TOPIC 7 : ACADEMIC INTEGRITY & PERFORMANCE

LECTURER IN CHARGE : SIR MUHAMMAD SUFYAN MOHAMAD ZAKI

VENUE : AL-FARABI

DATE : 8/8/18

WHAT IS ACADEMIC INTEGRITY?

HONESTLY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN SCHOLARSHIP.

PLAGIARISM

AN ACT OF PRESENTING OTHER PEOPLE'S WORK AS YOUR OWN.

HOW TO PREVENT PLAGIARISM

STEP 1 : PLANNING YOUR PAPER.

• CONSULT YOUR LECTURE / TUTOR.
• TAKE EFFECTIVE NOTES.
• PLAN

STEP 2 : WRITING YOUR PAPER.

• CITE YOUR SOURCES.
• MAKE IT SO CLEAR WHO SAID WHAT.
• KNOW HOW TO PARAPHRASE.
• EVALUATE YOUR SOURCES.
• INCLUDE A REFERENCES PAGE.

CALCULATING GPA

GPA :

THE TOTAL OF CREDIT VALUES REGISTERED AND ATTEMPTED IN THE ASSESSMENT OF A SEMESTER.
÷

THE TOTAL CREDITS UNITS ACQUIRED IN THE SAME SEMESTER.

CGPA :

THE TOTAL OF CREDIT VALUES REGISTERED AND ATTEMPTED IN THE ASSESSMENT OF ALL SEMESTER.
÷

THE TOTAL CREDITS UNITS ACQUIRED IN ALL SEMESTER.

ACTIVITY

TOPIC 6 : TAKING LECTURE NOTES

LECTURER IN CHARGE : MADAM SITI FADHILAH ABDUL HAMID

VENUE : AL-FARABI

DATE : 8/8/18

WHAT IS TAKING NOTE

WRITING DOWN IDEAS AND READ IT WITH OUR OWN WORD.

WHY TAKES NOTES

• HELPS US TO PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS.
• HELPS US STUDY FOR QUIZ, TESTS / FINAL EXAM.
• HELPS US IMPROVE OUR MEMORY.
• HELPS US TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IDEAS.
• HELPS US ENGAGE OUR SENSES.
• HELPS US ORGANIZE AND PROCESS DATA & INFORMATION.

WHY REVIEW NOTES

• LOSES 80% OF WHAT WE HEAR.
• IDENTIFY ANY QUESTIONS FOR PEERS
• THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO ABSORB.
• THINK : " IF I WERE TESTED ON THIS LECTURE TOMORROW, WOULD I ANSWER IT ? " MAKE IT SO!!

WHY 'RECAPTURE' NOTES AFTER CLASS

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

MATERIALS THAT WE NEED

BEFORE CLASS

PHYSICAL FACTORS

NEAR THE FRONT AND CENTER :

• BETTER VISION.
• BETTER HEARING.

AVOID DISTRACTION :

• DOORWAYS, WINDOW GLARE, AND ETC.
• PEERS.

HOW TO TAKE NOTES

• DATE & LABEL NOTES.
• GIVE OURSELVES SPACE TO WRITE.
• USE ABBREVIATIONS, SYMBOLS, AND ACRONYM :

• USE AN OUTLINE TO SHOW : 

                                                  1) MAIN IDEAS

                                                  2) SUPPORTS

                                                  3) EXAMPLE

• USE YOUR OWN LANGUAGE.

PREPARE TO CLASS, TIPS WHEN LECTURE ISN'T INTERESTING & REVIEW AFTER CLASS

WHILE TAKING NOTES

• BE AGGRESSIVE, NOT PASSIVE, LISTENER(ASK QUESTIONS & DISCUSS)

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.

SOME WAYS TO WRITE EFFECTIVE NOTE

CORNELL NOTE TAKING :

TWO COLUMN METHOD :

MAPPING METHOD :

SENTENCE METHOD :

REMEMBER SQ4R

TOPIC 5 : MEMORY LEARNING & IMPROVING CONCENTRATION

LECTURER IN CHARGE : SIR MUHAMMAD SUFYAN MOHAMAD ZAKI

VENUE : AL-FARABI

DATE : 1/8/18

UNDERSTANDING MEMORY PROCESSES

MEMORY IS THE PROCESSES THAT IS USED TO ACQUIRE, RETAIN, AND LATER RETRIEVE INFORMATION. THE MEMORY PROCESS INVOLVES THREE DOMAINS : ENCODING, STORAGE, AND RETRIEVAL.

