IOP1501/101/3/2023

Tutorial Letter 101/3/2023

Psychological Processes in the Work and

Self-employed Context

IOP1501

Semesters 1 and 2

Department of Industrial and Organisational

Psychology

This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.

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CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 Getting started ................................................................................................................................ 3
2 OVERVIEW OF THE MODULE ...................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Learning outcomes and assessment criteria .................................................................................. 4
2.3 Learning content for this module .................................................................................................... 5
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ............................................................................................ 6
4 LECTURERS AND CONTACT DETAILS ...................................................................................... 6
4.1 Lecturers for the module at the time of printing .............................................................................. 6
4.2 Department ..................................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 University ........................................................................................................................................ 6
5 RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................. 7
5.1 Joining myUnisa ............................................................................................................................. 7
5.2 Prescribed and Recommended books ............................................................................................ 7
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ..................................................................................................... 7
5.4 Library services and resources ....................................................................................................... 8
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................. 9
6.1 First-Year Experience Programme @ Unisa .................................................................................. 9
7 ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................. 10
7.1 Assessment plan: Four Assignments............................................................................................ 10
7.2 How to submit assignments .......................................................................................................... 11
7.3 Calculating your final year mark.................................................................................................... 12
7.4 Randomised multiple-choice questions ........................................................................................ 13
7.5 Guidelines on answering multiple-choice questions ..................................................................... 14
7.6 Invigilation/proctoring .................................................................................................................... 15
8 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY .......................................................................................................... 16
8.1 Plagiarism ..................................................................................................................................... 16
8.2 Cheating ....................................................................................................................................... 16
8.3 More information about plagiarism can be downloaded on the link below:................................... 16
9 STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ................................................................................... 16
10 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................. 16

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1 INTRODUCTION

Dear Student,

Welcome to the module Psychological Processes in the Work and Self-employed Context (IOP1501).

Unisa, as a comprehensive open distance e-learning institution (CODeL), is moving towards becoming an
online institution. You will therefore see that all your study material, assessments and engagements with
your lecturers and fellow students will take place online. This tutorial letter is intended to offer you some
guidance in this regard.

This is your first module in the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology. You must therefore
use myUnisa to study and complete all the learning and assessment activities for this module online.
Visit the website for this module on myUnisa frequently. The website code is IOP1501-23-S1 for Semester
1 and IOP1501-23-S2 for Semester 2.

You must remember the following:

• All your study material and learning activities are delivered online on myUnisa.
• All your assignments must be submitted online. This means that you must do all the activities and submit all your
assignments on myUnisa. You may NOT post or email your assignments to Unisa or lecturers.
• All communication between you and the university happens online. Your lecturers will communicate with you by e-
mail and SMS, and via the Announcements and Discussion Forums tools on myUnisa. You can also use these
platforms to ask questions and contact your lecturers.

1.1 Getting started

Read about this module and find ALL your study material online. To do so, you must first claim
your myLife Unisa e-mail account – it is free. All communication posted online on the IOP1501 module
site, goes to your myLife e-mail account. You can choose to redirect these to another e-mail account in
the settings of the myLife e-mail account.

If you have any problems accessing your myLife email account, please contact the technical support via
email to myLifeHelp@unisa.ac.za.

Upon registration you will be linked to two myUnisa sites that you must use on to enable you to successfully
complete this module. These sites are:

(i) The main module site: IOP1501-23-S1 (Semester 1) or IOP1501-23-S2 (Semester 2). Here you
will find all the information about the content of the module, how to access prescribed reading
material (e-reserves), your assignments and your learning activities. This is the most important site.

(ii) The E-Tutor site: You may be allocated to an e-tutor who is qualified in the subject and has
experience with the Unisa learning system. You will receive a notification in your myLife e-mail,
informing you if you have been allocated an e-tutor. To access your e-tutor, log on to myUnisa. You
will have an additional module tab with the module code: IOP1501-23-S1-1E (Semester 1) or
IOP1501-23-S2-1E (Semester 2). Depending on the number of students, the last two digits of the
e-tutor site can range from 1E to 12E and further per semester.

