COURSE BRIEFING

ENGLISH FOR REPORT WRITING

EWC661

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 Course outcomes
1. 2. 3.
•demonstrate •present a •display
the ability to proposal and teamwork skills
retrieve and write a well- through
manage structured cooperation
information report. with others,
when preparing respect and
a well- accept of
structured others’
report. opinions in
preparing the
report.
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 What is it all about?

 Students working in groups of 3-4 have to

produce a written report at the end of the
semester
• Type of report : Analytical (Problem-based)
 Should include some background research
eg. previous studies or work done
 Involves citing sources (in-text citations
& references using APA format)
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 Overview of Activities
Week Activities
3 BL 1
5 BL 2
6 Portfolio Assessment
7-8 Evaluation of Proposal
• Oral Presentation
• Draft of Proposal
9 BL 3
13 Peer Assessment on Teamwork
14 Submission of Written Report
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 ASSESSMENTS
Week Assessment Duration Weightage
6 Portfolio Assessment on 2 weeks 20%
Information Retrieval and Management
(Group Work)

7-8 Proposal Presentation 10-20 minutes 35%

(Group work)
• Oral Presentation (15%)
• Draft of Proposal (20%)

13 Peer Assessment on Teamwork 20 minutes 5%

(Individual)

14 Complete Report 10 weeks 40%

(Group work)
TOTAL 100%
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 1. Portfolio
 A systematic collection of student work and related
materials that depicts the group’s activities (pertaining to
proposal preparation)
Core Entries :
 Articles/ materials related to proposed study
• At least 5 articles used in proposed study
• Ideas/info borrowed should be identified by highlighting the
sentences or phrases in the articles.
 Drafts (including corrected versions) of proposal
Note: Names and dates should appear on all entries to facilitate
proof of growth over time
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 Portfolio Evaluation

 List of References
 Relevance
 Optimisation
 Articulation

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 2. Proposal

Parts of the proposal

 Background information / Introduction,
 Problem statement,
 Objectives,
 Significance of the study
 Scope/ Limitations of the sstudy
 Previous relevant studies
 Methodology of the proposed study
(Please refer to sample)

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 Proposal Evaluation

 Oral Presentation (15%)

20 mins/group : - 5 mins/student)
(Delivery techniques, Visuals, Q & A)

 Draft of Proposal (20%)

(Content, Language & Organisation)

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 3. Peer Assessment

 Each student has to assess his/her group

members based on
• Quality of Work
• Rapport & Collaboration
• Respect and Accept Opinions of Others
• Attendance

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 4. Parts of Report
Preliminary Parts Main Parts Supplementary Parts

• Title/Cover Page • Introduction • References

• Terms of Reference • Background Information • Appendices
• Abstract/Summary • Problem Statement
• Acknowledgement • Objectives of the Study
• Table of Contents • Significance of the Study
• List of Tables/ Figures • Scope / Limitations
• Previous Studies
• Methodology
• Findings
• Conclusions
• Recommendations

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 Report Evaluation

 No oral presentation of report

 Evaluate written report only:
• Content
• Language
• Visuals
• Mechanics
• Reference
• Overall Layout

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 BLENDED LEARNING
BL Week Task

1) 3 Task 1: Proposing Title of Report

Task 2: Testing Knowledge and Familiarity
of Language Used in Report Writing
Learnt in Week 2
2) 5 Task 1: Practising Writing Survey
Questionnaire Items (Group Work)
3) 9 Task 1: Presenting and Interpreting Results
(Group Work)
Task 2: Discussing Results/ Findings
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COURSE BRIEFING

 That’s all folks

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