Final Year Experience (FYE) 2023

Final Year Experience Programme GUIDE 2023

Word of WELCOME

Welcome to the Final Year Experience Programme, hosted by the Division of Student Affairs and Services. It is the mandate of the Division to educate students outside the classroom, to support their academic success and enrich the CPUT student experience.

To this end, the Division designed the FYEP as an outside-of-the-classroom programme for senior students to enhance their development, as they work towards their end goalgraduation.

This programme is coordinated by the Department of Student Counselling and delivered to you in partnership with various DSA departments, namely, Student Counselling, Student Development, and the Disability Unit. Together, we want to see you succeed and have the best possible opportunities to do so.

Division of Student Affairs and Services

Overview of the Final Year Experience Programme (FYEP)

The FYEP is a co-curricular programme open to all senior, final-year and post-graduate students. The programme creates opportunities for students to develop professional and personal life capabilities, for the purpose of your selfdevelopment and to enhance your chances of employability.

The FYEP is a project spear-headed by the Division of Student Affairs and Services, in partnership with various university departments.

Students are automatically enrolled to the FYEP Blackboard portal. This will be done in two batches as the registration period concludes. Mid-February and beginning March.

What Who How

How

Students participate in different FYEP module learning activities and collect points through attendance of workshops, completing quizzes and tests. Students engage with FYEP resources such as self-reflection exercises etc.

The FYEP annual calendar of events for the different module activities are promoted via the FYEP Webpage, Facebook page, Backboard portal and Newsflash.

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Be sure to follow us on these platforms for up to date information on activities and venue details. Students who accumulate sufficient points will qualify for a letter of completion.

Meet the TEAM

Department Student Counselling

Student Counselling provides psychosocial support to all registered students through a variety of services that are geared towards facilitating healthy student adjustment, development, wellbeing, and mental health.

Disability Unit

The DU is a multi-functional support service point of the University that strives to implement an accessible and welcoming learning environment for students with disabilities.

The Department also offers career preparedness topics and career counselling to students. The department coordinates the FYEP on behalf of the Division of Student Affairs and Services, and facilitates multiple activities in the annual calendar. Student Counselling specifically focusses on career development activities, and a variety of personal and relational topics.

The DU’s mission is to improve retention and pass rates of students with disabilities. The DU’s role within the FYEP is to embrace, enhance and respect diversity and transformation, to provide diversity awareness and to encourage students and staff to become diversity champions.

Student Development

SD plays an instrumental role in developing and overseeing a wide variety of extra mural activities for students.

These activities are all aimed at enhancing student life and the student experience. The department specifically focusses on financial wellness and offers these activities in the FYEP programme.

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Your participation is REWARDED

How do students participate

Students accumulate points per module for learning activities.

A cumulative FYEP total in the BB Grade Centre of 50% or more of the graded activities, will qualify you for a letter of completion.

FYEP POINTS AND GRADED ACTIVITIES:

Senior students are automatically enrolled to FYEP Blackboard portal

Attend FYEP learning activities between February and November

Activities are online and campus-based Repeat activities offered to maximize participation

7 Modules to choose from, of which

3 Modules are compulsory and 2 are electives

Engage with the FYEP learning resources on Blackboard

Complete self-reflection exercises- such as worksheets, case studies

Complete quizzes and tests

We look forward to your participation

Attendance points for workshop/webinars

Watch FYEP videos and complete video quizzes

Complete self-assessment tests

finalyearexperience@cput.ac.za

@FYEP.CPUT @FYEP_CPUT

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