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(iii) To find your sites on myUnisa log onto myUnisa and select the orange myModules dropdown
button. The face of myUnisa is driven by new Moodle technology and you are encouraged to spend
some time familiarising yourself with the myUnisa site before continuing with your studies.

Go to the website at https://my.unisa.ac.za and log in using your student number and password.

To find the sites for IOP1501, click on at the top of your myUnisa
dashboard and select the site you want to access from the dropdown list.

(iv) The home page of the main IOP1501 module site contains two important segments that you must
use to orientate yourself about IOP1501, to access your learning material and to understand what
assignments you must do to pass the IOP1501 module. The home page is broadly divided into an
ACTIVITY segment and an ORIENTATION segment. Important information about the module
content is clustered under the ORIENTATION segment. This includes the eleven (11) LESSONS
that are grouped into three (3) SECTIONS. There is also an ASSIGNMENT section which contains
important information that you need to read carefully before submitting any assignments.
Prescribed and Additional Resources can also be accessed in the ORIENTATION segment on the
module home page on myUnisa. The ACTIVITY segment contains links to your assignments and
other activities that you need to complete to be successful in this module. It is in the ACTIVITY
segment that you will submit your assignments.

Once you have familiarised yourself with the myUnisa IOP1501-2023 site, turn your attention to the content
of IOP1501.

2 OVERVIEW OF THE MODULE

2.1 Purpose

The purpose of this module is to introduce you to the theoretical perspectives, methodology and
psychological basis of human behaviour in the world, African and South African contexts. Students who
have completed this module successfully have a fundamental knowledge base of psychological and social
processes in the work and self-employment context. This fundamental psychology knowledge base
contributes to understanding individual differences and work behaviour, and the improvement of
interpersonal work relationships and organisational effectiveness.

You will learn about processes such as the biological basis of human behaviour, development, learning,
perception, cognition, motivation, attitudes, and pro-social behaviours such as aggression and conflict.
You will also learn about social processes such as group behaviour and leadership.

2.2 Learning outcomes and assessment criteria

This module contributes to your total degree study and how your qualification/graduateness can make a
difference in your life and other people’s lives. If you pass the second year and third year IOP modules,
you can complete an honours degree in industrial and organisational psychology (IOP). Thereafter, you

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can complete a professional master's degree in IOP, an internship and the board examination to register
as a professional industrial psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

For this module, you must master three overall study outcomes:

• Specific outcome 1: Demonstrate an informed understanding of the principles of IOP and how
they can be applied to various roles students fulfil in real life (personally, socially and
professionally).
• Specific outcome 2: Demonstrate an awareness of how people’s basic behaviour and related
processes contribute to the overall behaviour of individuals in the workplace and self-employed
context, including how the overall behaviour of individuals influences the student in various
graduateness-related roles.
• Specific outcome 3: Demonstrate an informed understanding of the importance and contributions
of social processes to human behaviour and interactions in the work and self-employed context.

For each of these learning outcomes, there are assessment criteria that you will be assessed on to
demonstrate your competence in this module. These assessment criteria are linked to each of the eleven
(11) lessons on myUnisa.

2.3 Learning content for this module

The eleven (11) lessons for this module are categorised into three sections:

SECTION 1: Industrial & • LESSON 1: GRADUATENESS

Organisational • LESSON 2: WHAT IS WORK?
Psychology @work • LESSON 3: INDUSTRIAL & ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

• LESSON 4: NEUROSCIENCE & HUMAN BEHAVIOUR

SECTION 2: Individual • LESSON 5: COGNITION & MEMORY
Psychological Processes • LESSON 6: MOTIVATION & EMOTION
@work • LESSON 7: SENSATION, PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES, VALUES
• LESSON 8: LEARNING & COGNITION

SECTION 3: Social • LESSON 9: SOCIAL PROCESSES & GROUP BEHAVIOUR

Psychological Processes • LESSON 10: LEADERSHIP
@work • LESSON 11: SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYABILITY

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Access and STUDY the content of the lessons on your main module site on myUnisa. Each lesson contains
a study guide, some lessons have additional prescribed reading material, to study and some have
activities that you must complete before continuing to the next lesson.

