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UED102 (STUDY SKILLS)

 Here I am! UiTM Jengka Pahang. Beautiful right? 

First of all Assalamualaikum and hello world! Salam UiTM Dihatiku Salam Khazanah Alam 🌲💗 This is my first time using a blog. I created this blog for UED102 Study Skills class. This is one of the tasks in this subject. The tasks is to provide the summaries in each topics that i've learnt in every weeks.

LITTLE DETAILS ABOUT ME  😊🌟

ME MYSELF AND I 🖤

Let me introduce myself first. My name is Ameera Zulaikha Binti Abdul Hamid and I am 18 years old. I am from Kota Bharu, Kelantan. I'm a student who currently study for Diploma in Science (AS120) 2018/2019 session in UiTM Pahang, Jengka Campus.

WEDNESDAY (25 JULY 2018) - 8.00 am

The learning process was held at Al-Farabi which is located in InfraScience-Tech (IST) building and our lecturers are Madam Fadhilah Binti Abdul Hamid and Sir Muhammad Isha Bin Ismail. For this week I learnt about this 3 topics;

 🌸 GETTING READY TO LEARN 

  🌸 GOAL SETTING

           🌸TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

WHAT IS UED102 ?

UED102 prepares students with learning skills for varsity life. It exposes students to basic academic skills. It would help students to know the professionalities about their own study skills.

INTRODUCTION TO STUDY SKILLS UED102 :

 Syllabus Content Alert ! There are 7 topics in this subject;

1. GETTING READY TO LEARN
2. GOAL SETTING
3. TIME MANAGEMENT
4. GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMPUS
5. MEMORY LEARNING & IMPROVING CONCENTRATION
6. TAKING LECTURE NOTES
7. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY & PERFORMANCE

But how about the marks?

For Assessment:

• E-Portfolio - (60%)

• Video Presentation - (40%)

TOPIC 1 : GETTING READY TO LEARN 🎓

                        

This topic was lectured by Madam Fadhilah. Lets get started! First and foremost, you need to set in your mind that you are not in school anymore. You really need to have a lot of strength to survive either its mentally or physically in this university life. There are a lot of differences between school life and university life.

Here some notes that I jotted down from the slides given by Madam Fadhilah:

• MAKING THE TRANSITION (FROM SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY) 

As we know, school and university are totally different.Making a move from a comfort zones which is school life to university life is not an easy task. You need to make new friends with a different backgrounds, find out new things, adapting yourself to the new environment or lifestyle and many more! So here the differences between school and university life:

     
         VS              

SCHOOL	UNIVERSITY
You can depend on your teacher	You have to survive on your own
Spend more time in class.	Spend less time in class.
You should wear your school uniform	You feel free to wear anything
Lots of exam.	Need to read a lot of things but fewer test.
Your schedule and times table are pack	You have a lot of free and leisure time
The teachers will remind them for the upcoming exams.	The lecture will not bother or remind for the examinations.
You should wake up early in the morning	You can wake up whenever you want
Students attendance will be taken everyday.	Attendance will not be taken in some classes.
You are forced to take and learn all the subjects	You can drop a class
Students’ finance are managed by their parents.	Living on your own budget.
You can live with your parents at home	You get to live with your friends in college
Not involving in extra activities	Involving in so many activities.
You can study comfortably at home before test	Library becomes your home away from home
Lots of homeworks	Fewer daily assignments that might not be checked
Maximum 40 students in one class	Maximum 200 students or more in one class

NOT TO MENTION! 💢

• You may be living on your own for the first time.

• You may have a job.

• You may be making new friends.

• You may be in relationship.

• You may be in new city.

• You may be involved in lots of extra activities.

• Managing your own finances for the first time 

SO HOW DO I STEP UP MY GAME?

       

1. DON'T GET BEHIND ON READING
2. LEARN TO GET GOOD NOTES
3. TAKE NOTES FROM MISSED CLASSES
4. GO TO EVERY CLASS
5. GO TO CLASS EARLY
6. MAKE A WEEKLY SCHEDULE
7. MAKE A MASTER LIST OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS, PROJECTS AND EXAMS FOR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER
8. GET TO KNOW YOUR PERSONAL STYLE AND SCHEDULE YOUR CLASSES ACCORDINGLY
9. PUT CONCEPT IN YOUR OWN
10. GET TO KNOW YOUR INSTRUCTOR 
11. FIND OUT WHAT TYPE OF LEARNER YOU ARE
12. ASK FOR HELP!

• CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

If you want to be a successful students, you must have your own characteristics in your mind. So here are 8 steps to success:

1. Attend all classes
    - can get more knowledges
    - responsible for outcomes and experiences
    - plus, all the questions in exam are from lectures.

2. Become an active learner
    - write the information for a long-term memory.

3. Participate in class
    - ask and answer the questions by the lecturers.

4. Get to know lecturers
    - try to talk with the lecturers so that we can be comfortable if we have questions to ask.

5. Form study groups with friends.
    - we already comfortable with our friends if we want to ask any questions.

6. Stay up to date with your work
    - never procrastinate with our work.

7. Be receptive to change
    - try a different ways to learn in university.

8. Work hard this semester
    - take action to achieve your dreams.

• USING LEARNING STYLES TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE 

Every students have their own learning style. Knowing our learning styles is very important because can know our possibilities in studies. Madam Fadhilah gave us "Learning Styles Inventory" questions. There are 3 styles of learning. It is VISUAL or  AUDITORY or KINESTHETIC modes. Let me explain what is the meaning of that 3 learning styles.

VISUAL : You have strong visualization skills and can remember objects,shapes, and pictures. You learn by reading,and by watching films, videos, and demonstrations. You can see pictures in your mind.

AUDITORY : You have a "good ear" and can hear differences in tones and rhythm. Reading out loud will be beneficial. You can remember what you hear in a lecture.

KINESTHETIC : You are a hands-on learner. You have a good coordination and learn by doing. You generally have an active approach to learning. 

TOPIC 2 : GOAL SETTING 🥅

This topic was lectured by Sir Muhammad Isha Bin Ismail. As we started new semester soon, of course all of us have a lot of goals to achieve right? 

WHAT IS A GOAL? 

GOALS; the object of a person's ambition or effort
           ; an aim or desired result.
                       ; attainable, measurable, in writing, has time limit (duration),within your control.


Make sure that your goals are :

"LOW EFFORT, BUT HIGH VALUE"

CHARACTERISTICS OF GOALS 🌈

What a goal should be ? A goal should be ” SMART “

S - Smart

M - Measurable

A - Achievable

R - Realistic

T - Time based

Other than that :

-          Self chosen

-          Moderately challenging

-          Realistic

-          Specific

-          Positive

MY GOALS🎓 

MY ACADEMIC GOALS ✨

1. Finishing my studies in 2 years and 6 month with a dean list which I must get 3.50 above in each semester.
2. Focus or istiqamah in studies.
3. Joining some community work and curiccular within my study period.
4. Graduate on time.
5. Manage to complete all the assignment that had been given by the lecturers and submit it on time.

MY PERSONAL GOALS ✨

1. After I finished my diploma. I want to go to the next level which is degree at the oversea.
2. I want to pursue degree in food science.
3. Pray early or on time.
4. Travel around the world with family or friends.
5. Bring my parents to perform Hajj.

• SETTING GOALS FOR THE NEW SEMESTER   

1. Don't want to PROCRASTINATE anything in all aspects.
2. Read some topic before going to class.
3. More focus on class so that I will understand more about all the subject.
4. Start taking effective notes in the class so I can revise it at college.

• WRITING EFFECTIVE GOAL STATEMENTS 

There are 5 steps to write your goals precisely.

STEP 1 : My goals

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STEP 2 : Obstacles

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STEP 3 : Resources available

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STEP 4 : Review and revise 

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STEP 5 : Publish goal statement

• USING THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

3 STEPS TO SUCCESS 😍

1. Set the goals
2. Make a commitment and hardwork (USAHA+DOA)
3. Be accountable (TAWAKAL)

" IF THE PLAN DOESN'T WORK, CHANGE THE PLAN BUT NEVER THE GOAL" -say it louder!!!

TOPIC 3 : TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION SKILLS ⌚


WHAT IS TIME?

