Class Name PTADipMkt25 Module Professional Communication PTADipMgt/Mkt_PC Assignment Proposal Assessment 1: Individual Assignment, 10% of Module Weighting Short reflective essay with two questions, both to be answered in 500 words each. Date Due: Session 4 for PT students N.B: This assignment does not need to be submitted through Elearn LMS Scenario You have just joined a Multi-National Corporation (MNC) as a project manager, whose tasks include managing global collaboration projects involving staff from different departments all around the world. You have been informed that similar previous projects have been difficult to manage due to cultural differences among global team members, with ineffective and inefficient communication identified as the main culprit. At the same time, the organization is undergoing major restructuring and employee job rotation where project team members are shifting job roles. Project deadlines and desired outcomes have thus suffered because of this challenge. The Managing Director has tasked you to address and suggest ways to resolve these challenges by answering the questions below. (You may assume additional situations not mentioned in this scenario). Question 1 Based on the scenario above, identify possible barriers to communication within your project team and provide suggestions on how to improve cross cultural communication within your project teams. Question 2 Use the Three-Step-Writing Process to compose your answers in Question 1 and communicate these answers to the Managing Director. Assessment 2: Individual Essay Analysing 5 Business Documents  2,000 word analytical essay due in lesson 7 (PT) and 12 (FT), 30% of Module Weighting  5-minute presentation, 10% of Module Weighting  Date Due: Refer to ELearn LMS NB: The presentation does not need to be submitted through Elearn LMS 1.0) INSTRUCTIONS: i) Please submit your final essay only to the Elearn LMS under the Professional Communication Course “Assignment 2 Final Part 1” and do not include: the original FIVE (5) business documents on which you are writing, your Reference list, or your assignment cover sheet in this submission. These documents can be entered separately under “Assignment 2 Final Part 2”. NB: For the formatting of in-text citations and the Reference List, refer to the Kaplan Singapore APA Guide pp.14-16: http://kaplan- diploma.s3.amazonaws.com/Kaplan_Singapore_Academic_Works_and_APA_Guide _2013_v2.pdf ii) Essay Brief (30%): You are going to choose FIVE (5) examples of Business Documents/ communications from the following list:  Resume for a job (also include the job ad.)  Cover Letter for a job (also include the job ad.)  Company memo  One section of a company report (no more than 2 pages)  An email  A public blog or other social media message from a company leader  A company vision and values statement PLEASE ...

1. Class Name PTADipMkt25
Module Professional Communication
PTADipMgt/Mkt_PC Assignment Proposal
Assessment 1: Individual Assignment, 10% of Module
Weighting
Short reflective essay with two questions, both to be answered
in 500 words each.
Date Due: Session 4 for PT students
N.B: This assignment does not need to be submitted through
Elearn LMS
Scenario
You have just joined a Multi-National Corporation (MNC) as a
project manager,
whose tasks include managing global collaboration projects
involving staff from
different departments all around the world. You have been
informed that similar
previous projects have been difficult to manage due to cultural
differences among

2. global team members, with ineffective and inefficient
communication identified as the
main culprit. At the same time, the organization is undergoing
major restructuring
and employee job rotation where project team members are
shifting job roles.
Project deadlines and desired outcomes have thus suffered
because of this
challenge. The Managing Director has tasked you to address and
suggest ways to
resolve these challenges by answering the questions below.
(You may assume
additional situations not mentioned in this scenario).
Question 1
Based on the scenario above, identify possible barriers to
communication within your
project team and provide suggestions on how to improve cross
cultural
communication within your project teams.
Question 2
Use the Three-Step-Writing Process to compose your answers in
Question 1 and

3. communicate these answers to the Managing Director.
Assessment 2: Individual Essay Analysing 5 Business
Documents
30% of Module
Weighting
-minute presentation, 10% of Module Weighting
NB: The presentation does not need to be submitted through
Elearn LMS
1.0) INSTRUCTIONS:
i) Please submit your final essay only to the Elearn LMS under
the Professional
Communication Course “Assignment 2 Final Part 1” and do not
include: the original

4. FIVE (5) business documents on which you are writing, your
Reference list, or your
assignment cover sheet in this submission. These documents can
be entered
separately under “Assignment 2 Final Part 2”.
NB: For the formatting of in-text citations and the Reference
List, refer to the Kaplan
Singapore APA Guide pp.14-16:
http://kaplan-
diploma.s3.amazonaws.com/Kaplan_Singapore_Academic_Work
s_and_APA_Guide
_2013_v2.pdf
ii) Essay Brief (30%): You are going to choose FIVE (5)
examples of Business
Documents/ communications from the following list:

