Orginazation

Possible Quiz Material for ENSC 105W

Metacognition

• Is a cycle!

  • 1. Understand the assignment
  • 2. Know strengths and weaknesses
  • 3. Plan
  • 4. Apply strategiies and Monitor Preformance
  • 5. Reflect and Change if needed
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• Double and single loop learning

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Keys to success

• Attitude

  • Towards school

    • not everyone recevise A’s or B’s
    • You may work harder, but receive lower grades
    • You must ask for help if you need it
    • You might not be as good as you think you are
    • But you can adjust to and enqoy the work
    • measure success in terms of learning, not in grades

      • They dont grade on hard work; only on achievement

  • towards learining

    • Memorizing faccts is not enough; in university, you are expected to

      • understand and apply principles and concepts
      • intepret the meaning and significance of ideas
      • think critically and question everything
      • take notes, read optional material, conduct independant research
      • take control of your own education
      • learn how to learn for life-long success

• Academic Integrity

  • academic integrity is taken very seriously
    • can fail or be suspended for plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty
  • Ignorace is no excuse. You are responisple for the material in the code of academic integrity and student conduct
  • benig of good character is a requirment to become a professional engineer
    • any FD or suspension can hurt you in the long term

• Reputation

  • What is a professional

    • Masters and applies knowledge
    • behaves in honest and fair ways
    • respects others
    • works independently and thinks critically
    • protects the interest of others
    • works to improve the human condition
  • Todays classmates are tommorrows coleagues
  • who you know and what they think about you are among your greatest assets for a successful career
  • todays ta may be tommorows supervisor
  • people talk about classmates
  • negative reputations are difficult to overcome
  • one bad apple spoils the barrel (reputianon of organization)

• Time management

  • The attrition rate in egineering is quite high
  • interviews with those who left engineering indicadted that time managment was one fo the biggest problems
  • the fist two semesters/years are the most difficult
    • help each other out and figure it out together
  • time managemnt becomes even more important when you start your careers

  • TM tips

    • combine activities
    • quality of time > quantity of time
      • 2 hours spent focusing intently upon a subject is worth 12 hours where you are contstantly interrupted
    • say no to distractions
    • avoid perfectionism
    • break large tasks into smaller ones

    • Plan ahead

      • dont wait
      • eating and sleeping are important
        • poor nutrition leads to alack of energy
        • limited sleep leads to a lack of concentarition
      • take breaks
        • breaks and exercise will maintanin your sanity

  • TM tools

    • pomodoro method
      • 25 min work, 5 min break
    • time tracking app
      • toggl track
    • to do lists
      • Eisenhower matrix
    • project milestones
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Advice

• make frinends and study groups

• Attend class

• keep up with material

• learn to study

• check email

• learn time managemnt skills

• pick up marked assignemns and exams

Writers block

• Solutions

  • Outlines

    • mind map
      • organize