@ ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY pa eae Ome ees FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/SOFTWARE ENGINEERING e DLSH101: LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS ” November/December 2016 Time: 3 Hours @ INSTRUCTIONS Answer all four (4) questions. - question carries 25 marks. Answer all questions in Answer Books provided. BM DLSH101: LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS PAGE1OF2Question 1 (@) Discuss five characteristics of effective goals, [10] (b) Discuss the steps of writing an assignment (15 Question 2 (a) You have been asked to prepare a presentation for a conference. Which steps would you take to plan and prepare for this presentation. [20} (b) Outline five reasons for reading. (5) uestion 3 “ (a) What are the learning styles and their strategies? (10) (b) Give a detailed explanation of SQ3R . (15) Question 4 (a) Explain giving an example of how you would cite using APA citation from a printed book. 5) (b) Discuss what OPAC is and how you would use it. (10) (c) How do you evaluate Information from the internet? [10) DLSH101: LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS PAGE20F2