1. Time is a stubborn illusion (Albert Einstein) 
2. Definition: the indefinite continued progress of existing events in the future, past, and present 
3. Time management: the ability on using time effectively or productively especially work 

"QUOTES"

• OPTIMISING STUDY TIME

5 STRATEGIES (STUDY SYSTEM)

1. Prepare beforehand

2. Take advantage of downtime

3. Take notes while studying

4. Weekly schedule

5. Daily planner

6. Semester calendar

7. Academic vs personal life

8. AVOID PROCRASTINATION!

Reason Procrastination

- Perfectionist

- Avoid failure

- Avoid success

- Being rebellious

- Feeling overwhelmed

- Lazy

Remedy Procrastination 

- Go back to your goal

- Alert to deadline

- Prioritized

- Self rewards

• ORGANISING STUDY TIME 

ADVANTAGES OF BEING ORGANIZED

- Keep on schedule and meet deadline

- Reduce stress, we in control

- Complete works without stress

- Build your confidence

• USING TIME-MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO STAY MOTIVATED

HOW TO MANAGE TIME?

TASK 1

Make a daily schedule started from (26/7-1/8)

Sir Isha suggested us to use any applications that already had in our own smartphone. So I used calendar from my smartphone! 

26 JULY 2018 

27 JULY 2018

28 JULY 2018

29 JULY 2018

30 JULY 2018

31 JULY 2018

1 AUGUST 2018

TASK 2 

LIST DOWN HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, AND ADDITIONAL PRIORITIZE

• REDUCING PROCRASTINATION

1. Create a to-do list

2. Remove distractions

3. Do one thing at a time

4. Tackle the hard stuff first

5. Reward yourself with breaks

WEDNESDAY (01 AUGUST 2018) - 8.00 am

TOPIC 4 : GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMPUS🏫

Here are some of resources that we can find at UiTM Jengka. This topic was lectured by Sir Mohd Isha. 

• MAKING THE MOST OF COLLEGE RESOURCES

TYPE OF RESOURCES	EXAMPLES	UITM PAHANG, JENGKA CAMPUS
Academic Resources	Library, Info Tech & Computer, Registrar	Al-Bukhari 1, Al-Bukhari 2, PTAR, InfraScienceTech (IST), Unit Kaunseling, Al-Razi, Makmal IT, Al-Ghazali (Bilik Lecturer), Pejabat Bendahari, Hal Ehwal Akademik (HEA)
Housing, Dining & Transportation Resources	Buses, Dining Places	Housing: Kolej Tok Gajah (KTG), Kolej Mat Kilau (KMK1&KMK2), Kolej Dato/ Bahaman (KDB), Stesen Bas, Van Koperasi, Buses. Dining: Medan Selera, Dewan Makan Transportation: Unit Kenderaan, Unit Fasiliti, Unit Kesihatan, Unit Sukan.
Student Organization Resources	Extra-curricular, Leisure Activities	Hal Ehwal Pelajar (HEP), Post Pengawal, Padang A & B, Court Tennis, Padang Rugby, Court Futsal, Stadium, Kem Gading, Dataran Integrasi.

Here I'm dropping some photos of my university!

KOLEJ MAT KILAU 2

POS PENGAWAL

KOLEJ DATO' BAHAMAN

BANGUNAN AL-GHAZALI

KOLEJ TUN TEJA

UNIT FASILITI

BANGUNAN HAL EHWAL AKADEMIK

BANGUNAN INFRASCIENCE TECH

UNIT KENDERAAN

BANGUNAN AL-RAZI

BUSSES

TOPIC 5 : MEMORY LEARNING & IMPROVING CONCENTRATION🌺

This topic was lectured by Sir Muhd Sufyan Bin Mohd Zaki. The sub-topics are:

• UNDERSTANDING MEMORY PROCESSES
• MEMORY STRATEGIES
• UNDERSTANDING CONCENTRATION
• STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING CONCENTRATION
• READING / STUDY SYSTEM (SQ3R)

LEARNING PYRAMID

MEMORY VS BRAIN

            VS      

MEMORY : The retention of information over time (Santrock,2011) or the mind stores and remember information (mental processes/cognition) like computer software. {COMPUTER HARDWARE}

BRAIN : When we learn, and remember, we will encode, store, and retrieve the information. The analogy is like a computer.  {COMPUTER SOFTWARE}

MEMORY STRUCTURE

DEFINITION : Capacity to remember, Capacity that permits organisms to benefit from past experiences.

