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Tutorial Letter 101/2023

DVA Part 2 – Accountability and

Transparency in governance.

Semester 2

Master and Doctoral Degree

This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.

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CONTENTS
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1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES......................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Purpose............................................................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Outcomes......................................................................................................................................... 3
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION............................................................................................. 3
4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS..................................................................................... 4
4.1 Lecturer(s)........................................................................................................................................ 4
4.2 Department...................................................................................................................................... 4
4.3 University......................................................................................................................................... 4
5 RESOURCES.................................................................................................................................. 5
5.1 Prescribed book(s)........................................................................................................................... 5
5.2 Recommended book(s)................................................................................................................... 5
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)...................................................................................................... 5
5.4 Study material.................................................................................................................................. 5
5.5 myUnisa........................................................................................................................................... 6
5.6 ELibrary services and resources information................................................................................... 6
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.................................................................................................. 7
7 STUDY PLAN.................................................................................................................................. 7
8 PRACTICAL WORK........................................................................................................................ 7
9 ASSESSMENT................................................................................................................................ 8
9.1 Assessment criteria......................................................................................................................... 8
9.2 Assessment plan............................................................................................................................. 9
9.3 Assignment due dates..................................................................................................................... 9
9.4 Submission of assignments........................................................................................................... 10
9.5 The assignment............................................................................................................................. 10
9.6 Other assessment methods........................................................................................................... 10
9.7 The examination............................................................................................................................ 10
10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY........................................................................................................... 11
10.1 Plagiarism...................................................................................................................................... 11
10.2 Cheating......................................................................................................................................... 11
10.3 More information about plagiarism can be downloaded on the link below.................................... 11
11 STUDENT WITH DISABILITY....................................................................................................... 11
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS........................................................................................... 11
13 IN CLOSING.................................................................................................................................. 12

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Dear Student

1 INTRODUCTION

We are pleased to welcome you to this Macroeconomics module and hope that you will find this
module interesting, mentally stimulating and rewarding. We shall do our best to make your
study of this module successful.

This module is a blended module.

2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES

2.1 Purpose

Macroeconomics will be helpful to students who intend to follow a career (academic or otherwise) in
economic analysis or wish to understand the functioning of the macroeconomic system.

2.2 Outcomes

The primary outcomes of this module are the following:

● To describe the determination of the level of output and income in closed and open
macroeconomic models
● To assess the impact of stabilisation policy measures such as fiscal and monetary policy
on the economy in terms of the above models

You can find more specific module outcomes at the beginning of each learning unit in the study
guide.

3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION

Unisa has implemented a transformation charter based on five pillars and eight dimensions. In response
to this charter, we have placed curriculum transformation high on the teaching and learning agenda.
Curriculum transformation includes the following pillars: 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. These pillars and their principles will be integrated at both
programme and module levels as a phased-in approach. You will notice a marked change in the
teaching and learning strategy implemented by Unisa, together with how 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.

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4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS

4.1 Lecturer(s)

The primary lecturer for this module is:

• Mrs Thea Uys - uysmd@unisa.ac.za 012 433 4702

We will send out communication at the beginning of the semester with the other lecturers' and
their contact details allocated to this module.

The lecturers for this module will be available to take phone calls and emails on academic
matters and are responsible for compiling the study material, setting up the assignments and,
evaluating your performance in these assignments.

If you have any administrative (non-academic) queries, you can contact:

• Ms Pat Masinyana - masinnp@unisa.ac.za 012 429 2129

4.2 Department

The Department of Economics is in the Anton Lembede Building, Main Campus, Muckleneuk,
Pretoria.

4.3 University

If you need to contact the university about matters not related to the content of this module, please
consult the brochure: Study @ Unisa, which you received with your study material or visit the Unisa
website at http://www.unisa.ac.za. The brochure and the website contain information on how to
contact the university (e.g. to whom you can write for different queries, important telephone and fax
numbers, addresses and details of the times certain facilities are open).

Always have your student number at hand when you contact the university.

