Assignments
Assignment Week 2:
Assignment deadlines are 12 noon on the day before class — ie Tuesday at noon for the Wednesday class and Thursday at noon for the Friday class. Those who miss the deadline will receive zero marks for their assignment no matter how good it is.
Produce a report on the subject below and post it to your blog. Keep the text at around the 400-800 600 word level. You can use photos and other media to illuminate your story but bear in mind this is a text-orientated article. Try and come up with a unique angle so that we can include everyone’s report in the to-be-set up Special Reports section of IJS-GLOBAL.COM The subject is:
Coping with Recession: the Lunar New Year 2009
You will need to find a suitable angle. This should not be a “touristy piece” - it should be either a news report or a news feature. For example, angles could include:
- Spending - are people planning /expecting to give / receive less lai see / are restaurants seeing bookings fall? / are people worried about paying off their debts before the festival? etc etc
- Outlook - are people more / less willing to commit to major lifestyle changes in the Year of the Ox - such as getting married / giving birth / making major purchases such as a car / property? etc etc
- What do expats spend over the Lunar New Year? How has this changed from last year?
REMEMBER: YOUR DEADLINES ARE: WEDS CLASS - FEB 3 / FRI CLASS - FEB 6, 2009
Assignment Week 1: (two parts)
A. Plagiarism
1. Find and read the university’s online guidelines on plagiarism
2. On your blog, set up a category called Plagiarism
3. Add the university’s hyperlink on plagiarism to your blogroll
4. Post an article of about 300-400 words that:
- Defines plagiarism - use at least two sources and credit them.
- Answers this question: can I legally post any picture on my blog that I have downloaded from the Internet as long as I credit the source?
Notes:
Make sure your post is categorised under “plagiarism”
Ensure you do not plagiarise - credit your sources
B. Draft Article
Post a draft or outline of the article you are writing from your overseas reporting trip.
Remember: the deadline is 12 noon on Thursday, January 22.
