FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
MERBOK, KEDAH
Diploma in Banking
(BA119)
Study Skills
(UED 102)
“STUDENT PORTFOLIO”
By:
Nur Aisya Bt Saidan (2020860536)
Class: KBA1191B
Prepared for:
Puan Ida Normaya Mohd Nasir
28 November 2020
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………...3
1.0 Topic 1 Getting Ready to Learn……………………………………………………….4-5
2.0 Topic 2 Goal Setting…………………………………………………………………….6-8
3.0 Topic 3 Library and Campus Resources……………………………………………...9-10
4.0 Topic 4 Time Management ……………………………………………………………11-12
5.0 Topic 5 Memory, Learning and Improving Concentration ………………………....13-14
6.0 Topic 6 Taking Lecture Notes………………………………………………………….15-16
7.0 Topic 8 Academic Integrity and Performance……………………………………......17-19
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………….19
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INTRODUCTION
Figure 1 My profile
Assalamualaikum, my name is Nur Aisya Bt Saidan. I live in Kuala Nerang, Kedah. I am student
of University Technologi Mara, Merbok. I studied in Banking. This portfolio is one of the individual
assignments that I need to do for the subject Study Skills (UED 102). In this subject, I have learned
many useful study strategies that very help me as a student to achieve academic goals.
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TOPIC 1: GETTING READY TO LEARN
Figure 2 Ready to learn
We as a new student entering the university life need to be aware that the life of the university is
different from the school. In this university life, no one will take care of us. We need to manage
ourselves well and carry out our duties as a student who want to achieve success in learning. The
figure 1 below shows the different between high school and college life.
Figure 3 The different of high school and college
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CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS
✓ Become an Active Learner
✓ Become a Strategic Learner
✓ Become a Self-Regulated Learner
LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY
Figure 4 Learning style inventory
WHAT IS LEARNING STYLE?
The term learning style refers to the preferred way to retain information the right one. In other
word, as a student we need to have our own style for learning.
MY LEARNING STYLE
There are three of learning style inventory. I prefer to use auditory and kinesthetic in my
learning. This is a few of skills that I use.
❖ I like to read difficult passage out loud.
❖ I like to explain information out loud.
❖ I like to teach my friend when they didn’t know to answer the task.
❖ I like to take note when my lecture is teaching.
❖ I like to take online test when I have space time.
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TOPIC 2: GOAL SETTING
Figure 5 Goal Setting
WHAT IS GOALS?
Goals are the ends toward which we direct our effort. In other words, goals are things we want to
achieve, aim for as we pursue are certain course of action. You can improve your academy
performance in university by learning to sets goal that motivate you to do well.
CHARACTERISTIC OF GOALS
Figure 6 Characteristic of goals
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COURSE:Faundamentals of Management(MGT 162)
5 STEP APPROACH TO GOAL SETTINGS
STEP 1: Tentative Goal Statement
❖ I want at least B in Fundamentals of Management.
STEP 2: List of Obstacles
❖ Did not focus in class.
❖ Did not understand the topic that lecture teach in class.
❖ Did not get what lecture teach maybe it too fast.
❖ I am lazy to do assignment that given by lecture.
❖ I like to do last minute work.
STEP 3: List of Resources
❖ I need to find a suitable place to be more focused while studying.
❖ I will read the topic that want to learn first before class starts.
❖ I will tell my lecture that I didn’t understand the topic being taught.
❖ I will get rid of lazy attitudes.
❖ I will do early task or assignment that given by lecture.
STEP 4: List Your Motivation
❖ I must try to do even the task or assignment is difficult.
❖ I need to change my life now for the better life.
❖ I need to be proud of my parents.
STEP 5: Revised Goal Statement
❖ I’ll try to get B in Fundamentals of Management.
Figure 7 5 Steps to approach my goal
LONG-TERM VS SHORT-TERM GOALS
Long-term
❖ Goals that we set for the end of the year.
❖ Take a long time to achieve it.
❖ An example:
✓ Getting a job in Bank field.
✓ Get the dream house and car.
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Short-term
❖ Goals that we set for an hour from now, day, week, month or semester.
❖ Take a short time to achieve.
❖ An example:
✓ Completing assignment.
✓ Writing an essay.
