HMEMS80 Assignment 1 (ANSWERS) Semester 2 2023 (570415) - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

HMEMS80 Assignment 1 (ANSWERS) Semester 2 2023 () - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references. .............................. Question 1: In accordance with the APA 7th guidelines in-text referencing guidelines, which one of the following is the correct way of referencing? A. (Van Zyl and Rothmann, 2012) argued that … B. Van Zyl and Rothmann (2012) argued that … C. Van Zyl & Rothmann (2012) argued that … D. Van Zyl, and Rothmann (2012) argued that … Question 2: The Unisa policy on copyright infringement and plagiarism specifically mentions copying assignments and portfolios from other students as dishonest. This policy list copying as one of the dishonest practices that may amount to a criminal record. Is this statement true or false? A. True. B. False. 2023_S2_ASS 01 3 Question 3: For the portfolio of evidence (POE) which you will be submitting later in the year: A. You will be required to provide information from your weekly assessments. B. You will get backups of your weekly assessments on myUnisa. C. Lecturers will have copies of your weekly assessments. D. You will not be required to provide information from your weekly assessments. Question 4: For which of the following do you not need to provide a reference if you use it in your writing? A. Someone else’s theories, or opinions. B. Someone else’s research, data, organization of material or ideas. C. Personal communication with others. D. None of the above - a reference needs to be provided for all the above. Question 5: According to Unisa’s policy on copyright infringement and plagiarism, if your assignment includes phrases, passages, or ideas of others from the internet, articles or books, it is important that you acknowledge the author(s). Failing to do this will amount to the infringement of the author’s moral rights and constitute a criminal offence. Is this statement true or false? A. True. B. False. Question 6: Based on the APA 7th ed. in-text referencing guidelines, which one of the following is correct? A. According to Bekwa, Van Zyl & Sadiki et al. (2011: 27) students …. B. According to Bekwa, Van Zyl. et al. (2011), students …. C. According to Bekwa et al. (2011), students …. D. According to (Bekwa et al., 2011), students …. 2023_S2_ASS 01 4 Question 7: Read the following two statements and then choose the correct alternative: (1) The completion of the weekly self-assessments is compulsory and a requirement for the submission of the Portfolio of Evidence (POE). (2) If there is evidence of plagiarism in your Assignment 01, it is possible to get a mark of 0% for the whole assignment. A. Only statement (2) is correct because the self-assessments are not compulsory. B. Only statement (1) is correct, the weekly self-assessments contribute some marks towards the POE. C. Only statement (2) is correct, the penalty for plagiarism can be 0% for the assignment. D. Both statements are correct, weekly self-assessments are required for the POE and the penalty for plagiarism is 0%. Question 8: In a literature review, it is not required that you acknowledge your sources in cases where you have combined sections of other people’s work, including those taken from the internet with your own words and phrases. A. True. B. False. Question 9: Based on the APA 7th ed. guidelines in-text referencing guidelines, which one of the following is correct? A. (Mapunga: 2012) argued that …. B. Mapunga, H. (2012) argued that …. C. (Mapunga 2012) argued that …. D. Mapunga (2012) argued that …. Question 10: Students should only use the course contact email address to contact lecturers regarding module inquiries. A. True. B. False. 2023_S2_ASS 01 5 SECTION B: LITERATURE REVIEW 50 marks Prepare a proper scientifically written literature review for a research proposal of between 9 and 12 pages that summarises and integrates relevant information on the following topic: Challenges and strategies to improve academic writing in higher education • Use a 12-point font (Arial or Times New Roman) and include a table of contents and reference list formatted according to APA 7 guidelines – these form part of the number of pages required. If you break down the task into smaller parts, you will notice that you must: 1. consult the relevant references, 2. summarise and integrate what you learn from these references in a proper scientifically written document, and 3. reference the sources that you used appropriately according to the APA 7th edition guidelines. PART 1: For the first part of the task (consulting relevant references), we provide several references that you should use and include in your literature review. Use at least 5 of the references that we provided and do your own search to find 2 or 3 additional scientific, relevant and recent sources to add to your literature review and the reference list. You can access the articles directly from Google Scholar ( REMEMBER THAT DUE TO COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS IT IS PROHIBITED TO E-MAIL COPIES OF THESE ARTICLES TO ANYONE. 