• ENCODING : PROCESSING INCOMING INFORMATION SO IT CAN BE ENTERED INTO MEMORY.
• STORAGE : MAINTAINING INFORMATION IN MEMORY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
• RETRIEVAL : ACCESSING OR RECALLING STORED INFORMATION FROM MEMORY SO IT CAN BE USED

LEARNING PYRAMID

MEMORY STRUCTURE

DEFINITION : CAPACITY TO REMEMBER
FUNCTIONS : 1. STORAGE OF INFORMATION

                        2. RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION

                        3. SYSTEM SPECIFIC FUNCTION

STORAGE : PUTTING INFORMATION IN MEMORY

RETRIEVAL : GETTING INFORMATION OUT OF MEMORY

MEMORY : COMPUTER SOFTWARE

BRAIN : COMPUTER HARDWARE

MEMORY STRATEGIES

• FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION
• STUDY REGULARLY
• ANALYSE
• AVOID CRAMMING
• MAKE ORGANISED NOTES
• CREATE MNEMONIC DEVICES
• EXPLAIN AND PRACTICE
• APPLY AND ASSOCIATE
• PICTURE OUT
• TEACH OTHERS
• DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND TIME
• HEALTHY BODY, SHARP MIND

• ID THE KEY- FIND OUT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT.

• LINK - CONNECT TO OTHER IDEAS
• CHUNK - BREAK APART INTO SMALL GROUP
• LIST - MAKE A LIST AND CHECK IT TWICE
• REHEARSE - REPEAT OVER & OVER
• VISUAL - DRAW PICTURE IN YOUR MIND

UNDERSTANDING CONCENTRATION

• THE ACTION OR POWER OF FOCUSING ALL ONE'S ATTENTION.
• CONCENTRATION REQUIRES A GREAT AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND TIME. EVEN IF YOU PRACTICE IT FOR ONE WEEK OR A MONTH, THE RESULT WON'T BE PRODUCTIVE IF YOUR BRAIN ISN'T PERFORMING WELL.

STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING CONCENTRATION

READING / STUDY SYSTEM (SQ3R)

SURVEY : SCAN THE TEXT AND IDENTIFY ITS STRUCTURE.

QUESTION : ASK YOURSELF ABOUT EACH SECTION.

READ : READ THE WHOLE TEXT QUICKLY. DON'T STOP. EVEN THERE IS SOMETHING DIFFICULT THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

RECITE : TRANSFER INFORMATION TO LONG TERM MEMORY BY ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

REVIEW : PRACTICE AND REHEARSE THE MAIN IDEAS THEN REFLECT ON KEY LEARNING CONCEPTS.

TOPIC 4 : GETTING KNOW THE CAMPUS

LECTURER IN CHARGE : SIR MUHAMMAD ISHA BIN ISMAIL

VENUE : AL-FARABI

DATE : 1/8/18

CAMPUS RESOURCES

•ACADEMIC RESOURCES

HAL EHWAL AKADEMIK (HEA)

DISCUSSIONS ROOM

IT ROOM

•HOUSING, DINING AND TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES

KOLEJ TOK GAJAH

1. KOLEJ TOK GAJAH (KTG) HAS 4 BLOCK. WHICH IS BLOCK A, B, C & D
2. EACH BLOCK HAS 10 LEVEL & 4 LIFT
3. 4 ROOM IN 1 HOUSE
4. 8 PEOLPE FOR 1 HOUSE (2 PEOPLE IN 1 ROOM)
5. 3 TOILETS IN 1 HOUSE

MEDAN SELERA KOLEJ TOK GAJAH

•STUDENT ORGANIZATION RESOURCES

LIBRARY TOUR

LIBRARY AL - BUKHARI

1. THERE ARE 2 LIBRARY WHICH IS AL-BUKHARI 1 AND AL-BUKHARI 2.
2. READING ROOM HAS 818 SEATS.
3. DISCUSSIONS ROOM HAS 2 ROOM (WHICH IS 8 PERSON PER ROOM).
4. PRACTICE ROOM HAS 36 SEATS.
5. IT ROOM HAS 80 COMPUTERS.
6. LIBRARY ZONE - SILENT ZONE, QUIET ZONE, AND SOCIAL ZONE.

• OPERATION HOUR :
  
• BORROW AND RETURN BOOK : 

DUE DATE - 2 WEEKS

HOW? - OPAC (ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG)

COMPOUND - RM 0.20 PER DAY

• INSIDE LIBRARY :

BOOKSHELF

IT ROOM

STUDY ROOM

TOPIC 3 : TIME MANAGEMENT

LECTURER IN CHARGE : SIR MUHAMMAD ISHA BIN ISMAIL

VENUE : AL-FARABI

DATE : 25/7/18

WHAT IS TIME?

NOUN : PROGRESS OF EXISTENCE AND EVENTS IN THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.

VERB PLAN, SCHEDULE OR ARRANGE WHEN SHOULD HAPPEN OR BE DONE. 

TIME MANAGEMENT : ... THE ABILITY TO USE ONE'S TIME EFFECTIVELY OR PRODUCTIVELY, ESPECIALLY AT WORK.

