ORAL COMMUNICATION

BCO122 Oral Communication Skills

Task: Final timed-assignment - Reflection

 Submit a written reflection of what you have learned from the course and how this can be applied in both your future studies and your working life  Content:

o You should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key topics (see accompanying document) and their importance in effective communication.

o You should show critical thinking by analysing the concepts and addressing any issues into their application in the world of business. o You should reflect on your experience of presenting and what impact your newly acquired knowledge had on your assignments.

Formalities:

 Wordcount: 800 - 1000 words  Font: Arial 12,5 with 1,5 line spacing  Justified main body text  Paragraph spacing  Any use of references or bibliography must be in Harvard’s citation style.

Submission: Week 13 with a deadline of submission of Sunday 9th May 2021 at 23:59 CEST. – Due to moodle being down, email to [email protected] and cc in your academic counsellor.

Weight: This task is a 40% of your total grade for this subject. Learning outcomes that will be assessed:

 Correct use of language (accuracy/appropriacy/register)  Ability to write with organisation, coherence and cohesion  A clear knowledge and understanding of the topics (see key topics)  Ability to critically assess your presentations and make recommendations for the future  Ability to reflect on the course content and its application and the impact of effective communication

Rubrics

Exceptional 90-100 Good 80-89 Fair 70-79 Marginal fail 60-69 Knowledge &

Understanding (20%)

Student demonstrates excellent understanding of key concepts and uses vocabulary in an entirely appropriate manner.

Student demonstrates good understanding of the task and mentions some relevant concepts and demonstrates use of the relevant vocabulary.

Student understands the task and provides minimum theory and/or some use of vocabulary.

Student understands the task and attempts to answer the question but does not mention key concepts or uses minimum amount of relevant vocabulary.

Application (30%) Student applies fully relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class.

Student applies mostly relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class.

Student applies some relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Misunderstanding may be evident.

Student applies little relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Misunderstands are evident.

Critical Thinking (30%)

Student critically assesses in excellent ways, drawing outstanding conclusions from relevant authors.

Student critically assesses in good ways, drawing conclusions from relevant authors and references.

Student provides some insights but stays on the surface of the topic. References may not be relevant.

Student makes little or none critical thinking insights, does not quote appropriate authors, and does not provide valid sources.

Communication (20%)

Student communicates their ideas extremely clearly and concisely, respecting word count, grammar and spellcheck.

Student communicates their ideas clearly and concisely, respecting word count, grammar and spellcheck.

Student communicates their ideas with some clarity and concision. It may be slightly over or under the wordcount limit. Some misspelling errors may be evident.

Student communicates their ideas in a somewhat unclear and unconcise way. Does not reach or does exceed wordcount excessively and misspelling errors are evident.