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STUDY SKILLS (UED102)

INTRODUCTION 

Hi and Assalamualaikum, 

                   My name is Siti Nurna'ilah Farafishah binti Kamal. I'm a full time student at UiTM Pahang, Campus Jengka. I'm a part 1 student in Diploma of Accountancy (AC110). I made this blog exclusively for UED102 or also known as study skills subject to do a task that was given by my lecturer. Through this platform, I will introduce readers about what is UED102. As a SPM leaver, life in university is a next chapter in our life, more obstacles, more challenging. By taking this course, it will provide students with learning skills essentials which would help students achieve their goals.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will expose students to basic academic skills such as :

• Effective time management
• Setting goals
• Learning styles
• Learning strategies
• Processing information from lectures and texts

CONTENT OF UED102 

Topic 1: Learning Styles Inventory
Topic 2: Goal Setting

Topic 3: Time Management 

Topic 4: Memory, Improving Concentration & Reading System

Topic 5: Taking Lecturer Note

COURSE OUTCOMES 

• Apply knowledge of study skills in academic settings
• Develop a personal study skills e-portfolio

TOPIC 1: LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY 

 MAKING THE TRANSITION

If you're starting university straight after finishing high school, it can be a bit tricky to get your head around how differently some things work at university. There is a need for students to make a new circle of friends, exploring new things and make necessary lifestyles adjustments. Blending ourselves into a new environment can be quite tough at times.

The biggest difference between high school and university is that you're treated as an adult. That means you get to take greater control of how you spend your time and what you study. It also means that your education is your responsibility, no one is going to do it for you.

CHARACTERISTICS 

• If you are a auditory learner, you have a "good ear".
• You can hear the differences of tones and rhythm.
• You can remember what you hear in a lecture.
• Reading out loud will be beneficial.

• You have a strong visualization skills.
• You can remember objects, shapes and pictures.
• You can see pictures in your mind.
• Learn by reading and watching films, videos and demonstrations.

• You are a hands-on learner.
• You have a good coordination.
• Generally have an active approach learning.
• You learned by doing things.

SCORING YOUR INVENTORY 

ACTIVITY 1 

After I answered this learning styles inventory questions, I identified that I'm a visual learner. I got 9 out of 10. Whilst, for auditory style I got 4 out of 10 and for kinesthetic style I only got 1 match with the numbers given.

MULTI-SENSORY LEARNING

Now that you know your learning style, you have an idea of the important role your senses play in the learning process. The best strategy is to combine modalities whenever possible. Incorporate visual, kinesthetic and auditory learning to your study plan. Using the combination will strengthen your ability to retain information. Be creative. Add your own ideas. 

STRATEGIES:

• Create mind maps, flow charts and diagrams using bright colors. Put them where you can view them frequently.
• Practice building your visual memory. 
• Rewrite your notes using different colors.

• After you read a page in your textbook, summarize the information out loud in your own words.
• Tape your instructor's lecture, and if you are a commuter, listen to the tape on the way home, either in your car or on the bus.
• Discuss the material that you have been learning with a friend or study group.

• Use your hands. Cut up charts and diagrams. Create flash cards and move them around with large, sweeping movements.
• Walk and talk the information. Recite as you move.
• Type on a computer keyboard. You are using your muscle memory.

MY PERSONAL LEARNING STYLE PLAN

• Listen to background music with no lyrics. For example, Lo-fi
• Study with a partner or in a group, friends that I doesn't feeling awkward with.
• Make up my own strategies. For example, Time-table
• Use 5 by7 inch flash cards to self quiz

TOPIC 2: GOAL SETTING

WHAT IS A GOAL

• Goals are the end toward which we direct our effort.
• Goals are things we want to achieve.

WHY DO YOU NEED GOAL?

GOALS are important in university life because they can help motivate you to do work, attend classes and study for exams to make sure you can achieve what you want.

DEFINITION OF A GOAL 

CHARACTERISTICS OF GOALS

   Goals should be:

1. Self-chosen 

• You have to set your OWN goal. 
• Ease up your path in achieving your dream because they are something you have chosen.
• Will not make you regret.  

2. Realistic 

• Your goals probably realistic if you truly believe it can be accomplished.

3. Moderately challenging

• Challenging yourself to involve in everything even though you never know how to face it. 

4. Measurable 

• A goal that you easily evaluate.

5. Specific

• A base for any goals.
• To know the right aim.

6. Finite 

• A goal that you can do within your desired time frame.

7. Positive 

• Think in terms of I CAN instead of I CAN'T. 

GOLDEN RULES OF GOAL

SPECIFIC

Your goals should be clear and specific, so it can make it easier to focus on what you want to achieve.

MEASUREABLE

It is important because it can helps you to stay focus and feel excited when your goals getting closer. It also can make you more effort to achieve your goals.

ACHIEVABLE

You have to work hard and sacrifice everything to achieve your goal. You must also choose a goal that suits your abilities. 

REALISTIC 

Your goal must be realistic so your future will be brighter.

TIME BASED

It's important because we have a target date to achieve our goal. So, we'll do much effort to reach our goal before the deadlines.

