Assalamuailaikum and Selamat Sejahtera to all my blog readers. My name is Nur Alsyira Binti M.Yunus. I am 18 years old and currently study at UITM DUNGUN,KUALA TERENGGANU. Now, I'm just being one of the undergraduate in diploma in Office and Technology Management (BA118). One of the most important purpose i'm doing this portfolio is to introduce the students about UED102 or known as soft skills. UED102 provides students with learning skills essential for varsity life, which should be within each students.

CONTENT OF UED 102

ITEMS :

• LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY
• GOAL SETTING
• FIXED-COMMITMENT CALENDAR
• JOB TASK ANALYSED
• PRIORITIZED TO DO LIST
• MEMORY STRATEGIES
• ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES
• CONCENTRATION STRATEGIES
• CONCENTRATION CHART
• READING TEXT
• NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES
• NOTE-TAKING EXERCISE USING CORNELL METHOD
• GPA WORKSHEET

MODULE 1
(LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY)

First of all, I would like to congratulate the students who have completed their high school education. Now, welcome to college life ! For any teenager college life means making new friends, trips, whole day fun, full of imaginations and excitement. The college life is different than high school. College is the best place to learn something new and growing as a successful individual person. Let's take a look  what is the differences between high school and college ;)

 In short , the college life is not simply entering into new house but enjoying every moment while traveling into the road to success. 

  

LEARNING STYLE & CHARACTERISTIC OF SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

7 STEPS COLLEGE SUCCESS

There are some basics or ways to succeed in college

1. Be in class ➪ Always on time and maintain a good attendance. If you are not in class ,you will miss all the important subject that has been taught.

2. Take notes ➪  Taking notes helps you to concentrate and aids your understanding of that information.

3. Make initial preparation ➪ Study before the lesson will give a good start and make a positive impression on your teacher.

4. Good at time management ➪ Start early on your assignment. Do not do your assignment in last minutes. Use a planner calendar to record upcoming schedule.

5. Participate in class ➪ Be an active person in class such as give a respond to the    lecturer based on what they teach. Don't be afraid to ask question.

6. Set educational and other goals ➪ Set a goal and a schedule for your study time.      Remind yourself what do you want to achieve in college.

7. Take care of your brain ➪ Getting enough sleep,exercise and drinking enough water     are important for your blood circulation and optimum brain functioning.

LEARNING STYLE

Characteristics of Auditory, Visual and Kinesthetic Modes

If you are an auditory learner, you will find it easier to learn by hearing and listening.Characteristics of auditory learners are easy to talk and easily distracted by noise,move lips or speech while reading, capable of repeating  and reproducing sounds and rhythms. You will understand and remember things you have heard rather than seeing. You store information by the way it sounds. You always learn by reading out loud because you have to hear it or speak it in order to know it.

As an auditory learner, you probably talk to yourself or others if you become bored. People may think you are not paying attention, even though you may be hearing and understanding everything being said.

Here are some things that auditory learners like you can do to learn better.

• Sit where you can hear.
• Have your hearing checked on a regular basis.
• Use flashcards to learn new words; read them out loud.
• Read stories, assignments, or directions out loud.
• Record yourself spelling words and then listen to the recording.
• Have test questions read to you out loud.
• Study new material by reading it out loud.

Remember that you need to hear things, not just see things, in order to learn well.

Students who use visual skills will easily to learn by reading or seeing pictures. You can understand and remember things by sight. You can picture what you are learning in your head, and you learn best by using methods that are primarily visual. You like to see what you are learning.

As a visual learner, you are usually neat and clean. You are imaginative, think outside of the box and often close your eyes to visualize or remember something. 

Here are some things that visual learners like you can do to learn better:

• Sit near the front of the classroom. 
• Have your eyesight checked on a regular basis.
• Use flashcards to learn new words.
• Try to visualize things that you hear or things that are read to you.
• Write down key words, ideas, or instructions.
• Draw pictures to help explain new concepts and then explain the pictures.
• Color code things.
• Avoid distractions during study times.

Remember that you need to see things, not just hear things, to learn well. 

Kinaesthetic learners are always moving and doing something with their hands. You will learn something by touching or doing. You can understand and easily remember things through physical movement. You are a "hands-on" learner who prefers to touch, move, build, or draw what you learn, and you tend to learn better when some type of physical activity is involved.

As a tactile learner, you like to take things apart and put things together, and you tend to find reasons to tinker or move around when you become bored. You may be very well coordinated and have good athletic ability. You can easily remember things that were done but may have difficulty remembering what you saw or heard in the process. You often communicate by touching, and you appreciate physically expressed forms of encouragement, such as a pat on the back.

Here are some things that tactile learners like you can do to learn better:

• Participate in activities that involve touching, building, moving, and drawing.
• Do lots of hands-on activities.
• It's okay to walk around, or rock in a chair while reading or studying.
• Use flashcards and arrange them in groups to show relationships between ideas.
• Trace words with your finger to learn spelling (finger spelling).
• Take frequent breaks during reading or studying periods (frequent, but not long).
• It's OK to tap a pencil, shake your foot, or hold on to something while learning.
• Use a computer to reinforce learning through the sense of touch.