STRUCTURE : Two functional system

- WORKING MEMORY 

- LONG-TERM MEMORY

FUNCTIONS : -Storage of information(putting informations in memory)

- Retrieval in information(getting informations out of memory)

- System specific functions

TWO COMPONENTS MEMORY MODEL

LONG-TERM MEMORY : SUB SYSTEM:

1. Procedural memory
2. Semantic memory
3. Episodic memory

WORKING MEMORY

1. Phonological loop
2. Visuospatial sketchpad
3. Central executive

WORKING MEMORY (WM)

DEFINITION	Memory system associated with sensory, perceptual, attentional, and short-term memory processes
FUNCTION	Enables people to respond according to the demands of a “right now” situation :    Critical role in decision making, problem solving movement planning and execution    Interacts with long-term memory    Retroactive workspace
DURATION	Maintains information 20-30 sec. before losing parts of info
CAPACITY	J store ~ 7 items (+/- 2) J Person can increase capacity by “Chunking”
TYPE	1.       Phonological : storage of verbal cues/info 2.       Visuospatial sketchpad : visually detected spatial info 3.       Cental executive : coordinate info in WM include retrieve from LTM.

LONG-TERM MEMORY (LTM)

DEFINITION	More permanent storage repository of information.
FUNCTION	Allows people to have information about specific past events as well as general acknowledge
DURATION	Unknown since we cannot satisfactorily measure duration of info in LTM.
CAPACITY	Relatively unlimited
TYPE	Procedural : stores information about “how to do” specific activities, e.g. motor skills.    Semanthic : Stores our general knowledge about the world based upon experiences, e.g. concepts    Episodic : Stores our knowledge about personally experienced events. Allows us to “travel back in time”.

• REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING 

🌸 Trace decay 

🌸 Proactive interference

🌸 Retroactive interference

THE STEPS 

1.  Encoding : Process of transforming to-be-remembered information into a form that can be stored in memory

2.  Storage : Process of placing information in long-term memory.

3.  Rehearsal : Process that enables a person to transfer information from working to long-term memory.

4.  Retrieval : Process of searching through LTM for information needed for present use.

WORKING MEMORY PROCESSING OF INFORMATION

- Information processed to allow person to achieve action goal or goal of problem at hand. example;

🌹 remember how to perform an action as just instructed.

🌹 solve a specific movement problem e.g.; how to throw a ball to another person ; how to fit together the process of a puzzle.

MEMORY STRATEGIES 

- Strategy to remember e.g. the colours of rainbow or your friends phone number without smartphone or pen or paper.

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR STRATEGY

- Massed practice vs spaced practice

- Break reading material down 

CAUSES OF POOR CONCENTRATION 

1. Lack of attention 
2. Lack of interest
3. Lack of motivation
4. Distraction from others
5. Uncomfortable environment
6. Psychological matters - illness, tiredness
7. Phychologicalmatters - personal problems, worries, anxieties

SQ3R

WHAT IS SQ3R ?

Survey

Question

Read

Recite

Review

WEDNESDAY (08 AUGUST 2018) - 8.00 am

TOPIC 6 : TAKING LECTURE NOTES📝

This topic was lectured by  Madam Fadhilah binti Abdul Hamid

• TAKING LECTURE NOTES

WHAT IS TAKING NOTES?
-  Writing down ideas from lecturers and reading in our own words.

WHY TAKE NOTES?

💥 pay attention in class
💥 study for quiz / tests / final exam
💥 improve our memory
💥  takes ownership of ideas
💥 engage our senses
💥 organize and process data and info
💥helps the lecturers test the student on how well they captured the given info


WHY REVIEW NOTES?
📖 We lose 80% of what we hear during the class if it is now reviewed within a few hours.
📖 Identify any questions for peers, the next class or to ask lecturers
📖 There is not enough time to absorb all the given info in class if it is not reviewed on a regular basis
📖 Think : " If I were tested on this lectures tomorrow, will I answer it? Make it so!"

WHY "RECAPTURE" NOTES AFTER CLASS ?
📸 Frees  up to write in quick, shorthand during class
📸 An excellent test-prep strategy for reinforcing info
📸 Better than re-copying, you're digesting and rephrasing


INTRODUCY QUESTION

WHAT MATERIALS DO WE NEED?
✏ loose-leaf paper
✏ binder
✏ folders with pockets
✏ pens
✏ pencils
✏ erasers and etc.

