ASSIGNMENT

OUMH2203
ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
SEPTEMBER 2021 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 MULTIPLE files. Adhere to the following structure:
i. Response to Task 1 – A video presentation (max. 400MB)
ii. Response to Task 2 – Reflective Report/Essay

5. Submit your files ONLINE by 16 NOVEMBER 2021.

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

7. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course:
a) Video Presentation – 40%
b) Reflective Report/Essay – 20%

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 TASK 1: INDIVIDUAL VIDEO PRESENTATION

TASK OBJECTIVE
The objective of Task 1 is to encourage learners to demonstrate the ability and confidence in
preparing and practising effective communication skills in a professional setting through a
video presentation.

TASK SCENARIO

You are a graduate of Open University Malaysia, and you are currently looking for a new job.
While browsing through some online platforms, you came across an advertisement that
suits your qualification and other needs. Due to the current pandemic situation, the
company that is hiring plans to conduct the interview online. However, to screen all job
applicants, the company requires all aspiring candidates to send in their application via a
video presentation.

Assignment Task
You are required to prepare a video presentation of your job application for the following
advertisement.

PROMEDIA REQUIREMENTS
INTERNATIONAL Degree in Mass Media or
relevant fields
Minimum 5 years in
Pioneer in Media Advertisements
PIONEER ING MEDIA marketing experience
ADVERTISEMENT Good managerial skills
Strong links with the
media world
LOOKING F
OR A
SALES
MANAGER

If you are passionate,

knowledgeable, and
highly spirited, drop
us your video resume
of 8-10 minutes!
Tell us in your own
words your
qualification,
experience, and
strengths.

Send your video hr@promedia

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The following are requirements that you need to consider for Task 1:
1. Your video must be professionally prepared and conforms to the requirements of
the advertisement.
2. Structure your video by referring to Topics 3, 4, 7 and 9 of the OUMH 2203 Module.
These topics will provide you with sufficient guidelines in using appropriate
conventions, making a presentation, using graphical aids, and preparing a resume.
3. Make sure to introduce yourself and explain the reason you created the video. Talk
about what is so special about yourself and why you are the right person for the job.
Present examples of any previous work and relevant skills and experience.
4. Plan the whole presentation process thoroughly. Prepare your resume, related
notes, and visual aids for the video. Also include your resume during the
presentation and in Task 2 as an appendix. Demonstrate your skills using
slideshows, on-screen graphics, or other suitable applications such as PowerPoint
Presentation, iMovie, Funimate, Adobe and others.
5. The visual aids (graphs/charts etc) must support your presentation and further clarify
your qualification, interest, enthusiasm, and experience.
6. Record an 8–10 minutes video presentation. Marks will be deducted for
presentations that are lesser that 8 minutes or more than 11 minutes. Some tips to
ponder upon:
i. Look confident and professional.
ii. Your background and recording details must be clear too.
iii. The video screen must capture the top half of your body so that your hand
gestures and facial expressions are always visible.
iv. The content must cover the requirement of the assignment and make sure
the ending is not abrupt.
7. Make sure the recording content is authentic, clear, and engaging.
8. You need to be creative as if you are presenting live to the board of directors.
9. Submit your video online according to the instructions. If your video is larger than
400MB, refer to the guidelines on how to compress your video for submission.
10. You should also include a link of your video as a back-up in Task 2.

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 11. Refer to the Assessment Rubric to understand how your presentation will be
assessed.
(Total: 40 MARKS)

TASK 2: REFLECTIVE REPORT

TASK OBJECTIVE
The objective of Task 2 is for learners to describe basic language-based skills in interpersonal
communication, business etiquette and relationship-building in workplace contexts through
a Reflective Report.

TASK REQUIREMENTS

IMPORTANT: This task is a continuation of Task 1.

Write a critical reflection on the process of preparing the video presentation. The structure
of this report follows the basic essay structure of introduction, body and concluding
paragraphs. Include your resume as an appendix. Refer to the sample outline as a guide.

