###Associated Assessment Criteria:

1. Familiarity, knowledge, and understanding are:

   • Reflect the correct use of terminology, concepts, principles, and theories in written and/or oral communication
   • Represent and include analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of recent and relevant research findings
   • Effectively applied to propose solutions to well-structured and practical problems based on theory-driven arguments
   • Effective and clear communication using scholarly discourse and discipline-specific conventions

2. Familiarity, knowledge, and understanding are:

   • Reflected in the correct use of terminology, concepts, principles, and theories in written and/or oral communication
   • Represented in the critical appraisal of the relationship among concepts and principles of the disciplines included
   • Effectively applied to propose solutions to well-structured and practical problems (both concrete and abstract)
   • Communicate efficiently and clearly using scholarly discourse and discipline-specific conventions

3. Competence with the basic and elementary modes of inquiry:

   • Well-defined and coherent representation of identified problems
   • Properly represented, selected, and applied appropriate methods, techniques, tools, and procedures relevant to the discipline
   • Proposes possible solutions based on theory-driven arguments and using the relevant modes of inquiry consistently
   • Demonstrate scholarly and critical reasoning skills

4. Analysis of contemporary contexts and ability to locate work in those contexts:

   • Recognition of the diversity, complexity, and multi-dimensionality of a context and how that affects the particular work being undertaken
   • Demonstration through the provision of relevant information pertaining to the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of the context for addressing specific problems
   • Clearly identifies relevant role players and resources that will contribute to the resolution of specific problems
   • Describes all relevant factors pertaining to the context and people's performances in these contexts and how they affect the particular work being undertaken
   • Identifies critical factors impacting on practical problems to be investigated from the perspective of the discipline

5. Interpretation of topical issues from different perspectives:

   • Based on results from analyses of relevant national contexts and research findings
   • Clearly described and explained making effective use of comparing diverse theories
   • Evaluates and defines the boundaries and limitations of theory and recognizes the provisional nature of research findings
   • Involves ethical and responsible solutions for practical problems
   • Clearly communicated using scholarly discourse and different modes of communication effectively

6. Interpretation, explanation, and argumentation are used by learners in order to:

   • Communicate reflecting competence in higher-order cognitive domains and/or meta-cognition
   • Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of discipline-specific conventions and scholarly discourse
   • Give an accurate account of scholarly positions, viewpoints, and solutions
   • Identify and differentiate between current perspectives and scholarly debates pertaining to the discipline and in different relevant contexts
   • Reflect critical appraisal of recent and relevant literature including both primary and secondary sources

7. The writing of an extended essay/design of a minor research project aimed at engaging with a well-defined issue within a particular discipline that:

   • Is based on the findings from the analysis and evaluation of relevant literature
   • Clearly states and contextualizes an identified problem for research purposes
   • Describes the essential modes of inquiry relevant to the discipline/s in which the essay/project is developed
   • Clearly describes all procedures (e.g., research strategies, data collecting, etc.) in a coherent fashion and appropriately for undertaking the minor research project
   • Reflects awareness of ethical accountability and cultural sensitivity pertaining to all related aspects (people, context, etc.)

Integrated Assessment: Assessment across the qualification forms an integral part of the teaching and learning process. In achieving the learning outcomes, learners are required to comply with the minimum assessments set for the level of the qualification, as per the Institution's Assessment Policy. Assessments vary depending on the module and the outcomes of the module; however, all modules are formatively and summatively assessed. The assessment of theoretical modules is usually in the form of assignments, practicals, and written tests or examinations.