ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN ______________________________________________________________________________ COURSE CODE / KOD KURSUS : OUMH1103 COURSE

TITLE / TAJUK KURSUS : LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS SEMESTER /SEMESTER : JANUARY / JANUARI 2011 (SMP ambilan MAC 2011) ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS / ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR

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This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the language of the printed module for the course./ Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul bercetak kursus ini.

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Answer in Malay or English. / Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris.

Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing./ Muatturunkan 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.

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Your assignment should be limited to 25 slides excluding references. / Tugasan anda terhad 25 slaid, tidak termasuk Rujukan.

5. 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./ 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. 6.
You can submit your assignment ONCE only./ Anda hanya boleh menyerahkan tugasan SEKALI sahaja.

7. Your assignment must be submitted between 27 April 2011 and 8 May 2011. Submission after 8 May 2011 will NOT be accepted / Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 27 April 2011 hingga 8 Mei 2011. Serahan selepas 8 Mei 2011 TIDAK akan diterima. 8.
Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own work./ Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION / SOALAN TUGASAN QUESTION / SOALAN

The objective of this assignment is to assess your ability to:

search for information accurately; skim and scan the content of each topic from the site for specific information; synthesize, and analyse the information given in the site; reconstruct information and produce a summary for each topic; and acknowledge the sources (i.e., the URLs).

Visit http://distancelearn.about.com/od/studyskills/Study_Skills.htm Your tasks:

1. Choose any FIVE (5) topics from the list given below. 2. Read each topic.
3. Write a summary for each topic.

(a) You should not copy or use the exact words or sentences from the site but you can
paraphrase and rewrite the content from this site.

(b) Do not use imperative sentences in your summaries. You should use present, present
perfect, and future tenses in most of your sentences. (c) Your summaries must be written in Power Point format. (d) Each summary must contain ONLY FIVE slides.

4. Provide FIVE (5) multimedia elements in your summary slides.

5. Add you own creativity and innovation in the design of the slides.

6. Insert relevant tables, graphics, photos, audio clips, video clips, and animations if you think
these elements can help to illustrate or reinforce better understanding of the slide contents.

7. State the URL for each topic you choose, and place it after each summary. e.g., Source:
http://distancelearn.about.com/od/privatestudentloans/tp/Help-from-Online-Professor.htm Note: Fancy looking slides may not necessarily carry good design. Higher scores will be given to slides that meet the design principles.

Here is the list of topics:

a. 10 Ways Get Help from Your Online Professors. b. How Do You Balance Online Classes with Your Family Responsibilities?
c. How Do You Balance Online Classes with Your Job? d. Multimedia Learning in Online Classes. e. How to Use an Online Class Syllabus. f. Email-able Gifts. g. 5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Online Exercise Course. h. Get Your Textbooks for Cheap or Free. i. 6 Sure Ways to Get Your Degree Faster. j. 4 Ways to Balance Family and School. k. Distance Education Study Spot. l. 5 Ways to Stay Motivated. m. 10 New Years Resolutions for Distance Learning Students. n. 5 Internet Savvy Study Tips for Online Learners. o. Smart Study Strategies. p. Participate in a Chat Room Discussion for an Online Class. q. Textbook Guts. r. 5 Study Secrets. s. Study Tips. t. Reading Strategies. u. Speed Reading. v. Keep up with Reading. w. Brain Exercises. Note: The topic on How to Succeed in Your Online Classes This Fall in this site should not be used for this assignment. [Total: 30 marks]

Assignment Guidelines (Content and Scoring)

Criteria Marks and Weightage* Poor Fair Good Excellent

1 Content 2.5 Lacks necessary elements and points.

2 Has adequate points and elements but leaves gaps in the information. Mistakes in grammar and usage occasionally hinders comprehension. Mostly clich.

3 Has enough points and elements to be informative.

4 Contains all relevant points and elements.

Language

2.5

Multiple mistakes hinders comprehension.

Sporadic mistakes but does not hinder comprehension.

No grammatical mistakes and proper idiomatic use of language. Original and creative.

Creativity

1.5

Totally uncreative.

Creative but some cliches present.

Presentation

Format unintelligible.

Conventions often ignored but still recognisable.

Occasional misuse of conventions.

All presentation conventions used.

Total maximum score is 30 marks * The weightages ranging from 1 to 2.5 indicate the relative importance of the criteria to the

assignment.

_________________________________________________________________________ EVALUATION / PENILAIAN This assignment accounts for 30% of the marks for the course mentioned and shall be assessed based on Rubrics/ Answer Scheme in the Attachment./ Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 30% markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik/ Skema Jawapan dalam Lampiran. You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final Semester Examination commences./ Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester bermula. PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION / PLAGIARISME : POTONGAN MARKAH Warning: The submitted Assignment will automatically be subjected to a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: / Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: Assignments with 10 - 30% overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total gross marks scored. / Tugasan bertindih antara 10-30% akan dikenakan 20% penolakan markah keseluruhan. Assignments with more than 30% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given for the assignment. / Tugasan bertindih melebihi 30% akan diberikan markah sifar (0) keseluruhan. Dalam kes tertentu, gred kursus akan ditentukan berdasarkan komponen lain dalam keseluruhan penilaian.

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