PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT _______________________________________________________________________ _ KOD KURSUS /COURSE CODE : OUMH1103 TAJUK

KURSUS /COURSE TITLE : LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS SEMESTER /SEMESTER : MEI/MAY 2011 _______________________________________________________________________ _
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 a a! Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English. 3. Muat turunkan "#$%" tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan dari ada My!"# untuk enyediaan dan enyerahan tugasan anda . Tugasan anda hendaklah ditai dengan menggunakan sai$ %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 $.& line spacing. (. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2000 &'())a 2*00 atah erkataan '+a, termasuk rujukan. Bilangan erkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Ja()a( menyalin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawa an anda . / #our assignment should "e "etween "### an$ "%## &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 ke ada ortal untuk arahan mengenai rosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line . )nda dinasihatkan menyim an 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 2. J!( 2011 &'())a 10 J!%a' 2011. *erahan /"%"$a/ 10 J!%a' 2011 TIDAK akan diterima. ' #our assignment must "e su"mitted "etween "+ ,)ne "#11 an$ 1# ,)!- "#11. )u"mission a/ter 1# ,)!- "#11 will NOT "e accepted. 0. Tugasan hendaklah disia kan secara individu. )nda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. )nda juga dilarang sama sekali mem lagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri . /#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.

ASSIGNMENT 0UESTION: TASK

O1JECTI2ES OF TASK 1 (30 #a3,/) The objective o% this task is to assess your ability to1 search %or in%ormation2 write an essay ty e assignment using Microso%t 3ord2 acknowledge other authors4 work5 and demonstrate logical arguments'discussions with su evidences. RE0UIREMENT OF TASK 6roduce a 2777-2&77- word academic re ort based on the given scenario. Being an online learner re8uires di%%erent sets o% skills %rom those re8uired o% traditional learners. 9escribe THREE main skills that are essential to an online learner. 9iscuss why these skills are essential %or an online learner. 6rovide suggestions on how online learners can learn these skills or im rove themselves in the skills that you have identi%ied. 1. Be%ore writing the essay5 students must carry out research on Internet or :;M4s 9igital "ibrary <9"=. 2. >ind at least FI2E relevant journal articles' materials %rom the 9"' the Internet' news a ers5 on the to ic given. ,ead the journals. 3. 3rite the academic re ort. orting %acts and

GUIDELINES FOR ANS4ERING TASK 1. To know more on how to write a good essay ty e o% assignment5 read T5$'6 * o% the module. 2. To answer this task5 you need to search %or in%ormation. <a= In%ormation on essential skills %or online learners can be %ound in #7L'83a37 and search engines <i.e. ?oogle5 @ahoo=. <b= To get more in%ormation on the to ic5 read To ics /5 0 and A o% your :;MB1173 module to learn about In%ormation ,etrieval *kills. <c= *elect only scholarly articles that are relevant to the assignment to ic. The resources o% in%ormation obtained and used in your writing must be listed in the ,e%erence section. 3. )ssignment >ormat1 <a= Title age )s shown in ) <b= Table o% content "ist o% headings and sub-headings with age numbers. <c= Introduction <i= 3rite the background o% the traditional learners. roblem here. *tate at least two challenges that are %aced by online learners that are not %aced by endiC 1.

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6rovide the sco e o% your re ortDstate what the reader can eC ect to %ind in the re ort. <In this section5 rovide your audience with the to ic <essential skills %or online learners=5 the review o% the main discussion in your re ort <reasons why the identi%ied skills are essential and ways to learn' im rove in the skills= and the data source %or your re ort <%or eCam le5 the main %indings o% the re ort are based on a secondary research=

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>indings The %indings section should com rise the %ollowing1 T&3"" "//"( 'a% /,'%%/ that are im ortant to online learners and reasons why these skills are im ortant. <This is to be based on %indings %rom /"65(+a37 research=.

