FOU105 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

2019-20 TRIMESTER 2

ASSESSMENT 1: LEARNING PORTFOLIO

Learning Portfolio 1 Guide

Due

For class BC-S120WSB-1 and BC-S120WSB-2:

Learning Portfolio 1 is due on Sunday, 12 January 2020 at 23:55

For classes BC-S120WSB-3:

Learning Portfolio 1 is due on Monday, 13 January 2020 at 23:55

Instructions

 Access the learning resources in the eBook and Slides sections of the course in
the eLearning System.
 Read Chapters 1 and 4 of the Cheesebro et. al. textbook, Chapter 1 of the Braun
et. al. textbook, and the corresponding slides.
 Prepare (1) a response to the following Learning Portfolio 1 questions, and (2) an
individual written reflection. Guidance on what to include in your reflection is
presented below.
 Submit both via the eLearning System on or before the due date.
 Portfolio submissions will be checked by your facilitator at each session.
 Be ready to present to the class your response to Learning Portfolio 1 questions
or your individual reflection. You will be randomly picked to present to the class.

Learning Portfolio 1 Questions

Textbook questions

1. How do we recognize and differentiate business messages from other types of

communication? Create a table comparing a business message found in an email
or an advertisement or a brochure with informal writing found on a site such as
Facebook.

2. Briefly explain three specific situations where communication skills will be

important in your future occupation?

3. Describe a time when you experienced a breakdown in communication due to lack

of clarity or purposefulness of your, or someone else’s, verbal or non-verbal
symbols. What did you learn from this experience?
Portfolio Reflection Guidance

Provide 120 to 150 words of reflection on your learning from the Learning Portfolio 1
questions. You may reflect on the question(s) you particularly engaged with and your
experiences. Please use the following as guidance.

Reflection guidelines that Possible questions you could use to meet these
MUST be used guidelines
Evaluate Significance What is the relative value of the overall learning experience
from the learning resources and portfolio questions for this
session?
Reconstruct the experience What are the most salient points of what you experienced
when learning from the learning resources for this session?
Analysis: Why did it happen What interpretations, explanations help you to make sense of
that way? the learning experience?
Distil: What lessons can be What positive aspects from learning resources are worth using
learnt? in the future?
Apply: Prepare for future What will you change as a result of learning experience
situations from this session? What preparation do you need now to
respond to situations in the future?
(Cottrell 2015: 236-237).