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