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.
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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