DANANG UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS

BTEC HND BUSINESS (MANAGEMENT)

SCHEME OF WORK
Unit No. Unit Title Name of Lecturer Name of Tutor Name of Internal Verifier Date Submitted English for Academic Purposes Aung Kyaw Oo

28 May 2012

Start Date: 29 May 2012 End Date: 10 August 2012 Methods of Assessment: - Quiz 10% - Attendance 10% - Class participation 10% - Take Home Assignment # 1 Report 15% - Take Home Assignment # 1 Presentation 15% - Take Home Assignment # 2 Report 20% - Take Home Assignment # 2 Presentation 20% --------------------------------------------------------------------Total 100% --------------------------------------------------------------------EAP points contribute 10% of total level-4 grade. A student will receive 0% in EAP class if the attendance rate is less than 20%. Modes of Instruction : Lectures, presentations, case studies and lab practices Recommended Text(s):
Handouts will be distrituted in the class.

Common Skills covered:

This unit will be assessed by take-home assignment and oral presentations. The learning outcomes covered by each piece of assessed work are shown in the assignment brief.

Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1: Understand the evaluation methods and criteria in BTEC HND Business program Outcome 2: Correctly apply academic writing and basic research skills for BTEC HND module assignments Outcome 3: Properly incorporate quotations, summaries, and paraphrasing when citing external sources Outcome 4: Correctly apply required referencing system and formats in module assignments Outcome 5: Effectively use technological tools in written assignments and oral presentations

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

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Suggested Content Introduction to the EAP module; Overview of BTEC HND Programme and its assessment methods Introduction to BTEC HND Assignments Critical thinking; Academic Research Guidelines; Introduction to assignments and research reports. Assignment #1 preparation and guidelines; Academic Ethics; Plagiarism and its consequences; Universitys policy Harvard style referencing; Citations, paraphrasing and quotations Effective use of IT Tools for assignments and research Lab practice on word processing Auto-Insert features for referencing Footnotes, captions, indexes, and table of contents; Track changes tool Quiz Assignment #1 report submission; oral presentation Midterm Break Literature review; Data types; Questionnaire design Introduction to Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) database system; Library visit Assignment #2 preparation and guidelines Effective use of IT Tools for assignments and research Data analysis with spreadsheets (Lab practice) Assignment #2 Progress report Presentation Skills; Communication Skills; Power Point Skills (Lab practice) Integrating office applications word processing, spreadsheet and power point; Progress report Assignment #2 report submission; oral presentations

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