Page 1 of 3 LEVEL/ LEFEL 4 SEMESTER: FEBRUARY 17 TERM MODULE CODE/ COD Y MODIWL: EMPL4004 COMMUNICATION SKILLS ASSESSMENT TYPE/ MATH O ASESU: ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT/COMPONENT/ ASESIAD/CYDRAN: 1 COMPONENT WEIGHTING/ PWYSAU’R CYDRAN: 100 % WORD COUNT/ NIFER Y GEIRIAU: 1500-2000 words MODULE TUTOR(S) / TIWTOR Y MODIWL: Sylvia Hoffmann Anita Nan Peter Allen SUBMISSION DETAILS/ MANYLION CYFLWYNO:  Make sure that Your Name , Your Student Number, Your Module Title, Assignment Title and Your Module Lecturer’s Name are clearly shown on the front page of your assignment  All assignments must be submitted electronically to Moodle.  DO NOT put this form into Turnitin or it will match many similarities with other students’ submissions.Page 2 of 3 BACHELORS DEGREE ASSIGNMENT SPECIFICATION (SOAC) Programme: Certificate of Higher Education in Skills for the Workplace Lecturer(s): Sylvia Hoffmann Anita Nan Peter Allen Internal Verifier: N/A Assignment Title: Communication Skills Hand Out Date: The first week of the Feb 17 term Submission deadline: Please refer to the assessments schedule published on Students’ Hall in Moodle and the Assessment Board on campus Late submission will result in a late penalty mark, as follows: Up to one week late, maximum mark of 40% for first attempts and 0% for resubmissions. No work will be accepted more than one week after the submission deadline (Academic Quality Handbook 2016/17 7.5 (5)) MODULE AIM  To develop students’ awareness of the range of communication skills integral to success within the workplace. LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this module students should be able to: 1. prepare a written report on a workplace issue with due regard to content, structure, language and presentation; 2. prepare and deliver a short presentation demonstrating key points of the report; 3. organise their knowledge and learning through use of a range of information resources, and present their work at the appropriate level.  Referencing: In the main body of your submission you must give credit to authors on whose research your work is based. Append to your submission a reference list that indicates the books, articles, etc. that you have read or quoted in order to complete this assignment (e.g. for books: surname of author and initials, year of publication, title of book, edition, publisher: place of publication).Page 3 of 3 INDICATIVE CONTENT Through task-based study, students will explore:  inter-personal communication including: body language, active listening, personal presentation and context awareness;  written communication: formats and structures;  strategies for improving clarity of expression, grammar, syntax and punctuation;  presentation formats and structures;  communication with an audience using visual and electronic resources. TASK DESCRIPTION ASSESSMENT Report or Essay Style approach: 100% of module marks Assignment: Prepare a written report accompanied with presentation slides on a workplace related issue. You are tasked with: 1. Developing a PowerPoint presentation (10-15 slides) to accompany your presentation – maximum 200 words in total. 2. Writing the detail of your presentation in the form of a REPORT which includes background and explanation for each slide.  The report must be between 1500-2000 words (excluding bibliography and appendices). Include a copy of your slides either as an appendix (saved as a PDF file) to the report or within the body of the report.