Below you will find some important email addresses for the departments that you might need to
contact.
You can also send your enquiry directly to the following addresses:
• despatch@unisa.ac.za, for study material queries
• finan@unisa.ac.za, for account queries
• Study-info@unisa.ac.za, for application and registration queries
• myLifeHelp@unisa.ac.za, for assistance with myLife email accounts
• MyUnisaHelp@unisa.ac.za, for assistance with myUnisa

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5 RESOURCES
5.1 Prescribed book(s)

There are no prescribed textbooks

5.2 Recommended book(s)

There are no recommended books for this module.

5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)

There are no e-Reserves for this module.

5.4 Study material

A tutorial letter is our way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment.

The following overview indicates which study material is available in print and which study
material is only available on myUnisa:

• The Study guide containing learning units.

• Tutorial Letter 101 (this tutorial letter): TL101 explains administrative arrangements.

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5.5 myUnisa

webpage on myUnisa.

5.6 Library services and resources information

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. Personal Librarians and literature search
services), go to http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-
services/Research-support

The Library has created numerous Library guides: 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

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Important contact information:

• Ask a Librarian: https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/ask

• Technical problems accessing library online services: Lib-help@unisa.ac.za
• General library-related queries: Library-enquiries@unisa.ac.za
• For queries related to library fines and payments: Library-fines@unisa.ac.za

6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

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

The website has all the tips and information you need to succeed at Unisa.

7 STUDY PLAN

In this module, the emphasis is very much on developing your understanding of different
theories regarding determining the level of output and income. Therefore, you will be exposed to
several different concepts, such as the different assumptions that underlie the theoretical
models, the interaction between the various macroeconomic variables, the different analytical
tools, and the economic policy implications of each model.

You must have a thorough understanding of the different building blocks of the various models
to gain a comprehensive picture of how the economy works. Towards the end of the module,
this picture will become more precise and logical.
Approach each learning unit in the study guide as follows:

Step 1: First, read the learning unit outcomes that will help you focus on the unit's crucial
aspects and issues. Work through each section of the study guide, together with the relevant
chapter in the textbook.

Remember that the study guide serves to assist you in working through the contents of the
textbook. Make notes or summaries as you go along.

Step 2: It is essential to do ALL the activities in the study guide. You will see that the activities
test your understanding of the content and cover various types of questions. You should also
check your answers against the solutions provided at the end of the learning unit. If you are not
clear on specific concepts or theories, revise them before proceeding to the next learning unit.
Guidelines will be given on how to answer the tutor activities.

To help you work on this module regularly and systematically, we will provide a proposed study
programme on myUnisa.

8 PRACTICAL WORK
There is no practical work for this module.

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9 ASSESSMENT
9.1 Assessment criteria

The assessment criteria for each learning outcome are provided below:

Specific outcomes Assessment criteria

• The determination of the level of output
and income in a goods market must be
illustrated and calculated
• The determination of the interest rate in
a financial market must be explained
and illustrated
• The determination of the level of output
and income and the interest rate with
Conceptualise and illustrate the the aid of an IS-LM model must be
explained and illustrated
1 determination of the level of output
and income for a closed economy • Wage and price determinants in the
labour market must be explained, and
the natural level of unemployment must
be explained and illustrated
• The relationship between inflation and
unemployment with the aid of the
Phillips curve and the dynamics of
adjustment of output and inflation with
the aid of an IS-LM-PC model must be
explained and illustrated
• The impact of fiscal policy in a goods
market model, an IS-LM model and an
IS-LM-PC model for a closed economy
must be analysed and illustrated
• The impact of monetary policy in the
financial market an IS-LM model and an
IS-LM-PC model for a closed economy
Analyse and illustrate the impact of must be analysed and illustrated
2 policy measures in macroeconomic
models for a closed economy • The impact of the combination of fiscal
and monetary policy in the IS-LM-PC
model for a closed economy must be
analysed and illustrated
• The impact of monetary policy with that
of fiscal policy in the various economic
models must be evaluated and
compared
• The factors that impact on an open
economy must be identified and defined
• The relationship between the important
Conceptualise and illustrate the determinants, such as the interest parity
3 determination of the level of output relation and the net export function,
and income for an open economy must be described and illustrated
• The impact of the foreign sector on the
goods market must be explained and
illustrated

