An innovative intervention to increase student pass rates, student

throughput and research output

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A Joint Venture between

Top Seven Investments Top Seven Investments and

Innovatively assist students through academic knowledge software, thus, enhancing quality education, resulting in increased throughput.

This is simply cutting-edge technology and a new method of teaching.

This innovative intervention:

Issues that universities face without such an intervention:

Failing students due to lack of quality assignments;

Lack in academic preparation and motivation;

Extra facilitation times and overworked lecturers;

Ultimately less research outputs by the university; and

Fewer graduates - South Africa’s graduation rate of 15% in 2008

The unacceptable pass rate in SA

Student success rates in South African higher education institutions are unacceptable. Higher Education South Africa (HESA) reports that 35% of first-years drop out after their first year (Sapa 2008). Breier and Mabizela (2007: 281) found that only 15% of students who enrol, complete their degree in the designated time; 30% drop out after the first year and a further 20% drop-out after their second or third year.

The overall objective of the software:

Student-centred with a student-friendly approach

Better pass rates, due to better research methods;

Increasing graduates;

Increasing the number of articles the university provides;

Providing more time allocated to research; and

Usable in classes, after classes (at home) and in PC labs

See what some students have to say

This video is also on YouTube and embedded in

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And read more on Pondera at:

www.ponderainnovation.com

Download a prospectus of the programs from:

http://www.ponderainnovation.com/Complete%20Prospectus%20for%20Universities%20and%20UoT.pdf

The software is for

Students who don’t immediately gasp technical points regarding doing assignments, research methodology and research proposals and reports.

Lecturers who would like to use the software as an ad-on in classes to ensure distinctive assignments.

Researchers to use to complete research proposals and reports faster.

To contextualise

The proposed products

Demonstration of the software:

A)Assignments Pro

B)Technical guidelines Pro

C)Advanced How to reference

D)Dissertation Pro

Also ref. www.ponderainnovation.com

It gives the student a starting point to academic engagement

In industry the use of technology is very important

Students can also use it any time, everywhere such as from their cellular phones

Students demand (ref. video)

Time saving – faster (ref. demonstration)

Return on Investment?

CUTTING-EDGE

Why technology and not paper?

Specifically suited to the needs of Generation X, Y and Z within demographic segmentation principles (Schiffman & Kanuk, 2008:48).

Industry requiredEnvironmentally-friendlyLess expensive than a published book

SHIFFMAN, L. G. AND KANUK, L.L. 2008. Consumer behaviour.