UED 102 STUDY SKILLS
PORTFOLIO
Hello and Assalamualaikum. Salam UiTM Dihatiku. My name is Syamimi Aina binti Jafril. I am from Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and I am a student who currently study at UiTM Alor Gajah. Now I’m just being one of the undergraduate in Diploma Hotel & Tourism Management. One of the most important purpose I’m doing this portfolio is to introduce the student about Ued 102 or wellknown with soft skills. Ued 102 provides students with learning skills essential for varsity life, which should be within each student. So, study skills are devided into 7 topics:
- Getting Ready to Learn in A University
- Goal Setting
- Time Management and Organization Skills
- Get to Know the Campus
- Memory Learning, Improving Concentration and Reading Skills
- Taking Lecture Notes
- Academic Intergrity and Performance
TOPIC 1: GET READY TO LEARN
Making the moves from being in school is not an easy task. We as a student we need to realize that we have entered the universe where we need to be wise in determining something whether good or bad. We need to be more responsible to arrage our life in university life. Let’s take our breath and let’s be ready to enter university life. This is because there are many differences between university students and school students. University student need to make new friends at the new places. There also many new things student need to know and adapt with the university life. For example:
LEARNING STYLE & CHARACTERISTIC OF SUCCESSFUL STUDENT
8 STEPS COLLEGE SUCCESS:
- Attend all classes – One of the best ways to successful in the college is to attend classes. This is important because most of the test question will come from lecturer.
- Become an active learner – We cannot just read the book or notes couple of time but we must write and recite the information to get it into long-term memory.
- Participate in class – Be an active person in class such as give the feedback about the subject that has been taught. Ask the questions to the lecturer if you are not understood with the topic.
- Get to know your lecturers – As a student, we should know who our lecturers especially their names.
- Form study group with friends – This is one of the good strategies to success in college. Students can remember the points easier and can make the discussion with friends easily. But make sure, you choose your friends who are serious and doing well in their studies because they will contribute us later.
- Stay up to date with your work – We should never procrastinate our work, so that we can catch up other things and always stay up to date.
- Be receptive to change – Do some change in our study strategies. It’s could be better to do some change if not we can’t never see how our performance being.
- Work hard this semester – It’s important to us to always set in our mind to do our best and work hard to something that we want to achieve.
LEARNING STYLE
This diagram shows us 3 types of learning basics that usually students use in daily life to improve their learning. Many student prefers different learning styles and techniques.
- Visual – Student prefer to use images, maps and graphic organizers to access and understand new learning.
- Audio – Student prefer using sound and music while they understand new learning.
- Kinesthetic – Student prefer using their body, hands and sense of touch
TOPIC 2: GOALS SETTING
What is a goal?
- Something you would like to achieve.
What is the purpose of setting goals?
- Goals give you direction and keep you focused on where you want to end up.
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOALS
For setting up my goals, I’m using the SMART goals.
SMART stands for
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-Bound.
- SPECIFIC – State exactly what you want to achieve. Can you break a larger task down into smaller items?
- Measurable – You need to know close or how far you are to meeting your goals so they have to be measurable.
- Achievable – Your goals have to be realistic and attainable.
- Realistic – Give yourself the opportunity to succeed by setting goals you’ll actually be able to accomplish. Be sure to consider obstacles you may need to overcome.
- Time-Bound – Your goals must be met within a well-defined timeframe.
There are two term of goals short term goals which is mean to academic goals and long short term goals which is mean to personal goals.
MY GOALS
There are academic goals and personal goals. However, there are a few obstacles to achieve the goals and there’s a few ways to deal with it.
| ACADEMIC GOALS | PERSONAL GOALS |
| I want to get 3.0 pointer above | Find a betterjob to get a good salary |
| I must attend all the classes | Save my money wisely |
| Have a good relationship with all the lecturer | Making sure my parents live happily as they grow older |
| Must be more confident to speak out loud in public | Travelling |
| Will do all assignments that has been given from the lecturer | Learn more on how to love myself and be positive |
MY OBSTACLES
- Faculty far from college
- Afraid to speak out in public
- Always wasting my time
- Lack of knowledge
- Procastination
WAYS TO SOLVE MY OBSTACLES
There are a few ways to solve my problems. So that I will have no excuses for not doing this or that.