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• The impact of the foreign sector with the

aid of an IS-LM model must be
explained and illustrated
• The impact of fiscal policy on a goods
market model must be analysed and
illustrated
• The impact of depreciation and
appreciation on a goods market model
must be analysed and illustrated
• The impact of fiscal policy on an IS-LM
model for an open economy must be
Analyse and illustrate the impact of analysed and illustrated
4 policy measures on open macro-
economic models • The impact of monetary policy on an IS-
LM model for an open economy must
be analysed and illustrated
• The use of different policy measures to
achieve certain policy objectives in an
IS-LM model for an open economy must
be demonstrated and evaluated by
selecting appropriate methods of
analysis

9.2 Assessment plan

• To complete this module, you will be required to submit three MCQ assignments online.

• All information on when and where to submit your assignments will be made available to you
via the myUnisa site for your module.

• Due dates for assignments, as well as the actual assignments, are available on the myUnisa
site for this module.

• To gain admission to the examination, you will be required to submit one assignment.

• The assignment weighting for the module is 20%.

• The examination will be a timed online MCQ examination.

• The examination will count 80% towards the final module mark.

9.3 Assignment due dates

• There are no assignment due dates included in this tutorial letter.

• Assignment due dates will be made available to you on the landing page of myUnisa for this
module. We envisage that the due dates will be available to you upon registration.

• Please start working on your assignments as soon as you register for the module.

• Log on to the myUnisa site for this module to obtain more information on the due dates for
the submission of the assignments.

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9.4 Submission of assignments

• Modules offered by Unisa are either blended (meaning that we use a combination of printed
and online material to engage with you) or online (all information is available via the
internet). In all cases of online engagement, we use myUnisa as our virtual campus.

• From 2022, the myUnisa virtual campus will be offered via a new learning management
system. This is an online system that is used to administer, document and deliver
educational material to you and support engagement with you.

• Look out for information from your lecturer as well as other Unisa platforms to determine
how to access the virtual myUnisa module site.

• Information on the tools that will be available to engage with the lecturer and fellow students
to support your learning will also be communicated via various platforms.

• The University undertakes to communicate as clearly and as frequently as is necessary to

ensure optimum advantage in using the new learning management system.

• Additional information on the use of the myUnisa site for the module and features to engage
and communicate with your lecturer and other students will also be made available via the
online site for the module.

• Therefore, log on to the myUnisa site for your module to gain more information on where to
complete and/or upload your assignments and how to communicate with your lecturer.

9.5 The assignments

You have only one assignment for this module..

9.6 Other assessment methods

Other assessment methods will be made available to you online via the myUnisa site.

9.7 The examination

Examination information and details on the examination format will be made available to you
online via the myUnisa site. Look out for information that will be shared with you by your lecturer
and e-tutors (where relevant) and for communication from the University.

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10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
10.1 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 that 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 information.

10.2 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 (e.g. WhatsApp, Telegram) or other platforms to
disseminate assessment information.
• Submitting corrupt or irrelevant files.
• Buying completed answers from "tutors" or internet sites (contract cheating).

10.3 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

11 STUDENT WITH DISABILITY

The Advocacy and Resource Centre for Student with Disability ARCSWiD) provides an
opportunity for staff to interact with new and returning 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 Thea Uys at uysmd@unisa.ac.za so that
you can be assisted.

12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

You can also visit the FAQs tab on the webpage on myUnisa. You may find answers there to
many of the issues you may be experiencing problems with.

The Study @ Unisa brochure contains an A-Z guide of the most relevant study information.

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13 IN CLOSING
Distance education is very tough on the student. However, it can be done! It requires a lot of
self-discipline, sacrifice and hard work.

Start early and work consistently throughout the semester. Please do not leave it for the last two
weeks before the examination. It is not possible to master the module in two weeks.
Work actively (with pen and paper) and make use of the activities in the study guide.
Do all the assignments. Start early by answering the questions as you finish the learning units.

Tell your family, friends and other students what you have learned in this module, even if they
do not understand it or are not interested.
Read and read and keep on reading (not only economics but other information as well).
We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best!

Thea Uys
Module Leader.

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