English I- BCA (Year I/Sem I)

Code: CACS 103

COURSE ORIENTATION
Course Instructor: Keshab R. Adhikari
 The Textbook(s)

Boeckner, Keith and P. Charles Brown. Oxford English for Computing. Rutledge, 1993. 2
English I- BCA (Year I/Sem I)

Units at a Glance

15 Units

1 Appendix

(3 Cr. Hours = 45 Hrs.)

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 English I- BCA (Year I/Sem I)

What Will You Learn?

• To use language skills accurately, clearly and concisely.

• Language used in computer via extensive reading.

• Grammatical accuracy and writing competence.

• To compose workplace writing/business documents: 

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What Will You Learn? Contd. . .

• Workplace writing/business documents:

• Memo

• Quotation and Order Letters

• Inquiry and Reply Letters

• Letters of Complaint and Replies

• Employment Communication:
Vacancy Announcement
Job Application
CV
Resignation Letter 5
Evaluation Schema
 Internal Evaluation: 40% (40 Marks):

Internal Evaluation Breakdown:

 Attendance: 5 Marks

 Classroom Presentation & Participation: 5 Marks

 Writing Sample: 15 Marks

 Mid-Term Assessment: 15 Marks

 External Evaluation: 60% (60 Marks) via Board Exams.

100 Marks 6
 English I- BCA (Year I/Sem I)
Evaluation Schema: Internal

 Attendance (5)

Throughout the Semester, a student

• Has to attend every lecture/tutorial punctually.

• To accommodate for sickness and other emergencies, the

attendance requirement shall be a minimum of 80% of the

classes held.

• Failure to reach 80% attendance shall result in restriction from

appearing the Internal Assessment and Board Exams.

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Evaluation Schema: Internal
 Classroom Presentation & Participation (5)

2.1 Classroom Presentation

• Throughout the Semester, each student/group has to make AT LEAST ONE

classroom presentation on an assigned topic.

• The Presentation should:

 be designed on a computer software such as PowerPoint or Keynote.

 have: a cover page

an overview page
several content pages
a conclusion page followed by Q/A
no more than six bullet points on each slide
no long sentences or paragraphs on the slides
consistency in font and style throughout the slides
 Artificial Intelligence: Past, Present and Future

Presenter:
First Name Last Name
BCA - I Semester
English I Sample Cover Page
Roll No. 01
Overview
 Definition of AI
 Early History
 Current Status of AI
 Challenges for AI
 Future of AI
 Pros and Cons of AI
 Conclusion
 Q/A
Sample Overview Page
Q/A

 Any questions?

Sample Q/A Page

Evaluation Schema: Internal
 Classroom Presentation & Participation (5)

2.1 Classroom Presentation

• You will receive Presentation Assignment on Google Classroom /

Fuseclassroom or in your College Email with 4 to 7 days of preparation time.

• Deadline for presentation WILL NOT be extended in ordinary circumstances.

• In extraordinary circumstances, one of the group members will have to write an

email in advance citing legitimate reasons and requesting for an extension.

Deadline extension will be granted in genuine cases only.

Evaluation Schema: Internal
 Classroom Presentation & Participation (5)

2.1 Classroom Presentation

Deadline Extension Request Email Sample

Evaluation Schema: Internal

2. Classroom Presentation & Participation (5)

2.2 Classroom Participation

Throughout the Semester, each student

 has to actively participate and contribute to classroom

discussion

 has to actively listen to and follow instructions promptly

 has to come prepared for oral exams.

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Evaluation Schema: Internal

3. Writing Sample (15)

During the Semester a student has to write ONE research essay and
ONE to THREE Professional Document(s).
3.1 The Research Essay:

 should be based on an assigned topic.

 has to demonstrate student’s original thought and writing.

 has to avoid plagiarism by citing resources properly.

 has to follow prescribed format and style of documentation.

 should be submitted in print and electronically within the

given deadline.
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Plagiarized submission will be given a score of zero!
Evaluation Schema: Internal

3.1 Research Essay

Plagiarized submission will receive a score of zero!

What is plagiarism?

Act of using someone else's work/ideas without giving them proper

credit. Plagiarism is considered a violation of academic integrity
and a breach of writing ethics. IOW, it is a serious academic
offence.

