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PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT

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_KOD KURSUS /COURSE CODE : OUMH1103

TAJUK KURSUS /COURSE TITLE : LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN

DISTANCE LEARNERS

SEMESTER/SEMESTER : SMP PPG MAC 2012

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ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR/INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul

bercetak kursus ini. / This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the

language of the printed module for the course.

2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay orEnglish.

3. Muat turunkan templet tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk

penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan

menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. / Download the

language version of the assignmenttemplate concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and

submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times NewRoman font and 1.5 line spacing.

4. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidaktermasuk rujukan.

Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalinsoalan

dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Your assignment should be between 2500 and 3000words excluding references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your

assignment.Do notcopy the assignment question and instructions to your answer.

5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA ON-LINE melalui MyVLE. Sila rujuk

kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line.

Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. /

You must submit your assignment ON-LINE via the MyVLE. Refer to the portal for

instructions on the procedures to submit your assignment on-line. You are advised to keep a

copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference.

6. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. / You can submit

your assignmentONCEonly in aSINGLE file.

7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 10 April 2012 hingga 22 April 2012. Serahan

selepas 22 April 2012TIDAKakan diterima. / Your assignment mustbe submitted between

10 April 2012and22 April 2012. Submission after 22 April 2012 willNOTbe accepted.

8. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain.

Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. /

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Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons

assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.

SOALAN TUGASAN /ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

1. You are required to find information on important skills that employers are

looking for in graduates.

2. For this assignment, you are only allowed to find information from reliable sourcescredible websites, journal and newspaper articles. Below are examples of sources

that you can utilise for your report:

Title of newspaper

article

Top jobs only for those who know the language well

Writers Hariati Azizan and Lee Yen Mun

Source The Star

Date of publication August 10, 2011

Title of newspaper

article

Don: English standard for undergraduates is still not up

to par

Source Bernama

Source The Star

Date of publication November 7, 2011

Title of journal article Globalisations Impact on Soft Skills Demand in the

Malaysian Workforce and Organisations: What makesgraduates employable?

Writer Kahirol Mohd Salleh, Nur Lisa Sulaiman, Khairul

Nazry Talib

Source Proceedings of the 1st UPI International Conference on

Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Date of publication November 2010

3. Find a few more articles and books and make notes from these sources.

4. Based on the notes made, prepare an academic report of approximately 2000- 2500

words on the following:

a) The important skills that employers are looking for in graduates

b) Suggestions for future graduates, government bodies oreducational institutions in Malaysia to ensure that future graduates

are equipped with the skills listed.

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*An academic report resembles an academic essay. However, an academic report is

divided accordingly using appropriate headings and subheadings.

5. Your academic report should have the followingsections:

Preliminaries

- Table of Content(containing the main content and page number)

Main Content

Introduction

o The introduction should contain background information on the topic,

for example, the challenges faced by future graduates in Malaysia.

o The introduction must contain a statement of purpose or a thesis

statement. This statement would provide the reader the general idea of

what would be discussed in the body of your report.

Body of Academic Reporto In the body of your report you should provide clear explanation on at

least FIVE (5) different skills that employers are looking for in

future graduates.

o Appropriate deliberations and examples are necessary to make your

points clear. It is essential that you substantiate your points with

experts opinions and survey findings.

Suggestions

o Provide logical suggestions for future graduates, government

bodies and educational institutions to ensure that future graduates

are equipped with the skills that you have listed.

Reference List

Write proper in-text citations when including external sources in writing.

o Students are required to paraphrase or to summarise information from

external sources and not only lifting word-by-word from any external

sources.

o A reference list should be prepared to acknowledge all sources utilised

in writing.

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o The reference list should utilise the APA citation style (as shown in

Topic 5 of OUMH1103).

GUIDELINES FOR ANSWERING TASK

1. To know more on how to write a good essay type of assignment, read Topic 5 of

the module.

