated?

Written/File upload assignments: Student will be able to upload assignments on the Assessment Tab on the ECP site for written assignments. MCQ assignments: Must be submitted on myUnisa as usual, except if the lecturer requires submission in the ECP site. Fully online assessments: Follow instruction provided by the lecturer Relevant instructions will be communicated on the ECP site. There will be a concession on assignment 1 since the ECP programme only commenced in April. Results for fully online assessments (i.e. submitted on the Online Assessment tool) will be accepted from both the main and ECP group sites and the highest mark awarded. Subsequent assignments in the Online Assessment tool should be submitted strictly according to the lecturer guidelines in the ECP site. The ECP student’s year mark is calculated in the same manner as explained in the module TL101. ECP exam admission will be based on the same admission criteria or year mark as explained in TL101.

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My module uses continuous or portfolio assessment with no final summative exam. How does it affect the ECP exam?

ECP students must submit the assignments as per the instruction from the lecturer and communicated on the ECP module site.

Such modules will follow the same process but with earlier submission dates as communicated on the ECP module site. In such a module, the final mark is determined by a series of submissions and there is no final examination and also no supplementary examination. If an ECP student registered for such a module fails to achieve a 50% final mark after completing all the ECP assignments, they fail. There is no resubmission of assignments to improve the year mark, nor will there be a supplementary opportunity in October for such modules. Students that failed such a module will need to reregister for the module in 2022. Please be aware of this risk and if you are apprehensive about the short learning period in the ECP programme, rather request to opt out of the programme and revert to the “normal” module programme.

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Will I get access to e-tutor under ECP site? EXAMINATION When is the ECP examination?

What format will the ECP exam follow?

Contact your lecturer.

The examination will be conducted during June/July, starting on 28 June 2021. Students will receive notice of exam admission and the exam timetable during May/June 2021. The ECP exam during June/July is an official Unisa examination and will be conducted online only. Your lecturer will inform you of the format of the module exam.

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Will non ECP students be able to access the exam site and write the examinations?

No. Only ECP students will be able to access the examination site and participate in the examination.

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Will invigilation or proctoring be used during the examination?

All exam rules, processes and options will be utilized to ensure the integrity of the examination, including invigilation and proctoring.

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How will academic integrity be ensured in terms of plagiarism, cheating and other forms of dishonesty?

The same procedures apply as for a normal Unisa examination. Students must consult the Student Disciplinary Code, and will also be informed by their Colleges about the consequences of academic dishonesty. The university will implement appropriate measures to ensure the integrity of the examination and will follow due disciplinary processes when appropriate and relevant.

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Will ECP students have access to a supplementary examination in October?

If ECP students fail the June exam, and they meet the criteria for a supplementary, then they will be given a supplementary opportunity in October.

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What happens if an ECP student is absent from the June exam?

ECP students, who gained examination admissions for the June/July exams, except for continuous assessment modules, will be granted automatic admission to the Oct/Nov 2021 examination as their first examination opportunity. Note that this concession does not necessarily offer opportunity to submit assignments previously missed or improve the yearmark.

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What happens if they fail the June exam?

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If a student is absent from the exam or failed the exam, will the student be allowed to resubmit assignments to improve their yearmark?

No, it will not possible to resubmit assignments. The student’s assignment record and year mark will remain, and will move with the student into the Oct exam.

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Can ECP students apply for aegrotat?

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What happens if I encounter technical challenges during exam session?

It will not be necessary for ECP students to apply for exam aegrotat as all absent students (that met the exam admission requirements) will be transferred to the Oct exam. The lecturer will provide you with exam guidelines prior commencement of exams detailing procedures to follow when you encounter technical challenges. You need to report the issue urgently. See 1.6 above as to where to correctly direct your queries.

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What happen if I forget myUnisa or myLife password.

For continuous assessment modules, please refer to 3.5 above . If ECP students fail the June exam, and they meet the criteria for a supplementary, they will be given a supplementary opportunity in October. If the student does not meet the criteria for a supplementary opportunity, he/she fails the module and must reregister in 2022....