INTRODUCTION

 

 

 

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND         MANAGEMENT UITM MACHANG

BA119

 

UED102

(STUDY SKILLS)

 

E-PORTFOLIO

 

BY:

ASMARISYA AYU BINTI MALEK (D1BA1191B)

PREPARED FOR : 

MADAM SITI AMINAH MOHAMAD

INTRODUCTION

 Hello everyone ! My name is Asmarisya Ayu Binti Malek .I am studying in a banking studies course. I’m glad that I have been chosen to be a part of University Teknologi MARA Machang. I hope that I can achieve what I want during my period of study here.This portfolio is created for the purpose of my study skill assignment under the subject of study skills (UED 102). In this portfolio, I will present notes from every topic that I have learned with the help of Madam Siti Aminah, who taught me during this subject . In part 1 of study skill that I have learned during my interim week, it has given me the expression of this subject is very helpful for me as a student to always be motivated and focus in studying so that I could reach what I wanted to achieve.

TABLE OF CONTENT

NO.	Content
1)	Topic 1: Getting Ready to Learn • Learning Style Inventory
2)	Topic 2: Goal Setting • Goal Statements – The Five Step Approach
3)	Topic 3: Time Management • Fixed-Commitment Calendar • Job Task Analysis • Prioritized To-Do List
4)	Topic 4: Memory, Learning & Improving Concentration • Memory Strategies (Activity 4-1: Van Blerkom, 2009, pg. 90) • Organizational Strategies (Activity 4.7: Van Blerkom, 2009, pg. 107) • Concentration Strategies (Activity 6.1: Van Blerkom, 2009, pg. 144) • Concentration Chart (Figure 6.4: Van Blerkom, 2009, pg. 161) • Reading Text (Figure 12.3: Van Blerkom, 2009, pg. 309)
5)	Topic 5: Taking Lecture Notes • Note-Taking Strategies (Activity 5-1: Van Blerkom, 2009, pg. 116) • Note-taking Exercise using the Cornell Method
6)	Topic 6: Academic Integrity & Performance • GPA Worksheet

 

TOPIC 1: GETTING READY TO LEARN

University life is different than school life. As a university students, we have to learn to be more responsible and know how to manage our life in university. It might be hard to do it at first but you have to get used to it if you want to be a successful student. There’re some differences of university and school life. For examples:

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1.1 LEARNING INVENTORY

Answer the questions to the best of your ability. Mark a YES or NO response.

1. I prefer watching a video to reading. YES NO

2. When I sing along with my CDs or the radio, I know the words to the songs. YES NO

3. I have athletic ability. YES NO

4. I can picture the setting of a story I am reading. YES NO

5. I study better with music in the background. YES NO

6. I enjoy hands-on learning. YES NO

7. I’d rather play sports than watch someone play them. YES NO

8. Reading aloud helps me remember. YES NO

9. I prefer watching someone perform a skill or a task before I actually try it. YES NO

10. I color-coordinate my clothes. YES NO

11. I’m good at rhyming and rapping. YES NO

12. Use phrases like: “I’ve got a handle on it,” “I’m up against the wall,” or “I have a feeling that . . .” YES NO

13. I need to look at something several times before I understand it. YES NO

14. I prefer having instructors give oral directions than written ones. YES NO

15. I have difficulty being still for long periods of time. YES NO

16. I use phrases like “I see what you’re saying,” “That looks good,” or “That’s clear to me.” YES NO

17. I’m good at figuring out how something works. YES NO

18. I can understand a taped lecture. YES NO

19. It’s easy for me to replay scenes from movies in my head. YES NO

20. I enjoy studying foreign languages. YES NO

21. I would rather conduct my own science experiment than watch someone else do it. YES NO

22. I would rather paint a house than a picture. YES NO

23. I enjoy studying in groups. YES NO

24. I prefer to have written directions to someone’s home. YES NO

25. I can look at an object and remember it when I close my eyes. YES NO

26. I have musical ability. YES NO

27. When I study new vocabulary, writing the words several times helps me learn. YES NO

28. I can imagine myself doing something before I actually do it. YES NO

29. I use phrases like “That rings a bell,” “I hear you,” or “That sounds good.” YES NO

30. I enjoy building things and working with tools. YES NO

From this test i know that i am a visual learner so that i know that i visualization is most effective for me to study.I can learn by reading and watching a video to study.

         TOPIC 2: GOAL SETTING 

WHAT IS GOAL SETTING?

• GOAL SETTING IS A PROCESS FOR THINKING ABOUT YOUR IDEAL FUTURE AND FOR MOTIVATING YOURSELF TO TURN THIS VISION OF THE FUTURE INTO REALITY .
• THE PROCESS OF GOAL SETTING WILL HELP YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO IN LIFE .
• PROPERLY TO SET GOALS CAN BE INCREDIBLY MOTIVATING AND AS YOU GET INTO THE HABIT OF SETTING AND ACHIEVING GOALS , YOU WILL FIND YOUR SELF CONFIDENCE BUILDS FAST .

CHARACTERISTICS OF GOALS;

WHAT IS LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM GOALS ?

1. Long-term goals is the objective that you set end of the year for yourself for three or five years starting from now or even for a lifetime .
2. Short-term goals is the goals that we set for an hour from now , end of day or semester .

5 STEPS TO SETTING GOALS

• Goal statement 
• Obstacle to achieve goals 
• My way to solve the obstacles
• Revise goal statement
• Polished goal statement

FIVE STEPS APPROACH

 

TOPIC 3 : TIME MANAGEMENT

 

 

What is time management ?

Time management is the process of planning and exercising conscious control of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity.

                

    The importance of time management :

Ø Reduces stress

Ø Allows you to stay control

Ø Helps you to achieve more

Ø Manage conflicting dealines

Ø Shows that you can prioritise task

Ø  Work and life balance

The management tips :

FIVE STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM OF STUDY :

Ø use a weekly schedule

Ø use a daily planner

Ø use a semester calendar

Ø balance academic with social and personal demands

Ø avoid procrastination

3.1 Fixed-commitment calendar

3.2 Job task analysis

3.3 Prioritized to do list

 

Topic 4: Memory, Learning & Improving Concentration

 

What is memory?

Memory is the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained.

Type of memories :

1.    Sensory memory

- Sensory information is stored in sensory memory just long enough to be transferred to short term memory.Humans have five traditional senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Sensory memory (SM) allows individuals to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased.National Training Laboratory, suggests that most students only remember about 10% of what they read from textbooks, but retain nearly 90% of what they learn through teaching others.So student must use all of their sensor when study because it is more effective than only use one of their sensor.

 

 

2.    Short-term memory

- Short term memory is  is the capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time. For example, short-term memory can be used to remember is believed to be in the order of seconds. 

 

3.    Long-term memory

- Long term memory consists of anything you remember that happened more than a few minutes ago. Long term memories can last for days or even years. The capacity of long term memory can be unlimited. It is a system of permanently storing, managing and retrieving information, which can be used later.

 

 

4.1 Memory strategies

4.2 Organizational strategies

 

From the activities , I can momorize 10 words . But then I realize I can memorize easily if the items group by its types .

4.3 Concentration chart

 

What is concentration ?

Concentration is the ability to think carefully about something you are doing .

Tips to help concentration :

• ·      Improve sleep
• ·      Train your brain with puzzle
• ·      Spend time in nature
• ·       Take a break

 

Reading text