...Dear Mr. Georgiev, I am writing to complain about the learning plan of the major Linguistics with IT. We believe the lectures are not properly organized. We have lectures only three days a week. On the one hand, it is beneficial because we have two days off. On the other though, we study from 7:30 AM to 19:30 PM these three days and it is very exhausting. On our final exam in English we are supposed to make a dictation but, as a matter of fact, nobody told us how to do that. The lectures are not enough and our lecturers don’t have the time to teach us. Last semester the “Translation” subject was twice a week. This semester, however, it is once a week which is not nearly as enough as it should be. All in all, it is expected that we become translators. Furthermore, all the lectures in German are in one day. What happens is that at the end of the lecture we can no longer concentrate as we have studied so many things that we don’t have the strength to continue. What is more, there are times in which we have just about 15 min to get from the one building of the university to the other. It wouldn’t be a problem, if the lecturers were more conscientious. We strongly believe that this learning plan is overwhelming and inaccurate. We hope you would consider undertaking some actions about these issues. I look forward to hearing from you by return. Yours sincerely, Hristiana...
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...The Use of Guided Notes for Active Engagement during Teacher-Directed Lectures By Anna Jessica B. Pantujan Holy Cross of Davao College, Sta. Ana Ave., Davao City Introduction It has been said that students learn by doing. It follows that if one increases the doing, the result is an increase in learning (Blackwell & McLaughlin, 2005). Research indicates that student achievement improves when teachers provide opportunities for active engagement (Konrad, Joseph & Eveleigh, 2009). The major educational goals of student understanding of content and application of skills are commonly pursued via lecture in classroom settings. Students are held accountable for obtaining information from the lectures, and performance is evaluated on class exams and quizzes. Therefore, students should take thorough notes during lectures so they can refer to the content at a later time (Boyle, 2001). Marzano, Pickering and Pollock (2001) identify note taking as one of the research based strategies for increasing student achievement. Despite the importance of this behavior, however, students are often poor note takers (Austin, Lee & Carr, 2004). Since note-taking can be a difficult task for some students, the use of guided notes can give students a standard set of notes for future references (e.g., tests and quizzes) as well as eliminate the possible frustration, lack of motivation, and off-task behaviors that may exist due to poor note-taking skills (Anderson, Yilmaz &...
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..., to see if anyone wanted a housemate. Here, I found two Norwegian girls looking for a third, we started talking and I got the room. Now, I am located in a very modern, pretty, three-room apartment in Kangaroo Point, close to both the city and QUT. The apartment also comes with a shared pool and BBQ-facilities. I pay $130 ($1 = 5 NKr. approx.) pr. week, which is a reasonable price for a place like this. Prices vary depending on what area you want to stay in and how many people you’d like to share with. Electricity comes as an addition every third month, and we also have an internet and telephone line we have to pay. Subjects and timetables You choose your subjects prior to departure, but you still have to confirm them and enrol in lectures and tutorials when you have arrived, the university will help...
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...AMB200 Consumer Behaviour Portfolio Purpose The purpose of this assessment is for you to understand consumer behaviour by applying theories to your own behaviour. In this assessment, you will submit three (3) out of six (6) tutorial worksheets as part of a portfolio. You must submit worksheet 1 and then choose any two (2) from worksheet 2 to 6. The tutorial program has been designed to assist your learning and is directly linked to this assessment. You should aim to attend most of the tutorials if you seek a good mark. Consumer Behaviour List In the first tutorial, you will be select ONE consumer behaviour from the list below that you have done in the last three months. You will then complete worksheets in the tutorials of weeks 2 – 7 on that consumer behaviour. Once you have selected a behaviour you cannot change as your assessment requires to submit worksheets on the same behaviour. List of Consumer Behaviours * Buying a PC/laptop/high-technology item * Booking/arranging/going on an overseas holiday * Selecting a university * Going to the movies * Choosing a restaurant for a special occasion * Evaluating and selecting a mobile phone plan * Choosing to do volunteer work * Buying a fashion item * Going to a concert * Changing a bad habit (smoking, reducing alcohol intake, getting fit, eating better) Assignment structure and requirements You must follow this structure, do not change the order of the content of the worksheets...
