NOTE TAKING GUIDELINE
GUIDELINE FOR RECORDING OR WRITING
Recording what you have done / what you have learned in “stock card”
STOCK CARD 5*8 INCH
GUIDELINE Heading Date of RecordingSerial Number
EXAMPLE Software that required for Android development tool 29 Oct Java SDK 2. Android SDK 3. Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developer 4. ADT plugin There are 4 programs 1
EXAMPLE Idea for the project’s topic 30 Oct Members decided that idea1 is better and suitable for us. And it will be useful xxxxxx There are 2 ideas
PUT CARDS IN A FILE SIZE A5 BY REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER (MOST RECENT ON THE TOP) 29 Oct Oct Nov
PRINCIPLE FOR RECORDING: 5C Clear Clean Correct Concise Complete
PRINCIPLE FOR RECORDING: 5C Clear They must be clear in their intent, meaning, and instructions – not ambiguous or confusing. Clean They must be neat, good organized format. Correct They must be correct - no error. Concise They should be written in a simple and consistent style. They should not be wordy or needlessly complex. Complete They must have all the information required to understand and execute. Adapted from 24 October2012http://documentationprocess.com/Clear_Concise_Complete_and_Correct
COMMUNICABLE Heading should summarize the content in the card. When one read the heading, one can immediately percieve what is inside the card.
RECORD ONE TOPIC FOR EACH CARD
WHAT TO RECORD? What have you done? What have you learned? What will you plan for the coming week? What has each person done for the past week?
MAKE THE CARD ATTRACTIVE You may colorize the card to make your note attractive by using color, highlight, symbol. These decoration must not go too much until it is dirty, messy
REWRITING After the event happened, you should take a note immediately before forgetting. One may take a note on a draft paper, then give your friend read and correct it to ensure that it is communicable. Rewrite it until you are satisfied then write it on a stock card.
WHEN TO TAKE A NOTE Take a note immediately while of after the event happened. Otherwise you may forget it and miss the important information.