INTRODUCTION
Assalamualaikum and Hi
everyone ! My name is Nurul Husna binti Abdul Malek and you can call me Husna.
I was born on 8th April. I am from Selangor. I have six siblings and
I am the youngest. Currently, I’m pursuing my studies at UiTM Pahang, Campus
Jengka in Faculty in Accountacy (AC110).
The purpose of doing
this portfolio is to introduce to other students about UED 102 which is also well
known as soft skills. UED 102 provides students with learning skills essential
for varsity life which all students should learn. In this blog, I will share
all the notes and assesments that has been given by lecturers.
CONTENTS OF UED 102 :
Ø Getting ready to learn
Ø Goal setting
Ø Time management
Ø Getting to know campus
Ø Memory, learning and improving concentration
Ø Taking lecture notes
Ø Academic integrity and performance
MODULE
1 : GETTING READY TO LEARN
By : Miss Arina Nabilah binti Abd.
Latif
Before we started the class, we have ice
breaking session between AC110 students. We need to find 10 different people to
ask their favourites.
e.g. favourite song, food, movie, colour, season
and others.
Here is mine ! ;)
Making transition :
Transition is the process or a period of
changing from one state or condition to another. Making transition from
highschool to university literally are not easy process. This transition marks
the beginning of newfound independence, endless possibilities and incredible
personal growth.
Here are some differences between highschool and university :
Learning styles and characteristics of
successful students.
Learning styles
There are various method of learning. It’s important to recognize our learning
styles because that is describing how our brains prefer to absorb, process and
retain information.
Auditory Learning
Auditory learners learn by hearing information. They are skilled in
understanding emotions through tone and expression. This learning style often
aligns with teaching, public speaking or counselling careers, where effective
verbal communication is paramount.
Visual Learning
People who learn best in a visual learning style grasp information
best when it is presented through images, charts, and visual aids. They tend to
excel in tasks that involve seeing and interpreting data. These individuals are
well-suited for careers in graphic design, data visualization, and photography.
Kinesthetic Learning
Kinesthetic learning is also often referred to as the tactile
learning style. It applies to those who prefer to learn in a hands-on,
action-oriented way. These individuals understand and retain information
best when engaging in physical activities. This learning style makes them well-suited
for careers in sports, healthcare, the arts, or any profession that demands
physical interaction and practical skills.
My Score :
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Visual Learning |
Auditory Learning |
Kinesthetic Learning |
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1. no 16. yes 4. yes 19. yes 9. yes 24. yes 10. no 25. yes 13.yes 28. yes |
2.yes 18.yes 5.no 20.yes 8.yes 23.no 11.no 26.no 14.yes 29.yes |
3.yes 17.yes 6.yes 21.yes 7.yes 22.no 12.no 27.yes 15.yes 30.no |
|
Total : 8 |
Total : 6 |
Total : 7 |
6. Study effectively : When it comes to study time, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Everyone has different learning styles that help them understand and remember material. Knowing your own learning style can help ensure you study effectively.
7. Ask for help : If you need some help with course material, make sure you know when your instructors have office hours. Take advantage of these opportunities to get clarification on any concepts or ideas you’re struggling with. You can also use this time to get help or advice on studying for an upcoming test or exam, so you can make sure you’re well-prepared for it.
8. Stay connected : When you’re in college, you should aim to maintain a social balance. Your social life might include meeting with a classmate or two to form a study group, but it should also include non-academic time with others. Find a good balance between studying with fellow students and spending time with your peers focusing on something other than school, which can help boost your mental health and well-being.
MODULE 2 : GOAL SETTING
By : Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd Azmi Nias
- Maintaining a GPA above 3.5–4.0
- Developing a good studying habit
- Never procrastinate in studying
- Make my family happy
- Always procrastinate in studying
- Time management is poor
- Low self-esteem
- Lazy
- Create a quality timetable
- Rewards myself whenever I accomplish something
- Find some good reference to help me in studying
- Always participate in class and be an active learner
- I will work hard and study smart
- I will find a proper job
- I will do simple revise before entering the class to make sure that I understand the topics or chapters well
- I will obtain a great result to make my parents happy
- I will develop self-discipline in order to achieve my goals
- I will never give up on studying
- I will fix my time management to keep my morale high
- I will get dean’ list every semester to maintain my GPA
Fixed-Commitment Calendar
JOB TASK ANALYSIS
PRIORITIZED TASK LIST
- did not pay attention
- did not undestand the information
- last minute studying
- did not have good strategies
- interference
- test anxiety
Activity 4.1
Answer YES or NO to the following questions.
