Course Assessments


Formative Assignments (40%)

Over the duration of the course, there will be four formative assignments that will help you reinforce your speaking skills while performing different speaking tasks, and they are as follows:

Week 1: My Elevator pitch (Due: January 21, 2024)

Week 2: Listening in Practice (Due: February 4, 2024)

Week 3: Mock Interviews (Due: February 18, 2024)

Week 4: Presentations- Midterm project (Due: March 3, 2024)

Class Participation (10%) (Due date: by the Sunday after each live class)

Reflection question to be submitted after each live class (Due date: by the Sunday after each live class)

Final Presentation (15% of final grade) (Due date: March 17, 2024)

An oral reflection of your C4S Speaking experience.

Final Project (15% of final grade) (Due date: March 17, 2024)

Your final assessment for this course will require you to create an online portfolio where you include your own self-introduction and the description of the job you are seeking. It will also include the video of your project and, most importantly, 2-minute informative videos of applications/ projects you have developed so far at Kibo and how they connect to the professional area you are seeking.


Late Policy

You are expected to submit your work by the deadline. Each assignment page will include instructions and a link to submit.

The table above specifies the assignments for which late submission is possible. Any work submitted late will incur penalties in accordance with Kibo's Late Work Policy.

Below is information about which assignments are eligible for late submission.

AssignmentDue Date (by 10pm GMT)Grade WeifghtLate Submission Possible
Class 1 - ReflectionJanuary 14, 20242%No
Assignment 1 - My Elevator PitchJanuary 21, 202413.33%Yes
Class 2 - ReflectionJanuary 28, 20242%No
Assignment 2 - Listening in PracticeFebruary 4, 202413.33%Yes
Class 3 - ReflectionFebruary 11, 20242%No
Assignment 3 - Mock InterviewFebruary 18, 202413.33%Yes
Class 4 - ReflectionFebruary 25, 20242%No
Midterm Project - Technical PresentationMarch 3, 202420%Yes
Class 5 - ReflectionMarch 10, 20242%No
Final Presentation - Oral ReflectionMarch 17, 202415%Yes
Final Project - Online PortfolioMarch 17, 202415%Yes