Acad. Com. 1 - Sets 3 & 37 - Final Exam Samples - Answer Key

Good day everyone,

Below is what is stated in the title:

1. Inside the White House - View it!

2. New Reasons To Rethink What You Drink - View it!

3.China's Next Big Export: Inflation - View it!

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad. Comm. 1 - Set 37 - Project Presentation - 8th Dec

Below is the order of presentation for the project on the stated date:

Group 1 - Water vs. Air Pollution

Group 2 - Mitosis vs. Meiosis

Group 3 - Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes

Group 4 - Traditional vs. Modern Dance

Group 5 -  Modern vs. Traditional Lung Cancer Treatment in Malaysia

Group 6 - Comparison between Malay & Indian Wedding

I'll be bringing my laptop, projector and speakers to make your presentations more appealing.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Workplace Set 28 - Week 12 & 13 - Case Study Presentation

Case Study Presentation By Group:

I'll be using 5th December to Interview another class for the job application. No class for you.
12th December is replacement holiday for the Selangor's Sultan's Birthday.

7th December

Product/Service : Proton's Electric Car
Group members:
1)Mohamad Faisal 
2)Derma Nur Asyikin 
3)Faizatul Azwa 
4)Abdul Hadi 
5)Mohamad Fakhrul Naim

Product/Service: Bus Service
Group members:
1) Siti Zahrah 
2) Nur Atyqah
3) Rosliza
4) Nur Atiqah
5) Maslia

Product/Service : Laptop

Group members:

1) Muhammad Ashraf

2)Noor Hisam

3)Muhammad Firdaus

4)Noor Khairilsyafiq

5)Susamraine

14th December

Product/Service: Motor Insurance

1. Muhammad Izrul Izhab

2.Muhammad Firdaus Abdul Rahman

3. Norfaezah Khalid

4.Nur Ummirah Husin

5. Muhamad Rahmad

Product/Service: Textliner/Highlighter
Group members:
1) Nadia Puri
2) Nadia Kamarulzaman
3) Nur Ainun
4) Amirah
5)Rosma Shafira

Product/Service: Toothpaste
Group members:
1) Rusliyanah
2) Bashariah
3) Nur Aqilah
4)Yasmin

Missing groups and people. You need to tell me your product/service the latest by this Saturday, 26th November by 3.00p.m. via e-mail to my official e-mail address.

I'll be bringing my projector, laptop and speakers to both presentation sessions to make your presentation more appealing.

You need to only come during your group's presentation date.

Regards,
Mr. Khairul

Workplace Set 2 - Week 12 & 13 - Case Study Presentation

Case Study Presentation By Group:

I'll be using 5th December to Interview another class for the job application. No class for you.
12th December is replacement holiday for the Selangor's Sultan's Birthday.

7th December - Week 12

Product/Service: KTM commuter's services

Group Members:

Amirah Bt Mohamad Abdul Latif

Nurul Ain Bt Ismail Lee  

Nurazura Bt Zubil   

Muhammad Hanafi B. Rad Rusman

Azriena Bt Kamarulzaman

Product/Service: KFC
Group Members:
Chong Keng Aik
Nissia d/o Kanan
Kek Yik Mein
Koh Wai Seong
Ooi Yong Yong

Product/Service: Mamak Stall (Ameer Ali)
Group Members:
ARIF MURTI ROZAMURI
NORNAIM BINTI MOHAMAD HALID
DINAGARAN     
LUQMAL HADI     
NUR FARHANA BINTI SAIFUDDIN

Product/Service: Service at administration counter
Group Members:
Nur Hayati Rasmin
Siti Khalijah Bt Abd Rahman
Ely Norain Binti Jamaludin
Noorain Binti Norazman
Nursheila Binti Mading

14th December - Week 13


Product/Service: Playboy Sport Shoes
Group Members:
MEGALA A/P MEYALAGAN
LEE KHANG CHUAN
TONG POH YING
LEONG WAI KIT
EE CHIAN TENG

Product/Service: KERETAPI TANAH MELAYU (KTM) BERHAD
Group Members:
NUR IZZATY BINTI ROSLI
WAN NORJANNATI BINTI WAN JUSOH
NADIA FATEEHA BINTI RUSLI
NUR ASYIKIN BINTI RAZALI
`AIN AFIQAH BINTI MOHD NAZALI


Product/Service: Cafeteria Management
Group Members:
Ahmad Taufiq Bin Azamiraib
Amir Ikhwan Bin Abdul Hamid
Muhammad Hazmi Bin Abdul Rahim
Muhammad Taib Jiddan Bin Mohamed Tahir


Product/Service: Keska Photocopy Services at FST Building, UKM

KRISHNAN NAIR

NURULSHUHADA

KHAIRUN FATMA

MOHAMAD YUSOF ZAWAWI

AZNEAH

Product/Service: KTM commuter's services

Group Members:

Amirah Bt Mohamad Abdul Latif

Nurul Ain Bt Ismail Lee  

Nurazura Bt Zubil   

Muhammad Hanafi B. Rad Rusman

Azriena Bt Kamarulzaman

I'll be bringing my projector, laptop and speakers to both presentation sessions to make your presentation more appealing.

You need to only come during your group's presentation date.

Regards,
Mr. Khairul

Workplace Com. 1 - Set - 2 - Case Study Discussion / Consultation - 30th Nov

Good day everyone,

You must first read up the notes on the case study in the handout section.

I need to know the following regarding your case study topic:

a) Title of the case study.
b) Name of all group members and their matric number.
c) The 3 main aspects as well as the breakdown of the aspects that you want to improve on for your product/service in extensive detail.

No class for today. Send an e-mail to my official e-mail address on
the aforementioned things by 1st Dec at 3.00 p.m.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Workplace Com. 1 - Set - 28 - Case Study Discussion / Consultation - 21st Nov

Good day everyone,

As you've noticed in the job interview schedule, I'm changing the discussion / consultation date for the case study to 21st from 30th Nov.

You must first read up the notes on the case study in the handout section.

By the end of this class, I need to know the following regarding your case study topic:

a) Title of the case study.
b) Name of all group members and their matric number.
c) The 3 main aspects as well as the breakdown of the aspects that you want to improve on for your product/service in extensive detail.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Workplace Com. 1 - Set 28 - Interview Division - Week 10 & 11

Good day everyone,

Below is the interview division for the two respective dates on Week 10 & Week 11:

Week 10 - 23rd Nov
  MOHAMAD FAKHRUL NAIM
 MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS ZAINAL ADNA
 MUHAMMAD IZRUL
 NUR UMMIRAH
 MUHAMAD RAHMAD
 SUSAMRAINE
 DERMA` NUR ASHIKIN
 NORFAEZAH
 MOHAMAD FAISAL
 AMIRAH
 NUR AQILA
 BASHARIAH
 RUSLIYANAH

Week 11 - 30th Nov
 FAIZATUL AZWA
 MASLIA
 NUR ATYQAH
 SITI ZAHRAH
 ROSLIZA
 YASMIN
 NUR ATIQAH
 NOOR HISAM
 MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS ABDUL RAHMAN
 ROSMA SHAFIRA
 NUR AINUN MARDEYAH
 MUHAMMAD ASHRAF
 ABDULHADI
 NADIA BINTI KAMARULZAMAN
 NADIA BINTI PURI
 NOOR KHAIRILSYAFIQ

Please make sure that you arrive at least 15 minutes earlier to class for your interview session.

Before going for the interview make sure you have practiced answering the top 50 interview questions in part II of the job application handout.

I wish you all the best.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Workplace Com. 1 - Set 2 - Interview Division - Week 10

Good day everyone,

Below is the interview division for the two respective dates on Week 10:

21st Nov (Monday)
  MUHAMMAD HAZMI
 NADIA FATEEHA
 `AIN AFIQAH
 AHMAD TAUFIQ
 AZRIENA
 MEGALA
 DINAGARAN
 ARIF MURTI
 KHAIRUN FATMA
 AZNEAH
 AMIR IKHWAN
 MOHAMAD YUSOF ZAWAWI
 YIK MEIN
 WAI KIT
 YONG YONG
 CHIAN TENG
 LUQMAL HADI
 POH YING
 WAI SEONG
 KHANG CHUAN

23rd Nov (Wednesday)
 KENG AIK
 NORNAIM
 NURUL AIN
 NURSHEILA
 NUR HAYATI
 NUR FARHANA
 NOORAIN
 NISSIA
 SITI KHALIJAH
 AMIRAH
 NURAZURA
 NUR IZZATY
 KRISHNAN NAIR
 ELY NORAIN
 MUHAMMAD HANAFI
 NUR ASYIKIN
 MUHAMMAD TAIB JIDDAN
 WAN NORJANNATI
 NURULSHUHADA

Please make sure that you arrive at least 15 minutes earlier to class for your interview session.

Before going for the interview make sure you have practiced answering the top 50 interview questions in part II of the job application handout.

I wish you all the best.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad. Com. 1 - Set 3 - Project Presentation - Week 10 & 11

Good day everyone,

Order of presentation:


Week 10 (23rd Nov)

Group 1 - Studying in School vs Studying in College

Group 2 - Noraisyah's Group

Group 3 - Facebook vs Twitter

Group 4 - Baba Nonya vs Real Chinese

Week 11 (30th Nov)

Group 1 - Traditional Games vs Modern Games

Group 2 - Traditional Medicine vs Modern Medicine


Group 3 - Android vs Iphone

Group 4 - Education of Public Secondary School Level between Malaysia and United State of America

Group 5 - Studying in School vs Studying in College

You only need to come on the presentation date for your group. I'll be bringing my laptop, LCD projector and speakers to each session for you to make your presentations interesting and appealing.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Workplace 1 - Sets 2 & 28 - Additional Reading for Job Interview

Good day everyone,

Below are additional reading materials for your job interview:

Interview process

Job Searching 101 Sharpening Your Interview Skills

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Compulsory Attendance for Job Interview Skills Talk (Additional Information)

A job interview skills talk will be given by individuals from the Human Resource and Administration unit of MISC and UNIKL.

You just need to attend ONE of the following talk sessions according to your free time on this day:

Date: 16th November 2011

Talk 1	Talk 2
Time: 2.00 – 4.00 p.m. Venue: DK2, FPI	Time: 4.00 – 6.00 p.m. Venue: DK2, FPI

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What you need to bring during the job interview in Week 10 are as follows:
a) Yourself dressed in formal business attire (blazers, coats, vests are optional and not mandatory)
b) A copy of your resume
c) A copy of your cover letter
d) A copy of the job advertisement

Another lecturer is going to interview you and I'll be interviewing another class during our class session.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Non Class Related - Literature Papers Written - A great use of old assignments I had done during graduate studies

Good day everyone,

If you still have your assignments which are of high quality that has proper citations, you might consider checking this website out as old assignments can be turned into cash: Visit site!

My papers on the site:

Grief, Reflection and Doubt in Alfred Tennyson's In Memoriam

This essay is about the poem "In Memoriam" by Alfred Tennyson. It explores the themes Grief, Reflection and Doubt as seen by the writer. It makes continual references to the poem and discusses the various techniques the poet uses in the process. It concludes that the poem is not a memorial to the poets friend, Arthur Henry Hallam but rather a mirror for readers to look at their own notions of life.

The United States and Dickens' "American Notes"

This paper explains that, in his book "American Notes", Charles Dickens writes about his traveling to America expecting the perfection of a democratic country but instead finding the U.S.A. still developing its own institutions and identity. Next, the author examines the way that Dickens describes the institutions of Boston's House of Correction and Asylum for the Blind, Philadelphia's Eastern Penitentiary and The House of Representatives at Washington. The paper concludes that this book underscores that a person cannot know about a country by just reading about it but rather must visit the foreign land.

Three Travel Writers

This paper explains that, like all travel writers, Alexander William Kinglake in "Eothen", Charles Dickens in "American Notes" and Rashid Rehman in "A Malaysian Journey"are exploring different places from the one with which they are familiar. Next, the author reveals and evaluates the topics of setting, people and language as presented by each of these writers. However, the paper questions the reliability of these descriptions because travel writers only choose to write about what they feel is important depending on their purpose for their accounting.

The notions of life and death in Ben Okri's "In Arcadia"

Opening with an overview of the novel, this paper provides a review of the themes and characters of Ben Okri's "In Arcadia". Some of the themes discussed are our notions of life and death. The writer says this is presented in the book as a discussion between the reality of our situation versus the idealism of our perceptions of the world. Another theme the writer presents is the spirituality of human nature. The paper concludes that the novel presents a case for humanity to better appreciate the life it has to offer.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Comments on Interpersonal Sketch - Groups 2 & 28 - Workplace Com. 1

Good day everyone,

I definitely need to get a better camera to record presentations. You might need to turn up the volume on your respective computer all the way up to hear what is said.

Videos for the sketch can be viewed here. <-- VIEW VIDEOS

My comments in general for all groups are as follows:

a) Reduce nervousness when presenting by practicing more than once for your presentation.

b) Whenever you are playing a role, please make sure that you stay in character. If you're playing a humorous or serious role, please try to refrain from laughing while in your role.

c) Since you have technology and can bring real-world materials into the presentation, please make full use of it in order to make your presentation interesting and appealing.

d) Make sure that you face the audience more when presenting. This is to allow them to be able to get into the 'feel' of the situation being shown.

I know that I haven't given you much time to actually be really prepared for it. Hence, the marking for this won't be so strict. However, for the next presentation which is a meeting, since you have ample time to prepare, you should improve considerably compared to the sketch evaluation.

Viewing other presentations are always good as it helps you learn what needs to be improved in your own presentation. It also helps you acquire new ways or methods of presentation.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

An interesting thing to ponder upon during the mid-sem break

SMS/Texting Etiquette - Acad. Com. 1 & Workplace Com. 1 (All Sets)

Good day everyone,

Below is the proper way to send an sms/text message to your lecturer:

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(Greeting), <-- (Good day/Good Evening/Salam/Etc)

Mr. Khairul, <--- (Change the Mr./Ms. according to your respective lecturer's gender & replace the name there accordingly)

(Your Introduction) <-- I'm __________ (your name) from _____ (which set) for ______(which subject the lecturer is teaching you).

(Your Message) <-- (Preferably typed in proper language and not SMS language of short forms)

(Concluding Remark) <-- (That is all/ Please get back to me/Etc)

- Your name <-- (Your first name)

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You need to do this each time you send an SMS/Text Message to your lecturer as he or she has many students and as a general rule does not keep your phone numbers in his or her mobile phone as a measure of security, personal privacy and professionalism.

It makes it difficult for the lecturer to identify who you are if you don't follow this guideline as a lecturer does not have only 30 or less students in one semester.

By following this guideline, you are showing maturity and politeness in your SMS/Text Message and it portrays you in a good manner.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Workplace Com. 1 - Sets 2 & 28 - E-mail Etiquette

Good day everyone,

E mail etiquette

Email Etiquette

E-mail Etiquettes

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Workplace Com. 1 - Sets 2 & 28 - Notes on Job Application (17th Oct)

Good day,

Below are additional useful information regarding the job application besides part I, part II and Job Search found on this blog under Workplace Com. 1 section:

Resume Workshop

How to use Job Description to prepare a Cover Letter

How to write great cover letters


Sample Job Advertisement (IT) & Sample Cover Letter for it

When you submit your resume, cover letter and job advertisement, make sure to put a cover page in front of it that contains the following information:

a) Full Name
b) Matrix Number
c) Set

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Workplace Com.1 - Sets 2 & 28 - Updated Weekly Schedule

Good day everyone,

Below is the updated version of our weekly schedule for this semester:


Week 6 - (17th & 19th Oct) - Class in on (17th), LC - No class (19th)
- Introduction to Resume, Cover Letter, Job Application and E-mail writing.
- Search for Job Advertisement (19th Oct).

Week 7 - (24th & 26th Oct) - No class for both sessions, it becomes unofficial LC for you.
- I'm taking a personal leave from work for the whole week from 24th till 28th October.
- You should focus on writing your resume and cover letter based on the job advertisement that you've found.

