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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Bachelor of Social Science Honours: Statistics

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
81187	Bachelor of Social Science Honours: Statistics
ORIGINATOR
University of KwaZulu-Natal
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Honours Degree	Field 10 - Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences		Mathematical Sciences
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	128	Level 7	Level N/A: Pre-2009 was L7	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 06120/18	2018-07-01	2018-12-31
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31		2022-12-31

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification replaces:

Qual ID	Qualification Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Min Credits	Replacement Status
19953	Bachelor of Social Science Honours: Statistics	Level 7	NQF Level 08	128	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

To provide students with a broad theoretical understanding of Statistics, Biometry and related disciplines, the necessary skills for the application of Statistics and Biometry in industry, commerce, banking, medicine, agriculture and the life sciences and to provide South Africa with very necessary and much needed expertise in Statistics and Biometty.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

An adequate level of development of knowledge and skills in mathematics.
Adequate literacy skills in English.
Continuation in or access to programmes at level 7 or above presupposes completion of the exit level requirements at level 6 at the required standard.
These can be demonstrated in a number of ways:
Matriculation exemption with at least 40% at Higher Grade or at least 60%at Standard Grade for Mathematics.
Success in alternative access programmes such as the Science Foundation Programme (SFP).

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EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

Identify and solve problems
Think analytically
Communicate (oral and written)
Design, analyse and interpret experiments
Demonstrate familiarity with and competence in probability and statistical inference together with skills in data analysis, computing and information retrieval.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The student shall be familiar with and competent in probability and statistical inherence and shall possess skills in data analysis and computing. Assessment is made through the medium of tests, assignments, projects and exams.

Integrated assessment appropriately incorporated to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:

The University of Natal is currently reforming its assessment strategies to include the assessment of applied competence for each qualification. In the meantime, a combination of continuous assessment and traditional written examinations serve to assess the integration of all/most of the learning outcomes for each module in a qualification.

At the honours level a capstone module is specifically designed to test the learner's integration of knowledge and skills learned throughout the programme. At the honours level an applied project which requires the student to draw upon the understanding and skills acquired during the programme in order to:

Recognise the scope of a real-life problem in which Statistics is applicable

Analyse the problem statistically and interpret the results

Draw meaningful conclusions

Present the findings both orally and as a written report
The project and presentation are formally examined and allocated a mark.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Learners may enter into the programme at any level provided they meet all the prerequisite requirements for that level. the Honours leads on to a Masters in Research or by coursework

MODERATION OPTIONS

The ETQA system for HE is not yet fully developed. Until such time as it is, procedures described under assessor criteria suffice.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Until the HEQC establishes a registration system for assessors in the HET Band, the University of Natal assumes that, on the basis of its rigorous selection criteria for the appointment of academic staff (who also have opportunities for staff development in assessment), staff are competent to assess students on the modules they teach. This assessment is quality assured via a university system of internal moderation and external examination. External examiners are appointed for their teaching and disciplinary expertise and subject to the approval of Faculty Boards. The University of Natal ruling is that 66%of all assessments at exit level, i. e. leading to a qualification are externally examined.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

When qualifications are replaced, some (but not all) of their learning programmes are moved to the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replaced qualification.

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PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

1.	University of KwaZulu-Natal