Fully-Online Programme: Distance Learners are provided with the Detailed Feedback regarding Assessments for Employee Management (EMD 618)

Fully-Online Programme: Distance Learners are provided with the Detailed Feedback regarding Assessments for Employee Management (EMD 618)

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Lecturer Kaashiefa Mobarak is currently facilitating the fully-online, Employee Management Module (EMD 618). This seven week online module forms part of the Senior Management Development Programme, focusing on equipping learners “with an understanding of the human resources function and its management in the global context, and introducing learners to the basic principles and techniques of Human Resources in a global economy”.

Course Reader: Kaashiefa developed her own structured course reader for the module which consisted of:

• Specific Content / 13 Chapters and;
• 5 Weekly Tasks (students were required to complete throughout the module).

Assignment eTool: Students were required to submit their tasks via the Assignments eTool on iKamva. The lecturer provided timeous, constructive feedback regarding the weekly tasks, enabling students to improve for subsequent assessments.

Online Tests & Bloom’s Taxonomy: Students were required to engage in two online tests. These consisted of different question types, such as multiple-choice, true/false, and short answer/essay type questions. The questions were set up according to lower, middle and high order thinking skills (Bloom’s Taxonomy).

Feedback & Essay Type Questions: It should be noted that Kaashiefa also developed five short-essay type questions, which required the students to reflect on tasks, based on their own working experiences. The lecturer spent a considerable amount of time reading the essays and provided constructive feedback. In addition, the lecturer developed a rubric for each essay type question.