ASSIGNMENT

OUMH2203
ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
MAY 2020 SEMESTER

INSTRUCTION

1. All tasks must be delivered in English.

2. The cover sheet of your assignment must contain the following information: Course code
and name / Semester / Your full name and student number / Your email address and mobile
number.
3. For written assignment, use Times New Roman or Arial, 12-point font, with 1.5-line spacing
in A4 format. Ensure that the assignment you submit is paginated.
4. Present your responses to the tasks in a SINGLE portfolio file (PDF or Word format). Adhere
to the following structure:

i. Cover sheet
ii. Response to Task 1 – A link of the video presentation
iii. Response to Task 2 – Reflective Report/Essay

5. Submit your portfolio ONLINE in a single file by (26th JULY 2020)

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6. Late submission without prior permission will be penalized with marks deduction.

1. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course:

a) Video Presentation – 40%

b) Reflective Report/Essay – 20%

TASK 1: INDIVIDUAL VIDEO PRESENTATION

The task set for this

assignment are
designed to help you
meet the following
course learning
outcomes (CLOs):

1) Describe basic language-based skills in interpersonal communication, business etiquette

and relationship-building in workplace contexts; and
2) Discuss relevant principles, techniques, skills and strategies of oral and written
communication modes geared to a range of business audiences
* CLO 3 will be tested in the MCQ items.

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TASK
You are employed in a famous sales company in Malaysia. You are required to make a
presentation about a new product or service. The company requires you to submit a 10 - 15
minutes convincing video presenting this new product/ service to the board.

The followings are the requirements that you need to consider in preparing the video:

a. "Create" a logical new product or service to offer. You are free to use existing product/
service but you must creatively modify it (transform into new product/ service).
b. Prepare your notes and visual aids for the product/ service.
c. Plan your script of the video. You might want to use applications to further exemplify
the presentation like PowerPoint Presentation, iMovie, Funimate, Adobe and many
others.
d. Record a 10 - 15 minutes presentation of the product/service.
i. Make sure that you introduce yourself and the product/service
ii. The content must explain the advantages and the specialities of the
product/services.
iii. Your presentation must be convincing and professional.
iv. You must offer an ending (conclusion) in the video.
e. Make sure the recording content is authentic, clear and engaging. In other words, “you
are the script writer, the speaker and maybe even, the producer!” Thus, you need to be
creative as if you are presenting in a board meeting.
f. Prepare a link to your presentation. Choose either to upload your video on YouTube, a
blog website, Facebook or any online drive (Google Drive/ OneDrive etc). Submit this
link in your assignment. Make sure this link is accessible.

NOTE:
* Refer to the assignment rubrics as a guide to achieve cohesion and coherence.

[Total: 40 marks]

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 TASK 2: REFLECTIVE REPORT/ESSAY

The task set for this assignment are designed to help you meet the following course learning
outcomes (CLOs):

1) Describe basic language-based skills in interpersonal communication, business

etiquette and relationship-building in workplace contexts; and
2) Discuss relevant principles, techniques, skills and strategies of oral and written
communication modes geared to a range of business audiences

TASK
IMPORTANT: This task is a continuation of your video presentation: Convincing video to offer
new product/service.

Write a 4-5 pages reflection on the process of carrying out the video presentation.

Your reflection essay MUST include the following (although it might not be in order):

i) Reflection on the process; the planning stage of the video, during the recording of the
video and after the video has been recorded. Reflect on the challenges and what you did
to overcome these challenges. How did you do as the ‘director’ and the ‘speaker’?
ii) The timeline of completing the visual aids accompanying the recording of the video. How
long did you plan and record etc? How important is creativity and innovation in this task?
Why do you say so?
iii) Reflection of how things could have been done in a better way. What might be the
advantages/disadvantages of recording this video? During the process of the video,
there might be some instances where you realised you could have done it in an easier
way. Describe this situation.
iv) Show the video to ONE person and inquire if the speech is convincing. If he/she believe
the video is not effective, ask for other suggestions that might help improve the speech
or the product/service. Share this person’s thoughts in your reflective essay.
v) Your personal thoughts of completing this task (the video presentation). How do you feel
about it? If you feel the video recording is not advisable, what would be a better
alternative? Explain your rationale.

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Refer to the assignment rubrics as a guide to achieve cohesion and coherence.