Week 8 - (31st Oct &  2nd Nov) - LC Week - No class for both sessions
- Submit resume, cover letter and job advertisement to my mailbox at PPU, the latest on 3rd November by 5 p.m.


Mid-Sem Break (5th - 13th Nov) - No class
- Look at the Case Study links and discuss with your group members on the case study meeting by going deeper into the 3 aspects that you need to know very well regarding your product/service.
- You should know how the current service is, what are the problems on the 3 aspects and how you want to improve it. Do a comprehensive research on your product/service.
- You will be using the data gathered to strengthen your case when you present your case study in a meeting.

Week 9 - (14th & 16th Nov) - Class is on (14th), LC - No class (16th)
- Introduction to grooming and practice interview questions.

Week 10 - (21st & 23rd Nov) - Job Interview Evaluation
- You'll be informed later on the details.

Week 11 - (28th & 30th Nov) - Class is on for 30th Nov, 28th Nov is a Holiday.
28th Nov -No class - Maal Hijrah Replacement Holiday
30th Nov - Case Study Preperation / Consultation

Week 12 -  (5th & 7th Dis) - Case Study Presentation
- You'll be informed later on the details.

Weeks 13 - 14 - No class at all with me.
- You can focus on your other subjects.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Workplace Com. 1 - Sets 2 & 28 - Interpersonal Sketch Comments

Good day everyone,

I currently have a backlog of videos to be viewed, commented and rated. I'll try to post it and provide feedback on it by Week 8 of the semester.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad. Com. 1 (Set 37) - Information Sharing Presentation (Week 5)

Good day everyone,

Below is the division of groups and times for presentation day:

20th October

2.00 - 3.05 p.m.

Group 1 - Throw-away Society 

Muhammad Izzamani

Che Ku Bazilah

Xin Kai

Muhammad Farhan

Group 2 - Beauty Pageants

Nurul Idayu

Choon Tang

Jim Feng

Nurul Aidah

Group 3 - Lottery

Li Wen

Nur Nadhirah

Nurul Nadiah

Janet

Group 4 - Professional athletes

Wai Yen

Muhammad Salman

Mohd Al-Hafiz

Yen Yik

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3.05-4.05 p.m.

Group 1 - Throwaway Society

Lee Pei Jia

Farah Nasuha

Nurul Nadia

Che Muhammad Azwan

Group 2 - Beauty Pageants 

Nor Adila

Mohamad Faez

Siti Khadijah

Nuramirah

Group 3 - Lottery

Fatin Syahira

Wan Nur Nadhirah

Muhamad Azrin

Rekha

Group 4 - Professional athletes

Nurul A'in

Sagshafraa

Nur Hidayah

You just need to come only during your time slot on presentation day. 

You need to submit the following as well:

a) Learning Contract

b) Article 1 + Cited Outline for it & Article 2 + Un-cited Outline for it

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Acad. Com. 1 ( Set 37 ) - Proposed Topic for Project

Good day everyone,

Below is what I had received for your proposed topic for the project:

Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes

Group Members:
Janet Ling Lee Keong
Seow Yen Yik
Lee Pei Jia
Ong Li Wen
Ling Jim Feng
Kek Xin Kai

Traditional Dance vs Modern Dance in Malaysia

Group Members:
Nur Hidayah
Nurul A'in
Muhd Salman
Muhammad Farhan

Old vs New American English Movies

Group Members:
Nuramirah
Rekha
Nurul Aidah
Wai Yen
Choon Tang

Comparison Between Malay and Indian Wedding

Group Members:

Muhamad Azrin
Mohd Al-Hafiz
Wan Nur Nadhirah
Sagshafraa
Farah Nasuha

Modern vs Traditional Treatment of Lung Cancer in Malaysia

Group Members:
Nor Adila
Nur Nadhirah
Che Ku Bazilah
Fatin Syahira
Nurul Idayu

Eastern Culture vs Western Culture (Question: Which country/people/society for both aspects?)

Group Members:
Nurul Nadia
Siti Khadijah
Muhammad Izzamani
Mohamad Faez
Che Muhamad Azwan

The questions in bracket indicate that you need to be specific in your topic and what you're going to focus on.

You'll need to find 6 articles to support your topic. It is recommended that you find 3 for the first item/thing/concept/etc and the remaining 3 for the second item/thing/concept/etc.

The length of the articles that you need to find is 800 (min) - 2000 (max) words in length. The sources are books, journals, magazines, websites, newspapers, thesis.

You need to produce an outline that has citations in it with the 6 different citations from different articles appearing in it.

Refer to the updated weekly schedule for your set for more information.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Acad. Com. 1 - Set 3 - Information Sharing Presentation (Week 6)

Good day everyone,

Below is the division of groups and presentation dates:

Monday (17th October)

Group 1: Video games
Maimun
Nina
Ahlam
Muhamad Azan
Noorazlin

Group 2: Curfew
Noorhasniyah
Siti Norain
Wan Nur Nadiyatul
Ahmad Amir
Nur Atiqah Abdul Majid
Cheong Jie Ning

Wednesday (19th October)

Group 1: Climate Change
Nik Maslina
Farhan
Nurshazlina
Nur Hafizah
Noraisyah

Group 2: Single-sex school
Nor Ikrimah
Hasparina
Najlaa
Mohd Zuhairi
Fatimah

Group 3: Cell phones
Wan Hannah Hanim
Nurulhannan
Noor Atiqah Rozemi
Chan Shit Leng
Zainudin
Siti Nabihah

Group 4: Teen pregnancy
Khairunnissa'
Mohamad Hafezuddin
Nur Atiqah Mohd Saari
Nabilah
Abdul Hadi

Please bring along the original article together with the outline that you've already done for it. Remember, this is the outline without citation and the article for the outline should be your second article which is the one used for information sharing.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Workplace Com. 1 - Set 2 - Proposed Case Study Topics

Good day everyone,

Below is what I had received for your proposed topic for the case study:

Product/Service: KFC

Group Members:
Chong Keng Aik
Nissia d/o Kanan
Kek Yik Mein
Koh Wai Seong
Ooi Yong Yong

Product/Service: Service at administration counter (Question: In what organization, company, society, etc?)

