COM1501- Fundamentals of Communications (Semester 1& 2)
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
Communicative competence is a skill which can be developed. The purpose of
Communicat
...
COM1501- Fundamentals of Communications (Semester 1& 2)
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
Communicative competence is a skill which can be developed. The purpose of
Communication Studies, and this module COM1501 in particular, is about motivating you to
learn more about communication and its development in order to assist you in becoming
actively involved in developing your competence in communication. In order to achieve this,
we will supply you with the theoretical knowledge necessary for understanding
communication as a phenomenon. We will guide you to apply theory to practical, everyday
communication experiences. You are also encouraged to question the material that you are
studying, to think critically about it rather than merely accepting it. Remember, one of Unisa's
main learning outcomes is to develop critical, academic thinkers. For this purpose,
shortcomings of theoretical approaches are debated and questions about these aspects
may be expected in assignments and the examinations.
Academic studies are presents in two Semesters. The first half of the year is known as the
first Semester, and the second half of the year as the second Semester. Some students
think that when they register for the first time in a year, it is (their) first Semester. It does not
matter whether you are registered for the first time (irrespective of in which Semester). What
DOES matter is whether you have registered in Unisa's Semester 1 or semester 2. You have
to do and hand in the assignments applicable to the Semester that you are registered in at
Unisa
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