BEFORE CLASSES
📓 Review notes the day before
📓 Review your reading assignment
📓 Make sure you have paper, text, pens/pencils, handout
📓 Write the date at the top of you paper
📓 Leave spaces between the lines so that you can add some important informations later.

PHYSICAL FACTORS
🐰Seating
-near the front and center so that you can have better vision and better hearing
🐰Avoid distraction
- doorways, window glare, peers, and many others

HOW DO WE TAKE NOTES?
⭐ Jot down dates and label notes
⭐ Give ourselves space to write
⭐ Use abbreviations, symbols and acronyms
⭐ Use an outline to show :
-main ideas
- supports
- examples
⭐ Use your own language

SOME EXAMPLES OF ABBREVIATIONS, SYMBOLS, AND ACRONYMS

SYMBOLS
!! - IMPORTANT
?? - NOT UNDERSTAND
** - ADDED INFORMATION

ABBREVIATION & ACRONYMS
BRB - BE RIGHT BACK
OTW - ON THE WAY
BTW - BY THE WAY
IKR - I KNOW RIGHT
TBH - TO BE HONEST

HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR CLASS?
💢 Do pre-reading and homework
💢 Review syllabus
💢 Review previous notes
💢Look-up keywords from the slides
💢Plan on listening 80% at the time and another 20% on writing

WHILE TAKING NOTES!
🐳Be an aggresive, not a passiive listener
🐳Ask questions and discuss if its permitted
- Seek out the meaning

MOOD OF LECTURERS
💘 Observation is key
- Keen observers focus their attention on the details and make the most of their time during letures by preparing and reviewing BEFORE THE LECTURES EVEN STARTS!

KEY ACTIONS TO NOTE AS YOU OBSERVED YOUR INFO.
👉 Be alert to repetition
- When an instructor repeats a specific points, make a note of it!
👉 Watch the board or overhead projector
- If an instuctor writes something down, the material is important!
👉 Notice the instructor's interest level
- If the instuctor is excited about something, it is likely to be on an exam
👉 Let go of judgements about lecture styles
- Just follow the flow and be comfortable using that kind of learning styles.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR INSTRUCTOR ISN'T TOO INTERESTING?
😎 Sit in front of the row
*board is easier to read
*the instructor can see you easily

• EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM

THERE ARE SOME STRATEGIES OF TAKING NOTES!

First, CORNELL NOTE TAKING.




Second, TWO COLUMN METHOD.



Third, OUTLINING



Fourth, MAPPING METHOD




Fifth, SENTENCE METHOD




HOW DO WE REVIEW AFTER CLASS?
💎 Review notes along with the book
-💎 Create our own examples
💎 Discuss and compare notes with others
💎 Re-write notes
💎 Practice those skills you wish to develop
💎 Ask for clarification

REMEMBER SQ4R




- Survey : Overview; quick scan
- Question : establish a purpose
- Read : to answer questions
- Rite : take notes
- Review : at the short, intervals
- Recite : answer to questions with the book closed

TOPIC 7 : ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE🚨

This topic was lectured by Sir Muhd Sufyan Bin Muhd Zaki.

• AVOIDING PLAGIARISM 

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM

 - Plagiarism is an act of using or copying the other author without citation or crediting to the author. 

HOW TO PREVENT PLAGIARISM

STEP 1 : Planning paper
- consult lecturers
- plan your paper
- take effective notes
STEP 2 : Writing your paper
- cite your sources
- make it clear
- know how to paraphase
- evaluate your sources
- include a references pages

• CALCULATING GRADE POINT AVERAGE

GPA is GRADE POINT AVERAGE,

CGPA is CUMMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE

HOW TO CALCULATE ?

 

ACADEMIC STATUS

CALCULATING THE CGPA

ACTIVITY 1 

So yass that's all from me sharing the summaries from the topics that I've learnt during my UED102 class. Not to forget thank you soooo much to the lecturers Sir Isha, Madam Fadhilah and Sir Sufyan ! Finally Interim Weeks is ended! Alhamdulillah. See yah when I see yah! XOXO! 😘