|
No. |
Questions |
Yes |
No |
|
1. |
Do you often know
the answer to a question but find that you can’t think of it? |
√ |
|
|
2. |
Do you organize or
group information to help you remember it? |
√ |
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|
3. |
After you study, do
you go back and test yourself to monitor your learning? |
√ |
|
|
4. |
Do you make up
rhymes or words to help you remember some information? |
√ |
|
|
5. |
Do you space your
practice when reviewing information? |
√ |
|
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6. |
Do you try to
memorize all the information that you need to know for an exam? |
√ |
|
|
7. |
Do you often find
that you get confused by closely related information? |
√ |
|
|
8. |
Do you often forget
a lot of the information that you studied by the time you take the test? |
√ |
|
|
9. |
Do
you ever remember exam answer after the exam is over? |
√ |
|
|
10. |
Do you try to
remember information just by making up rhyme, word or other memory aid? |
√ |
|
|
|
TOTAL POINTS |
4 |
0 |
Note:
Give yourself 1 point for
each yes answer to questions 2, 3, 4, and 5, and 1 point for each
no answer to questions 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Now total up your
points. A low score indicates that you need to improve your memory strategies.
A high score indicates that you are already using many good memory strategies.
Activity 4.7 Organizational Strategies
Look at the following list of words for sixty seconds; then cover it with your hand or a piece of paper and try to write the words in the margin.
newspaper,
pencil, bus, automobile, book, pen, boat, magazine, comic book, chalk, crayon,
train
You
may have found that it was difficult to remember all twelve of the items. Do
you know why? Earlier you learned about the capacity of short-term memory. If
you recall, you can remember only about seven pieces of information at one
time. You can, however, increase this capacity by chunking (grouping) the
information. You probably will be able to remember all twelve items if you
group them as follows:
THINGS YOU READ THINGS
YOU WRITE WITH THINGS YOU
RIDE IN
newspaper pencil bus
book pen automobile
magazine chalk boat
comic book crayon train
With this grouping, you
have three pieces or chunks of information to remember instead of twelve. It’s
easy to remember three things, right? You also can remember the four items in
each category quite easily because the headings help trigger your memory. Now
look at the three groups for sixty seconds and try to write down as many of the
items as you can in the margin.
|
THINGS
YOU READ |
THINGS
YOU WRITE WITH |
THINGS
YOU RIDE IN |
|
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Newspaper -
Book -
Magazine -
Comic book |
-
Pencil -
Crayon -
Chalk -
Pen |
-
Bus -
Automobile -
Train -
Boat |
Activity
6.1 CONCENTRATION STRATEGIES
Where
Are You Now?
Answer
Yes or No to the following questions.
|
No. |
Questions |
Yes |
No |
|
1. |
Do you have trouble
getting back into your work after you’ve been interrupted? |
√ |
|
|
2. |
Do you read and
study in a noisy, cluttered room? |
|
√ |
|
3. |
Do you find that
even though you schedule study time, you don’t actually accomplish very much? |
√ |
|
|
4. |
Do you use any
strategies to help increase your ability to concentrate? |
√ |
|
|
5. |
Can you concentrate
on your work even if the subject doesn’t interest you? |
√ |
|
|
6. |
Do you use your
preferred learning style when completing assignments? |
|
√ |
|
7. |
Do you tend to
think about personal plans or problems when you are reading and studying? |
√ |
|
|
8. |
Do you find that
when you finish reading your textbook assignment, you don’t really remember
what you read? |
√ |
|
|
9. |
Do you get totally
engrossed in the material when you read and study? |
√ |
|
|
10. |
Do you daydream a
lot when you are listening to lectures? |
√ |
|
|
|
TOTAL
POINTS |
5 |
1 |
- Give yourself 1 point for each yes
answer to questions 4, 5, 6, and 9, and 1 point for each no
answer to questions 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 10.
- Now total up your points.
- A low score indicates that you need some help
improving your concentration.
- A high score indicates that you are already using
many good concentration strategies.
