Individual Assignment Part A:
Objective:
The purpose of this assignment is for students to demonstrate their ability to interpret academic texts, apply paraphrasing techniques and APA referencing style.
Description of assignment:
You will need to select five (5) journal articles on the topic of non-verbal and/or intercultural communication that you intend to use as part of the supporting evidence for your essay. You are required to write a 200 word summary of each article comprising one to two paragraphs.
Each annotated bibliography needs to include the following five parts:
a) Full citation information for each article above each summary
b) A short statement in your own words of the author's viewpoint
c) A short summary in your own words of the theory or research findings
d) Comments (your opinion) on the usefulness and/or limitations of the theory/research findings for your own research paper (essay)
e) An evaluative comment on the article content, in your own words, on how the contents of this article will fit into your own research topic
Individual Assignment Part B:
Objective:
The purpose of this assignment is to enable students to evaluate professional communication aspects within an industry in relation to the various elements covered, and to demonstrate the ability to communicate the key issues through a written essay.
Assignment topic:
Non-verbal Communication and Intercultural Communication
Ross (1991 as cited in Archee et. al., 2013, p.75) suggests that the impression we make on others can be defined by four dimensions:
1. Credibility
2. Likeability
3. Interpersonal attractiveness
4. Dominance
In your essay, give clear definitions of these four dimensions, in your own words, and discuss how these four dimensions can be effectively used in intercultural situations.
Description of assignment:
Students will prepare a 1500 word essay (including references). The assignment is to be completed individually. This is NOT a group assignment. Please refer marking criteria for more detailed breakdown of marks.
• In the essay, you are expected to write in paragraph style with an introduction and a conclusion. The use of bulleted/numbered lists should be avoided and no headings used.
• The essay should be presented in the following order and format:
a) Cover page;
b) Introduction;
c) Body paragraphs;
d) Conclusion.
• Essays with unsupported personal opinions will be marked down, as will those that make excessive use of direct quotes (no more than 8 linesin total).
• Incorrect APA referencing will also be penalised.
• Any direct quotation from one of your sources (i.e. anything that you have not written yourself) must be referenced (cited) in-text (as well as included in the reference list); if the quotation is more than three lines in length it should be formattedin its own paragraph indented 0.75 cm, single-spaced, with font size 10; if it is three lines or less it should be surrounded by quotation marks (double inverted commas). This is normal practice, which you should always follow.
• The vast majority of your essay should consist of your own writing whether paraphrasing a specific section of a source or synthesizing ideas from a number of sources. Paraphrasing should also be accompanied by in-text citation (as for a direct quotation).
• If you use a source either with a direct quotation or by paraphrasing and do not cite it, you are guilty of plagiarism (refer to the course description).