Assignment 1 — Interpersonal Communication 25% 1000 words Due date: Friday week 23/08/08 5pm Discuss those factors that influence the nature of interpersonal communication between individuals in workplace settings. You must use a minimum of five academic sources, not including your text book. You may select any academic, reputable sources you wish to respond to this essay question. Please be aware that if there is a discrepancy in your referencing you may be asked to submit a scanned copy of one or more of your sources. Please do not cite lecture slides as a source. Please retain a copy of your essay in case of any computer malfunction. Late submissions under these circumstances will result in penalties. Learning objectives and graduate qualities assessed in the essay: • demonstrate competence in a range of academic writing and presentation skills (Graduate qualities: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) • discuss the paradigms influencing business communication (Graduate qualities: 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7) • describe and evaluate significant factors which influence communication in organisations (Graduate qualities: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7). 8 Academic sources include the following: • books (including e-books) • a chapter from an edited book • a journal paper (including e-journals) • conference paper (hard copy or online). In order to complete this assignment you will need to demonstrate the following skills: • paraphrasing: writing the ideas from the reading in your own words and referencing the original source • quoting: showing clearly when you use the exact words from the passage, by enclosing the words in “quotation marks” and referencing the original source • referencing: using in-text referencing and providing the full details of the readings in a reference list at the end of the essay (please use the Harvard (author-date) system provided in the course study guide) • structuring an essay: please refer to course notes on the appropriate structure and layout for an academic essay. This assignment is inclusive of the following graduate qualities: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (for details of graduate qualities, refer to Graduate quality Profile in page 6). COMM 1054 Managing Communication in Business Feedback – Assignment 1: Short Essay Name: __________________________________ ID: ___________________________ Weighting: 15% Due Date: Friday Week 5, 5pm Graduate qualities being assessed by this assignment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 Marking criteria: Please use the marking criteria on the following page to assist you in checking that you have complied with the expectations of the assessment. Assignment 1 15% Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Mark 1. Language Skills /4 1.1 Paraphrasing (writing ideas from the readings in your own words, and referencing the original source) and Summarising (providing a brief account of the main ideas in a passage and referencing the original source). 1.2 Sentence structure, grammar and editing. 2. Structure of Essay /4 2.1 Introduction • Thesis statement. • Definition of key terms. • Outline of argument. 2.2 Body • Does the argument support the thesis statement? • Is sufficient reference made to research? • Are relevant points covered? • Is the author’s “voice” clear? 2.3 Conclusion • Summary and restatement of main argument • No new ideas 3. Referencing /7 3.1 In-text referencing • Author (surnames), date, page (books and journal articles). • Appropriate online referencing (No URLs in the text). • Understands referencing for author / idea prominent statements. • Follows referencing conventions as outlined in the referencing guide (No initials or titles such as ‘prof’ in in-text referencing). • References all ideas appropriately. • Quoting (showing clearly when the exact words from the passage have been used by enclosing the words in “quotation marks” and referencing the original source). 3.2 Reference list • Alphabetical order. • Uses Harvard Conventions appropriately. • Matches in-text references. Total /15 Comments: