ASSIGNMENT

OUMH2203
ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
SEPTEMBER 2022 SEMESTER

INSTRUCTION

1. All tasks must be delivered in English.

2. The cover sheet of your assignment must contain the following information: Course
code and name / Semester / Your full name and student number / Your email address
and mobile number.
3. For the written assignment, use Times New Roman or Arial, 12-point font, with 1.5-line
spacing in A4 format. Ensure that the assignment you submit is paginated.
4. Present your responses to the tasks in a MULTIPLE portfolio file. Adhere to the following
structure:

i. Part I Task 1 – A recorded speech presentation (max 400MB)

ii. Part I Task 2 – Reflective Report
iii. Part II – Proof of Online Class Participation

5. Submit your portfolio ONLINE in MULTIPLE files by 2 December 2022

6. Late submission without prior permission will be penalized with marks deduction.

8. This assignment accounts for 70% of the total marks for the course:

Part I Task 1 Video Presentation – 40%

Task 2 Reflective Report – 20%
Part II Proof of Online Class Participation – 10%

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PART I
TASK 1: INDIVIDUAL VIDEO PRESENTATION
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Note: This assignment has TWO parts.

PURPOSE
The task set for this assignment is designed to help you meet the following course learning
outcome (CLO):
♦ Demonstrate the ability and confidence in preparing and practising effective
communication skills in a professional setting (A4, PLO 8).

TASK
You are the Manager of the Human Resource Department of a famous international media
company. Earlier this year, the management has approved a trial of one month shorter
working hours for all staff. Since you will be leaving overseas for another project, you are
required to prepare a presentation to report on the effects of the shorter working hours
trial. The management requires you to submit a 7 - 10 minutes video recording report to be
presented at the annual staff meeting. Your report presentation must be professional and
suitable for all staff.

The followings are the requirements that you need to consider in preparing the report
presentation:

a. Brainstorm and think about the implementation of shorter working hours for the
staff in your company. You are encouraged to discuss in the forum on the benefits
and limitations of this implementation. A good discussion will help you understand
the effects of implementing shorter working hours.
b. Plan and write your video script – either in short notes or the complete text. Your
video introduction should state your name, ID, Course, and the purposeof your video
presentation.
c. Plan the overall look of the video presentation. Use your creativity and add visual
aids. You might want to use applications to further exemplify the presentation like
PowerPoint Presentation, iMovie, Funimate, Adobe and many others.

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 d. You will also need to decide: the producer, the surroundings (background, lighting,
soundproof area), and other aspects to consider even though you are not going to
mention it verbally in the presentation.
e. Record the 7 - 10 minutes report presentation on the effects of shorter working
hours trial.
i. Make sure you have an introduction in the video presentation.
ii. The video screen must capture the top half of your body so that your hand
gestures and facial expressions are visible- at least half of the recording
duration.
iii. The content must be comprehensive and critical in describing the effects;
either positive, negative or both.
iv. Your presentation must be convincing and professional.
v. You must offer an ending (conclusion) in the video.
f. Make sure the recording content is authentic, clear and engaging. In other words,
“you are the scriptwriter, the speaker and maybe even, the producer!” Thus, you
need to be creative as if you are presenting in a board meeting.
g. Submit your video online according to the instructions. If your video is larger than
400MB, refer to the guidelines on how to compress your video for submission. You
should also include a link to your video as a backup in Task 2. In order to obtain this
link, upload your video on YouTube or any online storage services such as GDrive or
OneDrive. Ensure that your link is NOT set to private access only and that the link is
accessible before submitting your assignment.
h. Your speech will be assessed through 6 criteria:
i. Content: the effects of the shorter working hours trial
ii. Suitability & Creativity of Report,
iii. Presentation of the speaker,
iv. Organisation of Video presentation,
v. Overall and Clarity of the Video; and
vi. Use of Language

