1 Demonstrate higher library and information service skills
2 Teach information literacy skills
3 Organise school libraries
4 Manage school libraries in South Africa and internationality
5 Demonstrate understanding and knowledge on a broad spectrum of issues related to school librarianship

Formative assessment:

Continuous assessment through:
Essay-type papers on approaches to heritage studies
Written exercises on texts and displays
Research projects on heritage display and management
Practical assignments on developing heritage displays
Oral presentations
Class participation and group work

Summative assessment:

Extended essays that draw together theoretical and practical concerns.
Written examinations

Integrated assessment:

The integrated assessment of the Postgraduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Studies includes measurement of foundational, practical and reflective competencies, taught through formative course work. The student is required to complete a series of exercises that serve to integrate theoretical and practical skills learned during the year.
In all assignments and practical work performance will be assessed on the basis of the student’s ability to (1) organise ideas and facts logically and coherently; (2) anticipate the responses and objections of an imagined reader and/or viewer; (3) incorporate relevant technical data into descriptive and argumentative writing; (4) cite references accurately and consistently; (5) draw upon a range of practical examples to sustain and develop arguments; (6) solve problems in the curation and management of heritage.

At the summative assessment of the programme the student produces an extended paper which demonstrates the capacity for independent thought and theoretical and practical knowledge of the subject and of the scholarly literature. The following are integral parts of the extended paper:

1. Analysis, synthesis, handling of concepts, identifying and questioning assumptions, problem solving
2. Clarity in communication, succinctness in presentation and proficiency in referencing
3. Mastery of texts or information, engaging with different points of view, tracing relationships and showing relevance
4. Displaying independent learning
5. An awareness of ethical and moral implications