3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION

Unisa has implemented a transformation charter, in terms of which the university has placed 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 will be
phased in at both programme and module levels, and 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 in a responsive way within the framework of transformation.

4 LECTURERS AND CONTACT DETAILS

4.1 Lecturers for the module at the time of printing

Dr L Tonelli Primary Lecturer leyl@unisa.ac.za

Prof HA Barnard Secondary Lecturer barnaha@unisa.ac.za
Ms M Kumbi Postgraduate Development Fellow kumbim@unisa.ac.za

When you contact a lecturer by e-mail, please include your student number and the module code in the
subject line to enable the lecturer to help you more effectively.

4.2 Department

You can contact the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology as follows:

Telephone numbers – 012 429 8054/8033

E-mail – Deptiop@unisa.ac.za

4.3 University

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 the student number in all correspondence

For technical inquiries, you can contact:

MyUnisaHelp@unisa.ac.za or 012 4293111 (Option 2)

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5 RESOURCES

5.1 Joining myUnisa

The myUnisa learning management system is Unisa’s online campus which will help you to communicate
with your lecturers, other students, and the administrative departments of the university. To claim your
myUnisa account, please follow the steps below:

1. Visit the myUnisa website at https://my.unisa.ac.za/portal .

2. Click on the "Claim Unisa login" link on the top of the screen under the orange user ID box.
3. A new screen will load, prompting you to enter your student number. Please enter your student
number and click "continue".
4. Enter your surname, your full name, your date of birth, and your South African ID number (for South
African citizens) OR your passport number (for foreign students). Then click "continue".
Remember to enter either an ID number or a passport number, NOT both.
5. Please read the guidelines and click all the check boxes to acknowledge that you have read all
the information provided. Once you are done, click the "Acknowledge" button to redirect you to
the final page of the process.
6. The final page will display your myLife e-mail address and your myLife AND myUnisa password.
This password will also be sent to the cellphone number displayed on the page for safekeeping.
7. Please note that it can take up to 24 hours for your myLife e-mail account to be created.

Remember that the password provided is your myUnisa AND myLife password.

5.2 Prescribed and Recommended books

There are no prescribed books for this module and there are no recommended books for this module.

5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)

The module content is divided into 11 LESSONS on myUnisa. For some of these lessons we prescribe
additional reading material (e-reserves) that you must study to enable you to do the assignments and to
pass the module. In each lesson we clearly note on myUnisa whether there is additional reading material
to be downloaded and studied. The following e-reserves are prescribed for IOP1501 and can be
downloaded from the library catalogue by following the link to the Unisa Library provided on myUnisa. A
link is also provided for you in your READING MATERIAL section as well as in the LESSON sections on
myUnisa. More information is also available at: https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/request.

