_______________________________________________________________________ _ KOD KURSUS /COURSE CODE : OUMH1103 TAJUK KURSUS /COURSE TITLE : LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS SEMESTER /SEMESTER : SMP PPG MAC 2012 ________________________________________________________________________ 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 aa! Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English. 3. Muat turunkan "#$%" tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan dariada My!"# untuk enyediaan dan enyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditai dengan menggunakan sai$ %on 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.&. ' Download the language version of the assignment tem!ate concerned from the My!E for preparation and su"mission of your assignment. #our assignment should "e typed using $% point Times New Roman font and $.& line spacing. (. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2&00 '()**a 3000 atah erkataan (+a, termasuk rujukan. Bilangan erkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Ja)*a) menyalin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawaan anda. / #our assignment should "e "etween "#$$ an% &$$$ 'or%s e()!*%ing references. The num"er of words should "e shown at the end of your assignment. Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. &. )nda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan *#+),) ON-LINE melalui My!"#. *ila rujuk keada ortal untuk arahan mengenai rosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line. )nda dinasihatkan menyiman senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. / #ou must su"mit your assignment ON+LINE via the My!E. Refer to the portal for instructions on the procedures to su"mit your assignment on'line. #ou are advised to (eep a copy of your su"mitted assignment for personal reference. .. )nda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU %ail. ' #ou can su"mit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. /. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 10 A$.(% 2012 '()**a 22 A$.(% 2012. *erahan /"%"$a/ 22 A$.(% 2012 TIDAK akan diterima. ' #our assignment must "e su"mitted "etween 1$ Ari! "$1" an% "" Ari! "$1", )u"mission a-ter "" Ari! "$1" will NOT "e accepted. 0. Tugasan hendaklah disiakan secara individu. )nda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. )nda juga dilarang sama sekali memlagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. / 1 #our assignment should "e prepared individually. #ou should not copy another person*s assignment. #ou should also not plagiarise another person*s wor( as your own. SOALAN TUGASAN /ASSIGNMENT .UESTION 1. 1ou are re2uired to %ind in%ormation on (#$0.a) /,(%%/ 'a "#$%01"./ a." %00,()* 20. () *.a+!a"/. 2. 3or this assignment4 you are only allowed to %ind in%ormation %rom reliable sources5credible websites4 journal and newsaer articles. Below are e6amles o% sources that you can utilise %or your reort7 Title o% newsaer article To jobs only %or those who know the language well 8riters 9ariati )$i$an and "ee 1en Mun *ource The *tar :ate o% ublication )ugust 1;4 2;11
Title o% newsaer article :on7 #nglish standard %or undergraduates is still not u to ar *ource Bernama *ource The *tar :ate o% ublication <ovember /4 2;11 Title o% journal article =lobalisation>s Imact on *o%t *kills :emand in the Malaysian 8ork%orce and ?rganisations7 8hat makes graduates emloyable@ 8riter Aahirol Mohd *alleh4 <ur "isa *ulaiman4 Ahairul <a$ry Talib *ource Broceedings o% the 1 st CBI International +on%erence on Technical and !ocational #ducation and Training :ate o% ublication <ovember 2;1; 3. 3ind a %ew more articles and books and make notes %rom these sources. (. Based on the notes made4 reare an academic reort o% aro6imately 2;;;- 2&;; words on the %ollowing7 a) T'" (#$0.a) /,(%%/ 'a "#$%01"./ a." %00,()* 20. () *.a+!a"/ 3) S!**"/(0)/ 20. 2!!." *.a+!a"/4 *05".)#") 30+("/ 0. "+!6a(0)a% ()/(!(0)/ () Ma%a1/(a 0 ")/!." 'a 2!!." *.a+!a"/ a." "7!($$"+ 8(' '" /,(%%/ %(/"+9 2 :)n academic reort resembles an academic essay. 9owever4 an academic reort is divided accordingly using aroriate headings and subheadings. &. 1our academic reort should have the %ollowing sections7 Breliminaries - Table o% +ontent Dcontaining the main content and age numberE Main +ontent I).0+!6(0) o The introduction should contain 3a6,*.0!)+ ()20.#a(0) on the toic4 %or e6amle4 the challenges %aced by %uture graduates in Malaysia. o The introduction must contain a statement o% urose or a thesis statement. This statement would rovide the reader the general idea o% what would be discussed in the body o% your reort. ;0+1 02 A6a+"#(6 R"$0. o In the body o% your reort you should rovide clear e6lanation on a %"a/ FI<E (&) +(22".") /,(%%/ 'a "#$%01"./ a." %00,()* 20. () 2!!." *.a+!a"/9 o )roriate deliberations and e6amles are necessary to make your oints clear. It is essential that you substantiate your oints with e6erts> oinions and survey %indings. S!**"/(0)/ o Brovide %0*(6a% /!**"/(0)/ 20. 2!!." *.a+!a"/4 *05".)#") 30+("/ a)+ "+!6a(0)a% ()/(!(0)/ 0 ")/!." 'a 2!!." *.a+!a"/ a." "7!($$"+ 8(' '" /,(%%/ 'a 10! 'a5" %(/"+9 R"2".")6" L(/ =.(" $.0$". ()-"> 6(a(0)/ when including e6ternal sources in writing. o *tudents are re2uired to arahrase or to summarise in%ormation %rom e6ternal sources and not only li%ting word-by-word %rom any e6ternal sources. o ) re%erence list should be reared to acknowledge all sources utilised in writing. 