[Total: 20 marks]

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REFLECTIVE ESSAY OUTLINE

REFLECTIVE ESSAY

Introduction
(5-10 lines)

Body
(all the 5 criteria mentioned above)

Conclusion
(5-10 lines)

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 ATTACHMENT
RUBRICS TO ASSESS A VIDEO PRESENTATION
OUMH2203 ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION / MAY 2020

Excellent Good Fair Poor

Criteria Weight
4 3 2 1
nt of the 2 Covers the task in depth Includes basic knowledge Includes essential The content includes N
ct/ service with details and examples. of the task. information about the minor details of the
The knowledge of the The knowledge of the product/service, but not product/service. The
product/service is product/service is presentation is moderately content is not inviting to
excellently convincing. The convincing. convincing. The content is the viewer.
presentation of ideas is The presentation of ideas is not very organized or
very inviting to the viewer. good and inviting to the moderately detailed.
viewer.
ality & 1.75 The ideas show great The ideas show originality The ideas show less The ideas show no N
vity of ideas originality. The ideas are with the use of own ideas creativity and very rigid. creativity and very n
creative, professional and and creativity. The content is rather stiff boring. The content is
witty. and not smooth. presented as “reading”
Good use of visual aids and and not natural
Excellent use of visual aids there are additional Moderate use of visual aids
and extra creative efforts creative efforts and few creative efforts Lacks visual aids and any
creative efforts
nisation and 2.5 The structure and details There are clear attempts to There are attempts to Little effort has been N
ntation of of the video presentation make the video make the video interesting made to make the video m
peaker are placed in a logical presentation interesting but the structure and the interesting. v
order and the way they but in one or two parts, the organisation of the video The structure and the N
are presented effectively details appear incoherent. lacks direction that affects organisation of ideas in a
keeps the interest of the viewer’s comprehension. the video is not smooth c
viewer. Speech is natural, fluent and lacks cohesion. u
and audible. Speech is quite natural,
Speech is effectively fluent and audible. Speech is not natural,
natural, fluent and The gestures and fluent and audible.
audible. expressions are quite The gestures and
spontaneous. expressions show some The gestures and
The gestures and sign of nervousness. expressions clearly show
expressions are natural, signs of nervousness.
very relaxing and
spontaneous.
all Video 1.5 The overall quality of the Most of the quality of the The quality of the video is The quality of the video T
video and the focus were video and the focus were not very good but the is acceptable but the v
excellent and assist good. overall focus was overall focus was not o
viewer’s comprehension. acceptable. good or quite bad. v
The ending part is a
The ending part of the recognizable, but does not There is no clear ending or There is no clear ending
video is recognizable and effectively close the video. the ending part is part. The video just
gives very clear and unexpected/ not ends.
meaningful closure to the interesting.
video.
f Language 2.25 No errors in grammar and Minimal errors in grammar Some errors in grammar A lot of errors in T
language that distracts the and language that does not and language that affects grammar and language e
viewer from the content. affect viewer’s viewer’s understanding. that affects viewer’s p
The choices of words are understanding. The choices Some of the words used comprehension. The l
very appropriate and of words are mostly are not suitable for the choices of words are L

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 suitable for the video and appropriate and suitable video and targeted very poor and not n
targeted audience. for the video and targeted audience. appropriate the video t
audience. and targeted audience. t
a
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*QN = Question Number

RUBRICS FOR REFLECTIVE REPORT

OUMH2203 ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION / MAY 2020
Unsatisfac
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Criteria No respo
Weight
4 3 2 1 0
Introduction 0.5 The introduction is The introduction is The introduction is There is no clear There is no
excellently written. good. sufficient introduction. introduction.

Reflections 3.5 Convincing, critical Critical and detailed Thorough and Significant Mere descript
and detailed discussion of the detailed discussion inadequacies in the activity; pre, d
discussion of the activity; pre, during of activity; pre, discussion of the and post
activity; pre, during and post during and post activity; pre, during
and post and post Does not
Demonstrates good Demonstrates demonstrate
Demonstrates very understanding and satisfactory Demonstrates a lack understanding
good understanding insights of the 5 understanding and of understanding insights of the
and insights of the 5 criteria required. insights of 5 criteria and insights of the 5 criteria requir
criteria required. required. criteria required.
Personal reflections
All personal and relevant Some personal Too few personal
reflections and examples are reflections and reflections and
relevant examples essential and relevant examples examples are
are very essential detailed. are somewhat unimportant or not
and detailed. essential and detailed.
detailed.

Conclusion 0.5 The conclusion is The conclusion is The conclusion show The conclusion is There is no
well connected to all connected to all the some connections to not clearly written. conclusion.
the reflections. reflections. the reflections.

Language/ 0.5 Writer makes no Writer makes Writer makes some Writer makes a lot Writing is gen
Grammar errors in grammar or minimal errors in errors in grammar, of errors in incomprehen
spelling that grammar, structure structure, or spelling grammar, structure due to gramm
distracts the reader and spelling that that affect reader’s or spelling that structures and
from the content. does not affect understanding. affect reader’s spelling mista
reader’s comprehension.
understanding.

Total 5
*QN = Question Number
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