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Allvin, M., & Movitz, F. (2017). Whose side is technology on, really? On the interdependence of work and technology. In
N. Chmiel, F. Fraccaroli & M. Sverke, (Eds.), An Introduction to work and organizational psychology: An
international perspective (pp. 121-134), Wiley Blackwell.
Coetzee, M., & Schreuder, A.M.G. (2020). Changes in the world of work and careers. In M. Coetzee, & A.M.G. Schreuder
(Eds.), Careers an Organisational perspective (6th ed., pp. 42-89), Juta.
De Kock, F., S. (2018). Industrial, work and organizational psychology in Africa. In D., S. Ones, N. Anderson, H.K.,
Sinagil & C Viswesvaran (Eds.). The Sage Handbook of Industrial work and Organizational Psychology (pp.110-
127)
Donald F. (2015). Leadership. In A. Moerdyk, N. Dodd, F. Donald, J. Kiley, G. Van Hoek, & L. Van Hoek (Eds.),
Organisational Behaviour (pp. 178-202), Oxford University Press.
Gross, R. (2015). Learning and Cognition. In R. Gross, (Eds.), Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour (7th
ed.,).
Kgatle, M.S., (2018). ‘Servant leadership: An urgent style for the current political leadership in South Africa’. Verbum et
Ecclesia 39(1), a1815. https://doi.org/ 10.4102/ve.v39i1.1815.
Kiley, J. (2013). Attitudes and Values. In Z. C., Bergh and D. J., Geldenhuys, (Eds.), Psychology in the work context (5th
ed., pp. 188-209). Oxford University Press London.
Ncube, L.B. (2010). Ubuntu: A transformative leadership philosophy. Journal of Leadership Studies 4(3):77-82.
Nevid, J., S. (2018). Sensation & Perception. In J. S., Nevid, Essentials in Psychology (pp. 86-131), Cengage.
Woods, A., Dinh, J., & Salas, E. (2017). How do I Learn what to do? How the science of training supports learning. In N.
Chmiel, F. Fraccaroli & M. Sverke, (Eds.), An Introduction to work and organizational psychology: An
international perspective (pp. 121-134), Wiley Blackwell.

5.4 Library services and resources

The Unisa Library offers a range of information services and resources:

• For brief information, 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 research support and services (e.g. the services offered by personal librarians and the
request a literature search service offered by the information search librarians), 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

The library has created numerous library guides, available at http://libguides.unisa.ac.za

Recommended guides:
• Request and find library material/download recommended material:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/request
• Postgraduate information services: http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/postgrad
• Finding and using library resources and tools:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/Research_skills
• Frequently asked questions about the library:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/ask
• Services to students living with disabilities:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/disability
• A–Z of library databases:
https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/az.php

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Important contact information:

• Ask a librarian: https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/ask
• Technical problems encountered in accessing library online services: Lib-help@unisa.ac.za
• General library-related queries: Library-enquiries@unisa.ac.za
• Queries related to library fines and payments: Library-fines@unisa.ac.za
• Social media channels: Facebook: UnisaLibrary and Twitter: @UnisaLibrary

6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

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

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

If you need assistance with regard to 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: mymodules23@unisa.ac.za or myUnisaHelp@unisa.ac.za

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 assessment and how to participate in
forum activities via the following link: https://dtls-qa.unisa.ac.za/course/view.php?id=32130

As indicated previously registered Unisa students get a free myLife e-mail account. Important
information, notices and updates are sent exclusively to this account. Please note that it can take up to
24 hours for your account to be activated after you have claimed it. Please do this immediately after
registering at Unisa, by following this link: myLifeHelp@unisa.ac.za

Your myLife account is the only e-mail account recognised by Unisa for official correspondence with
the university and will remain the official primary e-mail address on record at Unisa. You remain
responsible for the management of this e-mail account.
mailto:

6.1 First-Year Experience Programme @ Unisa

Many students find the transition from school education to tertiary education stressful. This is also true in
the case of students enrolling at Unisa for the first time. Unisa is a dedicated open distance and e-learning
institution, and it is very different from face-to-face/contact institutions. It is a mega university, and all our
programmes are offered through either blended learning or fully online learning. It is for this reason that
we thought it necessary to offer first-time students additional/extended support to help them seamlessly
navigate the Unisa teaching and learning journey with little difficulty and few barriers. We therefore offer a
specialised student support programme to students enrolling at Unisa for the first time – this is Unisa’s
First-Year Experience (FYE) Programme, designed to provide you with prompt and helpful information
about services that the institution offers and how you can access information. The following FYE services
are currently offered:

• FYE website: All the guides and resources you need in order to navigate through your first year at
Unisa can be accessed using the following link: www.unisa.ac.za/FYE
• FYE e-mails: You will receive regular e-mails to help you stay focused and motivated.
• FYE broadcasts: You will receive e-mails with links to broadcasts on various topics related to your
first-year studies (e.g. videos on how to submit assessments online).
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• FYE mailbox: For assistance with queries related to your first year of study, send an e-mail to
fye@unisa.ac.za .