OPTIMIZING STUDY TIME

• ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF LEARNING HAPPENS IN THE CLASSROOM.
• LECTURES SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION TO A SUBJECT: (IT'S UP TO YOU TO PUT THE FLESH ON THE BONES THROUGH FURTHER READING, ASSIGNMENT, NOTE-MAKING AND REVISION)
• IT IS CRUCIAL TO SET ASIDE ENOUGH TIME FOR STUDY TO CONSOLIDATE AND DEEPEN YOUR LEARNING.
• YOU MIGHT WANT TO TREAT UNIVERSITY PRETTY MUCH AS A9-5 JOB.. WITH SOME WEEKEND WORK TOO!!!
• ONE HOUR OF LECTURES = ONE HOUR OF STUDY TIME

                                                                                    

ORGANIZING STUDY TIME

SITTING DOWN TO PLAN YOUR WORK IN DETAIL MAY SEEM LIKE A WASTE OF TIME ; HOWEVER, BY ORGANIZING YOUR TIME ;

TIME-MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO STAY MOTIVATED

1. ANALYZE TODAY'S REALITY
2. PLUG DRAINS & AND GAPS
3. CREATE SMART GOALS
4. PRIORITIZE WHAT'S IMPORTANT
5. PLAN IT ALL OUT
6. MANAGE HOW TO DO IT
7. SCHEDULE IN EFFECTIVELY
8. CREATE MAINTENANCE ROUTINES
9. REACT, RESPOND & RE PRIORITIZE
10. SYSTEMIZE SANITY STRATEGIES 

REDUCING PROCRASTINATION

1. THE ACTION OF DELAYING OR POSTPONING SOMETHING
2. PROCRASTINATION, THE ACT OF PUTTING OFF INTENTIONALLY OF DOING SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE DONE. IT IS ALSO A SOURCE OF GREAT STRESS AND ANXIETY FOR MANY PEOPLE.

THE CAUSES

REDUCING PROCRASTINATION

• HOW? : BREAKS TASK INTO SMALLER, MORE MANAGEABLE TASK.

-FOR EXAMPLE WRITING A PAPER CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO GETTING REFERENCES, READING REFERENCE, WRITING AN OUTLINE, CREATING A ROUGH DRAFT AND COMPLETING THE FINAL COPY.

• WHEN GIVEN AN ASSIGNMENT, DO SOME WORK ON IT RIGHT AWAY
• SPEND SOME TIME STUDYING EACH DAY
• REWARD YOURSELF ALONG THE WAY

STRATEGIES TO AVOID PROCRASTINATION

• WEEKLY SCHEDULE
• DAILY PLANNER

EXAMPLE WEEKLY SCHEDULE

TOPIC 2 : GOAL SETTING

LECTURER IN CHARGE : SIR MUHAMMAD ISHA BIN ISMAIL

VENUE : AL-FARABI

DATE : 25/7/18

SETTING GOALS

GOAL STATEMENTS

GOAL SHOULD BE :

-SPECIFIC  -MEASURABLE 

-ACHIEVABLE  -REALISTIC  -TIMELY

SPECIFIC: CLEAR, CONCISE, TANGIBLE. WHAT, WHO, WHEN, WHY, WHERE?

MEASURABLE: TIME, MONEY, VOLUME. HOW MUCH OF HOW MANY?

ACHIEVABLE: GOALS SHOULD BE CHALLENGING BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE

REALISTIC: GOALS SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER LONG TERM GOALS

TIMELY: CREATE A TIME FRAME. WHEN TO ACHIEVE THE RESULT?

LEARNING THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• ASSIGNMENTS
• PRACTICES & EXAM
• STUDENT & INSTRUCTORS
• MASTER COURSES
• CONTENT DELIVERY
• PROGRESS TRACKING
• COURSES COLLABORATION

TOPIC 1 : GETTING READY TO LEARN

LECTURER IN CHARGE : MADAM SITI FADHILAH ABDUL HAMID

VENUE : AL-FARABI

DATE : 25/7/18

TRANSITION (SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY)

CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

• CREATE GOALS
• MAKES SCHOOL A PRIORITY
• FINDS BALANCE
• PUNCTUAL
• STUDY GROUP
• ATTENDS ALL CLASS
• PARTICIPATES
• TALKS TO THEIR TEACHERS
• WORD HARD
• ASKS FOR HELP IF NEEDED
• ACTIVE LEARNER
• USES FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR SUPPORT
• PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIVITIES
• GET TO KNOW LECTURER
• DEVELOPS A STUDY PLAN
• TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR LEARNING

LEARNING STYLES

• VISUAL : NEED TO SEE INFORMATION
• AUDITORY : NEED TO HEAR INFORMATION
• KINESTHETIC : NEED TO PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND DOING THINGS