Module 1

Getting Ready To Learn

By : Dr Halil bin Paino

In week one, we had motivated about UED102 Soft Skills by Dr. Halil bin Paino at Dewan Indera Segara (DIS). He talked about the module that we must learn in UED102. It is :

1. Geting Ready to Learn

2. Learning Management & Goal Setting

3. Library and Campus Resources

4. Time Mangement and Organization Skills

5. Memory Learning and Improving Concentration

6. Taking Effective Notes

7. Academic Integrity and Performance

He also give us some work to do during the UED class. This work must be submit before the INTERIM semester ended.


1. Group Assignment.

• Make a video about 5 different places in UiTM Jengka.
• The video must be in 10 minutes.
• At least 5 students in each group.


2. Individual Assignment.

• E-portfolio.
• Using a blogspot as a platform.
• Documents of all about UED class ( 7 module ) that we have learn.

Module 3

Library And Campus Resources

By : Nurfarawahidah binti Badruesham

Type of resources

There are 3 major types of campuses resources that you need to know.

Type Of Resources	Example	UiTM Cawangan Pahang, Kampus Jengka
Academic Resources	Library, information Technology &Computer, Registrar	Perpustakaan Al-Bukhari, Bangunan Pentadbiran, Hal Ehwal Akademik (HEA), IT Lab
Housing, Dining and Transportation Resources	Buses, Dining place	Bus Station, DM Kolej Tok Gajah, Tun Fatimah, Koperasi,Van, Bus
Student Organizations Resources	Extra-curricular, Leisure activites	Hal Ehwal Pelajar (HEP), Rugby Field, Court, Stadium, Kem Gading

Capacity of Perpustakaan Al-Bukhari

Reading Room : 818 seat
IT Room : 80 Computer
Exercise Room : 36 seat
Total : 1030 seat

Operating hours (Perpustakaan Al-Bukhari 1&2)

Operation schedule Perpustakaan Al-Bukhari 1 & 2
Day	Time	Exam week
Monday - Friday	8.30a.m to 6.30 p.m	8.30 a.m to 10.50 p.m
Saturday	9.30 a.m to 6.30 p.m	9.30 a.m to 6.30 p.m
Sunday	Closed	9.30.m to 6.30 p.m

Borrow and book return

Zone in library

There are three type of zone which is leisure zone, quiet zone and silent zone.

Leisure zone : Discussions can be done in a relaxed and comfortable manner
Quiet zone : Regular conversations are allowed in controlled and very slow tone
Silent zone : Any conversation did not allowed and always in silent.

APA style

Module 2

Learning management & goal setting

Goals should be self-chosen

• Goals that are set by your parents teachers or friends may not always work for you.
• You need to determine or choose your own goals.
• You need to decide what you want to accomplish. If you set your own goals you will be more motivated to achieve them.

Goals should be moderately challenging

• One way to set moderately challenging goals is to consider what you have done in the past.
• Goals can always be revised, if you discover you can achieve more than you originally set out to accomplish.

Goals should be realistic

• Think about whether you goals are attainable. Ex : it would be unrealistic to expect to get a B or better in Calculus if your math background is very weak and your high school grades in math were never higher than C.
• To set realistic goals, you must carefully evaluate your chances of achieving each goal.

Goals should be measurable

• A goal is measurable if you can determine whether you reached it
• It would be difficult to determine whether you achieved your goal if you just wanted to "do well in a course"
• It would be much easier to measure your success if you had aimed for an A or a B

Goals should be specific

• The more specific your goals are, the more motivated you'll be to achieve them.
• Ex : Getting a B in College Algebra is a specific goal; while, getting a "good grade" in College Algebra is not.
Goals should be finite/limits/bounds

• Goals need to have a limited time frame.
• Ex : If a paper is due by Friday, you need to have it done by Friday. However, you might decide to have the paper done by Wednesday so that you can prepare for your big Biology exam on Friday.
• It's important to set deadlines for all of your goals

Goals should be positive

• Negative goal statements tend to make you feel that you can't really be successful; they aren't motivating.
• Ex : "I don't want to get any lower than a C in any of my classes", "I won't go to dinner until I get this calculus work done".
• You will always do better if you are working toward something - when you have a positive attitude.
• Avoid using words like try, think, hope, and should when you describe your goals.

Long-and-short-term goals

• Long-term goals are the objectives you set for yourself for the the end of the year, for four or five years from now, or even for a lifetime.
• Short-term goals can be set for an hour from now, for the end of the day, week, month, or term (or semester). Ex : Short-term goals include things like completing a reading assignment, writing an essay, getting a B in a course, getting off probation.

Academic and personal goals

• Academic goals relate to your course work. They include things like doing to class, completing assignments and preparing for exams.
• Personal goals, like making new friends, participating in clubs or sporting events, exercising or even doing your launch.

Module 7

Academic Integrity & Performance

By : Mohd. Ikhsan b. Md. Raus

Roslan Jamaludin

What is plagiarism ?

Plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.

How to prevent plagiarism ??