2023_S2_ASS 01 6 Ajani, O. A., & Gamede, B. T. (2020). Challenges of high school learners’ transition into universities: a case of a South African rural university. Gender and Behaviour, 18(2), . Budjalemba, A. S., & Listyani, L. (2020). Factors contributing to students’ difficulties in academic writing class: Students perceptions. UC Journal: ELT, Linguistics and Literature Journal, 1(2), 135-149. Hawari, O. M. D. A., Al-Shboul, Y., & Huwari, I. F. (2022). Supervisors' Perspectives on Graduate Students' Problems in Academic Writing. European Journal of Educational Research, 11(1), 545-556. Khadawardi, H. A. (2022). Saudi Learners' Perceptions of Academic Writing Challenges and General Attitude Towards Writing in English. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 13(3), 645-658. Khumalo, N. P., & Reddy, S. (2021). Cross-disciplinary synergy: First-year students’ experiences of learning academic writing through integrated writing support at a University of Technology. The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 17(1), a1038. Maphoto, K. (2022). First-year students at an open distance and e-learning institution: Perceptions, expectations, and challenges associated with academic writing feedback. Journal for Language Teaching, 56(1). Motlhaka, H. (2020). Blackboard Collaborated‑Based Instruction in an Academic Writing Class: Sociocultural Perspectives of Learning. Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 18(4), 336-345. PART 2: For part 2 of the task, you need to write a literature review. We know that some students find this to be a daunting and difficult task. Writing does not come naturally for many people. We have many styles of writing – a note to a partner, a love letter to a romantic partner, a memo to a boss, an email to a friend, a report to colleagues, and then there is academic/scientific writing – in a class of its own! 2023_S2_ASS 01 7 To assist you with this written part of the assignment, we provide additional material on scientific writing as an additional resource uploaded in the folder for Assignment 01 on the HMEMS80 myUnisa website. The additional material ranges from some fun exercises to guiding steps and helpful hints and we hope that exploring the different facets and problems typically associated with writing will help you to produce quality academic writing as an output for this assignment! Also, review the checklist for academic writing included at the end of the additional resource to finalise and evaluate your own writing before you submit the assignment. The format of the literature review should include at least the following aspects/headings (Adapted from the Week 2 Resource 8 document): Front page and table of contents 1. INTRODUCTION – provides an overview of the context and background to the topic. An introduction should furthermore provide an overview of what the rest of the document entails namely to “set the scene” for what is to come. 2. VARIABLES - Clearly identify the variable/s. Each variable should be identified and defined under its own heading. 2.1 Variable 1 2.2 Variable 2 3. PREVIOUS RESEARCH – this includes a variety of research related to the variable/s; it includes exposing different viewpoints, that is, which views concerning the variable/s did you find corresponding and which ones did you find to be contradictory? And what does the literature say about the relationship between the variable and other variables? 4. PROBLEM STATEMENT 4.1 Flowing from the discussions in the literature review identify the research 2023_S2_ASS 01 8 problem – formulate the research question. 4.2 Highlight how the existing body of knowledge (as presented in the literature review) links to the identified research problem (research question). 4.3 The need/value/motivation for the research. REFERENCE LIST Use the APA 7th edition guidelines (under Additional Resources >> Week 4 >> Week 4 Resource 3) to correctly list all the sources used in-text. PART 3: Part 3 of the task requires of you to reference the sources that you use appropriately according to the requirements of the APA 7th edition style of referencing. Review section 4.3 titled ‘Referencing’ in the Weekly Content Week 4 and Week 4 Resource 3 APA 7th EDITION GUIDELINES again if you need more guidelines on referencing.