Important Places

UiTM Pahang, Campus Jengka have many important places which are the HEP office, library, food center, etc. So I will share the link below about Five Important Places In UiTM Pahang, Campus Jengka. Let's check it out!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Avd3twUGo&t=6s

Taking Lecture Notes

WHAT IS NOTE TAKING? 

~ Writing down ideas from lecturers in your own words.

WHY TAKE NOTES?

• To pay attention in class.
• To study for quiz, tests/ final exam.
• Improve our memory.
• To take ownership of ideas.
• Engage our senses.
• Organize and process data and information.

WHY REVIEW NOTES?

• We lose 80% of what we hear.
• Identify any questions for peers.
• There is not enough time to absorb all the information given in class.

TAKE TIME EVERY DAY TO REVIEW NOTES

KEY TO NOTE TAKING SUCCESS

Before Class :

1. Review the notes from the day before.
2. Review your reading assignment.
3. Make sure you have paper, text, pens/pencils and handout.
4. Write the date at the top of your paper for notes.
5. Leave spaces between the lines so that you can add.

Physical Factors :

1) Seating

- Near the front and center

• Better vision and hearing

- Avoid distraction

• Doorways, window glare etc
• Peers

HOW DO WE TAKE NOTES?

• Date and label notes
• Give ourselves space to write
• Use abbreviations and symbols
• Use an outline to show: - Main ideas, Supports & Examples
• Use our own language 

WHILE TAKING NOTES :

• Be an aggressive, not a passive, listener

- Ask questions and discuss if its permitted 

MOOD OF LECTURER

• OBSERVATION is key.

KEY ACTIONS TO NOTE AS YOU OBSERVE YOUR INSTRUCTOR :

• Be alert to repetition
• Watch the board or overhead projector
• Notice the instructor's interest level

METHODS FOR TAKING NOTES :

1) Cornell Note Taking

2) Two Column Method

3) OUTLINING

4) MAPPING METHOD

5) SENTENCE METHOD

HOW DO WE REVIEW AFTER A CLASS?

• Review notes along with the book.
• Create your own examples.
• Discuss and compare notes with others.
• Re-write notes.
• Practice those skills you wish to develop.
• Ask professor for clarification.

PLAGIARISM

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM ?

~ An unlawful act of copying someone's website content and republishing it without giving due credit.

~ Passing off someone else's work, wheather intentionally or unintentionally, as your own for your own benefit. ( Carroll, 2002 ) 

AVOIDING PLAGIARISM :

• Consult your lecturer
• Plan your paper
• Take effective notes
• Site sources
• Make it clear who said what
• Know how to paraphrase
• Evaluate your sources
• Include a references page

CALCULATING GRADE POINT AVERAGE ( GPA )

Example : 

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE ( CGPA) 

Memory Learning & Improving Concentration

"Knowledge comes with learning . Skill comes with experience. ATTITUDE never comes, developed!"

MEMORY VS BRAIN

What is memory? 

• Memory is like a computer software. Our memory is to keep, protect and memorise some information and experience.

What is brain?

• Brain is an organ. It like a computer hardware.

SIDES OF BRAIN 

~ Brain is divided into two parts which are left and right. It play a main role in our life. 

MEMORY

~ There are three different kinds of memory:

• SENSORY MEMORY (SM) 

~ Sensory memory is a storage of temporary information by using our five senses.

• SHORT-TERM MEMORY (STM)

~ STM  is a process that information can receive and keep between 30 seconds to 24 hours. 

~ It is because it only have limited space in the memory. 

• LONG-TERM MEMORY (LTM)

~ LTM is something that we can remember for a lifetime. 

~ It based on someone's ability to recall it. 

FORGET & REMEMBER

~ Why we always forget? 

• Distraction
• Did not pay attention
• Time factor

~ Easy to remember if :

• Interest
• Choices
• Repeat
• Training drill

MEMORY STRATEGIES

1. Massed practice (not good) - cramming, involves studying all the materials at once time.  
2. Spaced practice (good, recommended) - taking breaks between learning sessions allow you to think and organize the info. 
3. Break reading material down for some period of time e.g. 2 chapters per day. 
4. Rehearsal - repeat the info many times.
5. Elaboration strategies: 

- Acronyms/Catchwords e.g. :

Content Of Resume (JEPWR) 

1) Personal information

2) Job interest

3) Education

4) Work experience

5) References

- Imagery : visualize the image of the information needed.

- Organizational Strategies : organize the materials for example animals can be divided into 3 types which are mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

CONCENTRATION

~ Is focusing your attention on what you are doing.