THE BEST YEAR
THE BEST YEAR
OUT WITH THE OLD (2019) IN WITH THE NEW(2020)
2 FAVOURITE MEMORIES 3 PLACES I WANT TO GO
❖ Have fun with my best friend at ❖ The festival of Penang
Bukit Merah. ❖ Kelantan
❖ Receive an award at school ❖ Pulau Tioman
3 THINGS I’M GRATEFUL FOR 2 WAYS I CAN HELP OTHERS
❖ I ‘m finish school. ❖ Teach my friends doing task or
❖ Surrounded by nice people. assignment.
❖ Have a great memory of the final ❖ Share the materials with my
year of school. friends.
1 HARD LESSON I LEARNED 1 THING I WANT TO GET BETTER
❖ Not everyone I think is my friend is AT
on my side ❖ My attitude
1 THING I DID THIS YEAR I’M 2 THINGS I AM LOOKING
PROUD FORWARD TO
❖ Study hard and get excellent ❖ Spend more time with my family
result. ❖ Achieving my personal goal
3 NEW THINGS I WANT TO TRY
❖ Lose weight
❖ Hiking
❖ Be a volunteer in community
Figure 8 The best year
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TOPIC 3: LIBRARY AND CAMPUS RESOURCES
Figure 9 Sultan Badlishah Library
This is the best library in Uitm Merbok, Kedah. It is called “Perpustakaan Sultan Badlishah” This
library always full of students and lecture. There are many facilities provide to make student easier
get the information.
Figure 10 Variety of books and locker
THE FACILITIES PROVIDE FOR STUDENTS
❖ borrowing book
❖ use or booking of a discussion room
❖ locked lockers
❖ computer
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Figure 11 Library entrance
THE OPERATING HOURS
❖ Sunday-Wednesday: 8:00 am to 4:45 pm.
❖ Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
❖ Friday-Saturday: closed.
Figure 12 Digital library
In addition, we can download applications digital library on our mobile phone. It can make it easier
for us to find information when there is no laptop at that time. There are various services available
in the digital library. For example, we can use online database to find information.
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TOPIC 4: TIME MANAGEMENT
Figure 13 Time management
WHAT IS TIME?
❖ Time is gold.
❖ It is the key to success
❖ One day 24 hours
❖ Time cannot be reversed
❖ Time passes quickly
TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION SKILL
Time management is the way for student schedule or regulate their time every day. They need to
use their time effectively to complete their tasks or assignment in less time. Every student needs
to manage their time because it is the key to success.
FIXED COMMITMENT CALENDAR
We need to manage our time effectively to achieve a goal. The best way to ensure that we’re not
wasting time and studying sufficiently is to make a schedule that we commit to keeping. To do so,
we might consider using a fixed-commitment calendar (FCC).
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MY FIX COMMITMENT CALENDAR
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
6 a.m. Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up
7 a.m. Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
8 a.m. Class Class Break Break Break Study Class
9 a.m. Class Class Break Break Study Study Class
10 a.m. Break Break Break Class Study Study Break
11 a.m. Break Break Class Class Study Break Class
Noon Break Break Class Break Break Break Break
1 p.m. Break Break Break Break Break Break Break
2 p.m. Class Class Class Break Break Outing Class
3 p.m. Class Class Class Break Break Outing Class
4 p.m. Class Class Class Break Break Break Class
5 p.m. Break Break Break Class Assignment Assignment Break
6 p.m. Break Break Break Class Assignment Assignment Break
7 p.m. Break Break Break Break Assignment Assignment Break
8 p.m. Class Break Break Break Study Study Break
9 p.m. Class Assignment Assignment Assignment Study Study Assignment
10 p.m. Assignment Assignment Assignment Assignment Study Study Assignment
11 p.m. Assignment Assignment Assignment Assignment Sleep Sleep Assignment
Midnight Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
1 a.m. Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
2 a.m. Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
3 a.m. Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
4 a.m. Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
Hours available for study 12 Hours needed for study 12
PRIORITIZED TASK LIST
HIGH PRIORITY TASKS DATE DUE
MIDTERM TEST MGT 26/11/2020
PORTFOLIO UED 28/11/2020
MEDIUM PRIORITY TASKS
FIND MATERIALS FOR TAC 30/11/2020
LOW PRIORITY TASKS
BUY LAPTOP 1/12/2020
ADDITIONAL TASKS
CLEAN THE HOUSE
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TOPIC 5: MEMORY, LEARNING, AND IMPROVING CONCENTRATION
Figure 14 Memory, Learning and Improving concentration
MEMORY LEARNING
WHAT IS MEMORY?
Memory is the personal record of past experiences. It is the brain's ability to store information to
use later. We can remember activities that we had done based on the memory.