Group Members:
Nur Hayati Rasmin
Siti Khalijah Bt Abd Rahman
Ely Norain Binti Jamaludin
Noorain Binti Norazman
Nursheila Binti Mading

Product/Service: Playboy Sport Shoes

Group Members:
MEGALA A/P MEYALAGAN
LEE KHANG CHUAN
TONG POH YING
LEONG WAI KIT
EE CHIAN TENG

Product/Service: Mamak Stall (Ameer Ali)

Group Members:
ARIF MURTI ROZAMURI
NORNAIM BINTI MOHAMAD HALID
DINAGARAN     
LUQMAL HADI     
NUR FARHANA BINTI SAIFUDDIN

Product/Service: Cafeteria Management (Question: Which cafetria?)

Group Members:
Ahmad Taufiq Bin Azamiraib
Amir Ikhwan Bin Abdul Hamid
Muhammad Hazmi Bin Abdul Rahim
Muhammad Taib Jiddan Bin Mohamed Tahir

Product/Service: KERETAPI TANAH MELAYU (KTM) BERHAD. (Question: Commuter, Inter-city trains, etc?)

Group Members:
NUR IZZATY BINTI ROSLI
WAN NORJANNATI BINTI WAN JUSOH
NADIA FATEEHA BINTI RUSLI
NUR ASYIKIN BINTI RAZALI
`AIN AFIQAH BINTI MOHD NAZALI

Product/Service: KTM commuter's services

Group Members:

Amirah Bt Mohamad Abdul Latif

Nurul Ain Bt Ismail Lee  

Nurazura Bt Zubil   

Muhammad Hanafi B. Rad Rusman

Azriena Bt Kamarulzaman

Missing groups/individuals that have not told me yet, when are you going to do so?

The questions in bracket indicate that you need to be specific in your topic and what you're going to focus on.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad Com 1 (Set 3) - Proposed Topic for Project

Good day everyone,
Below is what I had received for your proposed topic for the project:

Baba Nyonya vs Real Chinese (Question: In Malaysia or China or elsewhere?)

Group Members:
NORAISYAH BINTI BINTI MOHD
NOORHASNIYAH BINTI MD RODZEE
NURSHAZLINA BINTI MOHAMMAD SHATER
NUR ATIQAH BINTI MOHD SAARI
WAN HANNAH HANIM WAN MOHAMAD

Traditional Games vs Modern Games (Question: Traditional as in outdoors, modern as in indoors?)

Group Members:
R. Mohamad Hafezuddin Bin R.Husin
Hasparina Binti Dreman
Najlaa binti Maddin
Nina Izzati binti Zulkefli
Ahlam Binti Wan Zainal Abidin

Facebook vs Twitter (Question: Comparing features, the website, users, etc?)

Group Members:
Nurul Hannan Bt Daim
Wan Nur Nadiyatul Husna Bt Wan Akashah
Siti Norain Samehah Bt Harun
Siti Nabihah Bt Bachok
Nabilah Bt Mat Salim

Traditional Medicine Vs Modern Medicine (Question: What culture's traditional medicine and what modern medicine?)

Group Members:
MUHAMAD  AZAN  BIN SAFAR
ZAINUDIN   BIN  ISMAIL
MOHD ZUHAIRI  BIN MAT HASSAN
NOR IKRIMAH  BT  IKRAM
MAIMUN  BT MOHD AB LATIFF

Culture (Question: What kinds of culture and in what aspect?) - Topic too broad.

Group Members:
Noraisyah Binti Mohd
Noorhasniyah Binti Mad Rodzee
Nurshazlina Binti Mohammad Shater
Nur Atiqah Binti Mohd Saari
Wan Hannah Hanim Wan Mohamad

ANDROID VS IPHONE (Question: Comparing phones, operating systems, users, etc?)

Group Members:
KHAIRUNNISSA BINTI AHMAD KAILANI
NOORAZLIN BINTI AZMI
NUR HAFIZAH BINTI HUSSIN
FATIMAH BINTI AYUB
NIK MASLINA BINTI NIK MAHMUD

Studying in School vs Studying in College (Question: Which school and which college?)

Group Members:
Ahmad Amir
Abdul Hadi Islam
Farhan

Missing group(s) that have not told me yet, when are you going to do so?

The questions in bracket indicate that you need to be specific in your topic and what you're going to focus on.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Acad. Com. 1 - Sets 3 & 37 - Ways to write compare and contrast essay link

Good day everyone,

Below is a link on the two options on how to write a compare and contrast essay:

ESLBEE's Guide to Compare and Contrast Essay

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Acad. Com. Set 37 - Updated Weekly Schedule

Good day everyone,

Week 4 (13th Oct) -  Class is on
- Submit Learning Contract.
- Submit Citation Outline (Article 1) and Un-cited Outline (Article 2) for Information Sharing.
- Tell me your topic for the project.
- I'll be explaining on the compare and contrast essay as well as information sharing.