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Evaluation Schema: Internal

3.1 Research Essay

Plagiarized submission will receive a score of zero!

How to avoid plagiarism?

By properly citing and referencing the sources.

Whether a writer directly quotes others’ ideas/writing
or,
summarizes others’ ideas/writing
or,
paraphrases others’ ideas/writing,
he/she should always cite those sources within the writing (in-text
citation) and list all the cited sources at the end of the writing
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Evaluation Schema: Internal

3.1 Research Essay

Plagiarized submission will receive a score of zero!

How will originality be checked/plagiarism be detected?

Via plagiarism checking tools.

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3.1 Research Essay

Plagiarized submission will receive a score of zero!

How to do proper citation and referencing?

By following Standard Research Essay Writing Formats:

Academic Essay Formats and Styles:

 MLA (Arts & Humanities)

 APA (Social Sciences and Management)

 Chicago

 Harvard

 AMA

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3.1 Research Essay

Plagiarized submission will receive a score of zero!

How to do proper citation and referencing?

By following Standard Research Essay Writing Formats:

Academic Essay Formats and Styles:

 MLA (Arts & Humanities)

 APA (Social Sciences and Management) 

 Chicago

 Harvard

 AMA

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Academic Essay Format: APA
APA Formatting:

1. Page Size: A4

2. Margin: 1” All Sides

3. Font: Times New Roman

4. Font Size: 12 pt.

5. Line Spacing: Double

6. Separate Title Page

7. Running head on Title Page

8. Short Paper Title on Every Page

9. Reference Page at the End

Sample: Title Page

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Academic Essay Format: APA
APA Formatting:
1. Page Size: A4 Page No.

2. Margin: 1” All Sides

3. Font: Times New Roman Phrase “Running head” followed by Short Title in ALL CAPS

4. Font Size: 12 pt.

5. Line Spacing: Double

6. Separate Title Page

Bold, Centered
7. Running head on Title Page
Normal
8. Short Paper Title on Every Page

9. Reference Page at the End

Sample: Title Page

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Academic Essay Format: APA

Example: Second Page onwards

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Academic Essay Format: APA

Example: Second Page onwards

1 inch

Indented Para Bold, Centered

1 inch

1 inch

Double
Space

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Academic Essay Format: APA

Example: Reference Page

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Academic Essay Format: APA

APA Essay Formatting: Watch the tutorial at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u47x2dvQHs

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APA Citation and Referencing

Citation (In-text Citation)

One to Two Authors: “Direct Quotation”

A study by Smith (2019) shows that “advanced level artificial intelligence poses serious threat

to humanity” (p. 123).

OR,

A study (Smith, 2019) shows that “advanced level artificial intelligence poses serious threat to

humanity” (p. 123).

A study by Smith and Austen (2019) shows that “advanced level artificial intelligence poses

serious threat to humanity” (p. 123).

OR,

A study (Smith and Austen, 2019) shows that “advanced level artificial intelligence poses

serious threat to humanity” (p. 123).

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APA Citation and Referencing

In-text Citation

One to Two Authors: Summary or Paraphrase

A study by Smith (2019) shows that a highly developed form of artificial intelligence could be

catastrophic to human lives.

OR,

A study (Smith, 2019) shows that a highly developed form of artificial intelligence could be

catastrophic to human lives.

A study by Smith and Austen (2019) shows that a highly developed form of artificial intelligence

could be catastrophic to human lives.

OR,

A study (Smith and Austen, 2019) shows that a highly developed form of artificial intelligence

could be catastrophic to human lives.

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APA Citation and Referencing

In-text Citation

Three or More Authors: “Direct Quotation”

Neil et al. (2000) claim that “digital technology has transformed real state

businesses in Australia” (p. 123).

OR,

A research (Neil et al., 2000) caims that “digital technology has transformed real

state businesses in Australia” (p. 123).

Three or More Authors: Summary and Paraphrase

Neil et al. (2000) argue that digital technology has played a major role in

transforming real state businesses in Australia.

OR,

A study (Neil et al., 2000) argues that digital technology has played a major role in
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transforming real state businesses in Australia.
APA Citation and Referencing

In-text Citation

For Websites Articles

In place of year, write full date (YYYY, MM DD) of the publication of the article and

instead of pg no. write paragraph number.

e.g.

