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guide you are told what to read and what to study. If there is no
indication of anything to be read, it means that there is nothing to be read.
Everything then has to be studied. You must have an in-depth knowledge
and understanding of all the sections that have to be studied because
questions in the assignments and examination will cover those sections.
The main part of each study unit consists of a discussion of the content of
the study unit. This is a step-by-step guideline to studying the particular
section of the work. The idea is to guide you through the tutorial matter
systematically.
In some study units we have pointed out and discussed particularly
problematical aspects of the work. By explaining these problem areas in
thestudyguidewehavetriedtohelpyoutounderstandandmasterthem.
You will also notice that all study units in sections II to X contain
activities. The aim of these activities is to teach you study skills. Please
do not think that the activities are examination questions. They bear no
relationship to the examination questions or assignment questions. The
activitiesmerelyservetoassistyouinacquiringtheskillsyouneedtopass
this module. You will not be asked to perform ``activities'' in the
examination. You will be required to answer questions.
Any difficulties you experience with the activities should be solved by the
feedback which is provided after every activity. The feedback is not a
model answer of sorts. It merely serves to indicate to you what the activity
required you to do and it shows you how you could have done this.
There are no activities in section I because you do not have to study this
section, but only need to read it.
After the discussion of the content of each study unit we provide you,
firstly, with some questions which you can use to test your knowledge of
the particular section of the work. These questions are an important aid
and you must ensure that you can answer them properly in order to test
whether you are able to apply the content of the particular study unit. In
addition, in most of the study units we provide you with an example of a
problem-type question which is aimed, inter alia, at testing your insight.
Please note that these questions are self-test questions. They are there to
assist you in testing yourself. They must not be answered and sent to us.
At the end of each study unit you will find a summary of what you have
learned in the study unit and what will be dealt with in the next study
unit.
You will see that there is a broad margin down the left-hand side of the
pages in the study guide. The purpose of the margin is twofold:
(1) to highlight certain words, concepts or phrases