This assignment is intended to give you practice in academic writing. It requires you to refer to materials / articles and include relevant ideas and quotes in your essay. You are also required to acknowledge ideas and concepts from sources that are inclu
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Description
ASSIGNMENT
OUMH1203
ENGLISH FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
JANUARY 2020 SEMESTER
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION
1. Answer in English.
2. Number of words: 2500 – 3000 words excluding references.
3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.
4. Submit your assignment
ONLINE.
5. Submission date : 15th March
2020
6.
This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.
ASSIGNMENT
QUESTION
This
assignment is intended to give you practice in academic writing. It requires you to refer to materials /
articles and include relevant ideas and quotes in your essay. You are also required to acknowledge ideas
and concepts from sources that are included in your writing.
TOPIC
The majority of Malaysian
students are poorly equipped with knowledge of writing and relevant technical
skills. Therefore, even the best students do not have enough skills to be hired
by employers and to make them excel in the real world.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Discuss the issue and give suggestions on how to equip
Malaysian students with the knowledge and skills that employers are looking
for.
TASK
For this assignment, you need to:
i.
Prepare an outline for your essay (must be
submitted with the essay).
ii. Write
an essay and discuss the following issues related to the above topic and give reasons
for your suggestions / opinions.
Notice:
Write
your own outline, essay, and avoid
plagiarism. The content of the essay must
be written based on the essay outline that you have prepared. Please refer to
the sequenced and numbered outline format stated on page 27 (3.1 Planning to Write Essays) of the OUMH1203 module and refer to
the attached sample outline format.
Support
your discussion with evidence drawn from a review of current and related literature
(2014 – 2020). Use the APA format for in - text citations and the reference
list.
Refer to the assignment rubrics as a
guide to achieve cohesion and coherence.
[Total: 60 marks]
SAMPLE
OUTLINE FORMAT
Title of Essay
Introduction
Introduction to the topic
Thesis Statement
I. Topic
Sentence 1
A.
Supporting Detail
i. Example
a) Sub-example (if any)
II. Topic
Sentence 2 (same structure for Topic Sentence 3 and so on)
A.
Supporting Detail
i. Example
a) Sub-example (if any)
III.
Conclusion
The conclusion of the essay
ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT
RUBRICS
OUMH1203 ENGLISH FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION / JANUARY
2020
|
QN |
CLO |
Criteria |
Weight |
Excellent |
Good |
Fair |
Poor |
Unsatisfactory Or No response |
Max Marks |
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|||||
|
|
1 |
Essay Outline |
2.5 |
Correct
and accurate format. Details
are placed in a logical order and the way they are presented effectively
makes the outline very interesting. |
Parts
of the format are correct. Details
are placed in a logical order, but the way in which they are presented
sometimes makes the outline less interesting. |
The content and
the organisation of ideas in the outline are weak. The format is wrong. Some
details are not in a logical or expected order, and this distracts the
organisation of the outline. |
Outline
is poorly written and the format is wrong. Many
details are not in a logical or expected order. The outline is unorganised. |
No proper use of
outline format. |
10 |
|
|
1 |
Introduction |
2 |
The
introduction very clearly states the thesis statement and previews the
structure of the paper. |
The introduction
clearly states the thesis statement and previews the structure of the paper. |
The
introduction states the thesis statement, but does not adequately preview the
structure of the paper. |
There
is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the paper. |
Introduction
presents no purpose. |
8 |
|
|
2 |
Content: Discussion on
the gap between knowledge and technical skills among Malaysian students |
2.5 |
Fully
addresses all aspects of the writing assignment. Ideas are organised logically and coherently. |
Adequately
addresses the writing assignment. Some ideas may not be arranged logically and coherently. |
Generally
writes about the topic but with a few digressions in parts of the writing. Ideas may not be arranged logically and coherently. |
Some attempt to address the writing
assignment. Organisation
of ideas lacks clarity and may lead to confusion. |
A
weak attempt at addressing the writing assignment. |
10 |
