A REPORT ON WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE STUDENTS Prepared by: Ang Kar Yong Updated on: 3rd March 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my supervisor‚ Ms. Sylvia‚ for the valuable advice and support she has given me in the writing of this report. I would also like to thank her for her encouragement and guidance. ABSTRACT This study was to investigate which aspects of written communication should take priority‚ and to provide the appropriate recommendations
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Written Assignment 4 Answer all of the following questions. Title your assignment "Written Assignment 4‚" unless your mentor directs otherwise. This assignment covers text chapters 18 through 23. 1. Explain the relationship among savings‚ investment‚ and net capital outflow. Savings are equal to domestic investment + net capital outflow. In an open economy‚ both net capital outflow ( which is the purchase of foreign assets by domestic investors minus the purchase of domestic investments by
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workplace‚ verbal and written. Both of these formats are important‚ but written communication takes more effort to be clear‚ brief and informative. There are various styles of written communications‚ and each style has a purpose and audience. Written communication can have significance as in legal documents and manuals‚ and it provides function in the workplace in the form of reports and presentations (Suttle‚ n.d.). Depending on the writing skills of the writer‚ the written communication can negatively
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‘Lash’ Against TV In the article‚ “In Defense of the Written Word‚” the authors talk about the significance of written words and the negative effects that TV and pictures have on the world. In today’s society‚ the amount of time people spend on reading has declined which is clearly seen through “the 1.9% decline of newspaper circulation of 815 of the nation’s largest in 2005." Although the creation of the television itself was a huge phenomenon to the world‚ it created a huge dent on the critical
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WrTamara M. Newton Written Task Question: How could the text be read and interpreted by two different readers? In 1990‚ Tim Obrien‚ decided to share his poignant story with the world‚ converting all his Vietnamese War experiences into a book called: The things they carried. Through one of his chapters‚ On the Rainy River‚ were Obrien is illustrated as a young man who has received a draft notice‚ and has two choices‚ go to war and be a “hero” or scape from responsibilities and be remembered
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Barney Grajeda Written Assignment 2 2. List five input devices and three output devices that might be attached to a personal computer. Describe a typical use for each? Input devices include: keyboard used for typed user input mouse used for point-and-click user input microphone used for voice and audio input scanner used for image input (scanning images) modem used for file transfer input (downloading files) Output devices include: speakers used for audio output monitor used to display
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2005). OB involves communication‚ culture‚ values‚ and decision making‚ etc. Because of the evolving workforce with older individuals‚ more women‚ people of color‚ people of different cultures‚ corporate downsizing‚ and increased temporary help‚ this has brought a lot of challenges and opportunities for managers to use the concepts of OB in recent decades. In an organization that I am familiar with‚ management deals with communication exceptionally well. There are solid channels of communication
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Enforce What is Written According to statesmaster.com‚ Texas has the second largest number of illegal immigrants living in the United States‚ with at total of 1‚041‚000 and rising (U.S. Citizenship). With all of the companies hiring managers being aware of this‚ it becomes easy for these individuals to be hired and paid at lower wages‚ both being illegal. With most of these immigrants being paid under the table‚ not only is this considered tax fraud‚ but it ends up costing U.S. tax payers billions
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adverts Different Perspectives Ideology – Belief systems CHEATED BY FALSE ADVERTISING False beauty in advertising The Beauty Myth - The Week Magazine (Column) (Semi Casual) - Time Magazine (Formal) 2. This advertisement uses the actress Hayden Panettiere to promote the milk product. Because Hayden Panettiere has enough popularity to bring the audiences awareness of this advertisement. Her fans‚ especially‚ will pay more attention to read and act upon her messages from this advertisement
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detained at Guantanamo bay. President George W. Bush opened this facility in 2002 which is located in Cuba. This is a place where people are held against their will because they are either considered an enemy of the United States or an enemy combatant from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan or the war on terror. Some of these people are killers‚ bomb makers‚ and recruiters for attackers that want to destroy the United States. However there are people that are behind those walls that are innocent. Those
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