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...filled in for you convenience:- |C.W. |He / She has been doing C.W. regularly & neatly/nicely/charmingly. | |H.W. |A bit irregular in doing H.W. / Has been doing H.W. with due care. | |Hand-Writing |Can / Can’t write neatly & independently. / Hand Writing still needs improvement. | |Reading |Can / Can’t pronounce letters and words correctly. | |Attention In Class |Listens the lectures with due care. / Careless in attending class lectures. | |Participation in |Is shy but friendly. / Shows reluctance/active participation in group discussions. | |Group Activities |/ is being encouraged to participate in group discussions. | |Games & Sports |Active in sports & games. / Eagerly participate in games. | |Discipline |Well...
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...Why Should Diet For Life Improve Its Website Prepared for Dr. Naji Oueijan General Manager Sassine, Ashrafieh Prepared by Said Richa Ranim Naffouj August 12, 2015 Memorandum Memo To: Dr. Naji Oueijan, GM Memo From: Said Richa, Head of IT department Ranim Naffouj, Head of sales department Date: July 21, 2015 ------------------------------------------------- Subject: Updating our company’s website Enclosed is the report you requested in August on whether we should update our website or not. We believe we should. It could: * Increase our company’s profits. * Increase our company’s reputation * Create an online community for our company * Give our clients better satisfaction Diet for Life should invest into a better website to see a lot of possibilities to grab. We should conduct a research to see which strategies and methods we should apply in order to do so. The information in this report came from print and online sources, as well as a questionnaire distributed along Notre Dame University gym members. We thank them for their time and valuable information. Thank you for the opportunity to conduct this research. We appreciate the chance to give our company a better future. If you have any questions about this report, please ask! Table of Contents * Memo of Transmittal * Executive Summary……………………………………………………………… * Introduction: a) Background b) Purpose c) Scope ...
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...1. Record. During the lecture, record in the main column as many meaningful facts and ideas as you can. Write legibly. 2. Reduce. As soon after as possible, summarize these ideas and facts concisely in the Recall Column. Summarizing clarifies meanings and relationships, reinforces continuity, and strengthens memory. Also, it is a way of preparing for examinations gradually and well ahead of time. 3. Recite. Now cover the column, using only your jottings in the Recall Column as cues or "flags" to help you recall, say over facts and ideas of the lecture as fully as you can, not mechanically, but in your own words and with as much appreciation of the meaning as you can. Then, uncovering your notes, verify what you have said. This procedure helps to transfer the facts and ideas of your long term memory. 4. Reflect. Reflective students distill their opinions from their notes. They make such opinions the starting point for their own musings upon the subjects they are studying. Such musings aid them in making sense out of their courses and academic experiences by finding relationships among them. Reflective students continually label and index their experiences and ideas, put them into structures, outlines, summaries, and frames of reference. They rearrange and file them. Best of all, they have an eye for the vital-for the essential. Unless ideas are placed in categories, unless they are taken up from time to time for re-examination, they will become inert and soon forgotten...
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...mentioned, teaches no class. Class of Professor of Divinity. The duty imposed upon the Professor of Divinity is very arduous. In addition to the Lectures which ne has to deliver, he was in the practice of hearing the numerous Discourses which the Church requires before young men can be admitted to probationary trials. Pre viously to the appointment of Dr. Chalmers as joint Professor with Dr. Ritchie, the whole of the Discourses were heard by the Professor of Theology ; and some conception of the arduousness of the task may be formed from the following account given in the Appendix to the Returns from the University of Edinburgh. The number of Students enrolled each Session, has for these five years past been above 200. The Law of the Church impera tively prescribes that each of them shall deliver five Discourses before being taken on trials for licence. It is obvious, therefore, from this, taken in conjunction with the period during which continuance at the Divinity Hall is necessary, that each Student must deliver at least one Discourse, and many of them two or more in one and the same Session. This necessa rily interfered very much with the lecturing department, the number of Lectures delivered each Session amounting to 40, and the Professor, from the causes stated, finding it impos sible to enlarge the number. Dr. Ritchie's Lectures explained and illustrated the topics, both direct and collateral, suggested by the successive articles contained in the Apostles' Creed ; and the...