Smith (2000, Jan 15) claims that “digital technology has transformed real state

businesses in Australia” (para. 5).

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APA Citation and Referencing

In-text Citation

For Websites Articles:

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APA Citation and Referencing

In-text Citation

For Websites Articles

In text citation:

Direct Quote:

According to Heath (2021, July 24) artificial intelligence is “any task performed by

a machine that would have previously been considered to require human

intelligence” (para 1).

Summary or Paraphrase

According to Heath (2021, July 24) artificial intelligence is a machine that can

perform a task which previously required human intelligence to perform.

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APA Citation and Referencing

Referencing

Referencing is done on the last page of the essay in alphabetical order.

Source: Books

One Author
Format:

Surname, F.M. (Year of publication). Title of Book in Italics. Publisher Name.

e.g.

Smith, K. (2019). Artificial Intelligence. Yale University Press.

Two Authors to 20 Authors

Format:

Surname, F.M. & Surname, F.M. (Year of publication). Title of Book: Publisher Name.

e.g.
Smith, K & Austen, S. N. (2019). AI and the Future of Humanity. Oxford University
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Press.
APA Citation and Referencing

Referencing

Referencing is done on the last page of the essay in alphabetical order.

Source: Website

Format:

Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page in Italics. Site name. URL

e.g.

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APA Citation and Referencing

In-text Citation

For Websites Articles:

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APA Citation and Referencing

Referencing

Referencing is done on the last page of the essay in alphabetical order.

Websites

Format:

Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page in Italics. Site name. URL

e.g.

Heath, N. (2021, July 24). What is AI? Here's everything you need to know about

artificial intelligence. ZDNet. https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-ai-

heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-artificial-intelligence/

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To Learn APA Citation and Referencing for other types of

documents/sources such as Journal articles, YouTube videos,

podcasts, etc.

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Visit: https://owl.purdue.edu/

Step 2: Click on “Purdue OWL”
Step 3: Scroll down and click “Research and Citation”
Step 4: Click on “APA Style (7th Edition)”
Step 5: Click on “APA Formatting and Style Guide” and chose
the topic you want to learn about.
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Evaluation Schema: Internal

3. Writing Sample (15)

3.2 The Business Documents

During the Semester a student has to write ONE to THREE Business Document
sample(s).
The writing sample(s)

 should follow the prescribed topic and format,

 should be submitted in print and electronically,

 should be submitted within the deadline.

Document Types to Be Produced:

Memo, Quotation and Order Letters, Inquiry and Reply Letters, Letters of Complaint

and Replies, Employment Communication: Vacancy Announcement, Job

Application, CV, Resignation Letter, etc. 38

Evaluation Schema: Internal
3. Writing Sample (15)

3.2 The Business Documents

• You will receive Essay and Business Document Writing Assignment on

Fuseclassroom or in your College Email with 15 to 20 days of preparation time.

• Deadline for Assignment WILL NOT be extended in ordinary circumstances.

• In extraordinary circumstances, one of the group members will have to write an

email in advance citing legitimate reasons and requesting for an extension.

Deadline extension will be granted in genuine cases only.

Evaluation Schema: Internal
3. Writing Sample (15)

Deadline Extension Request Email Sample

Evaluation Schema: Internal

4. Mid-Term and Final Assessments (15)

Approximately halfway through the Semester and at the end of the
Semester, the College will conduct Internal Assessment Exams.
The exam paper,

 will feature two types of question: objective (10 Marks) and

subjective (50 Marks)

 objective (Section A) will have 10 multiple choice questions.

 subjective will have two sub-sections: Section B and C

Subjective Questions Breakdown:

Section B: Short-answer questions – Attempt 6 out of 8 (30 Marks)

Section C: Long-answer questions – Attempt 2 out of 3 (20 Marks).

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Evaluation Schema: External

5. Board Exam (60)

• At the end of the Semester, Office of the Dean, Faculty of

Humanities and Social Sciences at Tribhuvan University will
conduct Board Exams.

• The questions will be asked in the same format as internal Mid-

Term and Final Assessments Exams.

The College will provide model questions of the Board Exams in due course.

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