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CEMS myUnisa self-assessment audit DUE DATE 19 August 2011

Dear Module leader/primary lecturer Aim of this self-assessment audit: The CEMS Learner Support Committee is conducting a self-assessment audit on the use of myUnisa within the CEMS. This is an exercise to ascertain standard practices and to identify gaps. This audit is not a punitive measure. During 2008 a plan designed to ensure minimum presence of all modules on myUnisa was drawn up and it is now time to ascertain whether these set minimums have been applied or not and also to ascertain why not, in the relevant situations. Instructions:

Please complete this questionnaire electronically. Please complete a separate questionnaire for EACH module for which you are a primary lecturer/module leader. Your answers must reflect the situation during the 1st semester 2011, not what you plan to implement in the future. Please pdf and save your completed questionnaire with your School, dept & module name eg SAS_Tax_TAX1501

A report will be made available once the self assessment audit has been completed and training opportunities will be initiated where gaps are identified.

Once the self assessment audit is completed, it is envisages that a statistically determined sample of all the modules will be audited to verify the self assessment questionnaires.

Please submit to your CEMS Departmental Learner Support committee member (as per list attached in email) 5

Semester

CEMS myUnisa self assessment audit

School: Department: Module code: Is this module offered over a year or is it a semester module?: Primary lecturer: Secondary lecturers: Are you or any of the other lecturers listed, involved in any other modules? If yes, please list the modules and the respective lecturers names: Which lecturer above (or all) are responsible for maintaining the modules myUnisa site? Has the person responsible for myUnisa, received training? Approximate number of students per semester/year, whichever is applicable:

Year

Please () the appropriate box. If an activity has not been carried out, please indicate if you or other lecturers require training in this aspect. Intervention Module Home page welcome message
This is the first page that students are exposed to when clicking on a specific module. It is usually used to introduce the module and bring important information to the students attention.

Activity

Yes

No

Training required?

Has this message been changed during the semester/year? Are the students expectations managed as to how the module makes use of

Yes

No

myUnisa, on the home page message?

Yes Yes

No No

Has the home page message for the module relating to the previous semester been linked to the current semesters site?
If you answered No above, where applicable, has the home page for the

Not applicable

previous semester been changed to indicate specific information for supplementary students?

Not applicable

Yes

No

Course contact
This is one of the tools that enable students to email their lecturers directly from the myUnisa site.

Has this been activated?


Is a module email address being used?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Discussion forum
This is where students can interact with each other and with their lecturers in a public space i.e. other students can see the questions asked and the answers given.

Has this been monitored regularly by the lecturers?

Yes

No

Has the lecturer added comments, so that their presence can be seen?

Yes

No

FAQs
This is tool that can be added so that answers to frequently asked questions can be added for students; these FAQs can be copied to each new semester.

Are FAQs being used on myUnisa?

Yes

No

Schedule
This is an electronic diary that is supplied for the student incorporating important dates for the student for each of the modules that they are registered for. By adding a modules specific important dates it will populate the students schedule. Dates like exam and assignment dates are automatically entered. Other specific dates need to be added by the module lecturers.

Has the automatically entered information (for example assignment/test dates)

Yes

No

been checked for correctness?

Has module specific information, like discussion classes/study

schools/satellite broadcasts been added?

not applicable

Yes

No

Announcements
This is a tool that enables lecturers to make immediate contact via an email to each student who is a myUnisa user for that module.

Do announcements correspond with smss sent out to student?

Yes

No

Where applicable has errata pertaining to study material been

announced?

not applicable

Yes

No

SMSs
These are short messages sent to students mobile/cellular phones.

Are you making use of smss?

Yes

No

If not, what is your reason for not using smss?

On average how many smss do you send to your students per module?

none

more

Are there any other aspects of myUnisa/ student support which you find particularly useful on your module that you would like to share with the CEMS? Please state the tool and how you make use of it.

Do you have any general comments regarding myUnisa and the online learning environment?

Thank you for your time

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