- Use provided shuttle bus to my faculty
- Make a perfect time table to arrange your daily life very well
- Do not sleep late and do wake up early
- Read some books or any e-book for getting more knowledge in studies
- Be more friendly and don’t be shy to talk with people
TOPIC 3: TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION SKILL
TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION SKILL – it was defined by the ability for student or someone use their time, energy or resources their time effective with do a schedule for reference to them on every time for what they must to do.
STRATEGY OF STUDY
This are example strategy of study. We need to do schedule for arrange our time wisely. So that if we have this schedule we can do any benefits things without wasting our time like sleep, sleep and SLEEP or online social media on time.
STRATEGY OF STUDY SYSTEM
- Make weekly schedule
- Have a daily planner
- Knows semester calendar
- Academic life vs. Personal life
- Reducing procrastination
BENEFITS OF TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION SKILLS
- More productive
- You can reduce your stress
- Improve your self-esteem
- Avoid meltdowns
- You feel more confident in your ability to get things done
- You reach your goals
MY SCHEDULE
| DATE/TIME | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY |
| 6 a.m | Prepare & Subuh Prayer | Prepare & Subuh Prayer | Prepare & Subuh Prayer | Prepare & Subuh Prayer |
| 7 a.m | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| 8 a.m | Class | Class | Class | Class |
| 9 a.m | Class | Class | Class | Class |
| 10 a.m | Class | Class | Class | Class |
| 11 a.m | Class | Class | Class | Class |
| noon | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1 p.m | Zuhur Prayer | Zuhur Prayer | Zuhur Prayer | Zuhur Prayer |
| 2 p.m | Class | Class | Class | Class |
| 3 p.m | Class | Class | Class | Class |
| 4 p.m | Class | Class | Class | Class |
| 5 p.m | Rest | Rest | Rest | Rest |
| 6 p.m | Netball | Rest | Netball | Rest |
| 7 p.m | Shower & Maghrib prayer | Shower & Maghrib prayer | Shower & Maghrib prayer | Shower & Maghrib prayer |
| 8 p.m | Isya’ Prayer & playing with phone | Isya’ Prayer & playing with phone | Isya’ Prayer & playing with phone | Isya’ Prayer & playing with phone |
| 9 p.m | Revision | Revision | Revision | Revision |
| 10 p.m | Revision | Revision | Revision | Revision |
| 11 p.m | Watch Youtube | Watch Youtube | Watch Youtube | Watch Youtube |
| midnight | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
| 1 a.m | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
| 2 a.m | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
| 3 a.m | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
| 4 a.m | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
| DATE/TIME | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| 6 a.m | Prepare & Subuh Prayer | Prepare & Subuh Prayer | Prepare & Subuh Prayer |
| 7 a.m | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| 8 a.m | Class | Jogging | Jogging |
| 9 a.m | Class | Rest | Rest |
| 10 a.m | Class | Do assignment & revision | Do assignment & revision |
| 11 a.m | Class | Do assignment & revision | Do assignment & revision |
| noon | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1 p.m | Zuhur Prayer | Zuhur Prayer | Zuhur Prayer |
| 2 p.m | Class | Rest | Rest |
| 3 p.m | Class | Rest | Rest |
| 4 p.m | Class | Rest | Rest |
| 5 p.m | Rest | Rest | Rest |
| 6 p.m | Netball | Netball | Netball |
| 7 p.m | Shower & Maghrib prayer | Shower & Maghrib prayer | Shower & Maghrib prayer |
| 8 p.m | Isya’ Prayer & playing with phone | Isya’ Prayer & playing with phone | Isya’ Prayer & playing with phone |
| 9 p.m | Revision | Revision | Revision |
| 10 p.m | Revision | Revision | Revision |
