PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT _______________________________________________________________________ _ OUMH2203 ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION SEPTEMBER

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 Inggeris. / Answer in English.

3. Muat turunkan templat 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 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. 4. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan. Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do not copy 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 assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 6hb hingga 18hb November 2012 (ONLINE) Serahan selepas 18hb November 2012 TIDAK akan diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted between 6th until 18th November 2012. Submission after 18th November 2012 will NOT be 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. / 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

You are asked to write a REPORT based on the situation below. You have been on a tour of the factory you are working in and are annoyed to discover that in the Material and Handling department, operators were blatantly ignoring the safety regulations. As an Occupational Health Manager, it is your responsibility to prepare the Occupational and Safety standards of your company. Write a report to the Managing Director on the problems that you saw and recommend measures to be considered to improve safety standards at your company. 1. Your report should have the following: a) INTRODUCTION - Presents the purpose of the report and describes the proposal or actions that need to be taken; b) BODY - Describes the present situation, identify at least FOUR problems involved; - In this section you can also describe the need for changes, or describe any costs and/or benefits that are involved; c) CONCLUSIONS - Evaluates the changes and provide recommendations In writing your report, try to be as detailed as possible by giving in-depth descriptions of the problems and recommendations. 2. There should be a very systematic exploration of the topic. 3. The discussion should be thorough and enough to support your stand. 4. Your chain of thoughts must not be faulty and all your paragraphs should be coherent. 5. Your opinion must be supported by your reading and previous research.

6. You must not forget to acknowledge your sources and must abide by the correct method of acknowledging using the APA style.

Assignment Guidelines (Content and Scoring)

CATEGORY INTRODUCTION WEIGHT 1 LOW 1 There is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the paper. FAIR 2 The introduction states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper is particularly inviting to the reader. Main idea is somewhat clear but there is a need for more supporting information. The conclusion is recognizable, but does not tie up several loose ends. ABOVE AVERAGE 3 The introduction clearly states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper, but is not particularly inviting to the reader. Main idea is clear but the supporting information is general. EXCELLENT 4 The introduction is inviting, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper. MARKS 4

CONTENT

2.5

CONCLUSION

1.5

The main idea is not clear. There is a seemingly random collection of information. There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends without closure. Many details are not in a logical or expected order. There is little sense that the writing is organised. Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

Main idea is clear, well focused stands out and is supported by detailed information. The conclusion is strong and leaves the readers with a feeling that they understand what the writer is getting at. Details are placed in a logical order and the way they are presented effectively keeps the interest of the reader. Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content.

10

The conclusion is recognisable and ties up almost all the loose ends.

ORGANISATION

Some details are not in a logical or expected order, and this distracts the reader.

Details are placed in a logical order, but the way in which they are introduced/ presented sometimes makes the writing less interesting. Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

LANGUAGE/ GRAMMAR

1.5

Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. TOTAL

30

__________________________________________________________________________ PENILAIAN / EVALUATION Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 30% markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik atau Skema Jawapan. / This assignment accounts for 30 % of the marks for the course mentioned and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics or Answer Scheme. 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. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 % : potongan 20% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50 % : potongan 40% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan diberikan. 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 total marks scored. Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.

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