CPUT Part time studies.

This review is more of a heads up or warning or advice. Whatever you want to take it as.

CPUT no longer allows students to work and study. They may let you enrol. Because that's how they get their money. But according to the new policy, attendance needs to be 80% in order to write each assessment or prac. And that probably includes the exam as well. They've also put in rules against having online lectures or recording lectures to be available online.

This is clearly setting up part time students for failure in a completely unavoidable way. Malicious. Greedy. I can only guess the intent behind this. But being at the end of the first year of a 3 year qualification knowing that I'd have to drop out or just pay fees and be unable to score any marks towards my grade unless I quit my job (which I need in order to pay the fees mind you) is not a fun position to be.

Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering DEAR: STUDENT NAME [STUDENT NUMBER] NEW DIRECTIVES FOR STUDENTS FOR 2024 (AND BEYOND) The Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering has instituted the following directives as of 1 January 2024: 1. Minimum attendance/participation rate. a. All students are required to maintain a minimum attendance/participation rate of 80%. b. Applies to all subjects offered in DEECE. c. Applies to all qualifications offered in DEECE. d. Any student that fails to maintain the minimum attendance rate of 80% will not be eligible to write any planned assessments. i. As an example. If the attendance rate is not maintained before assessment 1, then the student forfeits their attempt for assessment 1. ii. If the attendance rate is not maintained thereafter, the student forfeits their attempt of assessment 2. And so forth. iii. The implication is not retroactive. i.e. forfeited assessments cannot be returned to at a later stage. e. This applies to all assessments and includes, e.g. written, practical, project, etc. 2. Student contact sessions. a. All subject contact sessions (e.g. lectures, practicals, assessments, etc.) will only be conducted on campus, face-to-face (i.e. in-person). b. No remote access contact sessions are allowed. c. A blended learning mode is offered in conjunction with Myclassroom/Blackboard access. d. Students access supplementary learning materials via Myclassroom/Blackboard. 3. CPUT rules and regulations a. Students should carefully read the CPUT rules handbook. b. All lecturers will provide a copy of the handbook on Myclassroom/Blackboard subject folders. c. The latest version of the rules should be adhered to. d. Ignorance of the rules does not absolve students from its enforcement. The above directives will appear in every subject guide for each qualification from 2024. Dr M. Adonis HoD: Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Cape Peninsula University of Technology | #WeAreCPUT t: +27 (0) 21 ***/6246; | e: *** | w: www.cput.ac.za PO Box 1906 Bellville 7535 | Symphony Way, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa FOLLOW US Facebook facebook.com/cput.ac.za | Twitter @CPUT | Instagram @WeAreCPUT

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