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...What is the lecture method of teaching? In: Educational Methods and Theories, Learning Theories, General Educational Development (GED) [Edit categories] Answer: It is the practice of having the teacher, or lecturer, at the front of the classroom talking to students. This is seen as one-way communication, since the lecturer is the only one speaking. An effective use of this is a short talk to provide students with the background information they need to do the work. What are the steps in lecture method? In: Uncategorized [Edit categories] Answer: student analysis lesson planning formulation of the lesson guide prepration for presenting the lecture presentation of the lecture testing follow-up What is lecture method? In: Learning Theories [Edit categories] Answer: The lecture method is a teaching method, in fact the teaching method most often found in universities today. It bases itself upon the transmissive teaching model, in brief terms that knowledge is an object that can be transferred from the teacher to the learner. Practically it implies a lecturer holding a lecture for a group of people. A strength is that it is possible to educate large number of people at once, thereby lowering costs. A limitation is that it yields less deep knowledge compared to other teaching methods such as case-based learning. (Chaplin 2009, White et al. 2009, Grunwald & Hartman 2010). Advantages of lecture method in teaching? Answer: The lecture method of teaching...
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...MKTG203 Consumer Behaviour Department of Marketing and Management Faculty of Business and Economics Unit Guide S2 Day Session 2, North Ryde, Day 2013 Table of Content Table of Content General Information Convenor and teaching staff Credit Points Prerequisites Corequisites Co-badged status Unit Description 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 List of changes since first version was published Learning Outcomes Assessment Tasks Class Test Assessed Coursework Group Projects (3) Final Examination 4 5 6 6 6 6 8 Unit Schedule Delivery and Resources Classes Prizes Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials Technology Used and Required Teaching and Learning Strategy 9 11 11 11 11 11 12 Policies and Procedures Academic Honesty Grades Grading Appeals and Final Examination Script Viewing Special Consideration Policy Student Support UniWISE provides: 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 Student Enquiry Service Equity Support IT Help 14 14 14 Graduate Capabilities Problem Solving and Research Capability Learning Outcome Assessment Task 15 15 15 15 Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens Learning Outcome Assessment Task 15 15 15 Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills Learning Outcome Assessment Task 15 16 16 Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking Learning Outcome Assessment Task 16 16 16 Research and Practice Policy on Group Projects Page 2 of 20 17 18 General Information Convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor: Jan...
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...Answer the following questions to assess how well you followed the SQ3R method, and whether it helped. Note: Your grade for the assignment will depend on the quality and honesty of your responses and not on how successful you felt you were. • What was the main point of the written piece? The aim of this article was to show you there are a few ways to spruce up a presentation in order for it not to come off as boring, but to keep your audience attention throughout the whole presentation. • What did each section deal with? Each section dealt with a strategy on what to do in order to in order to make your business presentations. Each section heading gives you a clue to what that section is going to be about. This is helpful in case there was a particular tip that you was interested in, buy looking at the section headings you could quickly navigate to it instead of reading the article in its entirety. • What questions did you ask yourself as you were reading? The questions I asked myself are, how could this help me in the future, would I have to worry about this later on with my job role, how could I use these formats for while I am in school. • How can you change your note taking skills for the future? By getting more involved in the readings and taking note at parts that may seem important to you or a part that you may not understand. This could help in taking notes not just for reading but for the classroom setting also. Your comprehension of what you are...
