Isnin, 9 September 2013

ASSIGNMENT OUMH1103 LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNERS SEMESTER MAY 2011




ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: TASK


 


OBJECTIVES OF TASK : (30 marks)

The objective of this task is to assess your ability to:
·         search for information;
·         write an essay type assignment using Microsoft Word;
·         acknowledge other authors’ work, and
·         demonstrate logical arguments/discussions with supporting facts and evidences.

REQUIREMENT OF TASK
Produce a 2000-2500- word academic report based on the given scenario.

Being an online learner requires different sets of skills from those required of traditional learners.
Describe THREE main skills that are essential to an online learner. Discuss why these skills are essential for an online learner.  Provide suggestions on how online learners can learn these skills or improve themselves in the skills that you have identified.

1.                  Before writing the essay, students must carry out research on Internet or OUM’s Digital          Library (DL).

2.                  Find at least FIVE relevant journal articles/ materials from the DL/ the Internet/ newspapers, on the topic given. Read the journals.

3.          Write the academic report. 



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 online learners can be found in myLibrary and search engines (i.e. Google, Yahoo).

(b)               To get 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 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.                  Assignment Format:

(a)                Title page
As shown in Appendix 1.

(b)               Table of content
List of headings and sub-headings with page numbers.

(c)                Introduction
(i)                 Write the background of the problem here. State at least two challenges that are faced by online learners that are not faced by traditional learners.




(ii)               Provide the scope of your report—state what the reader can expect to find in the report. (In this section, provide your audience with the topic (essential skills for online learners), the preview of the main discussion in your report (reasons why the identified skills are essential and ways to learn/ improve in the skills) and the data source for your report (for example, the main findings of the report are based on a secondary research)

(d)               Findings
The findings section should comprise the following:
Three essential skills that are important to online learners and reasons why these skills are important. (This is to be based on findings from secondary research).

(e)                Conclusion
Based on your findings, state your conclusion. In your conclusion, state the following:
Evaluation based on findings made (Restate the importance of the skills and identify the problems that online learners would face if they have not acquired the skills that you have identified).

(f)                Recommendation 
The recommendation section should comprise the following:
Three practical ways that can be employed by online learners to learn the skills OR to improve in the skills identified. (This is to be based on findings from secondary research).

(g)               Use suitable facts from the journals/ internet articles/ newspapers to support your writing, with proper quotations or paraphrasing of outside sources. Acknowledge these sources accordingly (with proper in-text citation and referencing style).
Marks will be deducted if the in-text citation is wrongly written. Deduction of marks will be based on the severity of the problem.

Reminder:
Marks will be severely affected or student may be awarded with a ‘0’ if work is not original.

(h)               References
(i)                 List at least FIVE references (books, e-books, journals, e-journals, newspaper articles, websites, etc)
(ii)               These references must be written using the APA citation style (Topic 5 of OUMH 1103). Marks will be deducted if the references are wrongly written. Deduction of marks will be based on the severity of the problem.

(i)                 Language
6 marks will be awarded for language. Marks will be deducted for serious language and grammar problems. Deduction of marks will be based on the severity of the problem.

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