This happened many years ago when I am still in college. While I was doing my Diploma in Telecomunication and Computer Enginnering in KDU in the 80s, I was asked by Engineering Department Co-ordinator to teach software PCB design software to my juniors.
However, one day I was writing on board, I heard a voice saying "他有什么资格教我们." (What qualification do he has to teach us.) I recignized that voice of the student. He thought I do not understand Mandarin because I normally don't speak Mandarin last time. So after we graduated, we went our separate ways.
However, one day we crossed path again. The company I worked, happened to supply harddisk to his company. And, he required me to help him to exchange a damaged harddisk.
The moral of the story is DO NOT TALK BAD ABOUT OTHERS, YOU MAY NEED THEIR HELP ONE OF THESE DAYS.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
5-Mark Makes A Difference
It is always sad to see myhe diploma students that failed the module. However, sometimes I think they deserved to fail. In diploma module, normally the assessment is divided into the following:
Tutorial x 4 (5 marks each) = 20%
Assignment x 1 (10 marks) = 10%
Mid-Term Exam x 1 (20 marks) = 20%
Final Exam x 1 (50 marks) = 50%
Many of these students think that the 5-mark allocation for each tutorial is insignificant. Therefore, some of them did not attempt the so-called 5-mark-tutorial. What they don't realize is the tutrials can help to get marks easily, provided they do them correctly. If they have completed the 4 tutorials correctly, they have already conquer 20% of the total module assessment mark.
A fairly good student should be able to obtain about 7 - 8 marks in his/her assignment. To obtain such a good mark in their assignment, students should never attempt to 'copy-and-paste', plagiarize or collude. Lecturers will have tools like TURNITIN.COM to check for plagiarism. Normally, if a student being caught with plagiarism, he/she will get zero mark. Again, if you do the assignment correct, you will get 8%, adding up to 28% of the total module assessment mark.
Say, you did not do well in your mid-term exam. You only get 10 out of 20 marks. So now, your total module assessment will be adding up to 38%.
And you will only need min 12 out of 50 marks. In other word, if you only manage to pass your final exam (which is 25 out of 50 marks), your total module assessment will add up to 63%. AND YOU ALREADY PASS THE MODULE.......
So, think....5-Mark Makes A Difference
Tutorial x 4 (5 marks each) = 20%
Assignment x 1 (10 marks) = 10%
Mid-Term Exam x 1 (20 marks) = 20%
Final Exam x 1 (50 marks) = 50%
Many of these students think that the 5-mark allocation for each tutorial is insignificant. Therefore, some of them did not attempt the so-called 5-mark-tutorial. What they don't realize is the tutrials can help to get marks easily, provided they do them correctly. If they have completed the 4 tutorials correctly, they have already conquer 20% of the total module assessment mark.
A fairly good student should be able to obtain about 7 - 8 marks in his/her assignment. To obtain such a good mark in their assignment, students should never attempt to 'copy-and-paste', plagiarize or collude. Lecturers will have tools like TURNITIN.COM to check for plagiarism. Normally, if a student being caught with plagiarism, he/she will get zero mark. Again, if you do the assignment correct, you will get 8%, adding up to 28% of the total module assessment mark.
Say, you did not do well in your mid-term exam. You only get 10 out of 20 marks. So now, your total module assessment will be adding up to 38%.
And you will only need min 12 out of 50 marks. In other word, if you only manage to pass your final exam (which is 25 out of 50 marks), your total module assessment will add up to 63%. AND YOU ALREADY PASS THE MODULE.......
So, think....5-Mark Makes A Difference
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