CHAPTER 1: GETTING READY TO LEARN

Last Wednesday, we had a briefing with Dr. Fauzi Azmi about the first chapter of study skills as written in the main tittle above. This subject is special for us especially for our batch to introduce a student a basic study skills for them to learn in varsity life. He discussed about the differences between school and college. Some might still not acknowledge about university because we have only been here at university for about 2 weeks. Basically, we spend less time in class and have to do more reading on our own instead of depending on lecturer. One of the most important thing is we have to alert about the due dates and exam cause it might not be reminded. If students are not alert and focusing on what lecturer give a talk about certain subject, the student might be loss on that subject. At the end, the student is feel pressured and lead to stress because they have to pickup back and refresh the subject in the short term that known as short-term memory which is not good for student to follow this way.

Moreover, different student have a different learning style. Some student must do a note for them to understand better while some student can study well even it is a last minute or being under pressured. Even under pressured, if that is their style, we cannot deny them on how the way they study because we know that every student has their own style to study. However, we should not copy our friend learning style just because she or he is one of the best student. We should discover more about ourselves on how we are able to study efficiently. We can try counselling service to discover the best way and suitable for ourselves to study. Stop procrastinating and make an effort to be the best among the best because we know everyone wants to be a successful person and everyone can be the on who is success and educated person. That is a parent's hope that wants to see their child to be a successful person one day. 

The syllabus content in subject Study Skills (UED 102) is:

• Getting ready to learn
• Goal setting
• Library and campus resources
• Time management and organizational skills
• Memory learning and improving concentration
• Taking lecture notes
• Academic integrity and performance

The assessment for student must do is:

• Assignment (video): 40%
• E-portfolio: 60%

This blog is one of the assessment for e-portfolio that must be done by us, UiTM students in the interim semester for the subject Study Skills (UED 102). The students must update a new post in blog every time they have done learning for every chapter in syllabus content.

REMINDER:

• You spend less time in class. 
• You spend more time studying outside of class. 
• You have more reading.
• You might not be reminded of due dates and exams. 
• Fewer daily assignment and they may not be checked. 
• You might live and study in the same place. 
• Classes are bigger. 

UNIVERSITY'S LIFE:

• Instructors don't tell you exactly what's on your test. 
• More team assignments outside the class. 
• Attendance may not be required. 
• No extensions on due dates. 
• Participation affects grades. 
• Fewer reasons for excused absences. 
• You are responsible for your learning and behavior.
• You only have a certain instructor for a few months. 
• Instructors don't tell you exactly what notes to take. 
• You can drop a class. 

PLANNER:

• Make a master list of all assignment for the entire sem. 
• Learn how to take good notes. 
• Go to every class. 
• Ask your friends if you don't understand for the certain subject or question. 
• Hardworking and make a good relationship with your assignment group as a team.