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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN
Foundation in Natural and Built Environment (FNBE)
Effective Public Communication [COM 30103]
Assignment: Oral Presentation
Assignment
To demonstrate the principles of
communication and behaviour in analyzing
interaction with others, both at individual
and at group levels.
LO
As per stated
in the module
25%
Oral
Presentation
Week 16
24th May ,2016
INTRODUCTION
This assignment evaluates oral presentation and speaking skills. It also evaluates the
student’s ability to research information and present an effective presentation of his/her
research. In addition, being a group assignment, each student will experience
cooperating and collaborating with other peers as a team with a common goal.
Referencing:
All persons, books and other sources of information are to be referenced in accordance with the
APA Style.
OBJECTIVES OF THIS ASSIGNMENT
The objectives of this project are as follows:
• To demonstrate the principles of communication and behaviour in analyzing interaction with others,
both at individual and at group levels.
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS ASSIGNMENT
The learning outcomes of this assignment are:
• Apply the principles of communication and behaviour in analyzing interaction with others, both at
individual and at group levels.
• To be aware of the importance of cultural differences and respect cultural differences as well as to
build healthy and positive relationships with fellow students, co-workers and clients.
• To communicate the relevant ideas in a clear, logical and appropriate academic English.
Taylor’s University FNBE - (COM 30103)
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TASKS - METHODOLOGY
Your tasks are as follows:
Topic: Analyses of businesses from two different settings.
Choose any TWO businesses your choice and describe the following:
Brief Description of the Businesses
a) Background information about the selected businesses such as:
i) Their names;
ii) Current locations;
iii) Number of branches and employees;
iv) Main products or services sold;
v) Estimated current number of customers.
vi) When were the businesses started?
vii) Who are the founders?
viii)What was their motive(s) for starting the business; and
ix) Their recent development (i.e. what has the business accomplished or what
changes have occurred in the business over the past 3 - 5 years).
B Comparative Analysis of the Businesses’ Competitive Traits
This section discusses the competitive behaviours of the businesses and their
respective markets such as:
i) Number of competitors in their respective geographical markets;
ii) Brief bios of each business’ top 3 competitors (E.g. who are they? What are their
products? etc.);
iii) How do the businesses compete with their competitors? What strategies
were/are employed (e.g. pricing, advertising, product variety, etc.) and how
successful are they?
iv) What are the obstacles faced by new businesses who wish to enter their markets
today? Are they easy or difficult to overcome? Why?
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v) What is the nature of their markets (e.g. perfectly competitive, oligopoly,
monopolistic competitive) and your justifications.
vi) You must include a summary table (see appendix 3) to compare the similarities
and differences between the 2 businesses.
vii) Based on your analysis, which business is more commercially successful? Give
reasons to support
your answer.
C Recommendation
Based on the analysis of the previous section, you will provide a minimum of two
recommendations on improving the competitiveness of each business with proper
justifications.
Sample interview question:
1) When was the business founded?
2) Who are the key founders?
3) What prompted the founders to start this business?
4) What are your main products?
5) Who are your customers?
6) What is the business’ annual revenue figure?
7) How many branch offices/stores do you have (if applicable)?
8) Can you provide us a brief history of your business and its most recent
developments?
9) Do you have many competitors? Who are they? Who are your top 3 competitors?
10) Is the business constantly facing strong competition from other competitors? What
strategies have they used to compete with you?
11) How much capital is required to start this business? What, if any, specialized field of
knowledge do you need to run this business?
12) Generally, do you feel it is easy or hard to enter this market? Why?
13) How do you compete with your competitors i.e. what strategies do you employ to
divert customers away from your competitors?
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14) How often do you release a new product (this assumes the business sells
differentiated products)?
15) Are your pricing decisions strongly affected by your competitors?
Important: You must provide the contact details (name, job position, and office phone
number/email address) of your interviewee in the report.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT
You are required to choose any to businesses your choice and describe all the
three aspects mentioned above.
1. Work in groups of six(6) to eight (8) people.
2. You must research the topic that you choose and prepare an oral presentation
for about 25 minutes per group.
