Academic + Finishing Skills Week 1 Academic Skills - An Introduction BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic + Finishing Skills Topics for today: Online resources, how to submit work Filing conventions Keeping a journal Time Management Team Work BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic + Finishing Skills Online Resources: BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

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 BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

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. BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills – Filing Conventions Refer to the “File Management” handout for assistance. BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills – Filing Conventions 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 BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

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. BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

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. BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills – Time Management Too much work, too little time? Time Management is a skill that can be learnt like any other! But how???? BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills – Time Management 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. BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills – Time Management Prioritise - Time is limited and you must be able to decide what needs to be done BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills – Time Management Plan - Planning allows you to take control of your time, spread your work over the time you have available, and achieve your goals BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills – Time Management To check how you allocate your time, complete Activity 1: Time Flies! BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills - Teamwork TEAM WORK BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills - Teamwork Group assignments are required to teach you co-operation skills and prepare you for the team spirit that is required in the design industry. BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills - Teamwork 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. BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills - Teamwork 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 BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills - Teamwork Teamwork and managing others: 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! BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

Academic Skills - Teamwork Lets review what we have discussed and go online to the learning portal to complete the Teamwork Quiz and talk about our results. BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,

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. BBCD Melbourne BAPDCOM Version 1 - October,