PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN
ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT
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OUMH1103
LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS
SEPTEMBER 2012
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ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul bercetak
kursus ini. / This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the language of the printed
module for the course.
2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English.
3. Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk penyediaan dan
penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times
New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. / Download the language version of the assignment template
concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment
should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing.
4. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan. Bilangan
perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalin soalan dan arahan
tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding
references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do not copy the
assignment question and instructions to your answer.
5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA ON-LINE melalui MyVLE. Sila rujuk kepada portal
untuk arahan mengenai prosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line. Anda dinasihatkan
menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. / You must submit your
assignment ON-LINE via the MyVLE. Refer to the portal for instructions on the procedures to submit
your assignment on-line. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment for personal
reference.
6. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. / You can submit your
assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.
7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 6hb hingga 18hb November 2012 (ONLINE)
Serahan selepas 18hb November 2012 TIDAK akan diterima. / Your assignment must be
submitted between 6th until 18th November 2012. Submission after 18th November 2012
will NOT be accepted.
8. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga
dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. / Your assignment should be
prepared individually. You should not copy another person’s assignment. You should also not
plagiarise another person’s work as your own.
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SOALAN TUGASAN /ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
For this assignment you are required to prepare an academic report on “The benefits and
detrimental effects of Internet on students.”
*An academic report resembles an academic essay.
You are only allowed to find information from reliable sources — credible websites,
journal and newspaper articles. Below are examples of sources that you can utilise for
your report:
Title of Journal/Article
Attitudes of Students Towards Internet
Writers
Isman, Aytekin and Dabaj, Fahme
Source
Turkish Online Journal of Distance EducationISSN 1302-6488, 5(4)
Year of publication
2004
Title of Journal Article
Writer
Source
Year of publication
Internet Addiction among Students: Prevalence and
Psychological Problems in Japan
Sato, Takashi
Japan Medical Association Journal, 49 (7)
2006
Title of journal article
Writer
Source
Year of publication
Internet Plagiarism among College Students
Scanlon, P. M & Neumann, D. R.
Journal of College Student Development, 43 (3)
2002
Do not limit yourselves to only the articles above. Find a few more articles and books and
make notes from these sources.
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Your report should have the following criteria:
Preliminaries
-
Table of Content (containing the main content and page number)
Main Content
Introduction
o The introduction should contain background information, for
example the use of the internet among students.
o The introduction must contain a statement of purpose or a thesis
statement. This statement would provide the reader the general idea of
what would be discussed in the body of your report.
Body of Academic Report
o In the body of your report, you should provide clear explanation on at
least FOUR benefits of the internet for students and FOUR
detrimental effects of the internet on students.
o Appropriate deliberations and examples are necessary to make your
points clear. It is essential that you substantiate your points with
experts’ opinions and survey findings.
Suggestions
o Provide logical suggestions to reduce the detrimental effects of
internet usage among students.
Reference List
Write proper in-text citations when including external sources in writing.
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o Students are required to paraphrase or to summarise information from
external sources and not only lifting word by word from any external
sources.
o A reference list should be prepared to acknowledge all external
sources utilised in writing.
o The reference list should utilise the APA citation style (as shown in
Topic 5 of OUMH1103).
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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 the following information:
a) Information on benefits and detrimental effects of the Internet on
students can be found on the internet through search engines (i.e. Google,
Yahoo). Read Topics 7, 8 and 9 of your OUMH1103 module to learn
more about Information Retrieval Skills.
b) To retrieve 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 / books / websites that are relevant to the
assignment topic. The resources of information obtained and used in your
writing must be listed in the Reference section.
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Assignment Guidelines (Content and Scoring)
No
1
2
Assessment
Criteria
Introduction
Index
Weight
1
Body
paragraphs:
Findings (4
benefits & 4
detrimental
effects)
2
Missing Item
0
No
introduction.
Poor
1
Introduction has
inadequate
development and does
not contain a clear
statement of purpose
or contains faulty
thesis.
Average
2
Introduction has
adequate
development but
statement of
purpose / thesis
statement was not
clear.
Good
3
Introduction has
adequate
development and
contains clear
thesis.
Excellent
4
Introduction is welldeveloped and
contains clear thesis.
No body
paragraph.
Body paragraphs are
not well-developed
and contain many
illogical and irrelevant
ideas.
Body paragraphs
are not adequately
developed but
contain some
logical and relevant
ideas.
Body paragraphs
contain
adequately
developed,
logical and
relevant ideas.
Body paragraphs
contain welldeveloped, logical
and relevant ideas.
Essay demonstrates
very little
understanding of the
issue.
Essay demonstrates
some
understanding of
the issue.
Essay
demonstrates indepth
understanding of
the issue.
Writing clearly
demonstrates indepth understanding
of the issue.
Marks
(Maximum)
4
8
3
Suggestions
2
No suggestion.
Suggestions given are
generally
inappropriate.
Suggestions given
are reasonably
acceptable with
some being
inappropriate.
Most suggestions
given are
appropriate.
All suggestions
given are logical,
appropriate and
workable.
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4
Coherence
1
No coherence.
Writing is generally
incoherent due to
ineffective utilisation
of cohesive devices.
Writing is partly
coherent but some
parts are incoherent
due to ineffective
utilisation of
cohesive devices.
Writing flows is
good due to
effective use of
cohesive devices.
Writing has
excellent flow due to
effective use of
cohesive devices.
4
6
Unclear and illogical
connections in most
parts of writing.
Unclear and
illogical
connections in
some parts of
writing.
Clear and logical
connection
between parts of
writing.
There is clear and
logical connection
between parts of
writing.
5
References
0.5
No reference.
Writing is not cited
and referenced OR
Inappropriate style of
referencing / citing
external sources.
References and
citations contain a
number of errors.
Most writing is
properly cited
and referenced.
Writing is properly
cited and referenced.
2
6
Language
1
Not structured
and full of
mistakes.
Limited range of
structures utilised and
many are wrongly
constructed.
Sentences are
moderately varied
but some are
wrongly
constructed.
Most sentences
are varied and are
skillfully
constructed
Sentences are varied
and are skillfully
constructed.
4
Essay has serious
flaws mistakes in
grammar and
mechanics that
seriously affect
reader’s
understanding.
Essay may have
some mistakes in
grammar and
mechanics that
sometimes affect
reader’s
understanding
Essay may have a
few mistakes in
grammar and
mechanics but
these mistakes do
not affect
readers’
understanding.
Writing is free from
flaws in grammar
and mechanics.
Total marks
30
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Appendix 1: Title Page
FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES
OUMH1103
LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS
ASSIGNMENT TITLE
Name
Matric number
NRIC
Telephone number
E-mail address
Tutor’s name:
Learning Centre:
SEPTEMBER 2012 Semester
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PENILAIAN / EVALUATION
Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 30% markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai
berdasarkan kepada Rubrik atau Skema Jawapan. / This assignment accounts for 40 % of
the marks for the course mentioned and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics or Answer
Scheme.
Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester
bermula / You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final Semester
Examination commences.
PLAGIARISME : POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM : MARKS DEDUCTION
Amaran : Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jika
plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted
assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks
would be deducted as follows:
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Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 % : potongan 20% daripada
jumlah markah yang diperoleh.
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50 % : potongan 40% daripada
jumlah markah yang diperoleh.
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan
diberikan.
Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks
scored.
Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total marks
scored.
Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.
MUKA SURAT TAMAT / END OF PAGE
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