COMMUNICATION AND PRESENTATION SKILLS (6 MARKS)

The following aspects of your written communication skills development will be awarded a total of 9 marks.

PARAPHRASING

Presenting ideas and information that student read in their own words,

Not simply taking what someone else has written and changing a few words.It is about translating another person's ideas into the student's own words.

Mark (maximum 2 marks)

BEING RELEVANT

Does what is written contribute to answering the question(s)

Setting out to specifically answer the question(s) by using relevant information,

Staying 'on track' with answers,

Avoiding straying from the question and going off on irrelevant tangents.

Mark (maximum 2):

WRITING FOR A PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS AUDIENCE (including good presentation)

The written work is clear and understandable,

Where applicable, the written work is based on the facts and available evidence,

Exaggeration and bold statements which are not supported by the facts and evidence are avoided.

Good presentation

The written work contains no spelling and grammatical errors. Obvious evidence of editing displayed. (Where the work contains any spelling and grammatical errors, it cannot be awarded more than 5 marks),

Any headings and sub-headings display properly, and are used consistently throughout the document,

Page numbering is used. It is usual for page numbering to commence on page 2 of a business document as "2",

Font size and font style are used consistently throughout the document,

Mark (maximum 2):