5. leader
PLEASE NOTE: (permission should be gained for using internal
communications
from companies and shall not be published outside the
institution)
Referring to research (at least 10 references from 4 sources),
theory and class notes
on business communication, analyse the effectiveness of EACH
document and
provide one (1) recommendation as to how the document could
be improved. The
areas of your analysis and recommendations should include
examples from each
document.
Analysis of the following communication factors must be
covered at least once in the
2,000 word total (it is not necessary to analyse each document
using all factors
below):

6. encode its
message?
not, why not?
on barriers: Does the document overcome
barriers or does it
present barriers to the reader?
message.
Why/why not?
s there an example of the rule of threes?
Present both positive and negative aspects of the documents and
ensure you clearly
label the documents to which you refer (e.g. Document 1
Company Memo) both in
the appendix and in the essay
Your report should be not less than 2,000 words in length and
not greater than 2,200
and remember ABC -accuracy, brevity and clarity- in your work
iii) Presentation Brief (10%): Referring to the

7. “Recommendations” component of the
report, give a 5-minute presentation in which you use ONLY
ONE (1) of the FIVE (5)
and provide THREE (3) recommendations from the factors
listed above
Your presentation should be 5 minutes in length and not shorter
than 4 minutes. You
CANNOT exceed the time limit and an immediate 10% penalty
will apply for those
that do. Brevity is key.
More marks will be awarded for reports which provide more
detailed discussion,
supported analysis and clear links between the Study Guide
theory and the actual
example from the document.
2.0 Essay Format:
This is an essay format so sentences and paragraphs are
expected. The essay
should be split into 5 sections, one for each document analysed:
i) The essay should be presented as follows:
– Briefly presents the document (not
more than 50

8. words)
– This is the main part of each document
analyses and is
where you must choose one or two of the factors to compare the
document to:
encode its
message?
not, why not?
barriers or does it
present barriers to the reader?
sitive?
message.
Why/why not?
– Provide ONE (1) recommendation that
will improve each

9. document and that is related to one of the factors above.
- All sources referred to in your essay must be
cited to in-text and
be included in a full reference list at the end of the assignment,
according to
the APA version 6 system of referencing. Use the following
Kaplan resource
to assist you to do this accurately and consistently:
ii) Elearn LMS for Essay Only
The following should be submitted to
Assignment 2 Final Part 1
1. Your assignment should be type-written.
2. Spacing 1.5 with font size 12 using Arial font style.
3. Include page no. and itemised contents page
Assignment 2 Final Part 2
1. Write your name clearly on the cover page using the
Lecturer’s Comment Form
2. Include a Reference Page at the end of your assignment
3. Include all 5 documents in the Appendix clearly labelled as
in 1.ii)

10. All KAPLAN Higher Education Diploma and Diploma Bridging
modules use the APA
referencing and citation format. Please make yourself familiar
with this style at the
beginning of your studies so you are able to use it to keep track
of source material
during research.
COMPULSORY GUIDE TO READ AND APPLY IN ALL
ACADEMIC WRITING:
KAPLAN Academic Works and APA Guide: Follow this link to
download and save-
http://kaplan-
diploma.s3.amazonaws.com/Kaplan_Singapore_Academic_Work
s_and_APA_Guide
_2013_v2.pdf
iii) Presentation Format:
The presentation should be presented according to the
guidelines provided in the
chapter on presentations and as follows:
s to be used it will be with no more
than 8 slides;

11. (see 1.i above)
ready for questions
from the lecturer: one question on their subject matter and one
extension
question.
3.0) Tips for Presentations
BE ORGANISED
organised and ready
BE CONVIVIAL
afternoon
everyone. My name is Anna Tan …
BE PURPOSEFUL AND LOGICAL
very clearly e.g. …
Today I am going to talk about the importance of …

12. words to guide the
audience through your ideas and information e.g. “Firstly I am
going to” … “Moving
on” … “Esther is now going to discuss”…
BE PROFESSIONAL
diction formal – do not use slang or swear!
them in an
appropriate way for the context of the presentation. DO NOT
ignore them!
Keep them involved! DO NOT be rude to them!
nal at all times
BE CERTAIN
– make sure that the
audience knows it is
the end
– wait for questions and the
lecturer’s

13. permission!
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