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INF3708
Semester 1 & 2
School of Computing
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Please activate your myUnisa and myLife email addresses and ensure you have
regular access to the myUnisa module site INF3708-2015-S1 (for semester 1) or
INF3708-2015-S2 (for semester 2). To be considered for examination in the
module, a student must submit AT LEAST ONE Assignment (assignment 01)
BEFORE or ON the expected due date within the applicable semester of study.
Note: This is an online module, and therefore your module is available on myUnisa.
INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
Welcome to the module Software Project Management (INF3708). We are pleased to welcome you to
this Software Project Management module and hope that you will find it both interesting and rewarding.
We shall do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on your way to
success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do all the assignment(s) properly. In
this module we will be studying Software Project Management using the prescribed book, from Chapter
1 to Chapter 9.
You will receive NO hardcopy tutorial letters for INF3708 during the semester, apart from this short
tutorial letter. All tutorial matter will be only available online and we will communicate essentially via
myUnisa with you about teaching, learning and assessment.
Important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for this module will be
electronically available throughout the semester and the aim is to interact with all students in an ongoing
manner. We urge you to visit myUnisa regularly, explore the entire menu options available for the
module, read your myLife emails and participate in discussions.
Please read Tutorial Letter 302 (SOCALL0/302/4/2015 you will receive this in printed format) as it
gives you an idea of generally important information when studying at a distance and within a particular
College/School.
The assignments and assessment criteria as well as instructions on the preparation and submission of
the assignments will be available online. You will also find all the information you need with regard to the
prescribed study material and other resources and how to obtain it on myUnisa. Please study this
information carefully and make sure that you obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible.
General and administrative information about this module can also be found online.
Right from the start we would like to point out that you must access any new study material as soon as
possible, read them immediately and carefully, as they always contain important and, sometimes, urgent
information.
Do not hesitate to contact your lecturer (on myUnisa, by email or by telephone) if you are experiencing
problems with the content of this tutorial letter or any aspect of the module. We sincerely hope that you
find this module, as well as your online learning experience interesting and rewarding and trust that you
will complete the module successfully.
Because this is a fully online module, you need to use myUnisa to study and complete the learning
activities for this course. You need to visit the websites on myUnisa for INF3708 frequently. The website
for your module is INF3708-15-S1 (for semester 1) or INF3708-15-S2 (for semester 2).
We hope you will find the material covered in this module valuable and interesting, and wish you a most
successful semester of study.
1.1
To get started
Because this is a fully online module, you need to go online to see your study materials and read what to
do for the module. Go to the website here: https://my.unisa.ac.za and login with your student number
and password. You will see INF3708-15-S1 (for semester 1) or INF3708-15-S2 (for semester 2) in the
row of modules in the orange blocks across the top of the webpage. Remember to also check in the more- tab if you cannot find it in the orange blocks. Click on the module you want to open.
We wish you success on your journey!
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2.1
2.2
Because we want you to be successful in this online module, we also provide you with some of the
important study materials e.g., assignments in pdf format under Additional Resources. This will allow
you to print and read the study materials, even if you are not online.
*You will receive NO hardcopy tutorial letters for INF3708 during the semester, apart from this short
tutorial letter. All tutorial matter will be only available online and we will communicate essentially via
myUnisa with you about teaching, learning and assessment.
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Please consult with the myStudies @Unisa publication for more information on the activation of
your myLife email address as well as obtaining access to the myUnisa module site.
3.1
Lecturer
When you contact the Lecturer, please do not forget to always include your student number. This will
help the Lecturers to assist you.
The names, telephone numbers and emails of the Lecturers for this module will be made available in the
tutorial letter SOCALL0/302/4/2015, which you will receive at the beginning of the semester.
All queries that are not of a purely administrative nature but are about the contents of this module should
be directed to us at the module e-mail address (Course Contact) on myUNISA.
3.2
Department
University
To contact the University, you should follow the instructions in the myStudies @ Unisa
brochure. Remember to have your student number available when you contact the University.
ASSESSMENT
4.1
Assessment plan
Format
Written
Written
Written
Written
Unique
Nr.
594086
594117
594147
594175
Due Date
Type
2015/03/13
2015/03/27
2015/04/02
2015/04/10
Individual
Individual
Individual
Individual
Normal
weight
10
20
40
30
Format
Written
Written
Written
Written
Unique
Nr.
594284
594295
594307
594324
Due Date
Type
2015/08/28
2015/09/04
2015/09/11
2015/09/18
Individual
Individual
Individual
Individual
Normal
weight
10
20
40
30
*Because this is an online module, the assignments are not provided at the beginning. Instead, you are
given the assignments within the study materials under myUnisa Learning Units, as they occur during
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the course. You can see them, when you go online, or read them in the pdf format support materials
under Additional Resources.
Do not hesitate to contact your lecturer by email if you are experiencing problems with the content of this
tutorial letter or any 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.
Enjoy the journey!
Your INF3708 lecturers