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