ASSIGNMENT / TUGASAN

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OUMH1103

LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS

SEPTEMBER 2016 SEMESTER

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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS / ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR
1. This assignment contains FOUR (4) questions that is set in both Malay and English. / Tugasan ini
mengandungi EMPAT (4) soalan yang disediakan dalam bahasa Melayu dan bahasa Inggeris.
2. Answer in Malay or English. / Jawab dalam bahasa Melayu atau bahasa Inggeris.
3. Learners are to submit assignment only in MS-WORD format unless specified otherwise. Please refrain
from converting text/phrases into picture format such as .gif / .jpeg / print screen / etc. / Anda dikehendaki
menyerahkan tugasan dalam format MS-WORD melainkan dinyatakan sebaliknya. Anda tidak dibenarkan
untuk menukar teks/frasa tugasan tersebut kepada format grafik seperti .jpeg / .gif / print screen / dan
lain-lain format berkaitan.
4. Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the myINSPIRE for
preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times
New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. / Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan
daripada myINSPIRE untuk penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip
dengan menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5.
5. Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. Do not copy the
assignment question and instructions to your answer. Only assignment answer developed within the
approximate word limit will be assessed. The number of words should be shown at the end of your
assignment. / Tugasan anda hendaklah mengandungi 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. Pemeriksa tidak akan membaca jawapan tugasan yang
melebihi had patah perkataan yang dibenarkan. Jumlah perkataan hendaklah dinyatakan di penghujung
tugasan anda.
6. You must submit your assignment ONLINE via the myINSPIRE. Refer to the portal for instructions on
the procedures to submit your assignment online. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted
assignment and proof of the submission for personal reference. / Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan
SECARA ONLINE melalui myINSPIRE. Sila rujuk kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur
penghantaran tugasan secara online. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan salinan tugasan yang dihantar dan
bukti penghantaran untuk rujukan sendiri.
7. You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. / Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan
SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail.
8. Your assignment must be submitted between 21th November 2016 27th November 2016. Submission
after 27th November 2016 will NOT be accepted. / Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 21hb
November 27hb November 2016. Serahan selepas 27hb November 2016 TIDAK akan diterima.

9. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You
should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own. / Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara
individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja
orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri.
10. Please take note that PENALTY will be imposed on late submission of assignment as specified in the
Registrars Office circular 6/2012 (Refer to Registrars Announcement in myVLE). / Sila ambil maklum
tentang PENALTI yang akan dikenakan ke atas penghantaran lewat tugasan seperti yang tertera di
pekeliling pejabat Pendaftar 6/2012 (Rujuk Registrars Announcement di myVLE).
11. Please ensure that you keep the RECEIPT issued upon submisson of your assignment as proof of
submission. Your assignment is considered as NOT submitted if you fail to produce the submission receipt
in any dispute arises concerning assignment submission. / Anda perlu memastikan RESIT yang
dikeluarkan bagi penghantaran tugasan disimpan sebagai bukti penghantaran. Kegagalan
mengemukakan resit dalam sebarang isu yang timbul berkaitan penghantaran tugasan akan
mengakibatkan tugasan dianggap TIDAK dihantar.

EVALUATION / PENILAIAN
This assignment accounts for 100% of the total marks for the course and shall be assessed
based on the Rubrics or Answer Scheme attached. You would be given feedback on the
assignment before the Final Semester Examination commences. /
Tugasan ini menyumbang sehingga 100% daripada jumlah markah kursus berkenaan dan
akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik atau Skema Jawapan yang dilampirkan. Anda
akan diberikan maklum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester
bermula.
PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION / PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH
Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If
plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: /
Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan, secara automatik, akan disemak untuk menentukan
kadar pertindihan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut:
No. /
Bil.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Similarity Percentage (%) /

