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BPAW7103 Technical/Academic Writing May Semester 2022
BPAW7103 Technical/Academic Writing May Semester 2022
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BPAW7103
TECHNICAL/ACADEMIC WRITING
MAY SEMESTER 2022
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION
1. Answer in English.
6. This assignment accounts for 100% of the total marks for the course.
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ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
QUESTION/TASK 1 (30%):
OBJECTIVE:
Task1 focuses on selected features of academic writing, covering multi-
word verbs, the structure of research questions, using owned words and
citation style, paraphrasing style, and transitional expressions.
REQUIREMENT:
Answer all the questions in SECTIONS A, B, C, and D.
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SECTION A (5 marks)
Identify the two-word verbs found in each of the five sentences below. Then
rewrite the sentences by replacing the identified verbs. Underline the changes
made.
SECTION B (7 marks)
Three sets of research questions are given. For each set, choose the best
research question out of the three (A, B, and C). Give reasons for NOT choosing
the other 2 options.
Set 1
Question A: What marketing strategies does the Coca-Cola company currently
apply?
Question C: What marketing strategies has the Coca-Cola company used in the
past?
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Set 2
Question A: What impact has deregulation had on the airline industry?
Set 3
Question A: Do children sent to daycare or preschool start kindergarten with
more-developed skills?
PART 1
Quotation: "Empire State College has a policy describing the conditions under
which students may be warned or withdrawn from the College for such unethical
academic behavior as plagiarism, forgery, misrepresentation, or other dishonest
or deceptive acts which constitute grounds for warning or administrative
withdrawal” (From Student Handbook 5, p. 5.)
Writing Samples
1. The Student Handbook states that the College may dismiss students who
in any way present others' work as their own (Student Handbook, 1992: 5).
3. The Student Handbook states that the College has a policy that describes
the different instances under which students may be withdrawn from the
College. These instances include plagiarism, forgery, misrepresentation,
and other instances that show dishonest or deceptive practice (Student
Handbook 5, 1992: 5).
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PART 2
Given below is a quotation and the source of the quote. Paraphrase the
quote by using two different formats of acknowledging the source.
SOURCE: Robert J. Thomas What Machines Can't Do: Politics and Technology in
the Industrial Enterprise. University of CA Press 1994 pp. 35-42.
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PART 3
Sentence: It is eleven years since the FDA Conference was last held here in
Malaysia.
Complete the five sentences below in ways that express the same meaning
as the one above.
Answer: It is eleven years since the FDA Conference was last held here in
Malaysia.
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2. The FDA Conference… last...
SECTION D (6 marks)
Fill in an appropriate signal word or phrase for each blank found in the text.
State the corresponding functions of the words.
ESSAY
History shows that human beings have come a long way from
where they started. They have developed new technologies which means that
everybody can enjoy luxuries they never previously imagined. (1)__________
the technologies that are temporarily making this world a better place to live
could well prove to be an ultimate disaster (2) _______, among other things,
the creation of nuclear weapons, increasing pollution, and loss of animal species.
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(7) ________ there is no doubt that current human activities such as
the creation of nuclear weapons, pollution, and destruction of wildlife,
are harmful to the earth. It is important for us to see not only the short-
term effects of our actions, but their long-term ones as well. (8)________, human
activities will be just another step towards destruction.
[Total: 30 marks]
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QUESTION/ TASK 2 (70%):
OBJECTIVE:
B. Pick out one summary and build two research questions for your study.
Write a short critical literature review to support the two research questions
(review 5 other relevant support articles for EACH research question).
(25%)
NOTES
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Your answers should be presented according to the individual parts, A, B,
and C.
Make use of sensible headings and sub-headings where appropriate in
your answers.
You may include visuals where appropriate
To answer Section C, you can tap on prior knowledge on methodology and
use relevant supports for your write-up.
For each section, present your information according to the broad divisions
of introduction, body and conclusion.
