by hazinah | Oct 12, 2016 | FC Academics
On Tuesday 11 October, the department held a seminar for all the first year students of Bachelor of Computer Science (Computer Network and Security); affectionately called SCSR. In the seminar, the students are introduced to their Academic Advisor and our Task Force,...
by hazinah | Sep 29, 2016 | FC Academics, Student Life Skills, Teaching
Academic Advisors (also known as Penasihat Akademik (PA) in Malay) in UTM are lecturers within the faculty appointed to guide students throughout their academic durationin UTM. Although the job scope entails guiding students in their academic future and choices, most...
by hazinah | Sep 19, 2016 | FC Academics, Final Year Project, PSM, Student Life Skills, Teaching
Your FYP project supervisor (SV) is there to help you move forward positively. SVs are not magicians nor are they clairvoyants. SVs rely on your updates during meetings to know your project and your mental status. Depending on these updates, they can then decide the...
by hazinah | Sep 19, 2016 | FC Academics, Final Year Project, PSM, Student Life Skills, Teaching
Most students leave writing their project report until AFTER they finish coding and developing. This is not a good move as : 1 – You NEVER really do finish developing as there is always some small things to tweak and correct. 2- Unless you are an excellent...
by hazinah | Sep 15, 2016 | FC Academics, MyClass, Other, Teaching
Why do these kids become jokers and hecklers in class in the first place? I have some theories. This is a continuing discussion from how to handle jokers in class. They crave attention Any form of attention, be it positive or negative. They want to be heard or seen by...
by hazinah | Sep 15, 2016 | FC Academics, MyClass, Other, Teaching
Every class has its share of jokers. Some are really funny but unfortunately most aren’t. When they just call out ‘what-they-think-is funny’ quips, I call them hecklers, not jokers. [su_pullquote]The jokers affect the classroom environment in both...