Kadar Pertindihan (%)
0 30
30.01 50
50.01 70
70.01 - 100

Marks Deduction (%) /

Potongan Markah (%)
0
5
10
100

Tugasan yang dikenal pasti mempunyai pertindihan tugasan bagi mana-mana kumpulan
pertindihan di atas tidak dibenarkan untuk rayuan. Bagi pelajar dalam kategori pertindihan
tugasan kumpulan 70.01-100, akses online rayuan semakan semula tugasan bagi subjek
berkaitan dilupuskan dari pilihan rayuan. / Assignments found to have similarities under any
of the categories above; will not be entitled to apply for appeal. For learners who fall into
the 70.01-100 similarities group, the access for online appeal for assignment remarking of
the subject will be disabled from the appeal options.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
PURPOSE
The purpose of this task is to assess your ability to:

search for information;

make notes from the reading material;

acknowledge other authors work, and

demonstrate logical arguments/discussions with supporting facts and evidences.

ACTIVITY 1 (30%)
Teaching students how to recognise, find and gather relevant information is an essential part
of a course. These study skills help students achieve their goals, not only while in
school/college or university, but also in their daily lives.
Do you agree or disagree with the statement?
In 300-350 words, discuss relevant reasons to support your stand.

ACTIVITY 2 (30%)
Irrespective of your aim of furthering your studies, whether for pleasure, career advancement,
gaining a qualification or acquiring knowledge and skills, information comprehension and
processing skills taught as part of your study skills course offer good opportunity for selfadvancement.
In an essay of 300-350 word, elaborate how the information comprehension and processing
skills assist in your studies. Support your answer with relevant examples.

ACTIVITY 3 (30%)
Read an essay on Sustainable energy (refer to Attachment 1 of the assignment question).
Based on the essay prepare:
(a) Notes and
(b) A mind map (using a mind mapping program)
*Note:
a) For this activity you are required to prepare your notes and a mind map using a mind
mapping program and submit them via online. There are plenty of freeware, shareware and
paid mind mapping programs available online for all operating systems. You can find them
using Google.
b) Most mind mapping programs, have a note-taking window that allows you to create mind
maps and add notes to the notes of the mind maps. The mind maps and notes can then be
exported as text files (adt, docx and others depending on the program) and/or graphic files
(jpg, png and others).
You may also want to visit this webpage.
http://mashable.com/2013/09/25/mind-mapping-tools
We recommend the following programs.
1) Windows 10
a) Freemind
b) Mindapp
c) Expresso Mind Map Light
2) Other versions of Windows
a) Freemind
b) Easy Mind
c) MindMapFree

3) Mac OS
a) Freemind
b) MindNode
4) Linux
a) Freemind
b) Xmind

ACTIVITY 4 (10%)
Share your experiences and describe how you make use of myVLE and myINSPIRE to help
you in learning?
Note: Write an essay of 150-200 words for the above activity.

[Total: 100 marks]

SOALAN TUGASAN
TUJUAN
Tujuan tugasan ini adalah untuk menilai keupayaan anda dalam :

mendapatkan maklumat;

membuat nota dari bahan bacaan;

member pengiktirafan hasil kerja penulis lain, dan

mengemukakan hujah-hujah logikal/ perbincangan dengan sokongan fakta dan

bukti.

AKTIVITI 1 (30%)
Mengajar pelajar bagaimana untuk mengenal, mencari dan mengumpul informasi yang
relevan adalah penting dalam sebuah sesebuah kursus. Kemahiran-kemahiran belajar ini
dapat

membantu

pelajar

memenuhi

matlamat

sama

ada

ketika

berada

di

sekolah/kolej/universiti, malah dalam kehidupan seharian mereka

Adakah anda bersetuju atau tidak dengan kenyataan tersebut?
Dalam 300-350 perkataan, bincangkan sebab-sebab yang berkaitan untuk menyokong
pendirian anda.

AKTIVITI 2 (30%)
Tidak kira apa jua tujuan anda melanjutkan pelajaran, sama ada untuk keseronokan,
kemajuan kerjaya, mendapat kelayakan atau memperoleh pengetahuan dan kemahiran,
kefahaman maklumat dan kemahiran pemprosesan diajar sebagai sebahagian daripada kursus
kemahiran belajar menawarkan peluang yang baik untuk kemajuan diri.
Dalam 300-350 perkataan, huraikan bagaimana kefahaman maklumat dan kemahiran
pemprosesan yang anda belajar membantu dalam pembelajaran anda. Sokong jawapan anda
berserta contoh yang sesuai.

