Associated Assessment Criteria:

• Reflect in the correct use of the terminology, concepts, principles, and theories in written and/or oral communication.
• Propose solutions to well-structured and practical problems based on theory-driven arguments.
• Communicate clearly using scholarly discourse and discipline-specific conventions efficiently.
• Display competence with the basic and elementary modes of inquiry.
• Reflect in well-defined and coherent representation of identified problems.
• Represent in the selection and application of appropriate methods, techniques, tools, and procedures relevant to the discipline.
• Propose possible solutions based on theory-driven arguments and using the relevant modes of inquiry consistently.
• Demonstrate scholarly and critical reasoning skills.
• Analyse contemporary contexts and locate work in those contexts.
• Reflect in explicit recognition of the diversity, complexity, and multidimensionality of a context and how that affects the particular work being undertaken.
• Demonstrate through the provision of relevant information pertaining to the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of the context for addressing specific problems.
• Identify relevant role players and resources that will contribute to the resolution of specific problems.
• Describe all relevant factors pertaining to the context and people's performances in these contexts and how they affect the particular work being undertaken.
• Identify critical factors impacting on practical problems to be investigated from the perspective of the discipline.
• Interpret topical issues from different perspectives.
• Base results from analyses of relevant national contexts and research findings.
• Describe and explain making effective use of comparing diverse theories.
• Evaluate and define the boundaries and limitations of theory and recognizes the provisional nature of research findings.
• Involve ethical and responsible solutions for practical problems.
• Communicate using scholarly discourse and different modes of communication effectively.
• Use different procedures to generate scholarly information.
• Apply standard procedures within the specific discipline, such as experimental or computational techniques, or deductive or inductive reasoning.
• Collect and record appropriate data truthfully and in the appropriate format.
• Analyse and interpret materials.
• Argue persuasively about such analyses and interpretations.
• Draw valid conclusions.
• Present these conclusions appropriately.
• Know the ethical implications of various kinds of research and be able to act accordingly.
• Demonstrate reasoning skills, including the ability to express own opinions clearly and coherently, justify a position, and present it logically, systematically using properly substantiated arguments.
• Communicate to show an awareness of the audience, and capability in using different modes of communication (oral and written) and discipline-specific conventions, and utilization of different techniques and strategies for communicating results.
• Access various kinds of information resources, such as the library, Internet, and primary and secondary sources related to the core disciplines as needed.
• Demonstrate key scholarly skills through: Logical thinking (including the identification of flawed reasoning in a text), inductive and deductive thinking skills.

Integrated Assessment:

• Assessment approach is integrated horizontally and vertically to ensure that Exit Level Outcomes have been met.
• Continuous and formative assessments include tests, assignments, quizzes, practical project exercises, presentations, field visits, group work, contributing 60% towards the final mark.
• Summative assessment, a three-hour examination paper at the end of each semester, contributes 40% towards the final mark.
• Assessment is in alignment with the University rules and the assessment policy of student learning.