~ Important during reading, listening and studying.

Causes Of Poor Concentration : 

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

Strategies To Improve Concentration :

1. Use motivational and organizational strategies
2. Create a positive learning environment 
3. Deal with internal distractions
4. Use active learning strategies 
5. Match your learning styles to the tasks
6. Monitor your concentration

TIPS TO IMPROVE MEMORY 

~ The tips to improve our memory are called SQ3R stands for survey, question, read, recite & review.

1) Survey

- Do observation roughly on all chapter that we have studied. 

2) Question

- Create question on each chapter.

3) Read

- Try to find the answer of your question created by reading the chapter.

4) Recite

- Simplified all notes that you have and try to do your own notes to make you more understand and easier to memorise. 

5) Review

- Do revision to make sure the inputs are categorised to long-term memory. 

Getting To Know The Campus

Every university have a lot of resources to help students to get the information about their campus. So I will share a few resources that UiTM Pahang, Campus Jengka have to help students know deeply about their campus. 

Type Of Resources:

1) Academic Resources:

• Library
• Information Technology & Computer
• Registrar 

~ Perpustakaan Al-Bukhari

~ Bangunan Pentadbiran

~ Makmal IT

~ HEA (Hal Ehwal Akademik)

AL-BUKHARI LIBRARY

2) Housing, Dining and Transportation Resources: 

• Buses
• Dining Places

~ Stesen Bas

~ Dewan Makan Kolej Tok Gajah 

~ Kolej Mat Kilau

~ Koperasi

~ Van 

~ Bus 

KOLEJ TOK GAJAH (SISWI)

KOLEJ MAT KILAU 

3) Student Organization Resources: 

• Extra-curricular
• Leisure Activities 

~ HEP

~ Padang Ragbi

~ Court

~ Stadium

~ Kem Gading

TENNIS COURT

KEM GADING 

STADIUM JENGKA

Goal Setting

As a student, we must have a goal. I have my own goal which is I want to finish my studies in DIPLOMA Of OFFICE MANAGEMENT. I will try hard to achieve my goal. So I have gave the link below about my goal and my groupmate's goal. I hope you will enjoy it!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yUGCdbhqa8&t=19s

Time Management

As a student, time management is important for us. We have to manage our time in a smart way. For example, we manage our time to study and doing other activities.

So these are my weekly schedule: 

My Learning Style

So the results I have answered is I am an Auditory learner. I can learn by hearing and remember things that I have heard. I also often learn by reading out load because I have to hear it or speak it in order to know it.

List Of My Learning Style:

~ I like to work in groups.

~ I like to hear other students ideas.

~ Memorization or spelling by repeating.
~ I prefer to use self-study.
~ I like to hear what I am learning.

Preferences To Learn A Certain Way:

  Yes, I have strong preferences to learn a certain way. I have to sit where I can hear. The in front the better. I also have to use flashcards to learn new words and read them out loud. It is because I can hear what I am reading. Next, I have to write down the spelling for make it sure it is correct or not. Last but not least, I have to hear things and not just see things in order to learn well. 

How My Learning Style Works: 

  When I was a high school student, my teacher will show how to solve the problems like a Mathematic subject until the students got it. But in a university life, the lecturer often talk much than show a work. So I have to understand it on my own and usually I have to use my ear to hear it. Then, in a high school life, I have to work in a group. It can improve my communication skill. Next, when examination is around the corner, I have to study by myself. It is because I have to read out loud and hear to know it. I can't study in a noisy situation. It is because I can't pay attention in a class or when I am studying. In a nutshell, these are how my learning style works. 

Getting Ready To Learn

As all we know, studying in school and university are really different. Students have to be really independent in university. They have to adapt with a new environment. So studenst have to get ready to learn by their own style. Everyone has a unique style in which they prefer to learn. Does everyone have a learning style?

Yes! everyone's learning style is uniquely different.

So, learning style has 3 characteristics which are VISUAL, AUDITORY and KINESTHETIC. Then, lets go through one by one with details.

1) VISUAL:

~ If you are a visual learner, you learn by reading or seeing pictures. You more understand and remember things by sight. 

2) AUDITORY:

~ If you are an auditory learner, you learn by listening. You have a "good ear". You more understand and remember things you have heard. You always reading out loud to hear it and speak in order to know it.

3) KINESTHETIC:

~ If you are a kinesthetic learner, you need to physically active and doing things. It means you more to hands on study instead of theory.