| 11 p.m | Watch Youtube | Watch Youtube | Watch Youtube |
| midnight | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
| 1 a.m | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
| 2 a.m | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
| 3 a.m | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
| 4 a.m | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
JOB TASK ANALYSIS
| IMPORTANT SCALE | FREQUENCY SCALE |
| 0 – NOT PERFORMED | 0 – NOT PERFORMED |
| 1 – NOT IMPORTANT | 1 – EVERY FEW MOTHS TO YEARLY |
| 2 – SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 2 – EVERY FEW WEEKS TO MONTHLY |
| 3 – IMPORTANT | 3 – EVERY FEW DAYS TO DAILY |
| 4 – VERY IMPORTANT | 4 – EVERY FEW HOURS TO DAILY |
| 5 – EXTREMELY IMPORTANT | 5 – HOURLY TO MANY TIMES EACH HOUR |
| TASK DESCRIPTION | IMPORTANCE | FREQUENCY |
| Pray | 5 | 5 |
| Do assignments | 5 | 4 |
| Cleaning | 3 | 2 |
| Washing clothes | 4 | 3 |
| Study | 4 | 4 |
| Surfing internet | 3 | 5 |
| Playing netball | 3 | 5 |
| Eating | 5 | 4 |
| Drinking | 5 | 5 |
| Sleep | 5 | 5 |
| Leisure | 3 | 3 |
| Jogging | 4 | 2 |
| Shopping | 1 | 2 |
PRIORITIZED TASK LIST
| High Priority Tasks |
| Assignments |
| Class assignments |
| Medium Priority Tasks |
| Register course |
| Low Priority Tasks |
| Cleaning room |
| Washing Clothes |
| Additional Tasks |
| PTPTN |
| Saving my money |
TOPIC 4: GET TO KNOW THE CAMPUS
This is my campus. I want to share with you 2 of the most favorite places for student UiTM Lendu go on every time or every day in their daily life routine.
- Tasik Tun Fatimah
This peace and greenish place being one of the most favourite place that student usually go to. The naturally lake make me really love with nature. This lake linking us to our library and KPP1 so it is easy for us to go there quickly, there was a long red bridge that we can walk on. While we on the bridge, we can also take a picture of the beautiful scenery and of course your ”outfit of the day” and post it on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.
Last but not least, in the morning or evening student usually go to this lake for a jog or to walk around the lake to take some fresh air. Even though we as a student have a lot of assignment to do but we still need to be healthy to help us gain more energy and it can release our stress.
- Library
This is one of and the only library in UiTM Alor Gajah. It is of course full with books, journals, magazines, dictionaries and also has many of computers for students to use. Student can borrow any book they want for their own reference or for their assignment but you can borrow the book for 14 days only. If you late at return the book back in between that given days, you need to pay RM 0.20 to them. You can find any books about your courses like tourism, banking, account, business and more.
Furthermore, the library also prepared many computers. You can do your assignment there if you don’t have laptop to do your assignment. They also have printing machine, laminate paper and more. You can easily make your assignment just from the library. Student also can do study group in the library. You also can take a picture or take a rest there because they have this one interesting place called Santai Level.
TOPIC 5: MEMORY LEARNING, CONCENTRATION AND READING SKILL
- Memory Learning:
What is memory?
Memory is our ability to encode, store, retain and subsequently recall information and past experiences in the human brain. It can be thought of in general terms as the use of past experience to affect or influence current behaviour.
Types of memory:
How to Manage Our Memory?
- Always practice of memory techniques like use visual, audio and kinesthetic style.
- Repeat the information many times.
- Do elaboration strategies using mind maps or imagenery.