3 o The re%erence list should utilise the )B) citation style Das shown in Toic & o% ?CM911;3E. GUIDELINES FOR ANS=ERING TASK 1. To know more on how to write a good essay tye o% assignment4 read Toic & o% the module. 2. To answer this task4 you need to search %or in%ormation. aE In%ormation on "//")(a% /,(%%/ 20. 2!!." *.a+!a"/ can be %ound on the Internet through search engines Di.e. =oogle4 1ahooE. ,ead Toics /4 0 and F o% your ?CM911;3 module to learn more about In%ormation ,etrieval *kills. bE To retrieve more in%ormation on the toic4 read Toics /4 0 and F o% your ?CM911;3 module to learn about In%ormation ,etrieval *kills. cE *elect only scholarly articles' books' websites that are relevant to the assignment toic. The resources o% in%ormation obtained and used in your writing must be listed in the ,e%erence section. 3. Marks will be granted as below7 ( NO ASSESSMENT CRITERIA INDE? MISSING ITEM POOR A<ERAGE GOOD E?CELLENT MARKS (MA?) =EIGHT ; 1 2 3 ( 1 Introduction 1 <o introduction Introduction has inade2uate develoment and does not contain a clear statement o% urose or contains %aulty thesis Introduction has ade2uate develoment but statement o% urose' thesis statement was not clear Introduction has ade2uate develoment and contains clear thesis Introduction is well- develoed and contains clear thesis ( 2 Body aragrahs7 3indings D3ive imortant skillsE 2 <o body aragrah Body aragrahs are not well-develoed and contain many illogical and irrelevant ideas #ssay demonstrates very little understanding o% the issue Body aragrahs are not ade2uately develoed but contain some logical and relevant ideas #ssay demonstrates some understanding o% the issue Body aragrahs contain ade2uately develoed4 logical and relevant ideas #ssay demonstrates in- deth understanding o% the issue Body aragrahs contain well- develoed4 logical and relevant ideas 8riting clearly demonstrates in- deth understanding o% the issue 0 3 *uggestions 2 <o suggestion *uggestions given are generally inaroriate *uggestions given are reasonably accetable with some being inaroriate Most suggestions given are aroriate )ll suggestions given are logical4 aroriate and workable. 0 ( +oherence 1 <o coherence 8riting is generally incoherent due to ine%%ective utilisation o% cohesive devices. Cnclear and illogical connections in most 8riting is artly coherent but some arts are incoherent due to ine%%ective utilisation o% cohesive devices. Cnclear and illogical Most writing %lows due to e%%ective use o% cohesive devices +lear and logical connection 8riting has a good %low due to e%%ective use o% cohesive devices There is clear and logical connection between arts o% ( & arts o% writing. connections in some arts o% writing. between arts o% writing writing & ,e%erences ;.& <o re%erence 8riting is not cited and re%erenced ?, Inaroriate style o% re%erencing' citing e6ternal sources. ,e%erences and citations contain a number o% errors. Most writing is roerly cited and re%erenced. 8riting is roerly cited and re%erenced 2 . "anguage 1 <ot structured and %ull o% mistakes "imited range o% structures utilised and many are wrongly constructed #ssay has serious %law mistakes in grammar and mechanics that seriously a%%ect reader>s understanding *entences are moderately varied but some are wrongly constructed #ssay may have some mistakes in grammar and mechanics that sometimes a%%ect reader>s understanding Most sentences are varied and are skill%ully constructed #ssay may have a %ew mistakes in grammar and mechanics but these mistakes do not a%%ect readers> understanding *entences are varied and are skill%ully constructed 8riting is %ree %rom %laws in grammar and mechanics ( TOTAL POINTS @9& TOTAL 30 . PENILAIAN / E/ALUATION Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan A0B markah keada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai berdasarkan keada R!3.(,9 ' This assignment accounts for 0$1 of the mar(s for the course mentioned and shall "e assessed "ased on t2e R*3ri)s, )nda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Beeriksaan )khir *emester bermula / #ou would "e informed of the assignment mar( "efore the +inal )emester E,amination commences. PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH / 4LAGIARISM5 MAR6S DEDUCTION A#a.a): Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk ersamaan. Jika lagiarisme dikesan4 markah akan diotong seerti berikut7 ' 7arning5 The su"mitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity chec(. -f plagiarism is detected. mar(s would "e deducted as follows/ Tugasan dengan ertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 G 7 otongan 20B dariada jumlah markah yang dieroleh. Tugasan dengan ertindihan kandungan antara 31 - &0 G 7 otongan (0B dariada jumlah markah yang dieroleh. Tugasan dengan ertindihan kandungan lebih dariada &0B7 Ma.,a' /(2a. akan diberikan. Assignments with 1$ + &$ 1 o8er!a with others/ "$1 deduction from the total mar(s scored. Assignments with &1 + #$ 1 o8er!a with others/ 0$1 deduction from the total mar(s scored. Assignments with more t2an #$1 o8er!a with others5 9ero mar: would "e given. MUKA SURAT TAMAT / END O; 4AGE / A$$")+(> 1: T(%" Pa*" FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES OUMH1103 LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNERS ASSIGNMENT TITLE Na#" Ma.(6 )!#3". NRIC T"%"$'0)" )!#3". E-#a(% a++."// T!0.C/ )a#": L"a.)()* C").": JANUARY 2012 S"#"/". 0