ENES 101 Assignment (Spring 2023)

Please read this document in its entirety, before attempting your

assignment.
Topic

Write an academic essay to justify and prove your stance on any ONE topic:

1. Has the internet contributed towards a better society?

OR
2. Should religion studies be a compulsory subject in schools?

Instructions

You will be submitting five sections for this task. Please make sure place all sections in one Word
document only.

Step 1
• Prewrite to get ideas. Write PREWRITING at the top of your document. Use your prescribed
book to complete this task: Introduction to Academic Writing, Second Edition by A.
Hoshima & A. Hogue.

Step 2

• Write the rough draft. Write ROUGH DRAFT at the top of this section.
• Make sure your essay has a thesis statement in the introductory paragraph. Your thesis
statement should clearly reflect your opinion about the given topic.
• Pay attention to your sentence structure.

Step 3
• Polish the rough draft. Write SECOND DRAFT at the top of this section.
• Use the Self-Editing Worksheet to check your second draft for grammar, punctuation, and
sentence structure (see Appendix A).

Step 4
• Write a final copy. Write FINAL COPY at the top of this section.

Step 5
• Hand in the following (in ONE Word document only)
1. Prewriting
2. Rough draft
3. Second draft
4. Self-editing sheet
5. Final draft

General Rubric:
Format: 5 marks
Content: 50 marks
Organization and referencing: 35 marks
Grammar and punctuation: 10 marks
The word limit is 1000 to 1200 words. It will be considered for the final draft section only.

This assignment counts as 20% of your course grade.

Use the APA citation method for the assignment. At least 3-5 references should be used.
 Uploading Instructions

1. Create a new MS Word file. Before typing your answer, please add the following
information on the first page:
• Student Name:
• Student ID:
• Course Name/Code:
• Assignment Question:

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.

5. Please note, students are allowed to make only one attempt of submission. As your first
attempt of submission will be the last, please make sure your assignment is relevant, correct, and
complete in all aspects.
 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 detail 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
 APPENDIX A

Self-Editing Worksheet

Format
I have used the APA formatting guidelines for my essay. Yes No

My essay has a title. Yes No

The title is centered. Yes No

The first line is indented. Yes No

There are margins on both sides on the page. Yes No

My paragraph is double-spaced. Yes No

Content and Organization

Introduction:
I wrote an introduction.
Yes No

Body:
The body has paragraphs (Write a number)

In each body paragraph, I discuss a different aspect of my main topic.

Yes No
Each body paragraph begins with a topic sentence that tells which aspect it will discuss
and I used supporting details in each paragraph. Yes No

Number of supporting details:

Body paragraph 1 _ Body paragraph 2
Body paragraph 3 _ Body paragraph 4

Conclusion
In my conclusion, I summarize my reasons. Yes No

Unity
Each paragraph discusses only one idea, and there are no sentences that are off the topic Yes No

Coherence
Each paragraph flows smoothly from beginning to end. Yes No

I repeat nous and pronouns. Yes No

I use transition signals to show relationships among ideas. Yes No

I use transition signals to link paragraphs. Yes No

Punctuation, Capitalization, and Spelling

I put a period after every sentence. I used capital letters correctly. Yes No

I used capital letters correctly. I checked my spelling. Yes No

I checked my spelling. Yes No

Grammar and Sentence Structure

I checked my sentence structure by writing simple, compound, and complex sentences. Yes No

I checked my paragraph for fragments, comma splices, and run-ons Yes No

Personal Grammar Trouble Spots

Every student has his or her own personal grammar trouble spots. Some students battle with verb tenses.
For others, articles are the main enemy. Some find it hard to know where to put periods. On the lines
below, add items that you know are problems for you. Delete items that you have mastered and add new
ones that you become aware of.

Errors to check for include:

• verb tenses
• subject-verb agreement
• articles
• pronoun agreement
• sentence fragments
• run-on sentences

I checked my paragraph for _ (verb tense, article, etc.) errors.

Number found and corrected .