FIGURE
12.3
Excerpt
from a Sociology Textbook
Political
Systems in Global Perspective
Political systems as we know them
today have evolved slowly. In the earliest societies, politics was not an
entity separate from other aspects of life. Political institutions first
emerged in agrarian societies as they acquired surpluses and developed greater
social inequality. Elites took control of politics and used custom or
traditional authority to justify their position. When cities developed circa
3500–3000 B.C.E., the city-state—a city whose power extended to adjacent
areas—became the center of political power. Nation-states as we know them began
to develop in Europe between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries (see Tilly,
1975). A nation-state is a unit of political organization that has recognizable
national boundaries and whose citizens possess specific legal rights and
obligations. Nation-states emerge as countries develop specific geographic
territories and acquire greater ability to defend their borders. Improvements
in communication and transportation make it possible for people in a larger
geographic area to share a common language and culture. As charismatic and
traditional authority are superseded by rational—legal authority, legal
standards come to prevail in all areas of life, and the nation-state claims a
monopoly over the legitimate use of force (Kennedy, 1993). Approximately 190
nation-states currently exist throughout the world; today, everyone is born,
lives, and dies under the auspices of a nation-state (see Skocpol and Amenta,
1986). Four main types of political systems are found in nation-states:
monarchy, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and democracy.
Monarchy
Monarchy is a political system in
which power resides in one person or family and is passed from generation to
generation through lines of inheritance. Monarchies are most common in agrarian
societies and are associated with traditional authority patterns. However, the
relative power of monarchs has varied across nations, depending on religious,
political, and economic conditions. Absolute monarchs claim a hereditary right
to rule (based on membership in a noble family) or a divine right to rule (a
God-given right to rule that legitimizes the exercise of power). In limited
monarchies, rulers depend on powerful members of the nobility to retain their
thrones. Unlike absolute monarchs, limited monarchs are not considered to be
above the law. In constitutional monarchies, the royalty serves as symbolic
rulers or heads of state while actual authority is held by elected officials in
national parliaments. In present-day monarchies such as the United Kingdom,
Sweden, Spain, and the Netherlands, members of royal families primarily perform
ceremonial functions. In the United Kingdom, for example, the media often focus
large amounts of time and attention on the royal family, especially the
personal lives of its members. Recently, the European Union (of which the
United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands are all members) has also
received media attention as a form of governmental cooperation across national
boundaries but not one that weakens the powers of the present-day monarchies.
Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism is a political
system controlled by rulers who deny popular participation in government. A few
authoritarian regimes have been absolute monarchies whose rulers claimed a
hereditary right to their position. Today, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are examples
of authoritarian absolute monarchies. In dictatorships, power is gained and held
by a single individual. Pure dictatorships are rare; all rulers need the
support of the military and the backing of business elites to maintain their
position. Military juntas result when military officers seize power from the
government, as has happened in recent decades in Argentina, Chile, and Haiti.
Today, authoritarian regimes exist in Fidel Castro’s Cuba and in the People’s
Republic of China. Authoritarian regimes seek to control the media and to
suppress coverage of any topics or information that does not reflect upon the
regime in a favorable light.
Totalitarianism
Totalitarianism is a political
system in which the state seeks to regulate all aspects of people’s public and
private lives. Totalitarianism relies on modern technology to monitor and
control people; mass propaganda and electronic surveillance are widely used to
influence people’s thinking and control their actions. One example of a
totalitarian regime was the National Socialist (Nazi) Party in Germany during
World War II; military leaders there sought to control all aspects of national
life, not just government operations. Other examples include the former Soviet
Union and contemporary Iraq before the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime. To keep
people from rebelling, totalitarian governments enforce conformity: People are
denied the right to assemble for political purposes, access to information is
strictly controlled, and secret police enforce compliance, creating an
environment of constant fear and suspicion. Many nations do not recognize
totalitarian regimes as being the legitimate government for a particular
country. Afghanistan in the year 2001 was an example. As the war on terrorism
began in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United
States, many people developed a heightened awareness of the Taliban regime,
which ruled most of Afghanistan and was engaged in fierce fighting to capture
the rest of the country. The Taliban regime maintained absolute control over
the Afghan people in most of that country. For example, it required that all
Muslims take part in prayer five times each day and that men attend prayer at
mosques, where women were forbidden (Marquis, 2001). Taliban leaders claimed
that their actions were based on Muslim law and espoused a belief in never-ending
jihad—a struggle against one’s perceived enemies. Although the totalitarian
nature of the Taliban regime was difficult for many people, it was particularly
oppressive for women, who were viewed by this group as being “biologically,
religiously and prophetically” inferior to men (McGeary, 2001: 41).