[Total: 70 marks]
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ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
BPAW7103 TECHNICAL/ACADEMIC WRITING / MAY SEMESTER 2022
QUESTION/TASK 1 (30%)
SECTION A Highly accurate answer Accurate answer with Satisfactory answer Poorly written answer Answer is highly
Identify the two-word verbs found in each of the with correct correct identification with some inaccuracies with many inappropriate in task
five sentences below and substitute them with identification and and substitution with in identification and inaccuracies in fulfilment.
1 1 formal academic verbs. substitution. one or 2 mistakes. substitution. identification and
1.25 5
substitution.
SECTION B Highly accurate answer Accurate answer with Satisfactory answer Poorly written answer Answer is highly
Choose the best research question out of the with correct correct identification with some inaccuracies with many inappropriate in task
given three. Give reasons for not choosing the identification and and good reasons for in identification and inaccuracies in fulfilment.
2 other 2 options. 1.75 plausible and logical not choosing the other satisfactory reasons identification and 7
reasons for not options. for not choosing the illogical reasoning for
choosing the other other options. not choosing the
options. other options.
SECTION C Highly accurate answer Accurate answer with Satisfactory answer Poorly written answer Answer is highly 4
PARTS 1 with correct correct identification with some inaccuracies with many inappropriate in task
identification and and good paraphrases in identification and inaccuracies in fulfilment.
Identification of paraphrase, summary and 1.0
paraphrases that use that use owned words. paraphrases showing identification and
plagiarised work.
owned words. some inadequacies in poorly written
Paraphrase the quote by using two different using owned words. paraphrases with
formats of acknowledging the source. heavy borrowings
from original source.
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SECTION D Highly accurate answer Accurate answers with Some mistakes are Many mistakes are More than ¾ of the
Fill in an appropriate signal word or phrase for with no mistakes in one or two mistakes in identified in word made in word answers are
each blank in the text. State the corresponding word accuracy and word accuracy and accuracy and purpose accuracy and purpose inappropriately in
2 1.5 6
functions of the words. purpose explanation. purpose explanation. explanation. explanation. signal word choice
and purposes are
mostly inaccurate .
Total 7.5 30
*QN = Question Number
QUESTION/TASK 2 (70%)
Section A
Summarise the sections on research implications
(from five data sources). Prior to the presentation Excellent Well written Fairly comprehensive Poorly written and Summaries are almost
2 3 of the summaries, state your intended field of 5 comprehensive comprehensive summaries of research unfocused unintelligible, with
study. summaries of research summaries of research implications, with summaries of very little link to the
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implications, with very implications, with clear sufficient clarity in research implications, stated research
clear relevance to the relevance to the stated relevance to the stated with poor relevance intention.
stated research research intention. research intention. link to the stated
intention. research intention.
3 Section B
Pick out one summary and build two research Comprehensive Unclear framing of Research questions
Accurate and
questions for your study. Excellent and accurate framing of research research questions do not follow general
comprehensive
Write a short critical literature review to support framing of research questions with some with glaring language principles of research
framing of research
the two research questions (review 5 other 6.25 questions with no language problems. problems. question 25
questions with almost
relevant support articles for EACH research language problems. construction. Meaning
no language problems
question). is very poorly
conveyed.
3 Section C 25
For each research question, describe the
methodology involved. Concentrate only on the 6.25 Excellent, detailed Most details are Some details are Many details are A very shallow
following aspects: and easy -to- follow included and they are lacking but they are lacking and they are presentation of
underlying research philosophy description of easy -to- follow with a quite easy -to- follow not quite easy to details; they are
underlying research good description of with a satisfactory follow; the totally not in line with
sampling methods
philosophy, sampling underlying research description of descriptions of the research
instrument development (with 5 sample methods, instrument philosophy, sampling underlying research underlying research questions; the
items shown), and development, methods, instrument philosophy, sampling philosophy, sampling descriptions of
validity issues. and development, methods, instrument methods, instrument underlying research
validity issues. and development, development, philosophy, sampling
validity issues. and and methods, instrument
validity issues. validity issues are development,
poorly attended to. and
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validity issues are
extremely poorly
delivered.
17.5 70
*QN = Question Number
NOTES:
You are to work in groups of 2/3 members if the classroom enrolment has about 10 students.
If the enrolment number is 12 or more, work in groups of 3 members.