Bachelor of Social Science

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Understand cultural issues guiding societal structures and human behavior.
• Understand the causes, preventive and control measures of crime.
• Understand societal, ethical, and moral issues.
• Understand political issues in the state and society.
• Understand population issues and processes within human societies.
• Understand country and global sociological issues.
• Understand human behavioral issues within society.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Apply feminist theories for the achievement of gender equality and women emancipation.
• Apply liberal methods in the understanding of democratic values and inter-governmental relationships.
• Apply social learning theories for the understanding of human behavior.
• Apply theories for the analysis of human behavior and social structures.
• Apply conflict theories for the assessment and resolution of conflicts.
• Apply population theories for understanding and analyzing population dynamics.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Collect primary and secondary data within the field of social sciences.
• Organize and process data in the field of social science.
• Analyze and interpret data in the field of social science.
• Report on the research findings of the subject matter.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Offer services to communities.
• Apply knowledge gained from the communities.
• Deal with challenges faced by the communities.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Show critical and analytical skills in group and class discussion.
• Show critical and analytical skills in-class discussion debates.
• Show problem-solving skills through applying theories in real-life scenarios.
• Demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills through group discussion, presentation, and debates.
• Demonstrate teamwork for problem-solving through group assignment, group presentation, and group discussion.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:

• Type and submit assignments and group presentation work.
• Use e-learning (wise-up) for submission of assessments for online module-based assessments.
• Search the internet in different journals online for research and projects.
• Use computer software such as Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), N'vivo for data analysis.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8:

• Assess the library catalogue to identify the relevant books and their call numbers.
• Retrieve the identified books from the open shelves in the library.
• Register and borrow the book.
• Use small loan and reference books.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 9:

• Undertake discipline-based scientific research.
• Recommend responses based on the findings of the study.
• Present results at seminars, symposia, and conferences.
• Publish the findings of the research.
• Partner and network with other researchers and stakeholders.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 10:

• Provide recommendations that seek to address developmental issues within and beyond the Province.
• Through inter-faculty and inter-campus debates and seminars articulating provincial, national, and international developmental issues.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 11:

• Be exposed and enlightened with indigenous knowledge on concepts, theories on philosophies of social science.
• Understand indigenous interface knowledge and Western knowledge.
• Promote and embrace Ubuntu based on African philosophies.

Integrated Assessment:

• Formative Assessment: Written tests, an assignment, and written and oral presentations.
• Summative Assessment: Written examination papers.