NOTE:
● This is an individual task. The aim is to present confidently and naturally, and NOT
to make a creative video for social media platforms.
● Refer to the assignment rubrics as a guide to achieving cohesion and coherence.
● Remember to refer to Topic 1,3,4,5 and 7 of OUMH 2203 Module

[Total: 40 marks]

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RUBRICS FOR PI T1TO ASSESS A VIDEO PRESENTATION
OUMH2203 ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION / SEPTEMBER 2022 SEMESTER
Excellent
QN CLO Criteria Weight
4 3
Task 3 Content: 1.75 Covers the task in depth
1 the effects of the with details and examples.
shorter working The description of the
hours trial effects is critically
explained and organized
well.
The presentation of ideas
is very comprehensive,
critical and inviting to the
viewer.
3 Suitability & 1.0 The report shows great
Creativity of originality, creativity and
report professionalism. The
information presented is
concise and suitable for
the annual staff meeting.
Excellent use of visual aids
and extra creative efforts
to enhance understanding
of the presentation.
3 Presentation of 3.0 Delivery is effectively
speaker natural, fluent,
professional and
confident.
Good
Includes good knowledge of
the task.
The description of the
effects is clearly explained
and organised.
The presentation of ideas is
good, critical and inviting to
the viewer.
The report shows
professionalism with the
use of appropriate
creativity and concise
information suitable for the
annual staff meeting.
Good use of visual aids and
there are additional
creative efforts to enhance
understanding of the
presentation.
Delivery is natural, fluent,
professional and confident.
Voice delivery is clear with
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ATTACHMENT
Unsatisfactory
Fair Poor Or
Max
No response
Marks
2 1 0
Includes some essential The content includes No content. 7
description of the effects, minor details of the
but the presentation of effects.
effects is somewhat
organised. The content is not
comprehensive nor
The content is moderately critical to the viewer.
comprehensive and
critical.
The report is rather stiff The report is presented No originality and 4
and not professional and as “reading” and not no creativity at all.
should be edited suitable suitable for a staff
for a staff annual meeting. annual meeting
presentation.
Moderate use of visual
aids and few creative Lacks visual aids and
efforts to enhance any creative efforts
understanding of the
presentation.
Delivery is quite natural, Delivery is not natural/ No attempt to 12
fluent, some evidence of fluent and or audible. deliver the speech
professionalism and individually.
almost showing A lot of reading the

