UED 102 : STUDY SKILLS PORTFOLIO
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SYLLABUS OF UED 102
Topic 1: Getting Ready to Learn
- Learning Style Inventory
Topic 2: Goal Setting
- Goal Statements - The Five-Step Approach
Topic 3: Time Management & Organizational Skills
- Fixed-Commitment Calendar
- Job Task Analysis
- Prioritized To-Do List
Topic 4: Memory, Learning & Improving Concentration
- Memory Strategies
- Organizational Strategies
- Concentration Strategies
- Concentration Chart
- Reading Text
Topic 5: Taking Lecture Notes
- Note-Taking Strategies
- Note-Taking Exercise using the Cornell Method
Topic 6: Academic Integrity & Peformance
- GPA Worksheet
TOPIC 1 : GETTING READY TO LEARN
LEARNING STYLES INVENTORY
DEVELOPING YOUR STYLE BY COMBINING VISUAL, AUDITORY, AND KINESTHETIC
- Use background music with no lyrics to study. Choose different music for each subject. By this, you are combining the Visual and Auditory modes.
- Use rap or rhyme to memorize information. Walk, dance, or clap when you sing to combine Kinesthetic and Auditory mode.
MY PERSONAL LEARNING STYLE
TOPIC 2: GOAL SETTING
DEFINITION OF GOAL
TYPES OF GOALS
- Long-term Goals
- Short-term Goals
THE FIVE-STEPS APPROACH
- The Tentative Goals Statement
- List Down the Obstacles
- List Down the Resources
- Review and Revise the Goals Statement
- Polish the Goals Statement
MY 5-STEPS APPROACH
TOPIC 3: TIME MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
WHAT IS TIME MANAGEMENT?
WHY IS TIME MANAGEMENT IMPORTANT?
- Help to set up priorities.
- Reduce the stress levels.
- Help remained focused on the task.
- Increase productivity and energy.
- Improved decision-making ability.
MANAGE YOUR TIME BY USING FIXED-COMMITMENT CALENDAR, JOB TASK ANALYSIS, AND PRIORITIZED TO DO LIST.
FIXED-COMMITMENT CALENDAR
JOB TASK ANALYSIS
PRIORITIZED TO-DO LIST
TOPIC 4: MEMORY, LEARNING, AND IMPROVING CONCENTRATION
WHAT IS MEMORY?
TYPES OF MEMORY
- Sensory Memory
- Short-Term Memory
- Long-Term Memory
MEMORY STRATEGIES
- WAYS TO IMPROVE MEMORY
- Massed practice vs spaced practice.
- Break reading material down for some period of time.
- Repeat the information many times.
- Elaboration strategies.
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
- newspaper
- book
- magazine
- pencil
- pen
- chalk
- crayon
- bus
- automobile
- boat
- train
CONCENTRATION STRATEGIES
- STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CONCENTRATION
- Use motivational and organizational strategies.
- Create a positive learning environment.
- Deal with internal distractions.
- Use active learning strategies.
- Match your learning style to the task.
- Monitor your concentration.
CONCENTRATION CHART
|
Date |
Study Task |
Concentration Problem |
Cause |
Strategy |
|
Every day |
Review lesson |
Cannot focus |
Distraction from social media |
Turn on the Airplane mode |
|
Every week |
Do the practice |
Being sleepy |
Sleep late at night |
Make sure to sleep by 12 |
|
Weekend |
Make an extra practice |
Cannot stay still and keep wondering |
Hungry |
Make sure to eat before the study |
|
Weekend |
Discuss and make a study group |
Gossiping instead of study |
Lack of focus and discipline |
Make sure to choose a good groupmate |
|
Every day |
Complete the assignment |
Cannot do many works at a time |
Short attention span |
Chew gum/snack |
READING TEXT
Q: What is authoritarianism and how it works?
Authoritarianism
is a political system controlled by rulers who deny popular participation in
government. A few authoritarian regimes have been absolute monarchies whose
rulers claimed a hereditary right to their position. Today, Saudi Arabia and
Kuwait are examples of authoritarian absolute monarchies. In dictatorships,
power is gained and held by a single individual. Pure dictatorships are rare;
all rulers need the support of the military and the backing of business elites
to maintain their position. Military juntas result when military officers seize
power from the government, as has happened in recent decades in Argentina,
Chile, and Haiti. Today, authoritarian regimes exist in Fidel Castro’s Cuba and
in the People’s Republic of China. Authoritarian regimes seek to control the media and to suppress
coverage of any topics or information that does not reflect upon the regime in
a favorable light.
Q: How they applied monarchy system in present-day?
