Announcement

__** ANNOUNCEMENT **__


 * __Feb 14th 2012__ **

There is a slight change in the venue of both Sections. I will keep you informed. So please browse this Announcement page often.

**__Feb 16th 2012__**

Beginning //Feb 20th 2012//, classes are conducted at the following venues. Please take note. Thank you.
 * Section 05: Tues 8-10am CMLHS 5 and Thurs 8-10am CMLHS 4 **
 * Section 07: Tues 2-4pm CMLHS 4 and Fri 8-10am CMLHS 8 **

**__Feb 17th 2012__**

1. I've added the document on the Collaboration Rubrics at the 'Assessments' page. Please read and start to evaluate your teammates. On week 14, you will have to submit the hard copy of this paper with the marks of your teammates performance.

2. For students of Section 05 and 07. Please remember to brainstorm the topic of your proposed research via Skype text chat discussion. We will carry out in class discussions on the research topics on Tuesday Feb 21st 2012 for both sections.

**__Feb 20th 2012__**

1. A gentle reminder: Please carry out the chat discussions as mentioned in class. Upload in your individual wikispaces before our next meeting, i.e. tomorrow Tuesday Feb 21st 2012.

2. Please go to the MyLine page on this Wikispaces for details on the MyLine National Online Quiz 7. The Grand Prize is an IPad2. Other interesting prizes are waiting to be won! Enjoy!

__**Feb 21st 2012**__

1. Today is my last session for Section 05. Another lecturer will take over the section beginning Thursday Feb 23rd 2012. Thank you students for being loyal to me for the three class meetings that we had. I enjoyed being with you and I wish you all the best!

2. Section 07: On Friday Feb 24th 2012 you will have a class session at the computer lab in the UMP library for the Information Literacy class. We are honored to have a guest speaker, a librarian Mr Dzull Zabarood to deliver a lecture on Information Literacy. The session will start at 8:30am and will end at 10:00am. Please be punctual. When you enter the library, go to the counter and look for Mr Dzull Zabarood. Enjoy the session with him!

__**Feb 23rd 2012**__

1. Please remember your session at the library tomorrow Friday Feb 24th 2012. Don't forget to ask questions as much as possible if you certain explanations to be ambiguous.

2. I've gone through your chat discussions of the brainstorming on the research topic. The topics you have in mind are fine BUT these have been dealt with many times before. I'd like to suggest you to brainstorm for topics like, for example: Nursing home, baby hatch program, children and the Internet, violence in workplace/ in teenagers, early childhood education, parenting styles, sexual education, special children, technology and society, social networking, gender inequalities, identity and globalization, personality disorder, abortion, exam oriented education and much more. These topics are very broad, you can always narrow them and focus on one interesting issue.

__**March 4th 2012**__

1. Please go to the page in this wikispaces entitled "Referencing and citations". Go to the sub-section on "Activity". There are three word documents in the sub-section. Please download and complete the exercises. In your individual wikispaces, create a page entitled "Referencing and citations". Then upload your answers of the exercises in that page. We will discuss the answers in class on March 6th 2012.

__**March 8th 2012**__

1. Beginning Week 5 (the week that begins with March 12, 2012), our class venue on Friday which is currently at Block Y, CMLHS 8 will shift to Block X, CMLHS 3. Please take note!

__**March 9th 2012**__

1. Assessment 1 (Quiz) will be carried out on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012, 1pm-2pm, Block X, CMLHS 4.

2. Assessment 2 (Presentation 10%) will be carried out on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012, 1pm-3pm, Block X, Executive Meeting Room (access is through CMLHS 3). Below are the details;

Team 7- 1:10pm-1:20pm Team 1- 1:25pm-1:35pm Team 5- 1:40pm-1:50pm Team 4- 1:55pm-2:05pm Team 3- 2:10pm-2:20pm Team 2- 2:25pm-2:35pm Team 6- 2:40pm-2:50pm

__**March 13th 2012**__

1. Beginning this week, our Friday class venue is changed from Block Y CMLHS 8 to Block X CMLHS 3. Please take note.

2. Remember to participate in the MyLine National Online Quiz 7. The Grand Prize is an IPad2. Many other interesting prizes to be won! So check it out at http://myline.utm.my/. Have fun :) For information to log in, visit my 'MyLine' page in this Wikispaces.

__**March 14th 2012**__

1. You have to submit your Assessment 2 on Wednesday March 21st, 2012 prior to your presentation.

__**March 20th 2012**__

1. The presentation day is on Wednesday March 21st, 2012 at the CMLHS Executive Meeting Room, Block X (access is through CMLHS 3). Each group is given 10 minutes to present.

2. Have you participated in the MyLine National Quiz? You could be the lucky IPad2 winner! Log in now :)

__**March 28th 2012**__

1. I am back at work today. Should you require consultation on your work, you may come see me on Friday, March 30th, 8-10am.

2. Please upload the revised version of your questionnaire on Friday, March 30th, by 10am.

**__April 12th 2012__**

1. I am so so so sick and am on a medical leave. Therefore I will not be seeing you in class tomorrow - well, I don't want to spread this nasty bugs to you! So, for Friday April 13th 2012 this is your task. You may start working on the writing or planning of the Assessment 3. By 10am, I expect you to upload any writing progress of any sort about the assessment in your individual wikispaces. Please name the page as April 13th 2012. Remember, just upload any writing, thoughts or discussion you carry out during the 2 hours session. You may carry out this activity from anywhere in the campus. The UMP library is a good place for discussions and it also has a computer lab for students to use. Additionally, you can access the wireless Internet from the library as well!

2. Your questionnaire- depending on my health, I will do my best to keep to my promise that by Tuesday next week you should be able to finalize your team's questionnaire.

Finally, do take care of your health-- you don't want to fall ill like me, trust me!

__**April 20th 2012**__

1. Please write down your reflections on the course. It will help each other to learn things that we can improve.

2. Have you participated in the MyLine National Quiz? You could be the lucky IPad2 winner! Log in now :) The competition will end in a week- so hurry!

__**April 25th 2012**__

1. Please upload the softcopy of your Assessment 3 in your individual wikispaces. Name the page as 'Assessment 3' I will not mark your paper until you upload your work.

2. Please also upload your coding sheet, coding book and all graphs generated from the data in your individual wikispaces. Name the page as 'Appendices'.


 * __ May 9th 2012 __**

1. Instructional evaluation is a continuous efforts conducted by Centre for Academic Innovation & Competitiveness (CAIC) to evaluate the overall effectiveness of teaching and learning practice delivered by academicians at Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP). The instructional evaluation survey for Semester II 2011/ 2012 will start at **4th May untill 18th May 2012 (2 weeks)** by using the ONLINE SYSTEM CALLED as E- PAT.This system can be accessed via Student E.community > Instructional Evaluation (E- PAT) on the left menu side. Please fill in the survey. Thanks!


 * __ May 18th 2012 __**

1. The presentation day will be Tuesday May 22nd 2012 at our usual venue, CMLHS 4. Please also submit the final report on the day. Good luck!

2. Please remember to fill in the Collaboration Rubrics you may download from the 'Assessments' page in this wikispaces. We need this information for your softskills - KY or KT. Without this information, we might have to KT your softskills. Please take note.