Voice delivery is very clear
with excellent
pronunciation and
enunciation, stress and
intonation.
The gestures and
expressions are natural,
very relaxing and
spontaneous.
3 Organisation of 1.25 Direction and organization
Video of the video are well
presentation planned and capture the
audience’s attention
throughout.
The time duration is
excellently met.
The structure and details
of the video are placed in
a logical order and the
way they are presented
effectively keeps the
interest of the viewer.
The beginning and ending
parts of the video are
recognizable and give a
very clear and meaningful
understanding.
3 Overall and 1.25 The overall quality of the
Clarity of the video and the focus were
good pronunciation and
enunciation, stress and
intonation.
The gestures and
expressions are quite
spontaneous.
Direction and organization
of the video are good and
capture the audience’s
attention throughout.
The time duration is good.
There are clear attempts to
link details in the video but
in one or two parts, the
details appear incoherent.
The beginning and ending
parts of the video are
recognizable, but do not
necessarily contribute to
the viewer’s understanding.
Most of the quality of the
video and the focus were
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confidence.
Voice delivery is
somewhat clear with some
errors in pronunciation
and enunciation, lack of
stress and intonation.
The gestures and
expressions show some
sign of nervousness.
A moderate direction and
organisation of the video
and at times able to
capture the audience’s
attention.
The time duration is
between 8-10 minutes.
There are attempts to link
details in the video but the
structure and organisation
of the video lacks direction
that affected the viewer’s
comprehension.
There is no clear beginning
or ending or unexpected/
not interesting.
The quality of the video is
not very good but the
script which hinders the
presentation and focus
of the speaker.
Little effort has been No effort has been 5
made to direct the made to make the
video. video organized or
interesting.
The time duration is
either too short or too
long.
The structure and
organization of ideas in
the video are not
smooth and/or might
contain some mistakes
in the facts that
affected the general
understanding of the
viewer.
OR
The recorded video is
organised for a social
media platform rather
than to deliver a
presentation to a board
The quality of the video The quality of the 5
is acceptable but the video and the
 Video excellent. The presenter is
seen from the top half
angle at all times.
The video angle and
perfect lighting excellently
capture the speaker.
The audio is excellent.
3 Use of Language 1.75 No errors in grammar and
language that distracts the
viewer from the content.
The choices of words are
very appropriate and
suitable for the video and
targeted audience.
Total 10
*QN = Question Number
good. The presenter is seen
from the top half angle at
all times.
The video angle and good
lighting capture the
speaker.
The audio is good.
Minimal errors in grammar
and language that do not
affect the viewer’s
understanding. The choices
of words are most
appropriate and suitable for
the video and targeted
audience.
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overall focus was overall focus was not overall focus are
acceptable. The presenter good or quite bad. very poor and not
is seen from the top half acceptable.
angle most of the time. The video angle and
lighting poorly capture
The video angle and the speaker, too many
lighting somewhat capture animations.
the speaker moderately.
Inaudible audio
The audio is OK.
Some errors in grammar A lot of errors in Too many major 7
and language affect grammar and language errors and very
viewers’ understanding. affect viewers’ poor grammar and
Some of the words used comprehension. The language. The
are not suitable for the choices of words are language used is
video and targeted very poor and not not suitable for the
audience. appropriate for the video and targeted
video and targeted audience.
audience.
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 PART I
TASK 2: REFLECTIVE REPORT

PURPOSE
The task set for this assignment are designed to help you meet the following course learning
outcome (CLO):
♦ Describe basic language-based skills in interpersonal communication, business
etiquette and relationship-building in workplace contexts (P3, PLO 11);

TASK
IMPORTANT: This task is a continuation of your video presentation of Task 1: A report on the
effects of shorter working hours trial in your company.

Write a critical reflection on the process of carrying out the speech presentation. The structure of
this report follows the basic essay structure of introduction, body and concluding paragraphs. Refer to
the sample outline below.

Your Reflective Report MUST include the following FIVE criteria and each criterion should be between
300-350 words:

i) Reflection on the process; the planning stage of the video, during the recording of the
video and after the video has been recorded. Reflect on the challenges and what you did
to overcome these challenges. How did you do as the ‘director’ and the ‘speaker’?
ii) The timeline of completing the visual aids accompanying the recording of the video. How
long did you plan and record etc? How important is creativity and innovation in this task?
Why do you say so?
iii) Reflection on the content (the topic/ issue) and rationalise how things could have been
done in a better way. Is this topic/ issue familiar to you or vice versa? Describe well.
During the process of the video, there might be some instances where you realised your
idea could have been improved in another way. Describe this situation too.
iv) Show the video to ONE person and inquire if the speech is convincing. If he/she believes
the video is not effective, ask for other suggestions that might help improve the speech
or the product/service. Share this person’s thoughts in your reflective essay.
v) Your personal thoughts of completing this task (the video presentation). How do you feel
about it? If you feel the video recording is not advisable, what would be a better
alternative? Explain your rationale.

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 REMINDERS:

i. A Reflective Report is writing to evaluate, summarise, analyse, reflect on

individual’s journey of a/some particular actions. It is almost similar to journal
writing.
ii. Plagiarism is a serious offence. Avoid using or claiming other people’s writing in
this assignment.
iii. Refer to the assignment rubrics as a guide to achieving cohesion and coherence.