2. To answer this task, you need to search for information.

a) Information on essential skills for future graduates can be found on the

Internet through search engines (i.e. Google, Yahoo). Read Topics 7, 8 and

9 of your OUMH1103 module to learn more about Information Retrieval

Skills.

b) To retrieve more information on the topic, read Topics 7, 8 and 9 of your

OUMH1103 module to learn about Information Retrieval Skills.

c) Select only scholarly articles/ books/ websites that are relevant to the

assignment topic. The resources of information obtained and used in your

writing must be listed in the Reference section.

3. Marks will be granted as below:

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NO ASSESSMENT

CRITERIA

INDEX MISSING

ITEM

POOR AVERAGE GOOD EXCELLENT MARKS

(MAX)

WEIGHT 0 1 2 3 4

1 Introduction 1 Nointroduction

Introduction hasinadequatedevelopment and doesnot contain a clear

statement of purposeor contains faultythesis

Introduction hasadequatedevelopment butstatement of purpose/

thesis statement wasnot clear

Introduction hasadequatedevelopment andcontains clear

thesis

Introduction is well-developed andcontains clear thesis

4

2 Bodyparagraphs:Findings (Fiveimportant skills)

2 No bodyparagraph

Body paragraphs arenot well-developedand contain manyillogical and irrelevantideas

Essay demonstratesvery littleunderstanding of theissue

Body paragraphs arenot adequatelydeveloped but containsome logical andrelevant ideas

Essay demonstratessome understandingof the issue

Body paragraphscontainadequatelydeveloped,logical andrelevant ideas

Essaydemonstrates in-depth

understanding ofthe issue

Body paragraphscontain well-developed, logicaland relevant ideas

Writing clearlydemonstrates in-depth understandingof the issue

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3 Suggestions 2 No suggestion Suggestions given are

generallyinappropriate

Suggestions given are

reasonably acceptablewith some beinginappropriate

Most suggestions

given areappropriate

All suggestions

given are logical,appropriate andworkable.

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4 Coherence 1 No coherence Writing is generallyincoherent due to

ineffective utilisationof cohesive devices.

Unclear and illogical

connections in most

Writing is partlycoherent but some

parts are incoherentdue to ineffective

utilisation of cohesivedevices.

Unclear and illogical

Most writingflows due to

effective use ofcohesive devices

Clear and logical

connection

Writing has a goodflow due to effective

use of cohesivedevices

There is clear andlogical connection

between parts of

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parts of writing. connections in someparts of writing.

between parts ofwriting

writing

5 References 0.5 No reference Writing is not cited

and referenced ORInappropriate style of

referencing/ citingexternal sources.

References and

citations contain anumber of errors.

Most writing is

properly citedand referenced.

Writing is properly

cited and referenced

2

6 Language 1 Not structured

and full ofmistakes

Limited range of

structures utilised andmany are wronglyconstructed

Essay has serious flawmistakes in grammarand mechanics thatseriously affectreaders understanding

Sentences are

moderately varied butsome are wronglyconstructed

Essay may have somemistakes in grammarand mechanics thatsometimes affectreadersunderstanding

Most sentences

are varied and areskillfullyconstructed

Essay may have afew mistakes ingrammar andmechanics butthese mistakes donot affectreadersunderstanding

Sentences are varied

and are skillfullyconstructed

Writing is free fromflaws in grammarand mechanics

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TOTAL

POINTS

7.5 TOTAL 30

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PENILAIAN /EVALUATION

Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 40% markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai

berdasarkan kepada Rubrik. / This assignment accounts for 40% of the marks for thecourse mentioned and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics.

Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester

bermula / You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final Semester

Examination commences.

PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH /PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION

Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jikaplagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted

assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, markswould be deducted as follows:

Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandunganantara 10 - 30 % : potongan 20% daripadajumlah markah yang diperoleh.

Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandunganantara 31 - 50 % : potongan 40% daripadajumlah markah yang diperoleh.

Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akandiberikan.

Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total

marks scored.

Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the totalmarks scored.

Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others:Zero markwould be given.

MUKA SURAT TAMAT /END OF PAGE

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Appendix 1: Title Page

FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

OUMH1103

LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNERS

ASSIGNMENT TITLE

Name

Matric numberNRIC

Telephone number

E-mail address

Tutors name:

Learning Centre:

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