1. PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN
ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT
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KOD KURSUS /COURSE CODE : OUMH1103
TAJUK KURSUS /COURSE TITLE : LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN
DISTANCE LEARNERS
SEMESTER /SEMESTER : SMP PPG MAC 2012
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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 atau Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English.
3. Muat turunkan templet tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk
penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan
menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. / Download the
language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation
and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times
New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing.
4. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 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. / Your assignment should be between 2500 and
3000 words excluding references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your
assignment. Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer.
5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA ON-LINE melalui MyVLE. Sila rujuk
kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line.
Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. /
You must submit your assignment ON-LINE via the MyVLE. Refer to the portal for
instructions on the procedures to submit your assignment on-line. You are advised to keep a
copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference.
6. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. / You can submit
your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.
7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 10 April 2012 hingga 22 April 2012. Serahan
selepas 22 April 2012 TIDAK akan diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted between
10 April 2012 and 22 April 2012. Submission after 22 April 2012 will NOT be accepted.
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2. 8. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain.
Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. /
Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another person’s
assignment. You should also not plagiarise another person’s work as your own.
SOALAN TUGASAN /ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
1. You are required to find information on important skills that employers are
looking for in graduates.
2. For this assignment, you are only allowed to find information from reliable
sources—credible websites, journal and newspaper articles. Below are examples
of sources that you can utilise for your report:
Title of newspaper Top jobs only for those who know the language well
article
Writers Hariati Azizan and Lee Yen Mun
Source The Star
Date of publication August 10, 2011
Title of newspaper Don: English standard for undergraduates is still not
article up to par
Source Bernama
Source The Star
Date of publication November 7, 2011
Title of journal article Globalisation’s Impact on Soft Skills Demand in the
Malaysian Workforce and Organisations: What makes
graduates employable?
Writer Kahirol Mohd Salleh, Nur Lisa Sulaiman, Khairul
Nazry Talib
Source Proceedings of the 1st UPI International Conference on
Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Date of publication November 2010
3. Find a few more articles and books and make notes from these sources.
4. Based on the notes made, prepare an academic report of approximately 2000-
2500 words on the following:
a) The important skills that employers are looking for in graduates
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3. b) Suggestions for future graduates, government bodies or
educational institutions in Malaysia to ensure that future
graduates are equipped with the skills listed.
*An academic report resembles an academic essay. However, an academic report
is divided accordingly using appropriate headings and subheadings.
5. Your academic report should have the following sections:
Preliminaries
- Table of Content (containing the main content and page number)
Main Content
Introduction
o The introduction should contain background information on the
topic, for example, the challenges faced by future graduates in
Malaysia.
o The introduction must contain a statement of purpose or a thesis
statement. This statement would provide the reader the general idea of
what would be discussed in the body of your report.
Body of Academic Report
o In the body of your report you should provide clear explanation on at
least FIVE (5) different skills that employers are looking for in
future graduates.
o Appropriate deliberations and examples are necessary to make your
points clear. It is essential that you substantiate your points with
experts’ opinions and survey findings.
Suggestions
o Provide logical suggestions for future graduates, government
bodies and educational institutions to ensure that future graduates
are equipped with the skills that you have listed.
Reference List
Write proper in-text citations when including external sources in
writing.
o Students are required to paraphrase or to summarise information from
external sources and not only lifting word-by-word from any external
sources.
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4. o A reference list should be prepared to acknowledge all sources utilised
in writing.
o The reference list should utilise the APA citation style (as shown in
Topic 5 of OUMH1103).
GUIDELINES FOR ANSWERING TASK
1. To know more on how to write a good essay type of assignment, read Topic 5 of
the module.
2. To answer this task, you need to search for information.
a) Information on essential skills for future graduates can be found on the
Internet through search engines (i.e. Google, Yahoo). Read Topics 7, 8
and 9 of your OUMH1103 module to learn more about Information
Retrieval Skills.
b) To retrieve more information on the topic, read Topics 7, 8 and 9 of your
OUMH1103 module to learn about Information Retrieval Skills.
c) Select only scholarly articles/ books/ websites that are relevant to the
assignment topic. The resources of information obtained and used in your
writing must be listed in the Reference section.
