Exercise 15.1
Required reading only for students studying from the print form of the study materials
Exercise 15.1
When you have completed Exercise 15.1 you will have completed TPP7120 assignment 3.
Exercise 15.1 consists of writing a formal report on six (6) specified aspects of your experience of studying Tertiary Preparation Program (TPP) courses.
Here is an overview showing the general content and structure of a formal report:
Front material
• Letter of transmittal
• Title page
• Table of contents
Executive summary
Introduction
Body of the report
Conclusions
Recommendations
End material
• List of references
• Appendices
1. Read module 16 which deals with writing formal reports. This provides you with a general
…show more content…
In this example, the student has written about balancing his study time (element) in his experience of using a study log (aspect).
Note that a description, an evaluation, and a recommendation have each been included as a separate paragraph.
Example 2
Aspect: Use of a study log
Element: Balancing my study time
Description
During weeks seven and eight I spent twice as much time on the C modules as I spent on the
S modules or my maths (Appendix 2, pp. 1-2). I became aware that I was spending most of my study time on the material with which I was least confident. During weeks eleven and twelve I spent three times as much study time on the C modules than I spent on the S modules (Appendix 2, pp.3-4). I realised, at a very late stage in the semester, that I should have put more of my study time into my study for assignment S5 and for my maths exam.
Evaluation
Overall, I think that this was a positive experience for me. I learned that I need to spread my study time wisely over each type of material, otherwise I will find myself in a panic situation with some courses towards the end of the semester.
Recommendation
In my future studies I will keep a rough log of the time I spend each month on each of the courses that I am studying. This will help me to make sure that I am using my study time effectively for each course,
Reading Assignment: I completed all readings & note taking on Saturday 24 February 2018, 8:00 AM. (12 Hours)
I spent a total of five hours on my research. During my hours I spent I have
assignments. There was a brief moment when I felt like giving up and dropping the class, but then I remembered an old
3. (TCO 1) To design a report you should do all of the following EXCEPT (Points : 5)
I started my week 4 Unit Thursday afternoon by reading Learning Gide for the week. I read the learning guide, Discussion forum, written assignment, Learning journal and self quiz. I started by discussion forum assignment submitted on Sunday. The rest I completed by Tuesday night. I had normal time challenge as usual unfamiliar word: meager definition, lacking in quantity or quality. I used internet for research and for additional materials.
How you plan to manage your time dedicated to your studies. List three or more items in your plan.
I noticed that I spent more time than I had originally realized during my free time and also spent a larger amount of time on coursework. Since regularly I do have work to consider, I have realized that I needed to make some changes based upon those three days. My first change is that given that with work considered my free time is roughly about 3 on a shorter day, I decided to dedicate a portion of that time towards reading so that I can read a
concepts that you may have learned in an earlier course and give you an overview of what you will
I'm going to try a weekly planner for writing down what is due and when then checking off the completed assignments.
Lastly, it has made me eager to reach my goal. I am more motivated than ever
In Module 01: Essay Elements, I learned valuable information on the essentials to writing, the module contained many topics in regards to writing such as the basic elements needed to structure an essay, the two writing formats styles, MLA and APA, plagiarism and obstacles when facing writer's block.
Similar to the study by (Author 2), a study by (Author 3) looked at time use and academic outcomes. Good use of time can be related to motivation, while academic outcomes can be seen as a students GPA. The study found that the number of hours studying was
I write this clear and concise reflection to identify and evaluate an academic problem that I feel is negatively impacting my studies which is time management; otherwise, I find lot of difficulty to manage my time.
1. Describe what you did. This does not mean that you copy and paste from what you have posted or the assignments you have prepared. You need to describe what you did and how you did it.
2. When you studied at FSD how much time did you spend on self-studying in a day?