ACTIVITY 2

Writing effective goal statements - The Five Step Approach 

TOPIC 3: TIME MANAGEMENT 

1. Strategies To Develop A Successful System of Study

• Use a weekly schedule
• Use a daily planner 
• Use a semester calendar
• Avoid procrastination
• Balance academic with social and personal demand 

2. Reduce Procrastination

• Procrastination is avoiding and postponing what should be taking care of now

3. Common Reasons Why People Procrastinate

• Being a perfectionist
• Avoiding failure 
• Avoiding success
• Being rebellious
• Feeling overwhelmed
• Being lazy 

4. Strategies To Overcome Procrastination

• Know what to accomplish 
• Do the unpleasant task first 
• Use schedule/ planner/ calendar
• Break a task into a series of steps
• Have fun with the activities

5. Advantages of Being Organized

• Keep on schedule and meet deadlines
• Build your confidence about your ability to cope
• Reduce stress caused by the feeling of lack of control over your work schedule
• Avoid overlapping assignments and having to juggle more than one piece of work at a time

6. List of Tips For Effective Time Management

• Set goals correctly 
• Prioritize wisely
• Set a time limit
• Take breaks between tasks
• Organize yourself 
• Remove non-essential tasks
• Plan ahead

ACTIVITY 3

ACTIVITY 4 

TOPIC 4: MEMORY, IMPROVING CONCENTRATION & READING SYSTEM

MEMORIES STRATEGIES

What is memory?

Memory is the faculty of the brain by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action

What is brain?

The brain is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body.

WHY WE NEED MEMORY STRATEGIES?

• You need to use strategies that aid the acquisition, retention and retrieval of the information that you want to learn.
• In college, learning to get information out of memory is just as important as learning to put that information into memory. 

 

GENERAL MEMORY STRATEGIES

• Spaced Practice 
• Massed Practice 
• Break Tasks Down
• Repetition
• Overlearning

SPECIFIC MEMORY STRATEGIES 

1. Rehearsal Strategies

• Low-Level Rehearsal Strategies 
• High-Level Rehearsal Strategies

2. Elaboration Strategies

• Associations 
• Acronyms
• Acrostics 
• Imagery 

3. Organizational Strategies 

4. Comprehension Memory Strategies 

5. Affective & Motivational Strategies 

STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CONCENTRATION

• Use motivational and organizational strategies - create interest in work 
• Use active learning strategies - discussed in improving memory 
• Match your learning style to the task  
• Create a positive learning environment - find a better location
• Monitor your concentration
• Deal with internal distractions - deal with personal problems 

READING/STUDY SYSTEM (SQ3R)

 

ACTIVITY 4.1 

ACTIVITY 4.7

ACTIVITY 6.1 

ACTIVITY 6.10

ACTIVITY 12.2

TOPIC 5: TAKING LECTURER NOTES

What is note taking?

Writing down ideas from lectures and readings in our own words.

HOW TO TAKE LECTURE NOTE?

WHAT TO PREPARE BEFORE TAKING LECTURE NOTE?: 

• Build up some background of the topic 
• Have some idea what the lecture is about 
• Identify main ideas of the lecture and organize your notes easier.
• Be familiar with the key terms and names related to the topic.

STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING LISTENING SKILLS 

• Read the text assignment before the lecture 
• Review your last set of notes before the lectures begin.
• Sits in the lecturer's line of vision
• Decide that you want to listen
• Ask and answer question

NOTE TAKING METHOD 

This method requires you to structure your notes in form of an outline by using bullet points to represent different topics and their subtopics. 

The page was divided into four sections starting from one row at the top for title and date and one at the bottom along with the columns in the center. 

Ideal method for notes that involve a lot of information in the form of fact. The information will be organized in several columns, similar to a table or spreadsheet. 

It helps organize your notes by dividing them into branches, enabling you to establish relationships between the topics. 

Simply writing down each topic as a jot note sentence. 

ACTIVITY 5.1 

TAKING NOTE USING CORNELL METHOD

TOPIC 6: ACADEMIC INTERGRITY AND PERFORMANCE 

 

PART 1: PLAGIARISM 

What is Plagiarism?

An act 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.

HOW TO PREVENT FROM PLAGIARISM?

Planning Your Paper:

• Consult your lecturer - If you have doubts or questions about something you should ask your lecturer.
• Take effective notes - Organize the information that you have found by taking though notes of all sources before you start writing; to avoid confusion about sources, try using different colored fonts, pens, or pencils for each one. 
• Plan your paper -You plan how you are doing to include other sources of information in your paper. There must be a balance between the ideas taken from other sources and your own ideas. 

Writing Your Paper:

• Cite resources - When quoting a source, use the quote exactly the way it appears. if the quotation is relatively short, those word must be enclosed in quotation marks. 
• Know how to paraphrase - To paraphrase, you must change both the words and the sentence structure of the original, without changing the content.
• Make it clear who said that - If you are discussing the ideas of more than one person, be careful with confusing pronouns. Always make sure to differentiate who said what, give credit to the right person.
• Include a reference page - One of the most important ways to avoid plagiarism is referencing. include a reference page or page of works cited at the end of your paper. check guidelines for citing sources properly.

PART 2: ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)

• The final examination results and assessment at the end of every semester 
• Refers to the calculated average of the letter grades a student earns in each semester following a 0 to 4.0 scale.
• Every semester, students receive a GPA based on the grades they earned in all their courses during that semester. 
• To find GPA weighted by credit hours, follow these steps:

1. multiply each numeric grade value by the number of credits that the course was worth.
2. add these numbers together
3. divide by the total number of credits you took.

         

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA)

• Represent a student's academic achievement.
• Refers to the overall GPA, which includes dividing the number of quality points earned in all the courses attempted by the total credit hours in all attempted courses.

HOW TO CALCULATE THE GPA AND CGPA ?

CONCLUSION 

In the nutshell, throughout the  UED 102 study skills topic, I learned about an early exposure to university learning methods, such as group or individual assignment completion. I also learn that being punctual, cooperative, and self-assured is vital. It's not as simple as it appears to be a university student. During university studies and in the future, we must be intellectually and physically prepared so that we does not harming it. Health is wealth. 

I would like to thanks Madam Noor Hasimah, Madam Lily Mazlifa and Madam Nor Hawani for lecturing and guiding me in UED subject.