AKTIVITI 3 (30%)
Baca esei mengenai Sustainable energy (Lampiran 1). Berdasarkan esei tersebut, anda
dikehendaki menyediakan:
(a) Nota dan
(b) Peta minda (menggunakan program peta minda)
*Nota:
a) Bagi aktiviti ini pelajar dikehendaki menyediakan nota dan satu peta minda menggunakan
program tertentu, dan menghantar tugasan secara online. Terdapat banyak program freeware,
shareware dan juga berbayar untuk semua sistem operasi di atas talian. Anda boleh
mencarinya menggunakan Google.
b) Kebanyakan program peta minda, mempunyai tingkap pengambilan nota yang
membolehkan anda untuk membuat peta minda dan menambah nota kepada nota daripada
peta minda. Peta-peta minda dan nota kemudiannya boleh dieksport sebagai fail teks (adt,
docx dan lain-lain bergantung kepada program) dan / atau fail grafik (jpg, png dan lain-lain).
Anda dicadangkan pergi ke laman berikut.
http://mashable.com/2013/09/25/mind-mapping-tools
Kami mencadangkan program berikut:
1) Windows 10
a) Freemind
b) Mindapp
c) Expresso Mind Map Light
2) Other versions of Windows
a) Freemind
b) Easy Mind
c) MindMapFree

3) Mac OS
a) Freemind
b) MindNode
4) Linux
a) Freemind
b) Xmind

AKTIVITI 4 (10%)
Kongsikan pengalaman anda dan jelaskan bagaimana myVLE dan myINSPIRE boleh
membantu dalam mempertingkatkan pembelajaran anda?
Hasilkan tugasan ini dalam 150-200 patah perkataan berbentuk esei.

[Jumlah: 100 markah]

Assignment Rubrics (Activity 1 & 2)

OUMH1103 LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS
SEPTEMBER 2016 SEMESTER

Criteria

INTRODUCTION

CONTENT

CONCLUSION

Weight

Missing
Item
0

1.5

No introduction.

The main idea is

not mentioned.

1. 5

No conclusion.

Low

Fair

Above average

Excellent

The introduction states

the main topic, but
does not adequately
preview the structure of
the paper nor is it
particularly inviting to
the reader.
The main idea is not The main idea is
clear. There is a
somewhat clear, but
seemingly random there is a need for more
collection of
supporting information.
information.

The introduction
clearly states the main
topic and previews the
structure of the paper,
but is not particularly
inviting to the reader.

The introduction is
inviting, states the
main topic and
previews the structure
of the paper.

The main idea is clear There is one clear,

but the supporting
well-focused topic.
information is general. Main idea stands out
and is supported by
detailed information.

12

There is no clear
conclusion, the
paper just ends.

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

There is no clear
introduction to the
main topic or
structure of the
paper.

The conclusion is
recognizable, but does
not tie up several loose
ends.

The conclusion is
strong and leaves the
reader with a feeling
that they understand
what the writer is
"getting at".

Max
Marks

Criteria

ORGANISATION

LANGUAGE/
GRAMMAR

Weight

0.5

Missing
Item
0

Low

Fair

Above average

Excellent

The writing are

not organised.

Many details are not

in a logical or
expected order.
There is little sense
that the writing is
organised.

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
presented/ introduced
sometimes makes the
writing less
interesting.

Details are placed in

a logical order and
the way they are
presented effectively
keeps the interest of
the reader.

The writer
makes more than
5 errors in
grammar or
spelling that
distracts the
reader from the
content.

The writer makes

more than 4-5 errors
in grammar or
spelling that
distracts the reader
from the content.

The writer makes 3-4

errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.

The writer makes 1-2

errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.

