CBC1501
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: 5 SEPT 2025
,CBC1501 Assignment 2 2025
SEMESTER 2 – DUE 5 SEPT 2025
QUESTION 1- GOOGLE DRIVE AND GOOGLE DOCS
2.1. Instructions
As a communications student in the 5IR, you must become digitally literate. Therefore,
you need to use various collaborative tools to be successful in the connected society.
For this task, you must use Google Docs and Google Drive. You must provide 2 links:
the Google Drive Folder and the Google Doc link, as discussed below and in Class.
Failure to follow instructions will result in a 0.
i. Use Google Docs to type out Assessment 2, a written assignment. Create a folder on
Google
Drive and save the assignment in this folder.
Naming convention: Student Number_CBC1501_Assessment 2_2025_S2
ii. Then, provide the following two links in the assignment submission:
Google folder
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10fNcDmjpg7OpwWo2mbMgp3BTPnxz2v92?usp
=drive_link
Google doc
https://docs.google.com/document/d/124tCXt2mUEtp5UrQV_TBmtEHncU7pPzW/edit?u
sp=drive_link&ouid=117980006273071130013&rtpof=true&sd=true
, QUESTION 2: ESSAY
Brainstorming / Planning
Topic: Communication barriers and inclusive approaches in a hybrid team
Case: Saim Waqas - employee with hearing difficulties in a hybrid workplace
Main areas of focus:
Challenges: video meetings (cameras off, muffled voices), online chats (fast pace, no
tagging, unclear emojis), office noise, and technical jargon.
Hearing vs listening: hearing = biological detection of sound; listening = active
engagement and interpretation.
Listening barriers:
Physical – background noise disrupting hearing aids.
Psychological – stereotypes and assumptions from colleagues.
Non-verbal communication:
Spoken: body language, eye contact, facial expressions.
Written: emojis, sequencing of chat messages.
Functions of non-verbal cues: guiding conversations e.g., turn-taking, replacing words
with symbols (emoticons).
Strategies: enable captions, keep cameras on, structured chat rules, tag people by
name, avoid jargon, provide inclusivity training.
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: 5 SEPT 2025
,CBC1501 Assignment 2 2025
SEMESTER 2 – DUE 5 SEPT 2025
QUESTION 1- GOOGLE DRIVE AND GOOGLE DOCS
2.1. Instructions
As a communications student in the 5IR, you must become digitally literate. Therefore,
you need to use various collaborative tools to be successful in the connected society.
For this task, you must use Google Docs and Google Drive. You must provide 2 links:
the Google Drive Folder and the Google Doc link, as discussed below and in Class.
Failure to follow instructions will result in a 0.
i. Use Google Docs to type out Assessment 2, a written assignment. Create a folder on
Drive and save the assignment in this folder.
Naming convention: Student Number_CBC1501_Assessment 2_2025_S2
ii. Then, provide the following two links in the assignment submission:
Google folder
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10fNcDmjpg7OpwWo2mbMgp3BTPnxz2v92?usp
=drive_link
Google doc
https://docs.google.com/document/d/124tCXt2mUEtp5UrQV_TBmtEHncU7pPzW/edit?u
sp=drive_link&ouid=117980006273071130013&rtpof=true&sd=true
, QUESTION 2: ESSAY
Brainstorming / Planning
Topic: Communication barriers and inclusive approaches in a hybrid team
Case: Saim Waqas - employee with hearing difficulties in a hybrid workplace
Main areas of focus:
Challenges: video meetings (cameras off, muffled voices), online chats (fast pace, no
tagging, unclear emojis), office noise, and technical jargon.
Hearing vs listening: hearing = biological detection of sound; listening = active
engagement and interpretation.
Listening barriers:
Physical – background noise disrupting hearing aids.
Psychological – stereotypes and assumptions from colleagues.
Non-verbal communication:
Spoken: body language, eye contact, facial expressions.
Written: emojis, sequencing of chat messages.
Functions of non-verbal cues: guiding conversations e.g., turn-taking, replacing words
with symbols (emoticons).
Strategies: enable captions, keep cameras on, structured chat rules, tag people by
name, avoid jargon, provide inclusivity training.
