KOLEJ PROFESIONAL MARA INDERA MAHKOTA

SESSION: 2 2023/2024
ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET
Course: Study Skills Code: EDU 1053
Program: Diploma in English Semester: 1
Communication (DEC)
Assessment Assignment Overall 45 Weightage 40%
Type: marks: (%):
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO) & ITEMS FOR
ASSESSMENT
CLO CLO PLO Assessment A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6

Statement domain domain criteria

(C/A/P)
CLO 4 Responding Ethics & Academic √ √
Present (A2) Professiona Referencing
understanding of lism
(PLO11)
academic writing in
the form of
summary.
(A2, PLO 11)

VERIFICATION
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 KOLEJ PROFESIONAL MARA SERI ISKANDAR

DIPLOMA IN ENGLISH COMMUNICATION

COURSE NAME : STUDY SKILLS

COURSE CODE : EDU 1053
ACADEMIC SESSION : 2 2023/2024
TYPE OF ASSESSMENT : FINAL ASSIGNMENT
DATE OUT : 20 OCTOBER 2023
DATE IN : 6 NOVEMBER 2023
DURATION : 2 WEEKS

CLO 4: Present understanding of academic writing in the form of summary. (A2, PLO 11)

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES:
1. Carefully check the submission date and the instructions given with the
assignment/project. Late submission will not be accepted.
2. If you are unable to submit your assignment/project on time and have valid reasons
such as illness, you may apply (in writing) for an extension.
3. If you use other people’s work or ideas in your assignment/project, kindly reference
them using APA system.
Criteria Evaluation
Mark
Work responsibility /20

Integrity /25

Total /45

Personal Details
Name DAMIA BINTI ABD. MANAF

I/D SEC23070250
Number
Class DEC1D

Lecturer MS. ELYZA

I hereby confirmed that this assignment is my own work and not copied or plagiarized from any
source. I have referenced the sources from which the information is obtained by me for this
assignment.

Signature_____________________
Date________________

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Find four (4) relevant resources related to the topic of ‘Time Management’. Be sure to
select a variety of relevant resources (4-8 pages each).
2. Use the pro forma provided to:
- List the author(s), date, title, publisher and place of publication/URL
- Identify the thesis statement
- Write a short summary of the content (150-200 words) of each relevant resources
- Write brief critique of the following questions:
a. Is the book/journal article easy to understand?
b. Is it clear and well-set out?
c. Does it provide a useful introduction to a reader who is new to the topic/issue?

SUBMISSION FORMAT

You may submit the to Ms. Anis’ pigeonhole by 6 November 2023 before 5 p.m..

Please ensure to attach your assignment with cover page and marking rubric sheet
provided.

-END OF QUESTION PAPER-

 PRO FORMA
Annotation Elements Information
Type of source/article Article
Title Time Management is about More Than Life Hack
Author Erich C. Dierdorff
Publisher Harvard Business Review
Date/year of publication 29 January 2020
https://hbr.org/2020/01/time-management-is-about-more-
URL (*if online resource)
than-life-hacks

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bibliographic details
Dierdorff E. C. (2020). Time Management Is About More Than Life Hacks
https://hbr.org/2020/01/time-management-is-about-more-than-life-hacks

Summary
Thesis Statement Time management is about more than life hacks, you must improve your
(One sentence) time management skills in three areas: awareness, organization, and
adaptation.

Points Discussed 1) Measuring Time Management Skills.

 All three abilities were equally important to overall time
management performance.
 Participants struggled the most with awareness and adaptation
skills, with assessment scores that were 24% lower on average
than for arranging skills.
 The findings contradicted frequent beliefs about the benefits and
drawbacks of multitasking.
2) How to improve Your Time Management Skills.
  Improve your self-awareness of your time management abilities
which can be performed by the use of objective evaluations such
as a microsimulation, soliciting input from others such as peers or
bosses, or setting a baseline of behaviours against which to
measure progress.
 Recognize that your preferences are important, but not how you
think as self-awareness of one's time management preferences or
personality, such as multitasking or being proactive, can help you
identify where you might struggle when your change efforts go
against previous patterns.
 Dierdorff (2020) stated that “It is best to prioritize your skill
development, focusing on the most pressing skill need first and
then moving on to the next.”

3) Developing awareness skills

 Determine your best performance period by dividing your average
day into three to four time slots and rank these slots from most to
least productive over the course of a week.
 After completing a job, assess how long you anticipated it would
take and how long it really took.
 Dierdorff (2020) stated that “When you think you might be
spending too much time on an activity, step back and evaluate its
importance”

4) Developing arrangement skills.

 Stay away from the "mere urgency effect" because the ideas of
urgency and significance are linked yet distinct: Urgent activities
need urgent attention, whereas essential jobs have far-reaching
and long-term implications.
 Dierdorff (2020) states that “Tasks that are both urgent and
important should be done first.”
 Reduce the number of underestimating mistakes especially when
making plans, solicit feedback from a third party regarding your
estimated time needs.
5) Developing adaptation skills
 Short bursts of exertion are recommended especially to avoid
 procrastination, put forth maximal effort for 15- to 30-minute
periods when activities appear overwhelming.
 Make an effort to reduce time wasters by setting aside no-disturb
times and disable social media sites during important work hours.
 Dierdorff (2020) states that “Reminders should have detailed
explanations or descriptions, not one or two words that fail to
describe the task’s importance, expected quality, and so forth.”

Summary This article tells us that time management is not only about life hacks.
There is certainly no lack of advice as there are a plethora of books,
blogs, hacks and apps designed to improve time management with an
array of ready-to-use tools. However, the most frustrating reality for
people attempting to improve their time management is that no matter
how well-designed these tools are, they are unlikely to work. We can
improve our time management skills in three areas which is through
awareness, organisation, and adaptation. Given that the majority of apps
and hacks deal with task planning and organisation, the most familiar of
these three skills is probably arrangement. However, awareness and
adaptation skills are not as widely acknowledged. The irony is that we
need to become better time managers of our own efforts in order to
improve time management - to prioritise our developing efforts. This path
begins with a shift away from alluring quick fixes and towards evaluating
and improving our basic time management skills.
Critique a. Is the book/journal article easy to understand?
Yes, it is easy to understand as the article is really straightforward. All the
points about improving time management are clear and has elaborations
making readers have no difficulty in understanding the points given. As
the reader, I had acquired knowledge about time management skills and
it can be improved in three areas: awareness, organization, and
adaptation.

b. Is it clear and well-set out?

Yes, it is clear as the review paper has a smooth flow that makes the
reader read it with ease. The points about time management skills were
given examples that makes it coherent. The ideas were also organized
and well-set out.

c. Does it provide a useful introduction to a reader who is new to the

topic/issue?
The article provides a useful introduction as the author briefly talks about
the topic before explaining it in depth.
 STUDY SKILLS (EDU 1053)
FINAL ASSIGNMENT (40%)
Attribute Sub attribute Criteria Very Weak (1) Weak (2) Fair (3) Good (4) Very Good (5) Weightage Mar

Does not perform Perform 2

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materials materials materials
Quality
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varieties of 1
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source

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with acceptable trust, honesty, task with trust,
lack of trust, limited trust,
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Integrity honesty, sincerity honesty, sincerity
sincerity and transparent in most transparent in any
and transparency and transparency
transparency situations situation

Bibliography is Bibliography is Bibliography is Bibliography is

Bibliography is not
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format with 7 and format with 4 to 6 format with 1 to 3 with no errors at all in
format
more errors in total errors in total errors in total total

Subtotal /45

Total marks /40