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Coms 120 Semester 2 Question Paper

Coms 120 Semester 2

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Computer Science

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2009

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer BOTH questions from SECTION A and any TWO from SECTION B.
2. Use illustrations as much as possible.
SECTION A: (COMPULSORY) 40 MARKS
1. Your friend has been invited to present a speech on ‘Drug Abuse’ to first year students
in Kabarak university. Using examples clearly explain to him how he can use the
following methods in the introduction to get the attention and interest of his audience.
(i) Identifying with the audience
(ii) Stating the importance of the topic
(iii) Telling a story
(iv) Asking rhetorical questions
(v) Citing statistics (20 marks)
2. (a) Explain four features of the research process that makes it scientific. (8 marks)
(b) Your colleague is seeking for pieces of advice on the type of visual aids she should use
while speaking to the youth in her church.
(i) Give three reasons why you would encourage her to use each of the following
visual aids.
(a) Objects
(b) Chalk/maker board (6 marks)
(ii) Give three reasons why you should discourage her from using the following
(a) Photographs
(b) Handouts (6 marks)
SECTION B: (Answer only TWO questions in this section) 30 MARKS
3. (a) You were lucky to be shortlisted for an interview. You are about to enter the interview room.
Give seven tips on how you should conduct yourself during the interview. (7 marks)
(b) What is a proposal? (1 mark)
(c) Give five reasons why it is important to write a research proposal before the actual research.
(5 marks)
(d) Explain the meaning of fraud in research. (2 marks)
4. (a) Explain five sources of speech anxiety. (15 marks)
5. (a) Your are writing a proposal for your research;
(a) Write a topic for your study
(b) From the topic, write the following;
(i) The statement of the problem
(ii) Two research objectives
(iii)Two research hypotheses
(iv) Three significance of the study. (12 marks)
(b) Give three qualities of a good research problem (3 marks)
6. (a) Arrange the following in the order in which they would appear in a reference list
(i) Cambridge, sociolinguistics R.A Hudson, Cambridge University press 1980.
(ii) “Miscommunication in Conversation” Varos, E and Gass, S Language in
society 14:327 – 344 (1985) (4 marks)
(b) What is sampling procedure? (2 marks)
(c) You are studying a book in preparation for exams. Give reasons why it is important for
you to do the following .
(a) Ask Questions
(b) recite
(c) recall (9 marks)

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