CBC1501
ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 2024
, COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS CONTEXTS: CBC 1501
ASSESSMENT 2 – WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
DUE DATE: 5 April 2024 - 19h00
(portal opens Monday 11 March - 08h00)
UNIQUE NUMBER: 744185
TOTAL MARKS: 100
WEIGHTING (FORMATIVE): 60
TO STUDY: All learning units (LUs 1-11) and all instructional
materials and resources on myUnisa
✎ This assessment can be submitted only ONCE.
✎ No re-submissions will be accepted.
✎ Ensure that the assessment that you submit is the final and complete copy.
✎ This assessment is COMPULSORY!
✎ Include the signed declaration with this assessment to avoid penalisation.
Late submissions are NOT allowed.
Mark allocation for Assessment 2: Written Assignment
MARK ALLOCATION FOR ASSESSMENT 2 – WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
TASK DESCRIPTION MARKS
Question 1 Google Docs in the Google Drive folder 5
Question 2 Essay 30
Question 3 Abridged Report 25
Question 4 Business Letter 25
Self-assessment and self- Answers to questions posed 5
reflection
Overall technical Declaration, Table of Contents, Overall 10
presentation Introduction and Overall Conclusion
Total 100
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Open Rubric
,ASSESSMENT FORMAT
a The assessment consists of four questions, namely;
i. the Google Document in the Google Drive folder,
ii. the essay,
iii. the abridged report, and
iv. the business letter.
b Your assessment MUST be typed out.
c General rules relating to the overall presentation of the assignment must be
adhered to.
d Your presentation should not contain language, spelling or typing errors. We
discourage the use of personal forms of address in business writing (UNLESS
otherwise stated).
e Headings and numbering (where required) should be presented in the correct format.
f You must adhere to the CORRECT format, structure and stylistic requirements of each
piece of writing, as required by the relevant assignment question. Failure to follow
these guidelines will result in the loss of marks.
g The assignment must contain a personal declaration that the work you have submitted
is your own.
i. The declaration of academic integrity is a legally binding document that every
university has for its students.
ii. The declaration MUST be included after the cover page of your assignment.
iii. The declaration is available on myUnisa under additional resources and is in
MS Word format.
iv. The DECLARATION has to be signed by yourself and a witness.
v. You will be penalised if you DO NOT submit the declaration, or if it is incomplete
or not signed.
vi. We accept typed signatures and e-signatures if you do not have access to a
scanner.
vii. We have provided a copy of the declaration below this text as well.
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, DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY
NAME AND SURNAME: ________________________________
MODULE CODE: ________________________________
STUDENT NUMBER: ________________________________
SIGNATURE: ________________________________
DATE: ________________________________
WITNESS: ________________________________
DATE: ________________________________
I confirm that:
1. this MODULE contains my own, original ideas and work. Those ideas, or work, that
are not my own, have been cited through the prescribed referencing system which
I have familiarised myself with in Tutorial Letter CMNALL/E/301.
2. I have not submitted the ideas or work contained in this MODULE for any other
tertiary education credit.
3. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of
passing it off as his or her own work.
4. I did not make use of another student’s work and submitted it as my own.
5. I have read through the entire tutorial letter (TL_2024_CMNALL/E 301_4_B) on
academic writing and am familiar with the guidelines applicable to this module.
6. I am aware of what academic dishonesty entails and have read and understood
UNISA’s policies in this regard (click on the links below to access these documents):
o Unisa Policy of Research Ethics
o Plagiarism Powerpoint for Under-Graduate Studies (available under
“Additional Sources” on the course site on myUnisa)
o Unisa’s Library Guides on Plagiarism and Ethics
o Policy For Copyright Infringement And Plagiarism
o Unisa Policy on Academic Integrity
7. In this module, you are required to add point 7 to this. Point 7 must be your own
positive declaration on the tools that you used in creating this essay. This could include
search engines (such as www.google.com), scholarly search engines (such as
scholar.google.com), conversations with people, artificial intelligence tools that you
have used to summarise arguments, or any other tool that cannot be referenced as a
source for a particular aspect of your essay but that contributed to your writing process.
In brief, give an overview of how you approached the writing of this essay so that the
declaration is not merely a statement of what you did not do, but also of what you did
do.