1. Paraphrasing : Express the meaning of (the writter or something) using different or own words.

• Reword - Find a words by using synonyms
• Rearange - Active to passive, passive to active
• Recheck - Make sure the meaning is same as original topic

2. Referencing : Provide a book or article with citations of authorities.

GPA & Calculate grade point average (CGPA)

GPA is divide the total points by the total credits taken in one semester.

CGPA is the cumulative aggregation of your GPA of all semesters you have studied.

How to calculate GPA & CGPA

1. GPA

2. CGPA

Module 6

TAKING EFFECTIVE NOTES

By : Sir Ahmad Faris

Taking notes

Writing down ideas from lecturer and reading in our own words.

Taking a note can help us :

• Pay attention
• Study for quiz, test or final exam
• improve memory
• Take ownership of ideas
• Organize and process data of information
• Engage our sense
• Lecturer test students

Why we need to take note ?

v  We lose 80% of what we hear after class

v   Identify any questions for peer or ask the lecturer

v   Not enough time to absorb all the information

v  Think “ If I were tested on this lecture tomorrow, would I face it ?” Make it so !

Before class begin

• Review the note from the day
• Review your reading assignment
• Date on the top for note
• leave space (to add information latter)

In class

Seating §  Near the front and center

                (better hearing)

Avoid distraction §   Doorways, peers

After class

• Review note along the book
• Create our own example
• Compare note
• Re-write note

HOW ???

Date and label, give space to write, use abbreviations & symbols, use own language and use outline to show the main ideas, support and example.

Preparation for class

• Do pre-reading & homework
• Review syllabus
• Review previous note
• Look up key words prior to class
• Plan on listening 80% of the time
• Date on the top
• Leave space to add information

Be an aggressive and active listener while doing note.

• Ask question & discuss 
• If not, jot question

Key action to note as you observe your instructor

• Be alert to repetition
• Watch the board or overhead projector
• Notice the instructor's interest level
• Let go of judgement about lecture style

Note taking method.

 1. Cornell note taking

 2. 2 column method

3. Outline

 4. Mapping method

 5. SQ3R

 6. Sentence method

Module 5

Memory learning & improving concentration.

By :Wan Rohana Binti Wan Endut

Type of memory

There are 3 different types of memory

Sensory memory (SM)

SM is the shortest-term element of memory. It is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Short-term memory (STM).

STM is the memory stored recently. You can remember only a limited amount of information and about 20 to 30 second or mybe for 24 hours.

Long-term memory (LTM)

Long-term memory is the memory stored in a much longer period of time. Example for a few years prior.

Memory strategies.

Featured below are some simple strategies that help us retain information:

1. Repetition

To remember something we have to practise repeatedly. This is the same for studying. If we want to adept our material, we must practice it.

2. Acronym

Acronyms can help us recall list of information. An acronym is a word made up from the first letters of a list of words.

3. Understanding

Before you trying to memorize something, try to understand it. A great way to do this is by making a connection between what you are learning and what you have experienced. The better you can relate the new information to what you already know, the easier it is to learn.

READING OR STUDY SYSTEM

Reading or Study System is an acronym which consists of 5 steps of reading comprehension methods (SQ3R)

Survey - Reread. Scan the material. Look for titles, subtitles, pictures, diagrams, bold and italic types.

Question - After surveying, ask yourself questions with 5W1H which are what, why, who, when, where and how.

Read - Go back to the beginning of the lesson and read normally. Answer the question as you read.

Recite - Cover your answers to your questions and recite them. Quiz yourself.

Review - Go back over the material. Reread your notes and outline the main points.

Module 4

Time Management & Organizational Skills

By: Dr. Mohamad Azmi Nias Ahmad

On week 2 my group was joined lecture about time management and organizational skills. This modul was presented by Dr. Azmi. He said that time management and organizational skills are most important things to be a successful student in university.

Success starts when you are believe in yourself.

• Self awareness
• Make a right choice
• Strategised
• Work hard
• Goals
• Time management

What you know about time?

Based on noun, time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and event in the past, present and future.

Although time management is ability to use one's time effectively or productively, especially at work.

5 strategies system

• Weekly schedule
• Daily schedule
• Semester calendar
• Academic vs Personal life
• Avoid procrastination

Procrastination

Reason

• Perfectionist
• Avoid failure
• Avoid success
• Being rebellious
• Reading overwhelmed
• Lazy

Remedy

• Go back to your goal
• Alert to deadline
• Prioritized
• Self reward

Advantages of being organized

• Keep on schedule
• Reduce stress
• Complete work without stress
• Build your confidence


During the lecture, we had also doing some activities.

1. Job Task Analysis

TASK DESCRIPTION	ROUTINE/ASAP
Work completed with a minimum amount of effort	ROUTINE
Activities that benefit the company	ROUTINE
Important work	ASAP
Does not require immediate attention	ROUTINE
Socializing/attend meetings	ROUTINE
Workers receive immediate gratification	ASAP
Developing new product information	ASAP
Should be done as soon as time permits	ASAP
Expected, customary duties	ROUTINE
Require considerable time to complete	ASAP

2. Prioritized task list

• High priority tasks
• Medium priority tasks
• Low priority tasks
• Additional tasks


We also played a kahoot game before end the lecture. I just had 123th place. Hehehe.