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+onclusion Based on your %indings5 state your conclusion. In your conclusion5 state the %ollowing1 E9a%!a '5( based on %indings made <,estate the im ortance o% the skills and identi%y the roblems that online learners would %ace i% they have not ac8uired the skills that you have identi%ied=.

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,ecommendation The recommendation section should com rise the %ollowing1 T&3"" $3a6 '6a% :a7/ that can be em loyed by online learners to learn the skills :, to im rove in the skills identi%ied. <This is to be based on %indings %rom secondary research=.

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;se suitable %acts %rom the journals' internet articles' news a ers to su ort your writing5 with ro er 8uotations or ara hrasing o% outside ro er in-teCt sources. )cknowledge these sources accordingly <with citation and re%erencing style=.

Marks will be deducted i% the in-teCt citation is wrongly written. 9eduction o% marks will be based on the severity o% the roblem. ,eminder1 Ma3,/ :'%% 8" /"9"3"%7 a;;"6 "+ 53 / !+"( #a7 8" a:a3+"+ :' & a <0= '; :53, '/ (5 53')'(a%> <h= ,e%erences <i= <ii= "ist at least FI2E re%erences <books5 e-books5 journals5 e-journals5 news a er articles5 websites5 etc= These re%erences must be written using the )6) citation style <To ic & o% :;MB 1173=. Marks will be deducted i% the re%erences are wrongly written. 9eduction o% marks will be based on the severity o% the roblem. <i= "anguage . marks will be awarded %or language. Marks will be deducted %or serious language and grammar roblems. 9eduction o% marks will be based on the severity o% the roblem.

_______________________________________________________________________ PENILAIAN / E0ALUATION Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 30 ? dari ada jumlah markah kursus berkenaan dan akan dinilai berdasarkan ke ada R!83',> ' This assignment accounts for 1# 2 of the total mar(s for the course and shall "e assessed "ased on t3e R)4ri(s. )nda akan diberikan maklum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum 6e eriksaan )khir *emester bermula / #ou would "e given feed"ac( of the assignment "efore the +inal )emester E,amination commences. PLAGIARISME DEDUCTION : POTONGAN MARKAH / 5LAGIARISM 6 MAR7S

A#a3a( : Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk menentukan kadar ertindihan. Jika lagiarisme dikesan5 markah akan di otong se erti berikut1 ' 8arning 6 The submitted 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 E 1 otongan 20? dari ada jumlah markah yang di erolehi. Tugasan dengan ertindihan kandungan lebih dari ada 30 ? 1 Ma3,a& /';a3 akan diberikan. Assignments with 1# * 1# 2 o9er!a with others 6 "#2 deduction from the total mar(s scored. Assignments with more t3an 1#2 o9er!a with others 6 :ero mar; would "e given

MUKA SURAT TAMAT / END O< 5AGE

ATTACHMENT NO> 1 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA I( 35+!6 '5( INDE@ 4EIGHT LO4 1 Minimal ertinent in%ormation. "anguage di%%icult to understand. Bad grammar. Minimal ertinent in%ormation. "anguage di%%icult to understand. Bad grammar. *haky %inding F dubious logic ;ntenable F unrealistic suggestion. Go consistent %ormat used. FAIR 2 )de8uate in%ormation rovided. :ccasional %ault in the language and grammar. )de8uate in%ormation rovided. :ccasional %ault in the language and grammar. )ccuracy 8uestionable F occasionally %aulty logic :ccasionally 8uestionable suggestions :ccasionally roblematic %ormat used. A1O2E A2ERAGE 3 6recise and concise. +ontains all ertinent in%ormation. #Ccellent language F grammar 6recise and concise. +ontains all ertinent in%ormation. #Ccellent language F grammar )ccurate and logical %indings )ccurate and realistic suggestions ,e%erences ro erly done. E@CELLENT A Background in%ormation. 6review o% main ideas MARKS (MA@>)

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