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ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 2024
, COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS CONTEXTS: CBC 1501
ASSESSMENT 2 – WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
DUE DATE: 5 April 2024 - 19h00
(portal opens Monday 11 March - 08h00)
UNIQUE NUMBER: 744185
TOTAL MARKS: 100
WEIGHTING (FORMATIVE): 60
TO STUDY: All learning units (LUs 1-11) and all instructional
materials and resources on myUnisa
✎ This assessment can be submitted only ONCE.
✎ No re-submissions will be accepted.
✎ Ensure that the assessment that you submit is the final and complete copy.
✎ This assessment is COMPULSORY!
✎ Include the signed declaration with this assessment to avoid penalisation.
Late submissions are NOT allowed.
Mark allocation for Assessment 2: Written Assignment
MARK ALLOCATION FOR ASSESSMENT 2 – WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
TASK DESCRIPTION MARKS
Question 1 Google Docs in the Google Drive folder 5
Question 2 Essay 30
Question 3 Abridged Report 25
Question 4 Business Letter 25
Self-assessment and self- Answers to questions posed 5
reflection
Overall technical Declaration, Table of Contents, Overall 10
presentation Introduction and Overall Conclusion
Total 100
Page 1 of 19
Open Rubric
,ASSESSMENT FORMAT
a The assessment consists of four questions, namely;
i. the Google Document in the Google Drive folder,
ii. the essay,
iii. the abridged report, and
iv. the business letter.
b Your assessment MUST be typed out.
c General rules relating to the overall presentation of the assignment must be
adhered to.
d Your presentation should not contain language, spelling or typing errors. We
discourage the use of personal forms of address in business writing (UNLESS
otherwise stated).
e Headings and numbering (where required) should be presented in the correct format.
f You must adhere to the CORRECT format, structure and stylistic requirements of each
piece of writing, as required by the relevant assignment question. Failure to follow
these guidelines will result in the loss of marks.
g The assignment must contain a personal declaration that the work you have submitted
is your own.
i. The declaration of academic integrity is a legally binding document that every
university has for its students.
ii. The declaration MUST be included after the cover page of your assignment.
iii. The declaration is available on myUnisa under additional resources and is in
MS Word format.
iv. The DECLARATION has to be signed by yourself and a witness.
v. You will be penalised if you DO NOT submit the declaration, or if it is incomplete
or not signed.
vi. We accept typed signatures and e-signatures if you do not have access to a
scanner.
vii. We have provided a copy of the declaration below this text as well.
Page 2 of 19
, DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY
NAME AND SURNAME: ________________________________
MODULE CODE: ________________________________
STUDENT NUMBER: ________________________________
SIGNATURE: ________________________________
DATE: ________________________________
WITNESS: ________________________________
DATE: ________________________________
I confirm that:
1. this MODULE contains my own, original ideas and work. Those ideas, or work, that
are not my own, have been cited through the prescribed referencing system which
I have familiarised myself with in Tutorial Letter CMNALL/E/301.
2. I have not submitted the ideas or work contained in this MODULE for any other
tertiary education credit.
3. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of
passing it off as his or her own work.
4. I did not make use of another student’s work and submitted it as my own.
5. I have read through the entire tutorial letter (TL_2024_CMNALL/E 301_4_B) on
academic writing and am familiar with the guidelines applicable to this module.
6. I am aware of what academic dishonesty entails and have read and understood
UNISA’s policies in this regard (click on the links below to access these documents):
o Unisa Policy of Research Ethics
o Plagiarism Powerpoint for Under-Graduate Studies (available under
“Additional Sources” on the course site on myUnisa)
o Unisa’s Library Guides on Plagiarism and Ethics
o Policy For Copyright Infringement And Plagiarism
o Unisa Policy on Academic Integrity
7. In this module, you are required to add point 7 to this. Point 7 must be your own
positive declaration on the tools that you used in creating this essay. This could include
search engines (such as www.google.com), scholarly search engines (such as
scholar.google.com), conversations with people, artificial intelligence tools that you
have used to summarise arguments, or any other tool that cannot be referenced as a
source for a particular aspect of your essay but that contributed to your writing process.
In brief, give an overview of how you approached the writing of this essay so that the
declaration is not merely a statement of what you did not do, but also of what you did
do.
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