Remember that you learn best by doing, not just by reading, seeing, or hearing.

MODULE 2
(GOAL SETTING)

What is goal?

✌ What an individual is trying to do through their behavior and actions to achieve something.

What is the purpose of setting goal?

✌ Give something that you want to enhance your life and keep your focused on what you want to end      up.

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 set goals can be incredibly motivating and as you get into the habit of setting and achieving goals, you will find yourself confidence build fast.

Type of goals

Short-Term

     ➥Goal that can be accomplished in the near future (within a few weeks or month)

Long-Term

    ➥Goal that are more far-reaching and take longer to achieve (a year or more)

ACADEMICS AND PERSONAL GOALS

ACADEMIC GOALS : something that related to educational                                                         success

PERSONAL GOAL : something that related with our daily life

5 STEP APPROACH TO SETTING GOALS

* TENTATIVE GOAL STATEMENT
* LIST OF OBSTACLES
* LIST OF RESOURCES
* REVIVE GOALS STATEMENT
* POLISHED GOALS STATEMENT

MODULE 3

(TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILL)

What is TIME?

Time is the indefinite continued progression

What is TIME MANAGEMENT?

Time management is the ability to plan and control time in our daily lives.

Benefits of time management

-Help you set up your priorities.
-Reduce your stress level.
-More free time
-Improve the quality of your work.
-More productivity and efficiency

List of Tips for Effective Time Management

After considering the benefits of time management, let’s look at some ways to manage time effectively:

STUDY PLAN

 MODULE 4

(MEMORY LEARNING AND IMPROVING)

What is memory?

Memory is our ability to encode, store, retain and subsequently recall information and past experiences in the human brain. 

Memory Strategies

There are different types of memory:

Sensory Memory :  Refers to the brief storage of sensory information. 

Short-Term Memory : Short-Term Memory is a temporary storage of information but usually less than a few minute. 

Long-Term Memory : Memory storage that can store information for days, months,and years.Long-term memory capacity is huge, and there are no limits.

How to improve your memory?

1) Train your brain ➺ Give your brain a workout. Once you workout your brain, you will be to process and remembering the information has been given.

2) Get enough sleep ➺ Sleep plays an important role in memory consolidation, a process in which    short-term memories are strengthened and transformed into long-lasting memories.

3) Exercise your body ➺ Exercise is important for overall physical and mental health.

4) Focus your attention ➺ Pay attention in order to move your information from short-term memory into long-term memory.

5) Read out loud ➺ Reading book or speaking text aloud is a more effective way to remember something.Repeat the information many times for a better result.

Concentration Strategies

What is concentration?

 Concentration means focusing your attention on one thing you are doing.

Strategies to improve our concentration

  Be an active learner.

  Paying attention.

 Remove your distractions.

 Find a better environment.

 Create your own motivation.

Reading Strategies

What is reading ?

Reading is the ability to process text, understand its meaning, and to integrate with what the reader already knows.

What reading strategies do you need to learn ? Here it is,16 reading strategies you should know.

MODULE 5

(TAKING EFFECTIVE LECTURE NOTES)

Why take notes?

❤ To improve your writing skill

❤  Help you understand the topic

❤ Keeps you alert

❤ Helps exam revision

❤Engages your mind

How to takes lecture notes?

❤ Prepare before taking notes ⇝ Read the material before class and review your notes from a previous lectures.

❤ Focus your attention ⇝ Listen and watch for the main point and information that might be important.

❤ Become an active listener ⇝ Do not be afraid to ask or answer the question and give a positive feedback to show your interest.

Effective Note Taking System

The Cornell Method

5R's of Note Taking

RECORD : During the lecture, record meaningful facts and ideas in the Note Taking Area.

REDUCE : As soon as possible after class , summarize these facts and ideas in the Cue Column.

RECITE : Cover the Note Taking Area and using your cue column , write as much  the facts and ideas as you can.

REFLECT : Recite all the information in your own word without looking at the text.

REVIEW : Spend at least 10 minutes after class to review all of your notes , you will retain most of what you have learned.

Mapping Method

MODULE 6

(ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE)

What is Academic Integrity ?

-Doing your own work or when you using other people's  work give the credit/citations.

AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

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What is plagiarism?

According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, plagiarism, or to “plagiarize”means:
☺to steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own☺use another's production without crediting the source☺to commit literary theft☺present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source1

How to avoid plagiarism?Cite your sources !

• Cite direct quotations
• Cite ideas that not your own
• Cite facts that are not common knowledge
• Cite sayings or quotations that are not familiar

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. 

What is CGPA ? 

CGPA is a grade pointing system used in the educational sector. Cumulative Grade Points is the average of grade points obtained in all the subjects (Note:- excluding the sixth additional subject).

Formula of Calculating GPA and CGPA:

Academic Status

Reference

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