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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Apply the Jewish approach to issues in contemporary society 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
120261  Apply the Jewish approach to issues in contemporary society 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Jewish Studies 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 07 - Human and Social Studies Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 4  NQF Level 04  7 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2008-10-20  2011-10-20  SAQA 0160/05 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2012-10-20   2015-10-20  

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 unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard. 

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
This Unit Standard will be useful to learners who wish to gain a deeper understanding of how to integrate their lifestyle with the principles and values of Judaism. This Unit Standard will encourage people to fulfil the government's call to moral regeneration.

Learners credited with this Unit Standard are capable of:
  • Analysing and synthesising the principles of Jewish thought from selected traditional and contemporary Jewish sources.
  • Analysing the principles of Jewish thought as they apply to contemporary issues.
  • Applying Jewish thinking and attitudes to contemporary issues. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    It is assumed that learners are already competent in Jewish Studies NQF Level 3 or equivalent. 

    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    A wide range of issues will be explored in depth. Issues will be selected in order to integrate the knowledge learnt in NQF 2 and 3 so as to enable learners to conduct themselves in accordance to the Jewish Ethical Approach. These should include but not be restricted to: euthanasia and other medical ethics, business ethics, life-style issues, media, human rights. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Analyse and synthesise the principles of Jewish thought from selected traditional and contemporary Jewish sources. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    Texts should be drawn from religious and secular sources and should explore complex issues without necessarily being complex in themselves. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Evidence from traditional Jewish and modern sources is analysed in terms of Jewish guiding principles. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Substantiation for the Jewish approach to various complex contemporary issues is offered based on the examined principles. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Evaluate the principles of Jewish thought as they apply to contemporary issues. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Selected principles are assessed for their value in the context of modern society. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Local, national and global societies.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Principles are analysed in terms of applicability. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Principles are applied to a variety of complex current scenarios in terms of judging their effectiveness as guidelines for living. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Apply Jewish thinking and attitudes to contemporary issues. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Various approaches to current scenarios are explained in terms of Jewish thought. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Responses and attitudes to a range of contemporary issues are discussed and strategies applied to deal with such issues. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Moral dilemmas are debated and solutions are presented which are congruent with Jewish thinking. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
  • Basic approaches to Jewish ethical theory.
  • An expanding knowledge of the sources upon which these approaches are developed and evaluated.
  • Development of a personal moral value system.
  • A growing awareness of the relationship between morality and spirituality.
  • Awareness of the need to integrate of values into current society as a way to improve society. 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identifying and solving problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made to deal with contemporary issues. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Working effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation, community through exploring Jewish approaches and attitudes to contemporary issues. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collecting, analysing, organising and critically analysing information using Jewish thought to make appropriate decisions. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicating effectively in the modes of oral and/or written persuasion in presenting Jewish thought. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Using Science and Technology effectively and critically by showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others by applying Jewish principles and values. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Demonstrating an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation by comparing Jewish and other value systems. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING 
    Contributing to the full personal development of each learner by making an individual aware of the importance of:
  • Participating as responsible citizens in the life of local, national and global communities.
  • Being culturally and aesthetically sensitive across a range of social contexts. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    This unit standard is intentionally not linked to any qualification.
    Notes to assessors:

    Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:
  • Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to assure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember, we want to declare the learner competent in terms of the title.
  • Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies.
  • Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on the outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.
  • The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgments should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.
  • The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.
  • All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well-documented principles of assessment. Assessment must be: appropriate, fair, manageable, integrated into work or learning, valid, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent. 
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    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
    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.
     
    NONE 


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