LIBRARY & CAMPUS RESOURCES

It's been a while since I updated my last entry. So today I want to share about my 4th UED102 class, which was conducted yesterday by Miss Nur. "Library & Campus Resources (Topic 3)" was the title of yesterday's discussion. At first, I didn't feel excited to come to the class because you know, it was UED's first class after the Hari Raya holidays. But surprisingly the class was fun and I enjoyed it.

LIBRARY

Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Rahman (PTAR) is the name of Uitm Raub's library. I swear, it is really really big! It consist of 2 floors. The 1st floor is more to Public Admin students and Business Students, while the 2nd floor is especially for CS111 students.

Miss Nur gave us a lot of information on how to borrow books and the rules there. The students can borrow maximum 20 books and the loan periods are 14 days while the loan periods for the lectures are 29 days. You will be fined 20 cent if you send it back over the due date. Here is the process;-  

 WEBopac ➞ Counter ➜ Loan process ➜ Due date

PTAR have many facilities such as;-

• Lockers
• WiFi
• Air conditioner
• Reading room
• Newspaper
• Magazines

At PTAR also there are some rules that we have to obey. For example we need to wear our matrix card, wear smart casual and cannot wear 'selipar jamban' woi! HEHE. Otherwise you will be fined.

CAMPUS RESOURCES 

There are many online sources services at PTAR which are E-book, Blis, WEBopac, online journal and stuff.  After the class break, Miss Nur gave us lists of websites if we want to know more about UITM. You guys also can check it out down below!

1. http://www.uitm.edu.my/index.php/en/
2. http://library.uitm.edu.my/v4/index.php/en/

She also gave us an information about APA Styles.

                               

Before the class ended, she took us out to PTAR and we did some activities there. Firstly, she asked us to sit with our current group. After that, she gave us 2 pieces of paper for us to answer all of the question. It was interesting because the environment was so cool!

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY & PERFORMANCE

Today I'm having my third class of UED102 which was conducted by Madam Nurul Afzan. So, today's topic was 'Academic Integrity and Performance (Topic 7)'. In my point of view, this topic is really important to us as a student. It is because it tell you how to avoid plagiarism and how to calculate your grade point average.

AVOIDING PLAGIARISM  

Nowadays, we often hear about the issue of plagiarism. It's so prevalent among the student and I'm sure this action is still being done until today whether intentionally or not. Oh wait, do you know what is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is an act of using the language of thought of another person without authorization and work as one's own and not crediting the original one. I think this is totally wrong! Try to imagine if your work is plagiarized by others. Can you imagine that? You yourself  work hard to get the work done, but suddenly other people plagiarized it without hesitation. Is it fair? In other words, plagiarism are;-

• turning someone's else work as your own
• copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
• Giving incorrect information about the source of quotation

HOW TO PREVENT?

                                               

                                                     SAY NO TO PLAGIARISM! 

So how to prevent it? First thing first you must plan your paper. Only then, you will know what to do, what to search and so on. So everything will be on track. Next step, write your paper. Make sure to make it clear.

Proceed to the next subtopic which is Academic Performance. It is how to calculate your grade point average (GPA). 

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The final examination results and assessments at the end of every semester are assigned a grade point average and cumulative grade point average (CGPA) which represent a student's academic achievement. This is very important guys, for us to know how to calculate. Only then, you will know how to manage your studies well. If you can keep on getting 3.0 and above, at the end of every semester you will get a special award from university. So what are you waiting for? Let's grab it!

So, that's the end of today class. I personally think that today was so chill and relax. Plus, Madam, spent around 10-15 minutes to share her university life. It was really interesting and I really can't wait to go through this university life. I hope that i will get good grades and make my parents proud.