POL 315
COURSE GUIDE
next unit. Keep to your schedule. When the assignment is
returned, pay particular attention to your tutor’s comments, both
on the tutor-marked assignment form and also the written
comments on the ordinary assignments.
11. After completing the last unit, review the course and prepare
yourself for the final examination. Check that you have achieved
the unit objectives (listed at the beginning of each unit) and the
course objectives (listed in the Course Guide).
FACILITATORS/TUTORS AND TUTORIALS
Information relating to the tutorials will be provided at the appropriate
time. Your tutor will mark and comment on your assignments, keep a
close watch on your progress and on any difficulties you might
encounter and provide assistance to you during the course. You must
take your tutor-marked assignments to the study center well before the
due date (at least two working days are required). They will be marked
by your tutor and returned to you as soon as possible.. Contact your
tutor if you do not understand any part of the study units or the assigned
readings. Do not hesitate to contact your tutor if:
1. you have difficulty with the exercises
2. you have a question or problem with an assignment or with your
tutor’s comments on an assignment or with the grading of an
assignment.
You should try your best to attend the tutorials. This is the only chance
to have face-to-face contact with your tutor and ask questions which are
answered instantly. You can raise any problem encountered in the
course of your study. To gain the maximum benefit from course
tutorials, prepare a question list before hand. You will learn a lot from
participating in discussion actively.
SUMMARY
The course guide gives you an overview of what to expect in the course
of this study.
The course teaches you the basic principles of the theory and practice of
Marxism. This course is designed to furnish you with the information
you need for a fruitful experience in the course.
In the final analysis, how much you get from the course depends on how
much you put into it in terms of time, effort and planning. We wish you
success with the course and hope that you will find it both interesting
and useful.
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