7 ASSESSMENT

IOP1501 is a continuous assessment module.

This means that for IOP1501 you must complete four (4) compulsory assignments which ALL
contribute to your final year mark. There is no examination. If you fail the module there is no
supplementary exam. You will have to reregister for the module.

All assignments are randomised multiple choice questions (MCQs). Assignments have different time
restrictions. You must read the detailed information about each assignment, how to submit assignments
and calculate your final year mark on myUnisa carefully. This is essential so that you understand the rules
about each assignment clearly. Log on to the module site on myUnisa, select and read with attention
the section named Assignments.

Apart from the detailed information on myUnisa, below we provide some guidance on:

• the four (4) assignments in the assessment plan

• how to submit assignments online
• how to calculate your final mark
• what randomized MCQs mean, and
• how to complete MCQs

7.1 Assessment plan: Four Assignments

The following is a breakdown of the compulsory formal assessment activities as they become due during
the semester. This is applicable to students registered in semesters 1 as well as for students registered in
semester 2.

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Assignment Where to find the Type Feedback Percentage (%)
number assignment contribution to
the year mark
Assignment 01 Find important 2 Attempts 15%
information in the 20 x randomised MCQ
ASSIGNMENTS section
Assignment 02 on the myUnisa module 2 Attempts 20%
site. 20 x randomised MCQ
*You will not receive
Assignment 03 2 Attempts feedback and results 25%
DUE DATES are
25 x randomised MCQ immediately after
provided on myUnisa.
submission.
Assignment 04 Two (2) attempts Feedback to the 40%
This is an online 30 x timed randomised MCQ assignments is made
module, and the
available online about 2
assignments are not * the assignment has a time restriction. weeks after the due date.
provided in this tutorial
letter. The conditions for this assignment are
The assignments will be similar to an exam
provided online as they
become due.

7.2 How to submit assignments

Unisa, as a comprehensive open distance e-learning institution (CODeL), is moving towards becoming an
online institution. You will therefore see that all your study material, assessments and engagements with
your lecturer and fellow students will take place online. We use myUnisa as our virtual campus

The myUnisa virtual campus will offer students access to the myModules site, where learning material will
be available online and where assessments should be completed. This is an online system that is used to
administer, document, and deliver educational material to students and support engagement between
academics and students.

The university undertakes to communicate clearly and as frequently as is necessary to ensure that you
obtain the greatest benefit from the 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

All four of the assignments are compulsory and can only be submitted online. No other forms of
submission are accepted. Once a student has submitted the assignment and reached the number of
submissions allowed per assignment, no further submissions will be accepted.

It is not advisable to use a cell phone to complete the assignments. Please use a desktop computer, tablet
or laptop when completing the assignments. Students who use a cell phone find it difficult to navigate the
Online Assessment tool on the small screen and often struggle to navigate between questions and
successfully complete the quizzes. In addition, cell phones are more vulnerable to dropped internet
connections than other devices. If at all possible, please do not use a cell phone for the assignments.

It is your responsibility to manage the completion and submission of your assignment. To DO and submit
the assignments, you will find the four assignments in the ACTIVITY section on the home page of the
IOP1501 module site. However, make sure you have READ all the information about the assignments in
the ASSIGNMENT section in the ORIENTATION segment of the module site.

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The system is set to record the highest mark of all permitted submissions. The highest mark will be
recorded towards your year mark according to the weighting of the assignment as indicated in the table in
the next section.

There is no supplementary exam for IOP1501. If you fail to obtain a 50% minimum year mark for the
assignments, you will have to re-register for another semester.

