5N0690 Assignment 

Type of assignment : Collection of Work

Weighting : 50%

The internal assessor will devise guidelines for learners on gathering a collection of work that demonstrates evidence of the following communication skills:

• Writing skills. Evidence should include a range of relevant documents, including a structured report and a minimum of 3 other pieces.

A structured report.

• It may be based on any topic for example, based on the learner’s vocational area, or research done for another module
• It must include information gathered from a variety of sources.
• It should be well structured, detailed, balanced, use impersonal language
• Reference should be made to Health & Safety legislation
• It must contain relevant visual supports, i.e., drawings, charts, photographs etc.
• All resources must be acknowledged through references and bibliography
• It must be word processed, approximately 1500 words

Other documents

• To include business documents such as letter, a CV, memorandum, notice of meeting, agenda, minutes (narrative/action) or other relevant workplace documents
• To include a piece of personal writing e.g. short story/ poem, letter of complaint/ thanks/ condolence/ congratulations, a review etc.
• The documents should be word processed, where appropriate
• Evidence of drafting, redrafting and editing should be attached to at least one of the finished pieces. One of these drafts must be handwritten.

Communications Technology Essay to include:

• An awareness of current and relevant issues:
• Discussion of the uses of CT to include rationale for choice of technology used in different situations.
• The advantages/ disadvantages of CT
• The impact of CT on private and public life
• Current developments in CT
• Relevant legislation to include Health, Safety & Welfare Act and Communications related legislation
• This essay must be word processed It must be approximately 800 words.

Critical Reading Skills to include:

• Evidence of reading skills based on identifying and extracting key points of information from one vocational and one literary text chosen by the assessor.
• A written summary of each text should identify and include the main ideas of the text, a summary of the text and reflect their understanding of the text.
• This summary should be 300 words approximately.