Your Reflective Report MUST include the following FIVE criteria and each criterion should be
between 300-400 words:

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. Share your thoughts on the
language process too – vocabulary and grammar in writing and delivering the
report.
ii) The timeline of completing the recording of the video and the preparation of
visual aids. How long did you plan and record etc? How important is creativity
and professionalism in this task? Why do you say so?
iii) Reflection of the presentation content and rationalise how things could have
been done in a better way. Is this kind of presentation familiar with you or vice
versa? Describe well. During the process of the video, there might be some
instances where you realised your idea could have been improved in another
way. Describe this situation too.
iv) Show the video to ONE person and inquire if the report presentation is
convincing. If he/she believes the video is not effective, ask for other suggestions

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 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 the video presentation. How do you feel
about it? Describe too, what are the advantages/disadvantages of recording this
video? Also describe if the experience may help you when you actually apply for
a job later on. If you feel the video recording is not advisable, what would be a
better alternative? Explain your rationale.

REMINDERS:
i. A Reflective Report is writing to evaluate, summarise, analyse, reflect on individual’s
journey of a/some particular actions. It is almost similar to journal writing.
ii. Plagiarism is a serious offense. Avoid using or claiming other people’s writing in this
assignment.
iii. Refer to the assignment rubrics as a guide to achieve cohesion and coherence.

A SAMPLE OUTLINE of the REPORT

REFLECTIVE REPORT
Video Link (Task 1): xxxxxxxxxx

1. Introduction (1 paragraph)
(7-10 lines)

2. Body (minimum 5 paragraphs- each criterion one paragraph)

(All the 5 criteria mentioned above - each criterion should be between 300-400 words)

3. Conclusion (1 paragraph)
(7-10 lines)

4. Appendix: The Resume prepared for Task 1

(Total: 20 MARKS)

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 [TOTAL: 60 MARKS]

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 ATTACHMENT
RUBRICS TO ASSESS A VIDEO PRESENTATION
OUMH2203 ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION / SEPTEMBER 2021
RUBRIC FOR INDIVIDUAL VIDEO PRESENTATION

Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Max
No response
QN CLO Criteria Weight Marks
4 3 2 1 0
Task 3 Content of the 2.5 Covers the requirements Includes basic Includes essential The content includes Lack of content and 10
1 presentation in depth with details and requirements and requirements but contain minor requirements, no purpose.
examples. important examples. The few mistakes. The content and it has several
content is good and is particularly not really confusing facts. The
Main points are very inviting to the board. inviting to the board. content is not inviting
convincing and extended to the board.
very persuasively with the
support of relevant details. Main points are quite Some main points may not Most main points are
convincing and extended be fully convincing; not convincing, serious
The purpose of the adequately with the supporting details may not lack of supporting
presentation is excellently support of relevant details. be relevant or adequate. details.
achieved.
The purpose of the The purpose of the The purpose of the
presentation is achieved. presentation is somewhat presentation is not
achieved. clear.
3 Organisation and 2.5 The structure and details There are clear attempts There are attempts to Little effort to make the No effort has been 10
presentation of of the video presentation to make the video make the video interesting video interesting. made to make the
the speaker is placed in a job presentation professional but the job application The job application video interesting.
application structure and but in one or two parts, structure and the structure and the No attraction at all
in a professional manner. the job application organisation of the video organisation of ideas in and/or the content
structure appears lacks direction that affects the video are not is unconvincing.
incoherent. viewer’s comprehension. smooth and lacks
Time is professionally cohesion.
adhered to: 8-10mins Time is professionally Time is somewhat Time is too short or too

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 adhered to: 8-10mins adhered to: either less long.
than 8 mins or more than
11mins.
Presenter is very
confident and looks Presenter is confident and Presenter could be more Presenter lacks
professional. looks professional. confident and looks confidence and looks
moderately professional. unprofessional.
Speech is effectively
natural, fluent, audible, Speech is natural, fluent, Speech is quite natural, Speech is not natural,
and very suitable for a audible, and suitable for a fluent, audible, and quite fluent, audible nor
presentation to a board of presentation to a board of suitable for a presentation suitable for a
directors. directors. to a board of directors. presentation to a board
of directors.
The gestures and
expressions are natural, The gestures and The gestures and The gestures and
very relaxing, and expressions are quite expressions show some expressions clearly
spontaneous. spontaneous. sign of nervousness. show signs of
nervousness.
3 Visual Aids 1.75 Excellent use of visual aids Good use of visual aids and Moderate use of visual Lacks visual aids and No originality and 7
and extra creative efforts there are additional aids and few creative any creative efforts to no creativity at all.
to enhance understanding creative efforts to enhance efforts to enhance enhance understanding
of presentation. understanding of understanding of of presentation.
presentation. presentation.

