In business, successful communicators must transfer and respond to messages and requests using written communication to suit their audience, otherwise messages can be misinterpreted or misunderstood.
Learning how to use different writing styles will help you to develop researching and writing for different audiences and purposes.
This assessment is made up of 2 tasks – Task 1 & 2 are about you as a student of Torrens University Australia (TUA).
The tasks are designed for you to demonstrate your ability to apply your knowledge and understanding of key concepts relating to written communication covered in Modules 1 and 2 of this subject.
This assessment will provide you with an insight into communication and resources for you to use to reach your academic potential and follow whilst following the rules for academic integrity.
For both tasks:
please comply with all academic standards of legibility and referencing and adhere to the correct use of academic writing, presentation and grammarSupport on academic writing skills and APA referencing can be found: https://library.torrens.edu.au/academicskills/homethe rules about academic integrity can be found: https://library.torrens.edu.au/academic_integrityThe assessment requires you to follow this process:
Read all instructions thoroughly before you begin this assessment.
Task 1 (300 words)
Academic Integrity
Scenario
– You are a student mentor at Torrens University and as part of your role, have been asked to provide information and advice to guide and support your fellow students beginning at the University.
You MUST refer to the Academic Integrity Policy & Academic Procedures for Torrens University Australia(TUA) in your advice. You will find it at: https://library.torrens.edu.au/academic_integrity
By undertaking research on the topic of academic integrity at Torrens University – this is so you provide accurate information and advice to your fellow students and develop your own knowledge about working with integrity.
Use these guiding questions to help you research, plan and write your short response about why these areas are important and why integrity matters.
Why is academic integrity important?What penalties can apply to breaches of academic integrity?How does working with integrity improve your professional and personal success?
You MUST refer to the TUA Academic Integrity Policy and Procedures as these documents will provide valuable information to share with your audience.
Task 2 (300 words)
Achieving Academic Success
Reaching your potential in your academic study is enhanced by understanding your learning style an learning how to manage your time. It is also important to develop skills in critical thinking and apply critical evaluation to what you research in academic and business writing.
This short written response can be written as a Reflective Journal meaning you can use first person (using ‘I’ and ‘me’).
What is your learning style based on Peterson and Kolb’s (2017) Nine Learning Styles and how will you use this knowledge to help with your studies?
Why istime management important when you are a student and what strategies will you use for your studies?In the context of study, what is the difference between critical thinking and machine intelligence?How will you develop and apply your own critical thinking skills to further your knowledge and develop as a student and for your career?