Retain the following as proof that you submitted an assignment successfully:

1. The notification you receive when you submit the assignment.
2. The notification forwarded to your myLife e-mail account.
3. The submitted assignment will reflect in the list of submitted assignments in the Online Assessment
tool.

7.3 Calculating your final year mark

To pass the module, you must achieve a year mark of at least 50%. If you obtain less than 50% for your
final year mark, you will fail the module.

Continuous assessment means that you are not going to write any examination, but the four (4)
assignments ALL contribute to your year mark according to the percentage weighting of each
assignment.

The assignments become progressively more difficult, and their weighting becomes higher. For example,
the last assignment 04, contributes 40% to your year mark and it is a timed assignment, with strict rules,
very much like an exam.

The proportion that each assignment contributes to the year mark are indicated in the box below, which
also clarifies how your final year mark is calculated.

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CALCULATING THE FINAL YEAR MARK

Your year mark is based on the weighted marks received for each of the six compulsory assignments.
Each Assignment carries a different weight towards the total mark namely:

Assignment 01 15%
Assignment 02 20%
Assignment 03 25%
Assignment 04 40%

For example:
If the total mark for an assignment is 20 and the weight of that assignment is 15% and you receive an
assignment mark of 19, you would have obtained 14% of the total year mark. The greater the weighting of
the assignment the higher the percentage mark towards the year mark.

You can track your progress throughout the year as you work towards obtaining the 50% subminimum to
pass the module.

Remember that the better your assignment marks are, the better your year mark will be. It is therefore
imperative that you do well in all four (4) assignments to benefit from good marks being added to your
overall mark of your qualification. Should you be following a career path in Industrial and Organisational
Psychology and continue with your honours programme in Industrial and Organisational Psychology you
would need a minimum of 60% for the major(s), or for a selected number of NQF 7 modules in the
qualification. If you are not following a career path in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, see the
admission requirement of your undergraduate programme. It is then imperative to try to score the highest
pass percentage in each module you complete in your undergraduate qualification, so you may continue
with your studies.

Be sure that you access myUnisa regularly to keep yourself informed. It is advisable that you activate your
myLife e-mail account as all communication posted online will automatically generate an e-mail to this
account. Remember that your mark for each assignment will contribute a weighted percentage to your
year mark.

7.4 Randomised multiple-choice questions

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are randomized. This means that the alternative answers or options of
the MCQ are randomised every time a student attempts the question. Each time a student begins the
assessment the correct answer to each MCQ remains the same but will move between different options
numbers. This also means that no two students will receive the exact same MCQs.
Example

When a student opens the assignment the first time, they may receive a question such as this:
The “midlife crisis” experience relates to _______.

A. children leaving home

B. reassessment of careers
C. physical decline
D. all of these options

The answer to this question is “all of these options” (D).

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If a student opens the assignment a second time, they receive the same question; however, the answer
would be in a different position:
will

The “midlife crisis” experience relates to _______.

A. children leaving home

B. reassessment of careers
C. all of these options
D. physical decline

The answer to this question is “all of these options” (C).

The correct answer remained the same; however, the position moved from D to C. Therefore, do not rely
on merely recognising in which position the answer is; read the question and alternatives each time you
attempt the assignment. Be sure that you know the right answer and indicate it as such irrespective of its
position. Review the questions and answers thoroughly before your final submission, and make sure that
you have answered correctly and not merely copied what you had done before.

7.5 Guidelines on answering multiple-choice questions

Many students find it difficult to answer multiple-choice questions. The following suggestions should help
you to answer this type of question more easily.