Week 5 (20th Oct) - Class is on
- Information Sharing Evaluation.

Week 6 (27th Oct) - Unofficial LC - No need to come to class.
- I'm taking a personal leave from work. However, you need to submit the outline for your project essay via e-mail (to my official e-mail) by 3.00 p.m. on this day.

Week 7 (3rd Nov) - Learning Contract - No need to come to class.
- You should be receiving feedback on the outline from me on 1st Nov by 4.00 p.m. or later.


Week 8 (10th Nov) - Learning Contract - No need to come to class.
Start writing your first draft of the essay with citations and works cited and submit it the latest by 10th Nov via e-mail (to my official e-mail) by 3.00 p.m.

Week 9 (17th Nov) - Learning Contract - No need to come to class.
- You should be receiving feedback from me on 18th Nov by 4.00 p.m. or later.
- You should discuss with your group members how you are going to present the project.


Mid-sem Break (21st-27th Nov) - No class
- Based on my feedback received last week, you should do the necessary corrections on the first draft and submit it as a final draft via e-mail (to my official e-mail) by 26th Nov by 3.00 p.m.

Week 10 ( 1st Dec) - Class is on as usual
- We will be doing sample final exam papers not found on this blog in class.

Week 11 ( 8th Dec) - Class is on
- Presentation of project via creative means already decided by you beforehand. (You'll be informed later on)

Weeks 12 - 14 - No class at all with me
- You can focus on your other subjects.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad. Com. Set 3 - Updated Weekly Schedule

Good day everyone,

Week 5 (10th & 12th Oct) - 10th Oct (No class), 12th Oct (Class is on)
- 10th October - Submission of outline citation (article 1) as well as the article used for it via e-mail (official e-mail) or to my mailbox at PPU.
-  12 October - Submission of outline for information sharing (article 2) in class and information sharing practice.

Week 6 ( 17th & 19th Oct) - Class is on

- Information Sharing Evaluation. (You will be notified later)

Week 7 (24th & 26th Oct) - Unofficial LC - No need to come to class for both sessions

- I'm taking a personal leave from work. However, you need to submit the outline for your project paper via e-mail (to my official e-mail) the latest by 26th October.


Week 8 (31st Oct & 2nd Nov) - Learning Contract - No need to come to class for both sessions
- Receive feedback for the outline by 30th Oct for your project paper and start writing the first draft (full essay with citations and works cited). Start writing and send it to me via e-mail (to my official e-mail) the latest by 5th November.

Mid-sem Break (5th - 13th Nov) - No class for both sessions
- Receive feedback for the first draft by 9th Nov and you do corrections to it based on the feedback.

Week 9 (14th & 16th Nov) - Learning Contract - No need to come to class for both sessions 
- Submit final draft of the essay via e-mail (to my official e-mail) the latest by 18th Nov.
- You should discuss with your group members how you're going to present the project creatively.


Week 10 (21st & 23rd Nov) - Class is on, 21st (Do Final Exam Samples), 23rd (Presentation)
- We do other samples of final exam papers not found on the blog in class.
- Presentation of Project (Session 1).

Week 11 (28th & 30th Nov) - Class is on for 30th Nov, 28th Nov - Public Holiday
- 28th Nov - Maal Hijrah Holiday Replacement
- 30th Nov - Presentation of Project (Session 2).
- Assigned groups present their compare and contrast on stated dates. (You will be notified later)

Week 12 - 14 - No classes at all with me for both sessions
- You can focus on your other subjects.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Workplace Set 28 (Sketch Presentation) Week 5 (10th & 12th October)

Good day everyone,

Below are the order of groups that need to present on the respective dates:

10th October (Monday)

Group 1
Nadia Puri, Nur Ain, Amirah, Rosma Shafira, Nadia Kamarulzaman

Group 2
Maslia, Siti Zahrah, Nur Atiqah, Rosliza, Nur Atyqah

Group 3
Faizatul Azwa, Derma Nur Ashikin, Susamraine, Noor Hisam, Noor Khairil


12th October (Wednesday)

Group 1
Muhammad Firdaus Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Firdaus Zainal Adna, Muhammad Ashraf, Norfaezah, Nur Ummirah


Group 2
Bashariah, Rusliyanah, Yasmi, Nur Aqila


Group 3
Muhammad Izrul, Mohamad Fakhrul, Abdul Hadi, Mohamad Faisal, Muhamad Rahmad


I will be bringing my projector, laptop and speakers for both days
of evaluation just in case you need to use it.

Groups that are not presenting don't need to come on the evaluation dates.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Workplace Set 2 (Sketch Presentation) Week 5 (10th & 12th October)

Good day everyone,

Below are the order of groups that need to present on the respective dates:

10th October (Monday)

Group 1
Nur Izzaty, Wan Nor Jannati, Nadia Fateeha, Nur Asyikin, Ain Afeeqah

Group 2
Wai Seong, Yong Yong, Yik Mein, Keng Aik, Nissia

Group 3
Azneah, Nurulshuhada, Khairun Fatma, Khrishnan Nair, Muhamad Yusof

Group 4
Wai Kit, Khang Chuan, Chian Teng, Poh Ying, Megala

12th October (Wednesday)

Group 1
Lamar Group

Group 2
Arif Murti, Lukmal Hadi, Nornaim, Dinagaran, Nur Farhana

Group 3
Nur Hayati, Siti Khalijah, Nursheila, Noorain, Ely Norain

Group 4
Amirah, Muhammad Hanafi, Azriena, Nurazura, Nurul Ain

I will be bringing my projector, laptop and speakers for both days
of evaluation just in case you need to use it.