3. You are required to provide detailed referencing and citation for this submission.
4. You must submit the following on 24th
May, 2016.
i. A softcopy of your presentation and any audio-visual material that
you will be using for your presentation. Discs must be clearly
labeled with the name of the assignment and names of group
members.
ii. cover page (follow the attached format)
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The assessment for this assignment will be based on:
• Your demonstrated understanding of the brief.
• The content of the write-up—strength of central idea and relevance to the question.
• Clear and coherent organization of ideas and argument.
• Ability to use scholarly references to support arguments and ideas.
• Grammar and mechanics.
MARKING CRITERIA
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Effective Public Communication [COM 30103]
ASSIGNMENT 3: ORAL PRESENTATION
LECTURER: P.THIVILOJANA
SUBMISSION DATE: 24th
May, 2016
PRESENTATION DATE: 24th
May, 2016
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SUGGESTED REFERENCES
Ho Sook Wah, Chan Swee Heng & Yap Ngee Thai, ((1988) Interactively Speaking,Penerbit
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang.
Sahanaya, W. & Lindeck, J.(2001). IELTS Preparation and Practice. Listening and Speaking. (2nd
ed.).Australia & New Zealand: Oxford University Press.
SUGGESTED COVER PAGE / AUTHORSHIP
Should be well designed with the necessary information;
[Name / all in group]
[Id]
[Module]
[Session] January, 2016
Taylor’s University FNBE - (COM 30103)
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P a g e | 6 of 4
SUGGESTED REFERENCES
Ho Sook Wah, Chan Swee Heng & Yap Ngee Thai, ((1988) Interactively Speaking,Penerbit
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang.
Sahanaya, W. & Lindeck, J.(2001). IELTS Preparation and Practice. Listening and Speaking. (2nd
ed.).Australia & New Zealand: Oxford University Press.
SUGGESTED COVER PAGE / AUTHORSHIP
Should be well designed with the necessary information;
[Name / all in group]
[Id]
[Module]
[Session] January, 2016
Taylor’s University FNBE - (COM 30103)
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Final project business presentation

  • 1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN Foundation in Natural and Built Environment (FNBE) Effective Public Communication [COM 30103] Assignment: Oral Presentation Assignment To demonstrate the principles of communication and behaviour in analyzing interaction with others, both at individual and at group levels. LO As per stated in the module 25% Oral Presentation Week 16 24th May ,2016 INTRODUCTION This assignment evaluates oral presentation and speaking skills. It also evaluates the student’s ability to research information and present an effective presentation of his/her research. In addition, being a group assignment, each student will experience cooperating and collaborating with other peers as a team with a common goal. Referencing: All persons, books and other sources of information are to be referenced in accordance with the APA Style. OBJECTIVES OF THIS ASSIGNMENT The objectives of this project are as follows: • To demonstrate the principles of communication and behaviour in analyzing interaction with others, both at individual and at group levels. LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS ASSIGNMENT The learning outcomes of this assignment are: • Apply the principles of communication and behaviour in analyzing interaction with others, both at individual and at group levels. • To be aware of the importance of cultural differences and respect cultural differences as well as to build healthy and positive relationships with fellow students, co-workers and clients. • To communicate the relevant ideas in a clear, logical and appropriate academic English. Taylor’s University FNBE - (COM 30103) 1 | P a g e P a g e | 1 of 4
  • 2. TASKS - METHODOLOGY Your tasks are as follows: Topic: Analyses of businesses from two different settings. Choose any TWO businesses your choice and describe the following: Brief Description of the Businesses a) Background information about the selected businesses such as: i) Their names; ii) Current locations; iii) Number of branches and employees; iv) Main products or services sold; v) Estimated current number of customers. vi) When were the businesses started? vii) Who are the founders? viii)What was their motive(s) for starting the business; and ix) Their recent development (i.e. what has the business accomplished or what changes have occurred in the business over the past 3 - 5 years). B Comparative Analysis of the Businesses’ Competitive Traits This section discusses the competitive behaviours of the businesses and their respective markets such as: i) Number of competitors in their respective geographical markets; ii) Brief bios of each business’ top 3 competitors (E.g. who are they? What are their products? etc.); iii) How do the businesses compete with their competitors? What strategies were/are employed (e.g. pricing, advertising, product variety, etc.) and how successful are they? iv) What are the obstacles faced by new businesses who wish to enter their markets today? Are they easy or difficult to overcome? Why? Taylor’s University FNBE - (COM 30103) 2 | P a g e P a g e | 2 of 4
