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PWR611S - PROFESSIONAL WRITING - 2ND OPP - JANUARY 2024 |
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n Am I BI A u n IVER s I TY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES
COURSE NAME: PROFESSIONALWRITING
COURSE CODE: PWR 6115
SESSION:
JANUARY 2024
DURATION:
3 HOURS
PAPER:
MARKS:
THEORY
100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER
DrT H N FRANS
MODERATOR:
MS K DU PLESSIS
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALLthe questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 6 PAGES INCLUDING (THIS FRONT PAGE)
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SECTIONA: BUSINESSLETTERWRITNG
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QUESTION1: POSITIVEADJUSTMENTLETTER
FIRE PREVENTION SECTION
The Fire Prevention Section is responsible for all fire service activities that decrease incidences of
uncontrolled fire in the City of Windhoek. Usually fire prevention methods utilised by the Windhoek
Emergency Management Division focuses on Fire Safety Inspections, Fire Engineering on Building
Plan Designs, the Code Law Enforcement, Public Fire Safety Education and Fire Investigation.
There has been a big storm recently in Windhoek which caused massive destruction especially in
Klein Kuppe. Mr Adolf Haulofu lives in this area. His house was burned down by lightning during this
storm. He lost all his belongings in this fire. He called the Fire Prevention Section to come to his
rescue but it took them three hours to arrive. When they (Fire Prevention Section) finally arrived
everything was totally destroyed. Mr Simson Haulofu wrote you a letter as Chief Executive Officer
of the City of Windhoek in which he complained about the Fire Prevention Section's inefficiency to
swiftly respond to emergencies. In his letter, he demands compensation from the City of Windhoek
for his loss.
You, the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Adolf Kahimise, write a positive adjustment letter to Mr Simson
Haulofu. Invent addresses and use a fully blocked letter format. Your letter should be between 200
and 300 words.
SECTIONB: REPORTWRITNG
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QUESTION2
It has been noticed that staff come to work drunk or smelling of alcohol on any day of the week. On
the 13 June 2023, your Managing Director, Ms Janine Mbaeva asked you, Mr Alpheus Tjijoro, the HR
Manager to compile a questionnaire and hand it to the 40 employees at your company "Turipamue
CC'. Ms Mbaeva wants to know how the workers feel about being tested for alcohol. Initial research
showed that 80% of the workers were in favour of being tested for alcohol at the workplace. She wants
you to analyse the 40 questionnaires and compile a short formal report on your findings. You report
is due to her on the 27 July 2023, with four recommendations. The report should not be longer than
250 words and must consist of 5 sections, namely: Identification, Terms of Reference, Procedure,
Findings, Conclusion and Recommendations.
Carefully and thoroughly, study the analysis below
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Use this analysis of the 40 questionnaires you made to write your report
On whom should the testing be done?
• All staff including management
20
• All staff, excluding management
10
• Only machine operators
10
Where should testing be done?
• Privately at work
10
• Publicly at work
11
• Away from work
19
What must happen to the result?
• Made known to all colleagues
5
• Made known only to management
15
• Made known only to person tested
20
What is the use of alcohol test at work?
• Help management in assisting workers with counselling 10
• Replace workers who test positive for alcohol
10
• Educate workers on the abuse of alcohol
20
What would the workers do if they tested positive?
• Be fired from work
5
• Be suspended for a period of time
10
• Be warned
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SECTIONC: BUSINESSPROPOSAL
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QUESTION 3
Read the following information below and answer the proposal question that follows.
MINISTRY OF WORKS AND TRANSPORTPROCUREMENTCOMMITTEE INVITATION FOR BIDS
1. Proposals are invited through Open National Bidding (ONB) procedures for the mentioned
services (supply and delivery of tyres and tubes) to the government garage fleet. The invitation is
open to all Namibian bidders.
2. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Mr. R Beukes at the Ministry of
Works and Transport, and can also inspect the Bidding Documents at his office. Mr. Beukes can be
contacted at 061-2088007.
3. Qualification requirements include: compliance to eligibility criteria, compliance to technical
specifications and requirements. A margin of preference for certain goods manufactured
domestically shall not be applied.
4. Closing date 20 October 2023, 11h30.
Write the correct proposal letter for this tender. Do not write Staffing and Budget for this question
but indicate that they are in "Appendix".
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SECTIOND: PERSUASIVEWRITING
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QUESTION4
Read the following leaflet and answer the questions that follow
Mozambique flood survivors mourn, with thousands still missing
2019-04-02 09 :24
Survivors of Mozambique cyclone recount devastation
A devastated mother of a three-year-old boy recalls how he was ripped from her hands by rising
flood water during cyclone ldai that hit eastern Mozambique more than a week ago. The inland
Begaja community has received no relief due to their remote area.
Sara Francisco survived the devastating Cyclone ldai by climbing a rooftop with her two young
daughters in her rural village of Buzi after most surrounding buildings were swept away by flooding.
She was stuck at the rooftop for about 24 hours with no food, surviving on rain water while calling
out for help with her children. Help eventually came when a villager passed by in a small canoe,
which brought Fransico, 24, and her daughters to a camp for displaced persons in Beira, 50km
northeast of Buzi. But her problems are not over as she still cannot find her missing family members.
The World Health Organisation has promised to provide 900 000 doses of cholera vaccines to check
the outbreak. The number of reported cases in Beira alone has increased to 271 as of Tuesday.
NUST students initiative
As a student at NUST I came across this sad story while surfing the web and the level of suffering
endured by people in Mozambique forced me to act immediately. I am therefore calling upon the
student community at NUSTto join hands in alleviating the suffering of the Mozambican victims of
cyclone ldai. I am appealing to all of you to please donate anything for example, clothes, food items,
blankets etc. to the people of Begaja
Please bring these items to the office of the Dean of Students where they will be packaged and
shipped through the Mozambican embassy in Windhoek to the affected communities.
Your kind cooperation in this regard will be highly appreciated!
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Provide the following information based on the text.
4.1 Provide a rhetorical statement for the text.
(2)
4.2 Give a brief background of the problem.
(3)
4.3 Identify and write down the emotional plea sentence in the text.
(1)
4.4 Explain what the following AIDA phases should entail.
4.4.1 ATTENTION
(2)
4.4.2 ACTION
(2)
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