a) The learner’s achievement of critical cross-field outcomes is assessed formatively during the course through a range of activities, and summatively in the capstone activity outlined under the integrated assessment

b) The learner’s achievement of general programme outcomes is assessed through a range of formative and summative assessments throughout the course, and particularly in the capstone activity outlined under the integrated assessment

The successful candidate for a post-graduate diploma in a Commerce will:

Pass relevant undergraduate courses
Undertake case studies in the relevant field of commercial activity
Successfully complete practical tasks which require the mastery of skills identified by employers as important for managers in their industry
Participate successfully in team projects which require a capacity to work cooperatively with others
Successfully complete work which requires an ability think independently and demonstrate initiative in practical problem solving
Be able to participate in discussion of normative issues in relation to the relevant industry or profession.

c) Assessments include theoretical papers, practical reports, oral presentations and research projects.
Formative assessment includes the preparation of short and long papers.
Summative assessment takes the form of examinations and the Honours Long Paper, based on research and written under supervision

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

The student will be assessed specifically on foundational competencies in critical literacy, critical reasoning, a high level of numeracy in all courses through a mixture of formal examinations and group tutorials.

In all such assignments, a learner’s performance will be assessed on the basis of his or her:

i) Demonstration of ability to organize ideas and facts in a logical and coherent way;
ii) Ability to integrate numerical data into prose, descriptions and arguments.

The student will be assessed specifically on practical competencies in ability to identify, assess and formulate and solve convergent and divergent problems related actuarial practice. Such competence is assessed through written examinations and group class work.