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Tutor-Marked Assignment 1: WUC131/03 Learning Skills For University Studies
Tutor-Marked Assignment 1: WUC131/03 Learning Skills For University Studies
University Studies
Semester 1, 2011
Tutor-marked Assignment 1
(TMA 1 - 10%)
Submission Date:
25 February 2011
(Before 2400 hrs)
Tutor-marked Assignment 1
Evidence of plagiarism or collusion will be taken seriously and the University
regulations will be applied fully. You are advised to be familiar with the University’s
definitions of plagiarism and collusion.
Instructions:
Discuss any three (3) advantages and any two (2) disadvantages of the digital library for
distance learners like yourself.
(25 marks)
Question 2
Refer to Thomas Dixon’s e-book entitled ‘How to Get a First: The Essential Guide to
Academic Success’ (available in the MyDigitalLibrary’s e-books Center listings under the
category of ‘Education’). Read Chapter 2 and answer the following questions.
(b) Give one example of primary reference material and one example of secondary
reference material in each of two (2) academic disciplines of your own choice.
(20 marks)
(c) Name five (5) non-academic activities that exert demands on time that you would
otherwise spend in your studies.
(10 marks)
Semester 1, 2011
Tutor-marked Assignment 2
(TMA 2 - 20%)
Submission Date:
25 March 2011
(Before 2400 hrs)
Tutor-marked Assignment 2
Evidence of plagiarism or collusion will be taken seriously and the University
regulations will be applied fully. You are advised to be familiar with the University’s
definitions of plagiarism and collusion.
Instructions:
Discuss five (5) qualities that you will need to develop in order to be a successful open
distance learner. Illustrate your answer for each quality with an example from your own
personal experience.
(25 marks)
Question 2
Wawasan Open University places the highest importance on academic honesty in its ODL
assessment system. As responsible learners, we have to acknowledge all our sources of
information. The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) has been adopted by WOU as the house
style to cite sources.
Read the article “FAQs and Guidelines on Citations” in the “ASSIGNMENT FILE, SELF-
TEST AND ONLINE QUIZZES” section in the WawasanLearn LMS for WUC131/05
Learning Skills for University Studies.
Select any three (3) online books and any two (2) journal articles available in the Wawasan
Open University Library. Use the author-date system of the CMS to create bibliographic
entries for the sources of information that you have selected.
(25 marks)
Question 3
Read the article “Using Turnitin in WOU” in the “ASSIGNMENT FILE, SELF-TEST AND
ONLINE QUIZZES” section in the WawasanLearn LMS for WUC131/05 Learning Skills for
University Studies and answer the following questions.
(c) What actions should you take if the Similarity Index in the Originality Report for your
TMA exceeds 30%?
(25 marks)
WUC131/03 Learning Skills for
University Studies
Semester 1, 2011
Tutor-marked Assignment 3
(TMA 3 - 20%)
Submission Date:
29 April 2011
(Before 2400 hrs)
Tutor-marked Assignment 3
Evidence of plagiarism or collusion will be taken seriously and the University regulations will
be applied fully. You are advised to be familiar with the University’s definitions of plagiarism
and collusion.
Instructions:
Discuss any four (4) ways to motivate Lilian. In your answer, include specific examples you
would use to motivate Lilian to achieve her academic goals and objectives.
(65 marks)
Question 2
It is important to take or write notes in the process of learning.
Discuss five (5) ways in which note-taking can help you learn more effectively.
(35 marks)