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.
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 persons
assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons 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
sourcescredible websites, journal and newspaper articles. Below are examples
of sources that you can utilise for your report:
Title of newspaper
article
Writers
Source
Date of publication

Top jobs only for those who know the language well

Title of newspaper
article

Don: English standard for undergraduates is still not

up to par

Source
Source
Date of publication

Bernama
The Star
November 7, 2011

Title of journal article

Globalisations Impact on Soft Skills Demand in the

Malaysian Workforce and Organisations: What makes
graduates employable?
Kahirol Mohd Salleh, Nur Lisa Sulaiman, Khairul
Nazry Talib
Proceedings of the 1st UPI International Conference on
Technical and Vocational Education and Training
November 2010

Writer
Source
Date of publication

Hariati Azizan and Lee Yen Mun

The Star
August 10, 2011

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 20002500 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.
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.
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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ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA

Introduction

Body
paragraphs:
Findings (Five
important skills)

INDEX
WEIGHT
1

MISSING
ITEM
0
No
introduction

No body
paragraph

POOR

AVERAGE

GOOD

EXCELLENT

1
Introduction has
inadequate
development and does
not contain a clear
statement of purpose
or contains faulty
thesis
Body paragraphs are
not well-developed
and contain many
illogical and irrelevant
ideas

2
Introduction has
adequate
development but
statement of purpose/
thesis statement was
not clear

3
Introduction has
adequate
development and
contains clear
thesis

4
Introduction is welldeveloped and
contains clear thesis

Body paragraphs are

not adequately
developed but contain
some logical and
relevant ideas

Body paragraphs
contain
adequately
developed,
logical and
relevant ideas

Body paragraphs
contain welldeveloped, logical
and relevant ideas

Essay demonstrates
very little
understanding of the
issue

Essay demonstrates
some understanding
of the issue

Suggestions given are

reasonably acceptable
with some being
inappropriate
Writing is partly
coherent but some
parts are incoherent
due to ineffective
utilisation of cohesive
devices.
Unclear and illogical

Suggestions

No suggestion

Suggestions given are

generally
inappropriate

Coherence

No coherence

Writing is generally
incoherent due to
ineffective utilisation
of cohesive devices.
Unclear and illogical
connections in most

Essay
demonstrates indepth
understanding of
the issue
Most suggestions
given are
appropriate
Most writing
flows due to
effective use of
cohesive devices
Clear and logical
connection

MARKS
(MAX)
4

Writing clearly
demonstrates indepth understanding
of the issue

All suggestions
given are logical,
appropriate and
workable.
Writing has a good
flow due to effective
use of cohesive
devices
There is clear and
logical connection
between parts of

parts of writing.

connections in some
parts of writing.

between parts of
writing

writing

References

0.5

No reference

Writing is not cited

and referenced OR
Inappropriate style of
referencing/ citing
external sources.

References and
citations contain a
number of errors.

Most writing is
properly cited
and referenced.

Writing is properly
cited and referenced

Language

Not structured
and full of
mistakes

Limited range of
structures utilised and
many are wrongly
constructed

Sentences are
moderately varied but
some are wrongly
constructed

Most sentences
are varied and are
skillfully
constructed

Sentences are varied

and are skillfully
constructed

Essay has serious flaw

mistakes in grammar
and mechanics that
seriously affect
readers understanding

Essay may have some

mistakes in grammar
and mechanics that
sometimes affect
readers
understanding

Essay may have a

few mistakes in
grammar and
mechanics but
these mistakes do
not affect
readers
understanding

TOTAL
POINTS

7.5

Writing is free from

flaws in grammar
and mechanics

TOTAL

30

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

Appendix 1: Title Page

FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

OUMH1103
LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNERS

ASSIGNMENT TITLE

Name
Matric number
NRIC
Telephone number
E-mail address

Tutors name:
Learning Centre:

JANUARY 2012 Semester