acaskills week001

Academic + Finishing SkillsWeek 1

Academic Skills -

An Introduction

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BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October, 2012 http://bbcdcomdes.weebly.com/

Academic + Finishing SkillsTopics for today:

Online resources, how to submit workFiling conventionsKeeping a journal

Time ManagementTeam Work


Academic + Finishing Skills

Online Resources:

http://bbcdcomdes.weebly.com/

http://learning.billyblue.edu.au


Academic Skills - submitting work online

Submitting Assessments can only be done whilst

on campus.

To Connect to Tutorial Server:

Finder > Go > Connect to Server

or enter MELCOLSTU-FP01 in browser

enter username + password


Academic Skills – Filing Conventions

In order to be able to find your files easily, it is vitally important that you get into the habit of naming your files in a uniform way.



Refer to the “File Management” handout for assistance.



When submitting your work to the Billy Blue

server, use the following Filing Conventions

1. Subject Number AD101_2. Assignment Number A2_3. Surname Bloggs_4. First Name Jody For example: AD101_A2_Bloggs_Jody.pdf


Academic & Finishing Skills –

Keeping a Journal

Journals are a great way of keeping track of what is covered in class.

Writing notes help reinforce what is being said, and is a way of distilling information in a way that you can remember and understand for future reference.


Academic & Finishing Skills –

Keeping a Journal

Journals and sketch books are also important tools for recording “Aha!” moments that you will probably forget otherwise. They are also great for sketching out ideas and layouts BEFORE you get to the computer.


Academic Skills – Time Management

Too much work, too little time?

Time Management is a skill that can be learnt

like any other!

But how????



Set goals - Know what you want to achieve in

the short, medium and long term. The time

frames required will vary depending on how

effectively you use time.



Prioritise - Time is limited and you must be

able to decide what needs to

be done



Plan - Planning allows you to take control of

your time, spread your work over the time you

have available, and achieve your goals



To check how you allocate your time, complete

Activity 1: Time Flies!


Academic Skills - Teamwork

TEAM WORK



Group assignments are required to teach you

co-operation skills and prepare you for the

team spirit that is required in the design

industry.



Essentials for teamwork include:

• Delegate tasks - set clear objectives.

• Create a weekly production timeline.

• Set weekly tasks for each team member.

• Organise a time to meet during the week.



Teamwork and managing others:

• Learn to work cooperatively. The success of your team will

depend on helping each other.

• Respect your team members and the unique skills they

bring to the table




• Different people may be better at different tasks –

Knowing individual personality traits will allow you to match

the right task with the right person

• eg: if some one has great software skills in your team –

well, delegate them to create the presentation!




• Different people may be better at different tasks –

Knowing individual personality traits will allow you to match

the right task with the right person

• eg: if some one has great software skills in your team –

well, delegate them to create the presentation!



Lets review what we have discussed and go

online to the learning portal to complete the

Teamwork Quiz and talk about our results.

http://learning.billyblue.edu.au


Homework

Make sure you have completed the work sheets:

Activity 1: Time Flies

Activity 2: Time Flies Daily Planner

Bring $18 next week for excursion to Melbourne Print Museum.


acaskills week001

Documents

academic finishing skills

little time

time frames

great way

uniform way

file management handout

tutorial server

way of distilling information