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 :
JANUARY 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 6 Mac
2012 hingga 18 Mac 2012. Serahan selepas
18 Mac 2012 TIDAK akan diterima.
/ Your assignment must be submitted between 6 March 2012 and 18 March 2012.
Submission after 18 March 2012 will NOT be accepted.
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
- You are required to find information on important skills that employers are looking for in graduates.
- 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:
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Title of newspaper
article
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Top jobs only
for those who know the language well
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Writers
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Hariati Azizan and
Lee Yen Mun
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Source
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The Star
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Date of publication
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August 10, 2011
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Title of newspaper
article
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Don: English
standard for undergraduates is still not up to par
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Source
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Bernama
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Source
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The Star
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Date of publication
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November 7, 2011
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Title of journal article
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Globalisation’s
Impact on Soft Skills Demand in the Malaysian Workforce and Organisations:
What makes graduates employable?
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Writer
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Kahirol Mohd
Salleh, Nur Lisa Sulaiman, Khairul Nazry Talib
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Source
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Proceedings of the
1st UPI International Conference on Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
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Date of publication
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November 2010
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- Find a few more articles and books and make notes from these sources.
- 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
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.
- 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.
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).
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