Groups that are not presenting don't need to come on the evaluation dates.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Workplace Com 1 (Sets 2 & 28) - Sketch Discussion - Week 4 (3rd-7th October)

Good day everyone,

We'll be focusing the first meeting for discussion on the sketch that you need to produce. Please read about it in the course booklet before coming to class. Also bring along part I and part II of the interpersonal communication handouts as your guide.

What is to be done in class:

1) Form and get into your groups for it (the group can be similar or different from the case study group).

2) Discuss in your group what kind of scenes you plan to do in order to incorporate all of the following interpersonal communication skills (in any order) in 2-3 scenes:

a)Welcoming Someone (Greeting/Introduction/Small Talk)
b) Making Arrangements/ Entertaining Guests
c)Customer Service (Requesting Information/ Complaining and Apologizing)

The presentation is only 10-15 minutes long and every group member should have an equal opportunity to speak in terms of length and duration.

3) Discuss and come up with dialogs as well as facial expressions and appropriate gestures (to act it out).

4) You need to submit paper(s) with the following information at the end of the first meeting:
a) A scene by scene description with dialogs for events that occur in your sketch.
b) The names of your group members.

I will go through your sketch dialogs and give you feedback on our second meeting.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Learning Contract Submission - Acad. Com. 1 & Workplace Com. 1 (All Sets) - This Week 3rd-7th October

Good day everyone,

Please fill up all the required details in your learning contract(s) and submit it to me on our 2nd meeting for this week (in class) and the last day to do so is Friday 7th October (put it in my mailbox at PPU before 5 p.m.) .

This is to allow you to plan ahead for the various tasks required and allow me to check your progress as you go along with the various tasks.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad. Com, 1 & Workplace Com. 1 (All Sets) - Class Postponement from 24th - 28th October - Personal Leave

Good day everyone,

Just want to inform you that from 24th till 28th October, we will not be having any classes as I'm taking a personal leave from work.

However, those classes that have LC during this time are unaffected and continue the self-learning process as usual. Classes that don't have LC during this period, you can use this free time to prepare for upcoming assignments and tasks.

Evaluations which are due on this week will be moved to next week if it falls within the stated period.

You can still contact me via Instant Messaging (IM), through the chat interface on the blog, e-mail, sms or phone call during this period.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad. Com. 1 - Set 3 - Citation Outline Practice

Good day everyone,

Just a reminder that you need to submit the citation outline practice based on what I described in class by 10th October in class or via e-mail.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Workplace Com. 1 Sets 2 & 28 - New Learning Contract on SPIN

Good day everyone,

I'm sorry to inform you that the course co-coordinator had posted new separate learning contracts for both Job Application and Case Study. The ones posted on SPIN should be used instead of the one posted on this blog.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Acad. Com. 1 Set 3 - Proposed Project Topic

Good day everyone,

Just want to remind you to e-mail me your proposed topic for the project essay.

E-mail me: 1) Your topic
2)All the names and matrix numbers of your group members

Send an e-mail to my official e-mail by 5th October before 3 p.m.

Make sure only one representative from your group sends the e-mail to me as I don't want to receive redundant e-mails.

Please ignore what I said earlier in class and follow this ruling.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Workplace Com. 1 Sets 2 & 28 - Proposed Case Study Topic

Good day everyone,

Just a reminder that you need to tell me the proposed product or service that you would like to improve on for your case study.

E-mail me : 1) The specific existing name of the product or service in the market
2) All the names and matrix numbers of your group members

Send the e-mail to my official e-mail address by 5th October before 3 p.m.

Make sure only one representative from your group sends the e-mail to me as I don't want to receive redundant e-mails.

P.S. Set 2 and 28, please ignore what I said earlier and follow this ruling.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad. Com. 1 & Workplace Com. 1 - All Sets - Lab/Field Work/Etc (Causing you to miss class)

Good day everyone,

If you have labs / field work / etc which will cause you to miss class for any day of our class for any week, please provide me with the schedule and/or letter from your respective lecturer for the said event(s) that has caused you to miss class.

The same applies for when you are sick (provide MC) and have personal problem(s) (death of family member,an emergency,etc) by providing relevant document(s) to support your claim.

I need a copy of the schedule, letter or relevant document(s) to verify that you were absent for valid reasons and not being absent on purpose (playing hooky).

Those found absent more than 3 times consecutively without valid reasons and supporting documents will receive a warning letter regarding your attendance which is sent to your respective faculty from Week 4 onwards.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Acad. Com. 1 - Sets 3 & 37 - Reasons to develop reading skills - Sample Final Exam Papers with Answer Key

Good day everyone,


This is the reason why you need to focus on developing your reading skills particularly in understanding text.

Take a look at the two sample final exam papers and try to do it on your own.

The papers should be completed within 2 hours each.

Do this when you have free time. Time yourself in order to test your reading and understanding skills.

Don't cheat yourself by looking at the answers before doing the tests!

