UED102 (MODULE 6 & 7)

WEEK 4: MODULE G (UED 102)

WEDNESDAY, 8 AUGUST 2018

hi, assalamualaikum 👋😊

it's me again hehehehe. in my first post I'm not introducing myself properly. I'm so sorry 🙏 okay now let's know a little things about me.

my name is Aimi Fatihah Binti Ahmad Rozelan &  just call me Aimi. as I can say, easy and sweet 😜 i'm from Malacca. it takes about 4 hours and a half to come here. goshhhh. but it's okay. study far away from our hometown can makes us learn a lot of things that not all people can get. agree with me? i'm freshly ex-student to Malacca Girls High School (MGHS). I came from all girls' school. inshaAllah i'll be able to control myself from having a culture shock because of the transition from all girls' school to university life that has a lot of boysssss. phew 😅 as long as I remember my parents, inshaAllah there's nothing will be happen. amin 😊

okay that's all about me. sorry because i'm not that good to introduce myself. i'll fix it next time :)

now let's get started for this week UED102's post, YEAYYYYY 🙆

same like last week, this week also we learn about 2 topics. taking lecture notes & academic integrity and performance. 

taking lecture notes; this lecture was given by Madam Fadhilah.

when we're still in the school life, all notes were given by our teachers. but in this new life (university life) that thing will not ever happened. maybe certain subjects yes (see how our lecturers laaaa) so we as a student we should learn how to take an effective notes during our lecture so that it can be helpful if we want to do some revision. 

WHAT IS NOTE TAKING?

writing down ideas from lectures and readings in our own words

WHY TAKE NOTES?

and this some additional to the reason why we must take notes....

• help us to pay attention in class
• help us take ownership of ideas
• help the lecturers test students on how well they captured given information

WHY REVIEW NOTES?

• we lose 80% of what we hear if it is not reviewed within a few hours
• identify any questions for peers, the next class or to ask the lecturer
• not enough time to absorb all the information given in class if it's not reviewed on a regular basis

"TAKE TIME EVERY DAY TO REVIEW NOTES" 

WHY RECAPTURE NOTES?

frees you up to write in quick, shorthand during class

AN EXCELLENT TEST-PREP STRATEGY FOR REINFORCING INFORMATION. BETTER THAN RE-COPYING, THIS TIME YOU'RE DIGESTING & REPHRASING

INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS

what material do we need?

• loose-leaf paper
• binder
• folders with pockets
• pens, pencils

BEFORE CLASS

• review the notes from the day before
• review your reading assignments
• make sure you have paper, text, pens, pencils
• write the date at the top of your paper for notes
• leave spaces between the lines so that you can add information later

PHYSICAL FACTORS

A) SEATING

• near the front & center
• better vision
• better hearing

it has been proven the students who sits close to the front are more likely to do better in class because harder to fall asleep, the board is easier to read & the instructor can see you more clearly.

B) AVOID DISTRACTION

• doorways, window glare
• peers

HOW DO WE TAKE NOTES?

• date & label notes
• give ourselves space to write
• uses abbreviations, symbols and acronym
• use an outline to show main ideas, supports, examples
• use our own language

abbreviations

symbols

acronym

WHILE TAKING NOTES, BE AN AGGRESSIVE NOT A PASSIVE LISTENER. ASK QUESTIONS & DISCUSS IF IT'S PERMITTED.

MOOD OF LECTURER
observation is the key

keen observers focus their attention on the details and make the most of their time during lectures by preparing & reviewing BEFORE THE LECTURE START

key actions to note as you OBSERVE your instructor:

• be alert to repetition
• watch the board or overhead projector
• notice the instructor's interests level
• let go judgements about lecture styles

Some tips to help you when your instructor isn't too interesting......