The writer makes no

errors in grammar or
spelling that distracts
the reader from the
content.

TOTAL MARKS

30

*Total marks (Activity 1 + Activity 2) = 30 marks + 30 marks

= 60 marks

Max
Marks

Assignment Rubrics (Activity 3)

OUMH1103 LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS
SEPTEMBER 2016 SEMESTER
NO

ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA

INDEX

Missing
Item

Low

Fair

Above average

Excellent

WEIGHT

MIND MAPPING
Understanding

Use of
images/symbols

No Mind
Mapping.

No use of
images /
symbols.

Bare minimum of
content covered.

Shows a basic level

of coverage of key
ideas only.

Shows a solid grasp

of most of the
content.

Shows a solid grasp

of all the content
covered.

No extension of
ideas evident.

Attempts extension
of a few ideas.

Shows extensions of
most key ideas.

Extensions of the
key ideas show a
deep understanding
of the content.

The mind map

includes a few
images.

A few categories are

enhanced with
simple symbols or
diagrams.

Some categories are

enhanced with
simple symbols or
diagrams.

Most categories are

enhanced with
simple symbols or
diagrams.

MARKS
(MAX)

Use of colour

No use of
colour.

Has failed to include

colour in the mind
map.

Neatness and
Presentation

Not Neat.

The mind map was

not neat enough to
understand.

Note making

2.5

No notes
made.

Notes is not clear.

Has used very little

colour in the mind
map and has not
used colour to
categorise
throughout the mind
map.
The mind map was
not neat enough to
understand most
concepts.

Has included colour

to demonstrate some
connections and/or
to categorise topics
throughout the mind
map.

Has included colour

to show all
connections and/or
to categorise topics
throughout the
mind map.

The mind map was

presented and all the
information is easy
to understand.

The mind map was

well presented and
all the information
is easy to
understand.

Notes include
simplistic summary.
Notes include
little/no attempt to
identify
themes/purpose of
text.

Notes may not

accurately identify
purpose or themes of
text.

Notes reflect
application of terms,
questioning,
summarizing, and
analysis.

10

Notes include
little/no recognition
of unfamiliar
vocabulary.
Notes do not reflect
careful reading of the
text.

Reader may have

identified unfamiliar
vocabulary but did
not attempt to define
the words.
Notes reflect
reasonable reading of
the text.

Notes accurately
identify purpose and
themes of the work.
Reader has
identified unfamiliar
vocabulary and
attempted to define
those words.
Notes reflect careful
reading of the text.

TOTAL

30

Assignment Rubrics (Activity 4)

OUMH1103 LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS
SEPTEMBER 2016 SEMESTER

Criteria

Weight

Missing
Item
0

Low

Fair

Above average

Excellent

Max
Marks
6

Sharing
experience

1.5

No sharing
experience
provided.

Demonstrates
aminimal
understanding (sharing
experience) of myVLE
and myINSPIRE, and
the focused use
myVLE and
myINSPIRE.

Demonstrates an
average
understanding
(sharing experience)
of myVLE and
myINSPIRE, and the
focused use of
myVLE and
myINSPIRE.

Demonstrates
adequate information
(sharing experience)
of myVLE and
myINSPIRE and the
focus use of myVLE
and myINSPIRE.

Demonstrates a
thorough
understanding
(sharing experience)
of myVLE and
myINSPIRE and the
focused use of
myVLE and
myINSPIRE.

Organization

0.5

No organisation
of the
information.

The information
appears to be less
organised.

Information is
organised, but
paragraphs are not
well-constructed.

Information is
organised with wellconstructed
paragraphs.

Information is very
organised with wellconstructed
paragraphs. Well
organised ideas that
review the
experiences.

References

0.5

No reference(s)
and
citation(s) are
given.

Reference and citation

are provided using
APA style more than
3 errors.

Reference and
citation are provided
using APA style
minimal with 3
errors.

Reference and citation

are provided using
APA style minimal
with 2 errors.

Reference and
citation are provided
using correct APA
style.

TOTAL MARKS

10