Monarchy is a political system in which power resides in one
person or family and is passed from generation to generation through lines of
inheritance. Monarchies are most common in agrarian societies and are
associated with traditional authority patterns. However, the relative power of
monarchs has varied across nations, depending on religious, political, and
economic conditions. Absolute monarchs claim a hereditary right to rule (based
on membership in a noble family) or a divine right to rule (a God-given right to
rule that legitimizes the exercise of power). In limited monarchies, rulers
depend on powerful members of the nobility to retain their thrones. Unlike
absolute monarchs, limited monarchs are not considered to be above the law. In
constitutional monarchies, the royalty serve as symbolic rulers or heads of
state while actual authority is held by elected officials in national
parliaments. In present-day
monarchies such as the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, and the Netherlands, members
of royal families primarily perform ceremonial functions. In the United Kingdom,
for example, the media often focus large amounts of time and attention on the royal
family, especially the personal lives of its members. Recently, the
European Union (of which the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands
are all members) has also received media attention as a form of governmental
cooperation across national boundaries but not one that weakens the powers of
the present-day monarchies.
Q: What is the examples of totalitarianism?
Totalitarianism is a political system in which the state
seeks to regulate all aspects of people’s public and private lives. Totalitarianism
relies on modern technology to monitor and control people; mass propaganda and
electronic surveillance are widely used to influence people’s thinking and
control their actions. One
example of a totalitarian regime was the National Socialist (Nazi) Party in
Germany during World War II; military leaders there sought to control all
aspects of national life, not just government operations. Other examples
include the former Soviet Union
and contemporary Iraq before the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime. To
keep people from rebelling, totalitarian governments enforce conformity: People
are denied the right to assemble for political purposes, access to information
is strictly controlled, and secret police enforce compliance, creating an
environment of constant fear and suspicion. Many nations do not recognize
totalitarian regimes as being the legitimate government for a particular
country. Afghanistan in the
year 2001 was an example.
As the war on terrorism began in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist
attacks on the United States, many people developed a heightened awareness of
the Taliban regime, which ruled most of Afghanistan and was engaged in fierce
fighting to capture the rest of the country. The Taliban regime maintained absolute control over the Afghan
people in most of that country. For example, it required that all Muslims take part in prayer five
times each day and that men attend prayer at mosques, where women were
forbidden (Marquis, 2001). Taliban leaders claimed that their actions
were based on Muslim law and espoused a belief in never-ending jihad—a struggle
against one’s perceived enemies. Although the totalitarian nature of the
Taliban regime was difficult for many people, it was particularly oppressive
for women, who were viewed by this group as being “biologically, religiously
and prophetically” inferior to men (McGeary, 2001: 41). Consequently, this regime
made the veil obligatory and banned women from public life. U.S. government
officials believed that the Taliban regime was protecting Osama bin Laden, the
man thought to have been the mastermind behind numerous terrorist attacks on
U.S. citizens and facilities, both on the mainland and abroad. As a totalitarian
regime, the Taliban leadership was recognized by only three other governments,
despite controlling most of Afghanistan. Once the military action commenced in
Afghanistan, most of what U.S. residents learned about the Taliban and about
the war on terrorism was based on media accounts and “expert opinions” that
were voiced on television. According to the political analyst Michael Parenti
(1998), the media play a significant role in framing the information we receive
about the political systems of other countries. As discussed in previous
chapters, framing refers to how news is packaged, including the amount of exposure
given to a story, its placement, the positive or negative tone of the story,
the headlines and photographs, and the accompanying visual and auditory effects
if the story is being broadcast. In politics and government, framing is not limited
to information we receive about other countries: It can be used to frame a political
agenda in this country, as well.
TOPIC 5: TAKING LECTURE NOTES
WHY TAKE LECTURE NOTES?
- Promote active listening by helping concentrate on the lecture.
- Provides an accurate record of information that was presented in class.
- Helps to learn and remember the information.
- Helps to organize information.
NOTE TAKING STRATEGIES
Cornell System
- The Informal Outline
- The Black Method
- The Modified Block Method
- Mapping Method
NOTE TAKING EXERCISE USING THE CORNELL METHOD
THE MODIFIED BLOCK METHOD
MAPPING METHOD
EXERCISE FOR CORNELL METHOD
TOPIC 6: ACADEMIC INTEGRITY & PERFORMANCE
PLAGIARISM
WAYS TO PREVENT PLAGIARISM
- Consult your lecturer
- Plan your paper
- Take effective notes
- Cite sources
- Know the writers
- Know how to paraphrase
- Evaluate the sources
- Include the reference web/pages
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) WORKSHEET
Adam’s GPA = 3(3.33) + 4(3) + 3(4) +
4(3) + 4(3.67) + 4(2.33)
3+4+3+4+4+4
= 69.99
22
= 3.18
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