1. When you notice your attention slipping, pay attention to the ACT of writing
2. Ask questions, ask for some demonstrations or do some discussions

CHANCES ARE THE QUESTION YOU THINK IS 'DUMB' IS ON THE MIND OF SEVERAL CLASSMATES

TYPES OF TAKING NOTES

 1. Cornell Note

2. Two Collumn Method

3. Outlining

4. Mapping Method

5. Sentences Method

HOW DO WE REVIEW AFTER A CLASS?

• review notes along with the book
• create our own example
• discuss and compare notes with others
• re-write notes
• practise those skills you wish to develop
• ask for clarification

REMEMBER SQ4R

and......that's the end of the first topic, YIPEE! I hope after this i'll be use all the method given just now to write & make an effective notes. thank you Madam for exposing this topic to me 😊

OKAY NOW LET'S PROCEED TO SECOND TOPIC BY SIR SUFYAN;

academic integrity and performance

what is the meaning of intergrity for the students like us?

the exact meaning of intergrity is (1)

we as a student we should be honest when we do our work. use our critical thinking to make the best result without copying or plagiat from other's work. if the students do that kind of mistake, it shows that the students are not responsible with the works that were given to them. 

plagiarism is an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author. (by; Dictionary.com)

HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM?

1) PLANNING YOUR PAPER

• consult your lecturer/tutor
• take effective notes that easy for us to read it back

2) WRITING YOUR PAPER

• cite your sources
• make it clear who said what
• know how to pharaprase
• evaluate your sources
• include a reference page

we'll be proceed to......

CALCULATING GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) & CUMUATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA)

for GPA the carry mark is 100% which is 60% for assignments, tests & lab reports and 40% for final exam.

FAILURE & DISMISSAL

STATUS	DESCRIPTION
D1	a CGPA of less than 1.80
D2	a CGPA of less than 1.80 with P1 status
D3	a CGPA of less than 2.00 with P2 status
D4	Failed in certain course for the third time
D5	a CGPA of less than 2.00 at the end of the maximum period of study and still have courses which have not been completed
D6	Passed all courses required by a programme and fulfilled all the requirements of the programme but acquired a CGPA of less than 2.00
D7	Did not sit for the examination of all the registered courses for that semester without the approval of the university

GPA

this is the table of GPA

example how to calculate the GPA

GPA = total (credit hours per course X grades received per course)total of credit hours per semester

CGPA = total (credit hours per course X grade received per course)

total credit hours taken during all semester

EXAMPLES EXERCISE CALCULATION OF GPA & CGPA

THANK YOU....💜

WEEK 3 - MODULE G (UED 102)

WEDNESDAY, 1 AUGUST 2018

hi, assalamualaikum :) 

for today my UED 102 lecture was given by Sir Isha and Sir Sufyan. it was nice to meet Sir Sufyan. he was super duper funny. as I can say, I like these 3 lecturers because they didn't give their lecture in a boring way. maybe that is why I'm not sleepy for the 4 hours of their  lecture. for today class, we were given by 2 topics. the topics are......

GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMPUS AND MEMORY LEARNING & IMPROVING CONCENTRATION

okay now lets talk about the first topic; getting to know the campus. this lecture was given by Sir Isha. as we all know, Pahang has 2 UiTM- campus Jengka and campus Raub. of course in this blog i'll share about the UiTM where I'll be studying for 2 years and a half which is UiTM campus Jengka

TYPES OF RESOURCES

Resources	Example	In campus UiTM Jengka
Academic resources	Library, information technology	Perpustakaan Al-Bukhari, IST, HEA, makmal komputer Al’Razi, Perpustakaan Al-Biruni bangunan pentadbiran
Housing, dining & transportation resources	Buses, dining places	Medan selera, Kolej Tok Gajah, Kolej Mat Kilau 1, Kolej Mat Kilau2, Dato’ Bahaman
Student organization resources	Extra-curicular, leisure activity	HEP, padang ragbi, padang A, Kem Gading, post pengawal, unit fasiliti