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...In order to achieve my academic goals, I need to first of all be present at every lecture and listen attentively during lectures. If there is anything that I am not able to grasp during lectures, I will ask questions. Lectures, I will resolve to rereading my notes to enhance my understanding of my studies. Also, I am ready to join study groups that will broaden my understanding from a broader perspective. I will start with my first lectures or course. I am going to write out my priorities and goals and steps to take to achieve those goals and attach my plans or actions to achieving each and every goal and paste it by my study desk, laptop and in my agenda planner so I don’t lose concentration and focus. My dad, mum, brothers and sisters have always been a mentor and friends till date. They have been there for me since day one to always keep me on truck and to make sure I am on the right truck to achieving my goals. My boss ant work and my lecturers and student advisor are also very important people in my academic pursuit who help me identify my strength and areas that they feel I need to improve on in order to achieve my academic success. I look to these people for honest opinions and constructive criticisms which will help me identify my strengths and how to better them as well as my weaknesses and how to improve on them to become strengths. Because I want to achieve success by the end of my academic year, I have set myself to reach the accomplishment of...
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...The core of this article is about the negative impacts that lecture absenteeism can have on a student’s performance throughout the course as well as the motivation that students have for actually attending lectures. The first topic the author starts with is the effect that lecture absenteeism has on academic performance within the student body. The authors site studies that are less certain about the link between lecture absenteeism and poor academic performance and studies that shows that this bond is stronger in minorities (Moore, Armstong, & Pearson, 2008). After this, they go on to discuss how studies show how poor attendance can affect performance in university. It seems that the relationship between academic performance and lecture absenteeism pretty much explains itself (Moore, Armstong, & Pearson, 2008). However, this particular study shows that the student can gain knowledge by attending lectures that you normally would not receive from your text book. The study involved mainly undergraduate students in their early twenties, all in their third year and all were business students. The study consisted of 230 students. After evaluating all 230 students, they were able to come up with three different factors that show student motivation for being absent from lecture (Moore, Armstong, & Pearson, 2008). The first level is low student motivation. Some examples of this level are too tired to attend, bad weather, watching TV. Mid-level motivation is considered moderate motivation...
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...In“College Lectures: Is Anybody Listening?” David Daniels argues that lecture system influences students, professors, and even American business. According to Daniels, the present system makes American education less challenged and thus results in the lack of basic skills and general culture of college graduates. The lectures are ineffective and should be replaced by workable methods. He says large lecture classes harm not only students, who became impatient listeners because of the lack of“active listening” as they begin their college life, but also professors on account of less feedback, few questions and comments. In spite of the shortcomings, the lecture system will continue to be carried out because of its economic necessity and long tradition. Therefore, Daniels suggests that smaller discussion classes are supposed to be given during the first two years of college, when students need close and respective instruction, in order to improve their intelligent listening skills and creative thinking way. I am partly convinced of Daniels’ opinion. However, my personal experiences show that lectures are not exactly so redundant while small discussion classes are not really adorable. As far as I am concerned, classes respecting languages should indeed be given as small classes, instead of large lecture classes that consist of a great number of students. Take my Japanese and Spanish classes for example; these courses are exactly given as large classes. The instructors are quite fine...
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...GEN 300 Entire Course (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com GEN 300 Ethics in an Academic Environment Assignment POWERPOINT ONLY GEN 300 Team Dynamics Instructions GEN 300 Effects of Technology Essay GEN 300 Research,Summary, and Paraphrase Activity GEN 300 Ethics in an Academic Environment Assignment PAPER ONLY GEN 300 Final Paper on Team Dynamics GEN 300 Student Web Scavenger Hunt GEN 300 Week 1 DQs GEN 300 Week 2 DQs GEN 300 Week 3 DQs GEN 300 Week 4 DQs GEN 300 Week 5 DQ ____________________________________________________ GEN 300 Ethics in an Academic Environment Assignment PAPER ONLY (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com In Week Five, teams will submit a 1,750-2,100-word research paper examining issues related to ethics in an academic environment. ____________________________________________________ GEN 300 Ethics in an Academic Environment Assignment POWERPOINT ONLY (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 1. In Week Five, give a 10-15 minute oral presentation accompanied by 7-10 Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides illustrating their paper. Online Campus students will submit a 7-10 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation slides with presenter notes to the Assignment newsgroup by Monday, Day 7 of Week Five. 2. To prepare for this assignment, each team member should review the following resources: a. Keys to College Studying, Appendix – Conducting Research. b. Critical Thinking:...
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