WHY WE NEED MEMORY STRATEGIES
We need memory strategies to perform well in learning. Learning to get information out of
memory is important as learning to put that information into memory.
RETRIEVAL AND FORGETTING
✓ Never really learned it
✓ Not understanding the information
✓ Cramming
✓ Stored with two cues
✓ Test anxiety
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TYPES OF MEMORY
Figure 15 Types of memory
HOW TO IMPROVE OUR MEMORY?
❖ Repeat the information many time
❖ Continuing to work on material even after it learned
❖ Spaced practice
STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING CONCENTRATION
❖ Concentration – pay full attention to what we are doing.
❖ Causes of poor concentration:
✓ A lot of distractions
✓ Lack of interest
✓ That thing is boring
✓ Uncomfortable environment
✓ Lacks sincerity
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TOPIC 6: TAKING LECTURE NOTES
Figure 16 Taking Lecture notes
TAKING LECTURE NOTES
❖ Taking good lecture notes is probably the single most important activity in class. Most lecturer
don’t do the job of note taking for you. You need to listen, select the appropriate information
and write it down with few clues from your lecturer.
WHY TAKE LECTURE NOTES?
❖ Be active listening in class.
❖ We need to organize information that given by your lecture.
❖ We can provide to repetition of the material.
❖ Class assignment are usually given in the lecture.
❖ More understand what we had learnt.
HOW TO TAKE LECTURE NOTE
✓ Make a preparation before taking notes
✓ Become an active listener
✓ Evaluate you note taking-skills
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Figure 17 Tips on taking notes
TIPS ON TAKING NOTES
❖ Pay attention to difficult words, phrases, and sentences.
❖ Highlight, underline and capitalize key points in your lecture notes.
❖ Some words need to be written in short but in under stable forms to make us easier and fast
taking notes.
❖ Shares and compares notes with classmates to know what important point you didn’t write.
❖ Summarize your notes in your own word.
❖ Get ready lecture paper and pen.
❖ Do not mix notes of each subject in one book.
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TOPIC 7: ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PERFOMANCE
Figure 18 Academis Integrity and Perfomance
WHAT IS ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PERFOMANCE
Academic integrity refers to putting those values into practice by being honest, fairs and taking
responsibility in learning. Academic integrity is practiced in the majority of educational and
institution is noted in mission statements, policies and procedures in learning. As a student, we
need to take responsibility to ensure that we demonstrate academic integrity by:
❖ Using information appropriately.
❖ Know the information come from.
❖ Not presenting other people work.
WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
❖ Plagiarism is the action of taking the writings of another person and make it as your own.
In other word, you had copied the text without clearly showing where you take it.
TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
❖ Copy and paste.
❖ Buying papers
❖ Presenting other people work
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HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
❖ Give yourself time to think when started writing a paper.
❖ Having enough time to do your research.
❖ Use quotations when you directly quoting someone.
❖ Write it your own word.
❖ Include the reference pages at the end of paper.
❖ Add some interesting value in the topic.
❖ Use words that are easy to understand.
CALCULATING GPA AND CGPA
WHAT IS GPA?
GPA refers to grade point average. It is a standard way of measuring academic achievements in
your exam. As a student, we need to get a better grade to pass in exam.
WHAT IS CGPA
CGPA is cumulative grade point average. Academic performance from 0.00 – 4.00.
How to calculate GPA and CGPA?
❖ GPA: Total (Credit hour per course X grades receive per course)
Total of credit hours per semester
❖ CGPA: Total (Credit hours per course X grades received per hour)
Total credit hours taking during all semesters
This is how GPA calculation
Figure 19 GPA calculation
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Calculate the GPA and CGPA for my first semester:
SUBJECT GRADE CREDIT HOUR POINT TOTAL
Introduction to Financial A 3.00 4.00 12
Accounting and
Reporting
Fundamentals of Islam A 2.00 4.00 8
National Kesatria 1 B 1.00 3.00 3
Fundamentals of B 3.00 3.00 9
managements
Fundamentals of Arabic A 2.00 4.00 8
Integrated Language B 3.00 3.00 9
skills
Business Mathematics B+ 3.00 3.33 9.99
17 58.99
GPA 3.47
CGPA 3.47
CONCLUSION
From this assignment, I can learn many interesting topics that I have never seen before. I
have learnt some tips to improve my learning. Other than that, I have also found out about
my learning style. So, I can learn the right way and achieved my goal.
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