• Do not rely merely on recognising the correct answer to answer MCQs correctly. Recognition
usually entails/involves choosing a familiar item but with MCQs, each alternative answer can look
familiar. Don’t rely on familiarity but make sure you understand what each alternative answer
means in the context of the question. This level of understanding is best achieved by studying for
the assignment as though it were a short- or essay-question assignment/examination.
• Try to answer the question before you read the alternative answers. The alternative answers may
confuse you, so it is best to think about what you know before you look at them. If you are unsure
what the question stem is asking, glance at the alternative answers to get a better idea. It is also
important that you understand and recall the module content.
• Always read the alternative answers carefully instead of jumping to the conclusion that a particular
one must be the correct option.
• Beware of jargon. Alternative answers may contain technical language to test whether you know
the difference between what "looks right" and what "is right".

• Beware of alternative answers that are correct statements but not the correct one for the question
stem. Be sure that your choice best completes the stem.
• Be particularly careful with alternative answers such as “All these" and "None of these". These
options are usually the most difficult. Look carefully at every other alternative answer to ensure that
it says what you think it says. Sloppy reading can be particularly disastrous with such items.
• Watch out for double negatives! A question stem that reads "Which of the following is not true?" is
particularly difficult, especially if one or more of the alternative answers also contain negatives.
Identify the alternatives that are true; you will soon identify the correct (false) alternative if you use
a process of elimination.
• A good strategy for answering MCQs is to answer as many of the questions as you can without
worrying about the ones you cannot answer. Then work through the questions again and answer

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all the questions you are uncertain about. Answering the easier questions first may help you to
overcome some anxiety.
• Pace yourself properly throughout the examination. On average, you will have just over one minute
per question. This may cause that you have some time left to answer the difficult questions. Also
make sure that you have a bit of time to review your answers.
• Review the questions that you got wrong in your assignments and try to find out why you answered
them incorrectly. Look for patterns in your incorrect answers, both in the type of material tested
and, in the form or style of the questions. If you are unsure why the alternative answer that you
chose for a particular question was incorrect, review the text and your notes again. If you are still
unsure, contact your lecturer or tutor.

To get the maximum benefit from these suggestions, we recommend that you review them before each
assignment or the examination.

7.6 Invigilation/proctoring

Since 2020 Unisa conducts all its assessments online. Given stringent requirements from professional
bodies and increased solicitations of Unisa’s students by third parties to unlawfully assist them with the
completion of assignments and examinations, the University is obliged to assure its assessment integrity
through the utilisation of various proctoring tools: Turnitin, Moodle Proctoring, the Invigilator App and IRIS.
These tools will authenticate the student’s identity and flag suspicious behaviour to assure credibility of
students’ responses during assessments.

The assessment strategy of IOP1501 means that the Moodle proctoring tool may be applied to the
assessments. The Moodle Proctoring tool is a facial recognition software that authenticates students’
identity during their assessments. This tool requires access to a student’s mobile or laptop camera.
Students must ensure their camera is activated in their browser settings prior to their assessments.

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

Please note:
Students must refer to their module assessment information on their myModule sites for more information
about proctoring of assignments.

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8 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

8.1 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 which involves several dishonest academic activities, such as the following:

• Cutting and pasting from any source without acknowledging the source.
• Not including or using incorrect references.
• Paraphrasing without acknowledging the original source of the information.

8.2 Cheating

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

• Completing assessments on behalf of another student, copying from another student during an
assessment or allowing a student to copy from you.
• Using social media (eg WhatsApp/Telegram) or other platforms to spread assessment
information.
• Submitting corrupt or irrelevant files.
• Buying completed answers from “tutors” or internet sites (contract cheating).

8.3 More information about plagiarism can be downloaded on the link below:
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Study-@-Unisa/Student-values-and-rules

9 STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES

The Advocacy and Resource Centre for Student with Disability ARCSWiD) provides an opportunity for
staff to interact with students with disabilities. If you are a student with a disability and would like additional
support or need additional time for assessments, you are invited to contact the module leader for IOP1501.

10 CONCLUSION

Do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail if you have problems with the content of this tutorial letter or with
any academic aspect of the module. We wish you a fascinating and satisfying journey through the learning
material, and trust that you will complete the module successfully.

All the best!

The IOP1501 lecturing team

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

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UNISA 2023

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