(20 MARKS)

REFLECTIVE REPORT OUTLINE

- Must have an introduction, body and a conclusion

REFLECTIVE REPORT
Video Link: xxxxxxxxxx

Introduction
(7-10 lines)

Body
(all the 5 criteria mentioned above)

Conclusion
(7-10 lines)

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 ATTACHMENT
RUBRICS FOR PI T2 REFLECTIVE REPORT
OUMH2203 ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION / SEPTEMBER 2022 SEMESTER

Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
*QN/ Max
CLO Criteria No response
*NS Weight Marks
4 3 2 1 0
Task 1 Introduction 0.5 The introduction is The introduction is The introduction is There is no clear There is no 2
2 excellently written. good. sufficient introduction. introduction.

1 Reflections 3.5 A convincing, critical A critical and detailed A thorough and Demonstrates a lack High possibility of 14
and detailed discussion of the detailed discussion of of understanding plagiarism.
discussion of the activity; pre, during activity; pre, during and insight into the
activity; pre, during and post and post 5 criteria required. Does not
and post demonstrate
Demonstrates good Demonstrates Less than 5 criteria understanding nor
Demonstrates very understanding and satisfactory are elaborated. insights of the 5
good understanding insights of the 5 understanding and criteria required
and insights of the 5 criteria required. insights of 5 criteria Too few personal OR
criteria required. required. reflections and Word count is less
All 5 criteria are examples are than 149 words.
All 5 criteria are elaborated well, All 5 criteria are unimportant or not
elaborated within 300-350 elaborated, within detailed.
extensively and very words 300-350 words. OR
descriptively, more Word count is much
than 300 words per Personal reflections Some personal less than 300 words
criterion. and relevant reflections and (150 – 299 words).
examples are relevant examples
All personal essential and are somewhat
reflections and detailed. essential and
relevant examples detailed.
are very essential

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 and detailed.
1 Conclusion 0.5 The conclusion is The conclusion is The conclusion show The conclusion is There is no 2
well connected to all connected to all the some connections to not clearly written. conclusion.
the reflections. reflections. the reflections.

1 Language/ 0.5 The writer makes no The writer makes The writer makes The writer makes a Writing is generally 2
Grammar errors in grammar or minimal errors in some errors in lot of errors in incomprehensible
spelling that grammar, structure grammar, structure, grammar, structure due to grammar,
distracts the reader and spelling that do or spelling that affect or spelling that structures and
from the content. not affect the the reader’s affect the reader’s spelling mistakes.
reader’s understanding. comprehension.
understanding.

Total 5 20
*QN = Question Number

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 PART II
ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

Discuss the following topic(s) in the forum and submit proof of your participation in the
online discussions:

1. The use of memo these days seems to be outdated. What are your opinions? Can
you suggest a better way?

2. Share your experience of BOTH telephone conversational situations that are:

a) surprisingly pleasant and
b) emotionally stressful

How did you deal with both situations?

(Total: 10 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT PROOF OF ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

Do the following:
1. Select the best FIVE (5) postings from the forum discussion set up by your tutor.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your assignment.
3. The screenshots should be in image file (either in JPG or PNG format). Refer to the sample of Screen Grab
below
4. The screenshots should contain: Name, Title of the discussion, Day, Date and Time.

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 RUBRICS FOR PII ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)
OUMH2203 ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION / SEPTEMBER 2022 SEMESTER

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max

QN CLO Criteria Weightage 4 3 2 1 0 marks

Quality of All five comments are Four of the Two or three of the One post Postings are done
Postings good, appropriate, comments are good, comments are issubmitted.OR All past assignment
relevant, meaningful, appropriate, relevant, somewhat good, posts done in one timeline.
and respectful. meaningful,and appropriate, day. OR No postings
Postings reflect active respectful. meaningful and OR None of the given as proof of
participation within Postings reflect respectful. comments are good participation in
1,2 2 2.5 the assignment participation within Postings show and relevant. discussion 10
timeline. the assignment relatively short OR Comments are
timeline. participation time. short responses that
are not substantial
ormeaningful.
Minimum effort (e.g.
“I agree with Tina”)

Total Marks 2.5 10

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