SAIDE, (April,1998) The Distance Education Practices of The Wits P & DM Master of Management Programme In Mpumalanga, SAIDE: Johannesburg
SAIDE, (April,1998) The Distance
Education Practices of The Wits P & DM Master of Management Programme In Mpumalanga, SAIDE:
Johannesburg
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CONTENTS
Executive
Summary
Scope and focus of the
evaluation
Key findings of the
evaluation
The programme as a whole
Formal lecture and contact
time
Comprehansive and
supporting course packs
PictureTel video-conferencing
Learner support system
Assessment strategy
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Evaluation
The Mpumalanga Master of
management
Purpose of the evaluation
Evaluation process
Data collection
Data analysis
Concluding remarks
Chapter 2 The Programme as a Whole
Introduction
Strategic
direction of the Mpumalanga Programme
Management of the
programme as a whole
Programme purpose,
objectives and outcomes
The blend of
teaching and learning methods
Chapter 3 Lecture Sessions and Course Packs
Introduction
Access and equity
Student opinion
Student attendance
Views of
management on low attendance
Interactivity and support
The course packs
Interactivity
and support in the lecture sessions
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal lecture contact
time
Comprehansive
and supportive course packs
General Recommendations
Chapter 4
The Use of PictureTel
Introduction
Issues
of access and equity regarding P&DM MMP`S use of PictureTel technology
Support and facilitation
Educational spaces
and technological equipment
Guidelines for
the continued use of PictureTel
Summary of
conclusions and lessons of experience
Chapter 5
Learner Support System
Introduction
P&DM MMP`S
learner support system
Defining learning groups
The effectiveness of
learning groups
Rationale for
using learning groups
P&DM`s
struggle to intergrate learning groups
Student`s comments
Support and integration
P&DM`s
formal support for learning groups
Support as attitude
and structure
Extending the
vision of learner support
Conclusion
Chapter 6 Assessment in the Information-based Policy Analysis &
Decision Making Course
Introduction
Assessment design
Description of
assessment design
Assessment
design in relation to programme purpose and objectives
Review
of the assessment design for the module: Introduction to public policy
Review
of the assessment design for the module: information gathering for the policy process
Concluding comments
Teaching on assessment
Comments on assignments
Summary of feedback comments
Concluding comments
Quality assurance
Assignment management
Reliability and fairness of
marking
P&DM marking
scheme for assignments
GSPDM
feedback schedule (standardised comment sheet)
Syndicate evaluation form
Conclusions
Assessment design
Teaching on assignments
Quality assurance
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