  • 3. v) What is the nature of their markets (e.g. perfectly competitive, oligopoly, monopolistic competitive) and your justifications. vi) You must include a summary table (see appendix 3) to compare the similarities and differences between the 2 businesses. vii) Based on your analysis, which business is more commercially successful? Give reasons to support your answer. C Recommendation Based on the analysis of the previous section, you will provide a minimum of two recommendations on improving the competitiveness of each business with proper justifications. Sample interview question: 1) When was the business founded? 2) Who are the key founders? 3) What prompted the founders to start this business? 4) What are your main products? 5) Who are your customers? 6) What is the business’ annual revenue figure? 7) How many branch offices/stores do you have (if applicable)? 8) Can you provide us a brief history of your business and its most recent developments? 9) Do you have many competitors? Who are they? Who are your top 3 competitors? 10) Is the business constantly facing strong competition from other competitors? What strategies have they used to compete with you? 11) How much capital is required to start this business? What, if any, specialized field of knowledge do you need to run this business? 12) Generally, do you feel it is easy or hard to enter this market? Why? 13) How do you compete with your competitors i.e. what strategies do you employ to divert customers away from your competitors? Taylor’s University FNBE - (COM 30103) 3 | P a g e P a g e | 3 of 4
  • 4. 14) How often do you release a new product (this assumes the business sells differentiated products)? 15) Are your pricing decisions strongly affected by your competitors? Important: You must provide the contact details (name, job position, and office phone number/email address) of your interviewee in the report. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT You are required to choose any to businesses your choice and describe all the three aspects mentioned above. 1. Work in groups of six(6) to eight (8) people. 2. You must research the topic that you choose and prepare an oral presentation for about 25 minutes per group. 3. You are required to provide detailed referencing and citation for this submission. 4. You must submit the following on 24th May, 2016. i. A softcopy of your presentation and any audio-visual material that you will be using for your presentation. Discs must be clearly labeled with the name of the assignment and names of group members. ii. cover page (follow the attached format) ASSESSMENT CRITERIA The assessment for this assignment will be based on: • Your demonstrated understanding of the brief. • The content of the write-up—strength of central idea and relevance to the question. • Clear and coherent organization of ideas and argument. • Ability to use scholarly references to support arguments and ideas. • Grammar and mechanics. MARKING CRITERIA Taylor’s University FNBE - (COM 30103) 4 | P a g e P a g e | 4 of 4
  • 5. Effective Public Communication [COM 30103] ASSIGNMENT 3: ORAL PRESENTATION LECTURER: P.THIVILOJANA SUBMISSION DATE: 24th May, 2016 PRESENTATION DATE: 24th May, 2016 Taylor’s University FNBE - (COM 30103) 5 | P a g e P a g e | 5 of 4
  • 6. SUGGESTED REFERENCES Ho Sook Wah, Chan Swee Heng & Yap Ngee Thai, ((1988) Interactively Speaking,Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang. Sahanaya, W. & Lindeck, J.(2001). IELTS Preparation and Practice. Listening and Speaking. (2nd ed.).Australia & New Zealand: Oxford University Press. SUGGESTED COVER PAGE / AUTHORSHIP Should be well designed with the necessary information; [Name / all in group] [Id] [Module] [Session] January, 2016 Taylor’s University FNBE - (COM 30103) 6 | P a g e P a g e | 6 of 4
  • 7. SUGGESTED REFERENCES Ho Sook Wah, Chan Swee Heng & Yap Ngee Thai, ((1988) Interactively Speaking,Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang. Sahanaya, W. & Lindeck, J.(2001). IELTS Preparation and Practice. Listening and Speaking. (2nd ed.).Australia & New Zealand: Oxford University Press. SUGGESTED COVER PAGE / AUTHORSHIP Should be well designed with the necessary information; [Name / all in group] [Id] [Module] [Session] January, 2016 Taylor’s University FNBE - (COM 30103) 6 | P a g e P a g e | 6 of 4