(offered by the Department of Social Work)
Telephone number 012 429 6642
1
General Information
This subject may only be taken for the BA degree.
Students who passed Welfare Science must pass the practical work for Social Work (SCK103) before they register for Social Work at second-year level.
Credit for a degree is granted for either:
(i) WFS101 and 102 (or WSC100) or SCK101 and 102 (ii) WFS301 or SCK301 (iii) WFS302 or SCK302 (iv) WFS303 or SCK303 (v) WFS304 or SCK304 (vi) WFS305 or SCK305
2
Transitional Arrangements
Students who failed WFS101 or 102 must repeat the module by registering for SCK101 or SCK102 respectively.
3
Syllabus
NB
All modules in this subject are offered as YEAR MODULES.
FIRST-LEVEL MODULES
SCK101W Welfare science and policy
Purpose: to enable students to develop knowledge, skills and competencies to understand social welfare policy and social problems, and to apply it to different contexts.
SCK102X Introduction to social work and the helping process
Purpose: to enable students to develop basic understanding of the nature, scope and complexity of the social work profession, the people-centred approach, and the helping process.
SECOND-LEVEL MODULES See Social Work
THIRD-LEVEL MODULES WFS301L Social case work
Prerequisite: WFS101, 102 (or SCK101, 102), SCK201-204 Co-requisite: WFS302, 304
Purpose: to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of the person- centred approach, values and skills of social casework, assessment and evaluation of social casework, their own development as social workers. WFS302M Social group work
Prerequisite: SCK201 Co-requisite: WFS301, 304
Purpose: to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of group work in the helping professions, theoretical approaches to group work, developmental phases in group work, administration of group work, the integration of research in the evaluation and observation of groups. WFS303N Community work
Prerequisite: SCK201 Co-requisite: WFS305
Purpose: to enable students in the helping professions to gain knowledge and understanding of a participatory approach to working with communities, project facilitation and management.
WFS304P Practical work in social case and group work Prerequisite: SCK201
Co-requisite: WFS301, 302
Purpose: to enable students to apply the understanding gained in modules WFS301 and WFS302 by means of workshops, practice sessions, individual and group supervision and simulated practical situations.
WFS305Q Practical work: community work Prerequisite: SCK201
Co-requisite: WFS303
Purpose: to enable students in social work to demonstrate the understanding gained in module WFS303 of participatory project facilitations and management with communities by means of workshops, practice sessions, individual and group supervision, and simulated practical situations.
Zoology
(offered by the Department of Life Sciences,
North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus)
Telephone number 018 299 2524
1
General Information
Students must qualify for admission to the theoretical and practical examinations by submi�ing satisfactory answers to a minimum number of assignments for each of the modules concerned before specified dates.
Students who register for Zoology and/or Botany may NOT register for any modules in Biology.
Chemistry I forms part of Zoology as major subject. You are advised to register for Chemistry I in your first year of registration. Students who cannot a�end the practical work in Potchefstroom
on the dates indicated under 4.2 may not register for the relevant modules. Dates CANNOT be changed.
2
Zoology as a Major Subject
Students who select the twelve modules in Zoology as a major subject are strongly advised to select ONE of the following as their second major subject:Botany Chemistry Microbiology Physiology
Compulsory modules for a major subject
combination:
First level: ZOL121, 122, 123, 124, CHE101 (or at least 65% in CHE111 prior to 2002), 102 (or at least 65% in CHE112 prior to 2002), 103, 104, CSS101
Second level: ZOL221, 223, 224, 225 Third level: ZOL321, 322, 323, 324
NB
Students that take Zoology as a major subject must include CHE101, 102, 103, 104, an essential component of Biological sciences, in their curriculum and pass it together with all the other requirements set for the degree before he/she can qualify for the completion of the BSc degree. The degree will not be conferred before the abovementioned Chemistry requirements are met.
3
Transitional arrangements
Students who have already covered the theory of evolution as part of ZOL123, will have to complete ZOL225X (Theory of evolution). This module ZOL225X replaces ZOL222U, which will be available to repeaters only, from 2008 to 2009.
4
Syllabus
FIRST-LEVEL MODULES
ZOL121Q Animal diversity 1*
Co-requisite: CHE101 (or at least 65% in CHE111), 102 (or at least 65% in CHE112) and CSS101
Purpose: to gain insight into the diversity, phylogeny, morphology and adaptations of lower invertebrate animals.
ZOL122R Animal diversity 2*
Co-requisite: CHE101 (or at least 65% in CHE111), 102 (or at least 65% in CHE112) and CSS101
Purpose: to gain insight into the diversity, phylogeny, morphology and adaptations of higher invertebrate animals.
ZOL123S Animal diversity 3*
Co-requisite: CHE101 (or at least 65% in CHE111), 102 (or at least 65% in CHE112) and CSS101
Purpose: to gain insight into the diversity, phylogeny, morphology and adaptations of chordate animals.