3. Marks will be granted as below:
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5. NO ASSESSMENT INDEX MISSING POOR AVERAGE GOOD EXCELLENT MARKS
CRITERIA ITEM (MAX)
WEIGHT 0 1 2 3 4
1 Introduction 1 No Introduction has Introduction has Introduction has Introduction is well- 4
introduction inadequate adequate adequate developed and
development and does development but development and contains clear thesis
not contain a clear statement of purpose/ contains clear
statement of purpose thesis statement was thesis
or contains faulty not clear
thesis
2 Body 2 No body Body paragraphs are Body paragraphs are Body paragraphs Body paragraphs 8
paragraphs: paragraph not well-developed not adequately contain contain well-
Findings (Five and contain many developed but contain adequately developed, logical
important skills) illogical and irrelevant some logical and developed, and relevant ideas
ideas relevant ideas logical and
relevant ideas Writing clearly
Essay demonstrates Essay demonstrates demonstrates in-
very little some understanding Essay depth understanding
understanding of the of the issue demonstrates in- of the issue
issue depth
understanding of
the issue
3 Suggestions 2 No suggestion Suggestions given are Suggestions given are Most suggestions All suggestions 8
generally reasonably acceptable given are given are logical,
inappropriate with some being appropriate appropriate and
inappropriate workable.
4 Coherence 1 No coherence Writing is generally Writing is partly Most writing Writing has a good 4
incoherent due to coherent but some flows due to flow due to effective
ineffective utilisation parts are incoherent effective use of use of cohesive
of cohesive devices. due to ineffective cohesive devices devices
utilisation of cohesive There is clear and
Unclear and illogical devices. Clear and logical logical connection
connections in most Unclear and illogical connection between parts of
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6. parts of writing. connections in some between parts of writing
parts of writing. writing
5 References 0.5 No reference Writing is not cited References and Most writing is Writing is properly 2
and referenced OR citations contain a properly cited cited and referenced
Inappropriate style of number of errors. and referenced.
referencing/ citing
external sources.
6 Language 1 Not structured Limited range of Sentences are Most sentences Sentences are varied 4
and full of structures utilised and moderately varied but are varied and are and are skillfully
mistakes many are wrongly some are wrongly skillfully constructed
constructed constructed constructed
Writing is free from
Essay has serious flaw Essay may have some Essay may have a flaws in grammar
mistakes in grammar mistakes in grammar few mistakes in and mechanics
and mechanics that and mechanics that grammar and
seriously affect sometimes affect mechanics but
reader’s understanding reader’s these mistakes do
understanding not affect
readers’
understanding
TOTAL 7.5 TOTAL 30
POINTS
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7. PENILAIAN / EVALUATION
Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 40% markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai
berdasarkan kepada Rubrik. / This assignment accounts for 40% of the marks for the
course mentioned and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics.
Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir
Semester bermula / You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final
Semester Examination commences.
PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION
Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan.
Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The
submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is
detected, marks would be deducted as follows:
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 % : potongan 20% daripada
jumlah markah yang diperoleh.
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50 % : potongan 40% daripada
jumlah markah yang diperoleh.
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan
diberikan.
• Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total
marks scored.
• Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total
marks scored.
• Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.
MUKA SURAT TAMAT / END OF PAGE
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8. FAKULTI PENDIDIKAN DAN BAHASA
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PENGUKURAN DAN PENILAIAN DALAM PENDIDIKAN
TAJUK TUGASAN:
PRINSIP TEKNOLOGI PENGAJARAN
NOR ZAHIDA BINTI MOHAMED DAUD
8002080851180001
800208-08-5118
019-5979413
zazafiq80@yahoo.com
Nama Tutor: BASKARAN KANNAN
Pusat Pengajian:UNIVERSITI TERBUKA MALAYSIA,
IPOH PERAK
SEMESTER MEI 2012
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