Group : BA118J

NAME : AMIR ASYRAF UED 102

MATRIC NUMBER : 2019209842

INTRODUCTION

Hello, I want to tell you a little about myself. My name is Amir Asyraf Bin Rafar and you can call me Amir. I’m a student at Uitm Lendu and my course is Office Management. The reason why i’m writing this portfolio because this is my assigment that was given by my lecture, Miss Afrah. The title for this portfolio ued 102 is about study skills. I think every student must learn study skills to face their problems whether in school or university. If you want to learn more about study skills you can read my portfolio that i will discuss about it. Enjoy reading.

STUDY SKILLS (UED 102)

• Getting ready to learn
• Goal setting
• Time management & organizational skills
• Memory, learning & improving concentration
• Taking lecture notes
• Academic integrity & performance

TOPIC 1 – GETTING READY TO LEARN

ACTIVITY 1 – LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY

In fact, we all learn through a combination of these learning styles. So whatever your currently preferred learning style, the more you can develop skills in all three areas, the easier and more successful your studies will be.

VISUAL TYPES

• Enjoy reading, note making, images, charts, diagrams and watching demonstrations
• Will talk about what things looked like, rather than what was said
• Don’t like listening to long explanations, talks or lectures

Those with a visual learning style prefer using images, pictures, colours, and maps to organise information and communicate with others. You can easily visualise objects, plans and outcomes in your mind’s eye. One method of developing visual skills is by using coloured pens and highlighters for the main points or using different coloured paper or file dividers for different topics or tasks.

AUDITORY TYPES

• Like listening to explanations, speaking and learning by repeating out loud or mnemonics
• Will recall what someone said, rather than what they did or how they looked
• Are often distracted by noise and need quiet, although some like background music

KINESTHETIC TYPES

• Like to learn while doing, touching, writing things down, building or using objects
• Enjoy learning by themselves and taking things apart to see how they work
• Don’t like sitting still to study and do better with fidget toys, a bouncy seat or moving around

MY LEARNING TYPE:

From what i did in the table above, the results show that i am dominant in the characteristic of auditory mode. I need to follow this way of learning in order to help me understand something effectively. Maybe i need to understand the auditory style more deeply and do dome research on it. Here are some tips on how to study for students who are their learning style is auditory type.

Auditory – While those who hear the bark are probably auditory learners. Auditory learners learn best by listening and remember when information is presented in a poem, song, or melody.

• Like listening to explanations, speaking and learning by repeating out loud or mnemonics
• Will recall what someone said, rather than what they did or how they looked
• Are often distracted by noise and need quiet, although some like background music

TOPIC 2 – GOAL SETTING

ACTIVITY 2 – GOAL STATEMENTS – THE FIVE STEPS APPROACH

What are goals?

Goal are the final points towards which we direct our hardwork.

In others word, goals are things that we want to achieve and we aim for because we pursue a course with our action.  We can make your academic performance by learning to set goals that motivate you to do well and that will increase your chance for success.

Goals also are divided by two term.

• Long-term Goals

Long-term goals are the objective that you set for yourself for the end of the year, for four or five years from now or even for a lifetime. For example, getting married, get the title Ir for engineer or get the title C.A for accountants.

• Short-term Goals

Short-term goals can be set up for an-hour from now, for the end of the day, week, month or term (or semester). For example, completing the reading assignments, writing an essay, getting B in a course or getting Dean’s list for that semester. Your short-term goals sometimes can be step toward achievingthe long-term goals you’ve set for yourself.

A “good” goal statement is SMART:

• Specific
• Measurable
• Acceptable
• Realistic
• Time bound

Specific: The goal statement should indicate what should be accomplished. It should be phrased using action words (like “design,” “sell,” “build,” “implement,”).

Measurable: The goal statement should clearly state what will be achieved and when it will be achieved?If you can measure the goal, you can dtermine if you have accomplished it. If the goal is accomplished, the project is a success.

Acceptable: Does everyone in the organization agree that the goal is necessary and desirable? Is the objective acceptable to managers and KEY stakeholders?

Realistic: This means the goal can be accomplished, but it is probably challenging. Is the goal/objective achievable?

Time bound: A goal should specify a deadline and time horizon.

Five Steps To Approach Goal Statements:

1. Tentative Goal Statement
2. List of obstacles
3. List of resources
4. Revised your goal statement
5. Polished your goal statement

TENTATIVE GOAL STATEMENT

• Gets pointers 3.5 and above every semester
• Gets a dean’s award in every semester
• Complete every assigments given by the lecture
• Attend every class
• Wake up early in the morning
• Study every day for at least 2 hours a day

LIST OF OBSTACLES

• Always sleepy in the morning
• Lazy to do assigment
• Play a lot of games and social media
• Not following the study schedule correctly
• Sleep late at midnight

LIST OF RESOURCES

• Sleep earlier at night before 12 o’ clock
• Always ask a lecturer on a subject that i do not understand
• Do assignment regularly and submit on time
• Take breakfast every day in the morning
• Make a shedule for playing video games or social media to avoid time wasting
• Study regularly every day

REVISE GOAL STATEMENT

• Get straight A’s in every semester.
• Achieve 3.8 and above GPA every semester.
• Switch off hand phone when in lecture hall.
• Do the assignment that was given by the lecturer earlier and no procrastinate.

POLISHED GOAL STATEMENT

• Get at least 3.6 CGPA every semester
• Aim to be top student every semester.
• Aim to get first class result in Diploma

TOPIC 3 – TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL

ACTIVITY 3 – FIXED – COMMITMENT CALENDER

As a full time student, i need a fixed calender to make sure i manage my time wisely because time is a stubborn illusion. By having a fixed calender i have the ability to use one’s time effectively or productively, especially at university.

ACTIVITY 4

JOB TASK ANALYSIS

Job Task Analysis (JTA) surveys are used to analyze what tasks within a job role are most important. They are often used to construct and validate certification programs, to ensure that the questions being asked are relevant to the job.

JTA assessments enable organizations to get direct feedback from key employees and stakeholders about their day-to-day duties and provide insight into different dimensions of specific tasks, such as:

• Whether the respondent performs or supervises a specific task
• How the respondent rates the…
  • Difficulty of the task
  • Importance of the task
  • Frequency of the task

The table above shows the activities i do to prevent myself from wasting my time by doing worthless things.

ACTIVITY 5

PRIORITIZIED TO – DO LIST

This task list is important to distinguish the high priority task and the low priority task. With this task list, i can manage my time to do all the task without rushing.

TOPIC 4 – MEMORY,LEARNING AND CONCENTRATION

ACTIVITY 6 – MEMORY STRATEGIES

What is memory?

Memory is something that we need to remember and keep it in our mind.

For example, we need to remember all the things that we learn from lecturer. But, some students have a problem to remember all the things that they have learned. So, we need the memory strategies to remember easily of what we learn.

ACTIVITY 7 – ORGANIZATIONAL MEMORY

ACTIVITY 8 : CONCENTRATION STRATEGIES