IMPORTANT URL

• FACEBOOK UITM PAHANG
• Website UiTM Pahang
• Library Chat (https://ptar.library.uitm.edu.my/libchat

that's the end of topic 1 by Sir Isha :)

now lets proceed to 2nd topic by Sir Sufyan. his lecture took about 3 hours 😫 can you imagine how much input did we get 😅 but he managed to approached his lecture to us by a way of his casualness. so his 3 hours of  lecture didn't feel so horrible, alhamdulillah 😂

in Sir Sufyan's session, he peeled off the topic about; memory learning & improving concentration. 

through the learning pyramid, we can see if we teach our friends or whoever he/she is, it carries the most percentage of learning. it is because if we want to teach someone, we must understand the things that we want to teach first. so by that we can teach them until they clearly understand. by this way, it makes us more understand because we keep repeating learning the same thing. 

MEMORY 'VS' BRAIN

Memory is the mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences. (software)
Brain is an organ. (hardware)

memory.....

"WHEN WE LEARN AND REMEMBER, WE WILL ENCODE, STORE AND RETRIEVE THE INFORMATION. THE ANALOGY IS LIKE A COMPUTER"

MEMORY STRUCTURE

Definition	Ø Capacity to remember Ø Memory is the capacity that permits organisms to benefit from past experiences
Structure	Ø 2 functional sytems: Ø Working memory Ø Long-term memory
Functions	Ø Storage of information (putting information in memo) Ø Retrieval of information (getting information out of memory) Ø System specific functions

the example of putting information in memo

retrieval; getting information out of memory






TWO-COMPONANTS MEMORY MODEL

the two-components of memory model

WORKING MEMORY

Definition:

Memory system associated with sensory, perceptual, attentional and short-term memory process

Functions:

Enables people to respond according to the demands of a right now situation;

• crictical role in decision making, problem solving, movement planning and execution
• interacts with long-term memory
• interactive workspace

Duration:

Maintains information for 20-30 seconds before losing parts of info

Capacity:

• store 7 items (+/-2)
• a person can increase the capacity by Chunking

Type:

1. Phonological                   - storage of verbal cues/info
2. Visuospatial sketchpad  - visually detected spatial info
3. Central 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 knowledge

Duration:
Unknown since we cannot satisfactorily measure duration of info in long-term memory

Capacity:
Relativey unlimited

Types:

1. Procedural - Stores information about how to do specific activities
2. Semantic    - Stores our general knowledge about the world based upon experiences
3. Episodic     - Stores our knowledge about personally experienced events. Allow us to                       travel back in time

REMEMBERING & FORGETTING - THE STEPS

ENCODING    : process of transforming to-be-remembered information into a form that can                            be stored in memory

STORAGE      : process of placing information in long-term-memory

REHEARSAL : process that enables a person to transfer information from WM to LTM

RETRIEVAL   : process of searching through LTM for information needed for present use


REMEMBERING & FORGETTING

Cause of forget:

1. Trace of decay                : all memories fade automatically as a function of time
2. Proactive interference    : the memories from someone's past influence new        memories
3. Retroactive interference : old memories re changed by new ones, sometimes so   much that the original memory is forgotten

Movements characteristics relate to memory:

1. Location and distance characteristics
2. Meaningfulness of the movement

Steps enhance memory:

1. Increasing a movement's meaningfulness 
2. Visual metaphoric imagery
3. Verbal label
4. The intention to remember
5. Subjective organization

THE STORAGE (RETAIN INFORMATION)

WHY WE ALWAYS FORGET SOMETHING?

• distraction
• lack attention
• time

WE EASILY TO REMEMBER WHEN.......

• interests
• choice
• repeating
• exercises

SQ3R

(SURVEY, QUESTION, READ, RECITE, REVIEW)

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR STRATEGY

• break reading material down (again no cramming) for some period of time
• elaboration strategies
• imagery
• mnemonics
• organizational strategies

example of mnemonics

we have reached at the end of the lecture. can't wait for the next class. byebye! 👋😊