Final Exam 1 - The Need For Sleep
Final Exam 1 - Answer Key

Final Exam 2 - How To Eat Smarter
Final Exam 2 - Answer Key

I'll provide more samples of the final exam later on during the semester.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Acad. Com. 1 - Set 3 - LC Interruption - Class is on this Wednesday 28th September

Good day everyone,

This is just a reminder that class will still be conducted this Wednesday, 28th September at its usual location despite it being in an LC week.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Workplace Com. 1 - Sets 2 & 28 - What to bring Week 3

Good day everyone,

Please bring both parts (Part I) and (Part II) of the Interpersonal Communication handouts to class along with the Learning Contract - Student's Copy and Lecturer's Sample to class for Week 3 (26th-30th September).

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Acad. Com. 1 - Sample of Project Paper Outline and First Draft - Sets 3 & 37

Good day everyone,
Below is a sample of the project paper outline and first draft:

Project Paper Outline

View it!

- It consists of the cover page, an outline for the first item (Japanese Culture) followed by the second item (Chinese Culture).

Project Paper First Draft

View it!

- It is based on the outline above and written in essay form and has a works cited page.


You'll need to follow how the outline and first draft of the essay is written closely.

Use the samples as a guide when writing your outline and first draft of the essay.

The topic used in the sample provided cannot be used as your project paper topic.


Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad. Com. 1 - Samples of Project Paper - Sets 3 & 37

Good day everyone,

Below are samples of the project paper (final draft of the essay) and my comments on it:

Sample 1

- Overall a balanced paper in terms of format, content and citation. Content could be improved.

Sample 2

- Content and citation are good. Format needs to be improved in terms of paragraphing and the inclusion of a cover page.

Sample 3

- Content is good. Missing page numbers and works cited page. Paragraphing could be improved.

My recommendation is to follow Sample 1 when writing your project paper later on.

The topics presented in the sample papers here cannot be used for your project paper topic.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad. Com. 1 Set 37 - 6th October

Information Sharing

Each person searches for 2 different articles of 800 (min) - 2000 (max) words in length from 2 different sources:
Books,
Journals (academic),
Magazines,
Websites (blogs, general websites),
Newspapers,
Theses.

How to know if an article is usable or not:

1. Title.
2. Author's Name.
3. Date of publication (Make sure that it is recent <10 years).
4. Source: Journal, Book, Magazine, Newspaper, Thesis, Blog/Websites.
5. Author's biodata (google the name).
6. Page number.

What to bring on this day:
1. Learning Contract - Student's copy.
2. The two articles which the topic title was given by me according to your group. Bring the hard-copy of the articles to class.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul.

Acad. Com. 1 - Division of groups for Information Sharing - Set 37 - 29th September (Date Given)

Good day everyone,

Below is the division of groups and the topic that you need to search for information on:

Group 1: (Throw-away/Throwaway) Society
Muhammad Izzamani
Lee Pei Jia
Che Ku Bazilah
Farah Nasuha
Xin Kai
Nurul Nadia
Muhammad Farhan
Che Muhammad Azwan

Group 2: Beauty Pageants
Nurul Idayu
Nor Adila
Choon Tang
Mohamad Faez
Jim Feng
Siti Khadijah
Nurul Aidah
Nuramirah

Group 3: Lottery
Li Wen
Fatin Syahira
Nur Nadhirah
Wan Nur Nadhirah
Nurul Nadiah
Muhamad Azrin
Janet
Rekha

Group 4: Professional athletes
Wai Yen
Nurul A'in
Muhammad Salman
Sagshafraa
Mohd Al-Hafiz
Nur Hidayah
Yen Yik

Each person in your group must search for 2 articles from 2 different sources. Make sure that each person in the group has different articles for the 2 articles.

Regards,

Mr. Khairul

Acad. Com. 1 - Textbook Answers (Updated Weekly)

Good day everyone,

Week 2 Answers

Page 4 - 6 __________ Page 10

Week 3 Answers

Page 7__________ Page 8 - 9 __________ Page 12 - 14 (part I)

Page 12 - 14 (part II) __________ Page 15

Week 4 Answers

Page 20-22 (part I)__________Page 20-22 (part II)

Page 28-30 (part I)__________Page 28-30 (part II)

Page 31

Week 5 Answers

Page 32-33__________Page 34

Page 36-38 (part I)__________Page 36-38 (part II)

Week 6 Answers

Page 40-41__________Page 56

My Timetable for Sem 1 2011/2012

Good day everyone,

This is useful for you to refer to to see where I'm at during the semester.

Below is my timetable for this semester:

Day/ Time	10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.	12.00 – 2.00 p.m.	2.00 – 4.00 p.m.	4.00 – 6.00 p.m.
Mon	(Work Upkeep)	Workplace 1 Set 2	Acad. Com. 1 Set 3	Workplace 1 Set 28
Tue	Consultation Hours	Consultation Hours (up till 1 p.m.) Bangi Campus	Consultation Hours (From 2.30 till 4.30 p.m.)	Research / Writing
Wed	(Work Upkeep)	Workplace 1 Set 2	Acad. Com. 1 Set 3	Workplace 1 Set 28
Thu	(Work Upkeep)	Off to KL Campus	Acad. Com. 1 Set 37	Acad. Com 1 Set 37
Fri	(Work Upkeep) Consultation Hours Online KL Campus	Lunch time/Prayers	Research / Writing Consultation Hours (From 2.30 till 4.30 p.m.) Online KL Campus	Research / Writing

Regards,

Mr. Khairul