- Use short form or easy words that you can always remember it.
- Concentration:
What is Concentration?
Concentration means focusing your attention on what you are doing. Do not do any else things that will disturb you and you did not pay your attention so you will miss your important information in your class or where you have been going.
Strategies to Improve Our Concentration
- Be an active learner or listener in class. Put your hands up if you do not understand.
- Be focus in class. Ignore anything that will disturb you if you not to want dismiss any important information.
- Use motivational goals to keep you focus and remain you what you want to archive in all semester or you want to repeat your semester?
- Reading Skill:
Reading skill refers to the ability to understand written text. It is advisable to develop this skill at early age of schooling. When students comprehend or understand written text, and combine their understanding with prior knowledge, they are able to perform the following three reading-comprehension skills.
TOPIC 6: TAKING LECTURER NOTES
What is Taking Lecturer Notes?
Taking lecturer note means what lecturer said we write down and read it with our own word and ideas. Taking lecturer notes also can use for our revision and preparation before examination day.
How Do We Take Notes?
♥ WRITING DOWN DATE AND THE LABEL NOTES.
♥ LEAVE SOME SPACE TO WRITE SOME INFORMATION.
♥ USE ABBREVIATION AND SYMBOLS.
♥ USING OUTLINE SUCH US MAIN IDEA, SUPPORT AND EXAMPLE.
♥ USE OUR OWN LANGUAGE.
How to Prepare for Class?
- Do pre-reading or homework.
- Always doing our review syllabus.
- Preview previous notes.
- Look up key words prior to class.
- Plan to listening about 80% in the class.
- Remember to write down the date at the notes that we take.
- Leave some space to add another information later.
While Taking Notes:
- Be aggressive person not a passive person.
- Ask some question that we didn’t understand in class.
- Discuss if its permitted, if not question it in your notes
- Seek out meaning.
**The Key Points
- BE FOCUS
- PREPARING AND REVIEW ALL THE NOTES BEFORE LECTURE START THE CLASS.
- COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT ON TIME.
- BRING THE RIGHT MATERIAL SUCH AS PEN, PAPERS AND ETC.
Remember SQ4R
- SURVEY – OVERVIEW (QUICK SCAN)
- QUESTION – ESTABLISH A PURPOSE
- READ – ANSWER A QUESTION
- RITE – TAKE NOTES
- REVIEW – A SHORT INTERVALS
- RECITE – ANSWER TO QUESTION WITH THE BOOK CLOSED
TOPIC 7: ACADEMIC INTERGRITY AND PERFORMANCE
PLAGIARISM AGENDA IN UITM THROUGH PLAGIARISM POLICY, PLAGIARISM MANUAL AND GUIDELINE PLAGIARISM ISSUED BY inQKA UITM.
How to Prevent Plagiarism
- Paraphrasing
Express the meaning of (the writer or the speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially achieve greater clarity.
- Referencing
Provide a book or article with citation of authorities.
Steps to Referencing
- include a referencing page or page of work cited in the end of your paper.
- check the guidelines for citing sources properly and make sure that the page meets the document formatting guidelines used by the UITM.
- look for the APA 6Th formatting style.
- be sure to edit your research paper carefully and check for plagiarism before submitting it.
- refer to your instructor or lecturer for the turnitin account to access your paraphrasing and other anti-plagiarism skills.
ICGPA
What is ICGPA?
ICGPA is a reported value at the end of the semester or the period of study.
This value shows the achievement of students in mastering eight domains of learning outcomes.
Student achievement for each program learning outcomes is shown through a reporting form ‘SPIDER WEB’.
GPA Calculation
GRADE POINT = GRADE VALUE × UNIT EARNED
Failure and Dismissal
Student with extremely unsatisfactory academic performance will or can be dismissed from his or her study.
We reach till the end of the chapter! That’s all for my Study Skill Portfolio.
UED 102 STUDY SKILLS PORTFOLIO 