The graphical The graphical The graphical The graphical No graphical

presentations excellently presentations provide presentations somewhat presentations do not presentation
support the support for the support the support the provided.
presentation and presentation and clarify presentation and presentation.
further clarify qualification, interest, further clarify
qualification, interest, enthusiasm, and qualification, interest,
enthusiasm, and experience of the job enthusiasm, and
experience of the job applicant. experience of the job
applicant. applicant.
3 Overall Report 1.5 The overall quality of the Most of the quality of the The quality of the video is The quality of the video The quality of the 6
video and the focus were video and the focus were not very good, but the is acceptable, but the video and the
excellent and assist good. overall focus was overall focus was not overall focus were

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 viewer’s comprehension. acceptable. good or quite bad. very poor and not
acceptable.
The ending part of the The ending part is There is no clear ending, There is no clear ending
video is recognizable and recognizable but does not or the ending part is part. The video just
gives very clear and effectively close the unexpected/ not ends.
convincing closure to the presentation. interesting.
presentation.

3 Use of Language 1.75 No errors in grammar and Minimal errors in grammar Some errors in grammar A lot of errors in Too many major 7
language that distracts and language that does and language that affects grammar and language errors and very
the viewer from the not affect viewer’s viewer’s understanding. that affects viewer’s poor grammar and
content. The choices of understanding. The Some of the words used comprehension. The language. Language
words are very choices of words are are not suitable for the choices of words are used is not suitable
appropriate and suitable mostly appropriate and video and targeted very poor and not for the video and
for the video and suitable for the video and audience. appropriate the video targeted audience.
targeted audience. targeted audience. and targeted audience.

Total 10 40

*QN = Question Number

RUBRICS FOR REFLECTIVE REPORT/ESSAY

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
QN CLO Criteria Weight Or Marks

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 No response
4 3 2 1 0
Task 1 Introduction 0.5 The introduction is The introduction is good. The introduction is There is no clear There is no 2
2 excellently written. sufficient introduction. introduction.

1 Reflections 2.5 Convincing, critical, and Critical and detailed Thorough and detailed Significant inadequacies High possibility of 10
detailed discussion of the discussion of the activity; discussion of activity; pre, in the discussion of the plagiarism
activity; pre, during and pre, during and post during and post activity; pre, during and
post post

Demonstrates very good Demonstrates good Demonstrates satisfactory Demonstrates a lack of Does not
understanding and understanding and insights understanding and understanding and demonstrate
insights of the 5 criteria of the 5 criteria required. insights of 5 criteria insights of the 5 criteria understanding nor
required. required. required. insights of the 5
criteria required.
All 5 criteria are All 5 criteria are elaborated All 5 criteria are Less than 5 criteria are
elaborated extensively, well, within 300-400 words elaborated, within 300- elaborated. Word count
more than 400 words per 400 words is much less than 300
criteria. words.

All personal reflections Personal reflections and Some personal reflections Too few personal
and relevant examples are relevant examples are and relevant examples are reflections and
very essential and essential and detailed. somewhat essential and examples are
detailed. detailed. unimportant or not
detailed.
1 Conclusion 0.5 The conclusion is well The conclusion is connected The conclusion shows The conclusion is not There is no 2
connected to all the to all the reflections. some connections to the clearly written. conclusion.
reflections. reflections.

1 Appendix: 1.0 The resume excellently The resume provides The resume somewhat The resume does not No resume 4
Resume supports and further support and clarifies supports and further support the job provided
clarifies qualification, qualification, interest, clarifies qualification, application.
interest, enthusiasm, enthusiasm, and interest, enthusiasm,
and experience of the experience of the job and experience of the

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 job applicant. applicant. job applicant.
1 Language/ 0.5 Writer makes no errors in Writer makes minimal Writer makes some errors Writer makes a lot of Writing is generally 2
Grammar grammar or spelling that errors in grammar, in grammar, structure, or errors in grammar, incomprehensible
distracts the reader from structure and spelling that spelling that affect structure or spelling due to grammar,
the content. does not affect reader’s reader’s understanding. that affect reader’s structures, and
understanding. comprehension. spelling mistakes.

Total 5 20
*QN = Question Number

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