ZOL124T Practical* Co-requisite: ZOL121, 122, 123
Purpose: to develop practical skills in the use of research and dissection microscopes and basic dissection techniques; to recognise the diagnostic characteristics on which classification systems are based, and to gain insight into the structural and functional diversity of invertebrate and vertebrate animals.
SECOND-LEVEL MODULES
ZOL221T Comparative animal physiology* Prerequisite: ZOL121, 122, 123, 124
Co-requisite: CHE101, 102
Purpose: to enable students to understand on a comparative basis, with the aid of theoretical knowledge and experimental examples, how animals are physiologically adapted to their environments.
ZOL222U Ethology and Project (30%) (repeaters only in 2008 and 2009)*
Prerequisite: ZOL121, 122, 123, 124 Co-requisite: CHE101, 102
Purpose: to demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles of animal ethology (including causation, ontogeny, adaptive value and evolution of behavioural pa�erns), as well as to demonstrate an understanding of ethological applications in environmental management. (See 5.3)
ZOL223V Cytogenetics and embryology* Prerequisite: ZOL121, 122, 123, 124
Co-requisite: CHE103, 104
Purpose: to obtain a basic knowledge on the transfer and the expression of genetic material inside an animal cell, the transfer to offspring, as well as the early embryonic development of Branchiostoma, Amphibia, Aves and Mammalia.
ZOL224W Practical* Prerequisite: ZOL121, 122, 123, 124 Co-requisite: ZOL221, 222, 223
Purpose: to study certain physiological processes and adaptations in animals experimentally, to visualise and understand the main stages in the early embryogenesis of chordates, and to study the most important sensory organs of animals pertaining to ethological phenomena.
ZOL225X Theory of evolution Prerequisite: ZOL121, 122, 123, 124 Co-requisite: CHE103, 104
Purpose: to enable the student to gain knowledge and competencies concerning the theory of evolution as the basis for biology, and to gain understanding of the history of the theory and its basic concepts and mechanisms.
NB
The following module may be taken only for the BSc with specialisation in Environmental Management (Zoology stream).
ENZ224D Practical Prerequisite: ZOL121, 122, 123, 124 Co-requisite: ZOL221, 222, ZOL321, 322
Syllabus: Practical work based on the syllabus of ZOL221, 222, ZOL321, 322
THIRD-LEVEL MODULES ZOL321W Ecology (3 hours)*
Prerequisite: Any TWO ZOL modules on second level
Co-requisite: CHE101 (or at least 65% in CHE111), 102 (or at least 65% in CHE112)
Purpose: to acquire insight into knowledge of, and skills in the interaction between the biotic and abiotic environments as well as the population dynamics and community ecology of ecosystems from an applied perspective. ZOL322X Applied zoology 1 (3 hours)*
Prerequisite: Any TWO ZOL modules on second level
Co-requisite: CHE101 (or at least 65% in CHE111), 102 (or at least 65% in CHE112)
Purpose: to demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles as well as applications of plant parasitology, with special emphasis on integrated pest management.
ZOL323Y Applied zoology 2 (3 hours)* Prerequisite: Any TWO ZOL modules on second level
Co-requisite: CHE101 (or at least 65% in CHE111), 102 (or at least 65% in CHE112), 103, 104
Purpose: To identify and classify selected parasite species, and to obtain a basic knowledge of parasite-host interactions, epidemiologies and control measures.
ZOL3243 Practical*
Prerequisite: ZOL224 and ONE of ZOL221, 222 and 223 Co-requisite: ZOL321, 322, 323
Purpose: to enable students to acquire practical skills in the applied aspects of ecology and parasitology.
5
Practical Work
5.1 WEIGHT OF PRACTICAL WORKIn the following modules the percentage of the total marks awarded for the practical work shall be as follows:
ZOL124, 224, 324 ...100% 5.2 DATES OF PRACTICAL WORK AND EXAMINATIONS Dates Dates of practical work Dates of practical examination ZOL124 2 to 13 June 7 and 13 June
ZOL224 10 to 20 March 14 and 20 March ZOL324 10 to 25 March 14 and 20 March ENZ224 10 to 25 March 14 and 20 March 5.3 PROJECT
Module Closing date for project ZOL222U End September
Complete details and instructions appear in Tutorial le�ers 101 and 102 which will be issued on registration or shortly therea�er to students who register for ZOL222U.
The paper for this module comprises the following:
Paper (theory) 70% (to be completed during Oct/Nov or supplementary examination)
Project 30% (must be submi�ed by end September)
A subminimum of 50% is applicable to each of the above. The project report must be submi�ed by end September and a mark out of 30 will be awarded to it. This mark will form part of the final examination mark for this module.
5.3.1 Weight of project
In the following module the percentage of the total mark awarded for the project shall be as follows:
ZOL222U ... 30%