Please read this document in its entirety, before attempting your assignment.

Assignment (Spring 2021)

Instructions:
You are expected to deliver a PowerPoint presentation with video on any topic covered in
modules 1-15. Your presentation must be three-minutes in length and include 3 to 5 slides.
You are expected to share your presentation with a ‘shareable link’ via Google Drive. You
must select ‘editor’ when sharing your link. Please read the ‘Uploading Instructions’ below
to ensure your assignment is accessible for grading.

Resources:
For guidance around creating a video presentation using PowerPoint, click on the following
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8JV3w4TOVw. This link will provide an overview
of how to record a video in PowerPoint and how to save your video to your computer.

Grading Rubric:

Satisfactory (0-2) Good (3-4) Excellent (5)

Content Student demonstrates a Student demonstrates a Student demonstrates an
satisfactory good understanding of their excellent understanding of
understanding of their topic. their topic.
topic.
Time Presentation is outside ofthe Presentation is within a Presentation is within 10
three-minute expectation by minute of the three- seconds of the three-minute
more than minute expectation. expectation.
a minute.

Slides Slides are somewhat clean
and clear. They somewhat
aid the presentation and are
somewhat referred to
during the presentation.
Slides are clean and clear. 3- 5 slides are very clean and
They aid the presentation and clear. They clearly aid the
are referred to duringthe presentation and are referred
presentation. to during the presentation.

Presentation Student is not clearly visible
and fluent.Student does not
use appropriate gestures and
does not maintains eye
contact.
Student is visible Studentis
audible and fluent.
Student uses gesturesand
maintains eye contact.
Student is clearly visible
and fluent. Student uses
appropriate and timely
gestures while maintaining
eye contact.
 Uploading Instructions

1. Create a new MS Word file. Please add the following information on the first page:
Student Name:
Student ID:
Course Name/Code:
Google Drive Sharable Link (editor):

2. Please upload as a Word Document only; do not make a PDF file and upload it as this
hamper grading and giving comments on your work.

3. Before you upload, you should suffix your name to the file name along with the course
code. E.g., if a student is uploading AQD 101 assignment, then the file name should be as
follows: AQD101_FirstName

4. Please note that when you upload your assignment file, it is saved in “draft” mode. To
“submit,” you must press the Submit button. If you forget to submit by not clicking on the
Submit button, the file will remain in “draft” mode and will not be considered for grading.
Hence, note this point seriously and proceed accordingly.
 IOU’S Plagiarism Policy

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the universe and peace and blessing be upon the last
messenger Muhammad and all those who follow his path with righteousness until the Last Day.
Please read and understand this policy in details before attempting any assignments at IOU.
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "He who deceives us is not one of us." (Saheeh
Muslim)
Definition of Plagiarism:
A common form of deception in studies is plagiarism. Plagiarism is sometimes misunderstood
to refer to copying alone; however, plagiarism is much deeper than just copying. It includes
quoting without proper references, collaboration, and stealing other people's ideas while
passing them off as one’s own. Plagiarism is the “failure to acknowledge the ideas or writing of
another” or “presentation of the ideas or writing of another as one’s own” and should be read
to cover intentional and unintentional failure to acknowledge the ideas of others. In this
context “others” means any other person including a student, academic, professional,
published author or other resource such as the Internet. The International Open University
believes that failing to acknowledge the use of ideas of others constitutes an important breach
of Islamic and academic values and conventions of the institution.
IOU Stance on Plagiarism
The International Open University will not tolerate plagiarism in any form, and any student
caught plagiarizing will be penalized. Depending on the severity of the plagiarism, the penalty
could range from reduction of marks to rejection of the paper itself.
With respect to the assignments, the following constitutes plagiarism:
1) Copying someone else's assignment
2) Collaboration and working together on an assignment
3) Copying and Pasting entire articles of the internet
4) Quoting someone else’s work without referencing the author
5) Using someone else’s ideas or words without referencing them
To avoid plagiarism, be sure to:

• Use quotation marks around a quote and cite the source.

• Reference all quotations and citations
• Reword/paraphrase. Don’t write word for word what you have read. Take notes first in
your own words, then write your assignment from your notes (not the text).
For more information on how to avoid plagiarism and how to properly cite a source, visit the
following websites:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/10314.html
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/plagiarism.html
You may also test your understanding of plagiarism by using this link:
https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/plagiarism/tutorial/whatis1.html
Similarity Indicator
IOU reserves the right to submit all academic assignments to a plagiarism checker to produce
similarity ratings for each assignment. The similarity indicator provides a rating of how similar
text in the assignment is to resources available on the Internet.
In line with universal academic writing practices, IOU prefers that text be paraphrased in the
words of the student and not quoted directly, with the original author of the knowledge being
duly cited and referenced.
As a University-wide norm, IOU recommends that the similarity indicator does not exceed 20%.
Result of Plagiarism
Assignments that contain a rating higher than or equal to 50% will be automatically rejected
and validated for plagiarism with a manual check by the tutorial assistant or relevant academic.
The student will be given a grade of 0 and there will be no second chances for submitting the
assignment.
The Tutorial Assistant or relevant academic will use the similarity rating in determining the final
grade of the submission.
Remember that we are Muslims studying Allah’s religion, and so plagiarizing in Islamic Studies
is a sin and can rob your studies of reward.
May Allah bless you all with success with your coursework. Ameen.
IOU Admin.