06-28-2011, 01:50 AM
Assignment 4 (Spring 2011)
Business Communication-ENG301
Total Marks: 15
Objectives:
• The assessment of students’ understanding of Business Communication and to get them motivated for acquiring conceptual knowledge and practical application of the subject.
• The assessment of students’ ability to understand business language and the development of their presentation skills
Instructions
• Late assignments will NOT be accepted.
• If the file is corrupt or problematic, it will be marked zero.
• Plagiarism will never be tolerated. Plagiarism occurs when a student uses work done by someone else as if it was his or her own; however, taking the ideas from different sources and to express it in your own words will be encouraged.
• No assignment will be accepted via e-mail.
• The solution file should be in Word doc form; the font color should be preferably black and font size can be 12 Times New Roman.
Q1. “The fear of conflict can work as a psychological barrier in Salary Negotiation; an integral part of a successful job interview.” Comment. (10)
Q2. Keeping in view the steps of an Oral Presentation, NAME the following groups of phrases using your knowledge about signaling/ language practice for an oral presentation. (5)
Example:
Introducing the topic
Let me start by……………......
I’d like to begin with…………...
1. _________________
If I can just sum up the main points…………………………
Let me remind you, finally, of some of the points I’ve made.
2. _________________
A good example for this is………
To illustrate this point…………...
3. ________________
Let’s look at this in more details….
Translated into real terms…………
4. ________________
Let’s move on to………………..
Next…………………………….
5. _________________
Right, I’ve told you about…….
So much for………………......
Business Communication-ENG301
Total Marks: 15
Objectives:
• The assessment of students’ understanding of Business Communication and to get them motivated for acquiring conceptual knowledge and practical application of the subject.
• The assessment of students’ ability to understand business language and the development of their presentation skills
Instructions
• Late assignments will NOT be accepted.
• If the file is corrupt or problematic, it will be marked zero.
• Plagiarism will never be tolerated. Plagiarism occurs when a student uses work done by someone else as if it was his or her own; however, taking the ideas from different sources and to express it in your own words will be encouraged.
• No assignment will be accepted via e-mail.
• The solution file should be in Word doc form; the font color should be preferably black and font size can be 12 Times New Roman.
Q1. “The fear of conflict can work as a psychological barrier in Salary Negotiation; an integral part of a successful job interview.” Comment. (10)
Q2. Keeping in view the steps of an Oral Presentation, NAME the following groups of phrases using your knowledge about signaling/ language practice for an oral presentation. (5)
Example:
Introducing the topic
Let me start by……………......
I’d like to begin with…………...
1. _________________
If I can just sum up the main points…………………………
Let me remind you, finally, of some of the points I’ve made.
2. _________________
A good example for this is………
To illustrate this point…………...
3. ________________
Let’s look at this in more details….
Translated into real terms…………
4. ________________
Let’s move on to………………..
Next…………………………….
5. _________________
Right, I’ve told you about…….
So much for………………......