Consequently, this regime made the veil obligatory and banned women from public
life. U.S. government officials believed that the Taliban regime was protecting
Osama bin Laden, the man thought to have been the mastermind behind numerous
terrorist attacks on U.S. citizens and facilities, both on the mainland and
abroad. As a totalitarian regime, the Taliban leadership was recognized by only
three other governments, despite controlling most of Afghanistan. Once the
military action commenced in Afghanistan, most of what U.S. residents learned
about the Taliban and about the war on terrorism was based on media accounts
and “expert opinions” that were voiced on television. According to the
political analyst Michael Parenti (1998), the media play a significant role in
framing the information we receive about the political systems of other
countries. As discussed in previous chapters, framing refers to how news is
packaged, including the amount of exposure given to a story, its placement, the
positive or negative tone of the story, the headlines and photographs, and the
accompanying visual and auditory effects if the story is being broadcast. In
politics and government, framing is not limited to information we receive about
other countries: It can be used to frame a political agenda in this country, as
well.
Democracy
Democracy is a political system
in which the people hold the ruling power either directly or through elected
representatives. The literal meaning of democracy is “rule by the people” (from
the Greek words demos, meaning “the people,” and kratein, meaning “to
rule”). In an ideal type democracy, people would actively and directly rule
themselves. Direct participatory democracy requires that citizens be able to
meet together regularly to debate and decide the issues of the day. However, if
all 295 million people in the United States came together in one place for a
meeting, they would occupy an area of more than seventy square miles, and a
single round of five-minute speeches would require more than five thousand
years (based on Schattschneider, 1969). In countries such as the United States,
Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, people have a voice in the
government through representative democracy, whereby citizens elect
representatives to serve as bridges between themselves and the government. The
U.S. Constitution requires that each state have two senators and a minimum of
one member in the House of Representatives. The current size of the House (435
seats) has not changed since the apportionment following the 1910 census.
Therefore, based on Census 2000, those 435 seats were reapportioned based on
the increase or decrease in a state’s population between 1990 and 2000. In a
representative democracy, elected representatives are supposed to convey the
concerns and interests of those they represent, and the government is expected
to be responsive to the wishes of the people. Elected officials are held
accountable to the people through elections. However, representative democracy
is not always equally accessible to all people in a nation. Throughout U.S.
history, members of subordinate racial–ethnic groups have been denied full
participation in the democratic process. Gender and social class have also
limited some people’s democratic participation. For example, women have not
always had the same rights as men. Full voting rights were note gained by women
until the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Even representative
democracies are not all alike. As compared to the winner-takes-all elections in
the United States, which are usually decided by who wins the most votes, the
majority of European elections are based on a system of proportional
representation, meaning that each party is represented in the national
legislature according to the proportion of votes that party received. For
example, a party that won 40 percent of the vote would receive 40 seats in a
100-seat legislative body, and a party receiving 20 percent of the votes would
receive 20 seats.
Source: Text material from Diana Kendall, Sociology in Our
Times, 6th ed. (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2007), pp. 450–454
Activity 12.2: Read and Predict Essay
Questions
Read and mark the text
excerpt “Political Systems in Global Perspective,” in Figure 12.3,
and then predict three essay questions. Include at least one broad question.
- What is the type of Political System ?
- What is democracy Political System ?
- What is monarchy Political System ?
MODULE 6 : TAKING LECTURE NOTES
By : Professor Madya Ts. Dr. Mohd Syahrul Hisyam bin Mohd Sani
What is taking notes ?
➼ Writing down ideas from lectures and readings in on our words.
Why do we need to take notes ?
➣ Help us to pay attention in class
➣ Help us study for quiz, test and final exam
➣ Help us improve our memory
➣ Help us take ownership of ideas
Why do we review notes ?
➣ We lose 80% of what we hear if it is not reviewed within a few hours.
➣ Identify any question for peers, the next class or to ask the professor.
➣ There is not enough time to absorb all the information given in class.
Why do we recapture notes after class ?
- ➣ free you up to write in quick , shorthand during class.
- ➣ have a excellent test-prep strategy for reinforcing information.
- ➣ better than recopying , this time you are digesting and rephrasing.
- better vision
- better hearing
- doorways, window glare, etc
- peers
➼ Two Column Method
Name Date | |
Key Words | Description |
➼ Outlining
- consult your lecturer or tutor
- plan your paper
- take effective notes
- recite your sources
- make it clear who said what
- know how to paraphrase
- evaluate your sources
- include a references pages
5. Her total GPA will be 2.27 and get 2.00 GPA for this subject.
6. Amelia's GPA will be lower than before if she get a D in Cell Biology.
7. Amelia's CGPA in good , but she only passes it.
8. She needs to score at least B in all subject.
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