Module: 2

Course: Oral and written communication skills

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Individual work
Individual work is a elaboration activity, where you can develop and apply the knowledge, tools and
skills acquired in the module, through a set of actions or tasks.

Each action or task that is requested of you is related to the Criteria and Indicators proposed to evaluate
the Learning Outcome of the module.

Learning result

Apply the fundamental elements of the written communication situation, using structure, norms and
rules in a formal text.

Contextualization
In this module we review the elements of written communication in terms of norms, rules and structure
of argumentative development. In this work you must apply the conceptual resources of the module
in the personnel selection situation , already indicated in the previous module.
The company “El Lector”, which manufactures notebooks, is looking for a qualified person for an
administrative position in the area of industrial relations, because it will open a new plant in the city of
Arica. To do this, it published the following announcement in national newspapers and on the LinkedIn
platform: “Leading company in the manufacture of notebooks invites you to be part of its industrial
relations area. If you want to join our organization, send us your resume and cover letter to
contacto@ellector.cl .”

As indicated in the previous module, you have already been selected for an interview , the date of
which you still do not know. The Personnel Department has sent you a document that will be sent to
the company's workers once you have made the pertinent corrections; As part of the selection process
, you are asked to analyze the text sent , indicating its relevance, structure and propose
improvements if you consider them necessary.

The text presented by the company is the following:

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“We are a company that has been in existence for 20 years in Chile. We were born in the city of
Rancagua as a notebook factory. Its founding partner was Mr. Confucio Librero, along with his
two children, as a way to contribute to education in the city of Rancagua, he founded this
company that employs 200 people, considering the factory and sales points in different cities
between they arica. Its mission is: “Contribute to the education of the country”, due to the
excellent acceptance of the notebooks due to their quality, they have achieved a very good
reputation, especially in the north of Chile in the city of Arica, where they lead the sale of
notebooks. In the last three years the company has had an increase in sales generating profits.
We can make new investments in this new plant but we are clear that we will not neglect
production in the central area because we are aware of the importance of maintaining serving
our already loyal customers. . To begin with, it is good for each of you to be clear about the
importance of your work in the company. We know that you have dedicated several years of
your lives to making the factory what we are today, which is why we inform you that we will
open a plant in Arica.”

Once the exposed case has been reviewed, it is requested to develop the tasks indicated in the
following items, which are related to the criteria and their evaluation indicators.

Activity

Item 1:

Indicate at least 4 elements of characteristics of written communication not present in the text . Justify
each of them in a minimum of 4 lines for each justification.

Item 2:

Indicate the errors present in the text, grouped into the 5 elements of
written communication , referred to in the module: Cohesion,
spelling, grammatical order, connectors and argumentative
development, in a minimum of 4 lines for each element.

Item 3:
Points out the relationship of the
structure, norms and rules with formal
Prepare the text correctly by applying the 3 elements that make up the
structure of the text (Sentence, statements and

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paragraphs) and the 3 elements that make up the argumentative

structure, norms and rules.
development (Introduction, development and conclusion), in a
minimum of 15 lines for the complete text.

Instructions for the Student

1. Download the delivery format, and the inputs delivered, respecting the structure and completing
the requested formal aspects.
2. When finished, save the file(s) in the requested formats with the following nomenclature:
Name_Surname_TI_M2_Subject
3. To upload it on the platform, you must do it through “Send Task”, before the deadline indicated
in CANVAS.

o Attention

• All work that involves numerical exercises must include development.

• It is allowed to cite information from the website as long as its respective source is indicated and
this
DO NOT exceed 30% of the work. Otherwise, it will be considered plagiarism.
• Plagiarism or copying will be evaluated with a grade of 1.0
• If you have any inconvenience, please contact consejeria@ipp.cl

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Achievement
Weighting
level Excellent (100%) Good (75%) Acceptable (50%) Not acceptable (25%) Not Observable (0%)
(100 Points)
Indicators
Indicate 4 elements of Indicate 3 elements of Indicate 1 elements of
Indicate at least 4 elements Indicate 2 elements of written
written communication written communication written communication
of characteristics of written communication Does not present the
20 characteristics, justifying characteristics, justifying characteristics, justifying
communication not present characteristics, justifying them requested work.
them in the requested them in the requested them in the requested
in the text. Justify each of in the requested length.
length. length. length.
them in a minimum of 4
lines for each justification.

Indicate the errors present

in the text, grouped in the 5
elements of written
communication, referred to
in the module: • Cohesion, Indicates the errors present Indicates the errors present Indicates the errors present in
Indicates the errors present
in the text, grouping
• spelling, • in the text, grouping them in the text, grouping them the text, grouping them into 3
between 1 and 2 of the Does not present the
DISCIPLINARY ASPECTS

grammatical order, 20 into the 5 elements of into 4 of the elements of of the elements of the written
elements of the written requested work.
• connectors and written communication, in the written communication, communication, in the
communication, in the
• argumentative the requested length. in the requested length. requested length.
requested length.
development,
in a minimum of 4
lines by each
element.

Prepare the text correctly

by applying the 3 elements
that make up the structure
of the text:
• Prayer, Apply the 3 structures of
• statements the text and the 3 elements
Correctly apply between 4 Correctly apply between 2 and Correctly apply 1 of the
• paragraphs of argumentative
and 5 of the elements in the 3 of the elements in the elements in the prepared Does not present the
and the 3 elements that 40 development (total: 6
prepared text, in the prepared text, in the text, in the requested requested work.
make up argumentative elements) in the prepared
requested extension. requested extension. extension.
development: text, in the requested
• Introduction, extension.
• development
• conclusion,
in a minimum of 15 lines
for the full text.

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 The terminology does not Does not present the
The terminology does not
The work correctly applies The terminology allows the facilitate oral and written allow requested work.
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information but the information used in understanding of the ideas, the correct understanding
discipline/course, and
the text is not well cited. but the information used in
includes well-cited sources the text is cited. of the ideas and information
of information. used in the text is not cited.
The student does not
FORMAL ASPECTS

The work delivered does The submitted work has up The submitted work has The submitted work has present the requested work
Writing and spelling 5 not have spelling or to 2 spelling or grammatical between 3 and 5 spelling or more than 6 spelling or or the work delivered has 7
grammatical errors. errors. grammatical errors. grammatical errors or more spelling or
grammatical errors.
The job meets the 7
elements of the job
structure
The student does not
1 .- Number of
The work fulfills between 5 The work fulfills between 3 The work fulfills between 1 present the requested work
Formal Aspects and sheets
5 and 6 of the elements of and 4 elements of the and 2 elements of the or the Work does not meet
Structure 2 .- Front page
the structure structure structure the 7 criteria established by
3 .- Index
the area.
4.- Introduction
5 .- Body
6 .- Conclusion
7 .- Bibliography