1. Do Not Under- estimate The Power Of…

2. Note Taking

3. Legible Notes

4. Relevant & Descriptive Titles & Subtitles

5. Spider Diagrams IDEA STATEMENT FACT FIGURE ASSERTION VIEW REVELATION ACCOUNT

6. Spider Diagrams ADV #1 ADV #2 DISADV #1 DISADV #4 ADV #4 DISADV #3 DISADV #2 ADV #3

7. Tables

8. AdvDisadv BenefitLimitation

10. USE OF COLOUR

11. DON’T OVER DO IT

12. Passive Vs Active

13. Passive Revision

14. Reading Notes

15. Copying Out Notes Copying Out Notes Copying Out Notes

16. Highlighting Notes

17. Making Notes Pretty

18. Active Revision

19. Memorising Information

20. Create Revision Cards

21. What is data? Data represents facts & figures A set of data 2, 4, 3, 5, 6 This has no meaning. Consider: 030877 has no meaning. But expressed as 03/08/1977 it does have meaning, it is a date. Forms of data Moving images (Video, animation) Static images (Photo, graphics) Text (Alphanumeric – letters, numbers & symbols) Number (Integer or Real) Date/time (DD/MM/YY, HH:MM:SS) Boolean (Logical, i.e. Yes or No) These can be very simple…

22. Bar codes - Advantages Speed, you can scan many items at the checkout and have the till add up to the total to include discounts. Accuracy, it is estimated that 1 in every 70 million bar codes read incorrectly. Usability, operators can be low skilled, low paid and trained to use systems quickly, customers can even check them selves out. Cost effective, initial hardware and software costs may be high, be return on investment and cost savings are massive in comparison. Bar codes - Disadvantages If bar codes are wrinkled, distorted, inaccessible, ripped or damaged even slightly, the reader can have trouble reading them. Sometimes perfectly good bar codes don’t read leading to frustration, and the cashier manually entering the code, which could be done so in error. In large organisations, where staff turnover is high, training is ongoing and can be costly. Printing the codes requires a high quality printer as dot matric and inkjet printers do not done a good enough job to print them. These can be very detailed…

23. Memorise the first 1-3 statements. Then without looking at them. Write them down.

24. Now memorise the second 3 statements. Then without looking at them. Write them down.

25. Now, without looking, write all six down them down.

26. Get one wrong?

27. That’s okay!

31. GIVE FIVE EXAMPLES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: FILMS BOOKS SOFTWARE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY GIVE FIVE EXAMPLES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: FILMS BOOKS SOFTWARE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY GIVE FIVE EXAMPLES OF THREATS TO ICT SYSTEMS: EMPLOYEES HUMAN ERROR VIRUSES SPYWARE GIVE FIVE EXAMPLES OF THREATS TO ICT SYSTEMS: EMPLOYEES HUMAN ERROR VIRUSES SPYWARE ALL ORGANISATIONS (LARGE & SMALL) MUST UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO PROTECT THEIR DATA AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. TRUE OR FALSE? TRUE ALL ORGANISATIONS (LARGE & SMALL) MUST UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO PROTECT THEIR DATA AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. TRUE OR FALSE? TRUE WHAT ARE REQUIRED TO PROTECT DATA DURING TRANSMISSION? NETWORK SECURITY MEASURES VIRTUALLY ALL BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC ENTERPRISES LINK UP THEIR DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT WITH WHAT? A COLLECTION OF INTER- CONNECTED NETWORKS WHAT ARE REQUIRED TO PROTECT DATA DURING TRANSMISSION? NETWORK SECURITY MEASURES VIRTUALLY ALL BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC ENTERPRISES LINK UP THEIR DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT WITH WHAT? A COLLECTION OF INTER- CONNECTED NETWORKS

33. Mnemonics

34. Song Name Expression Model Ode/Rhyme Note Cards Image Spelling 50 Nifty US Songs Pvt Tim Hall MVEMJSUNP Recall/Interpretation/Applic ation/Analysis, Synthesis/Evaluation 30 days… Quizzes Receive? Chief? Achieve?

35. Song Name Expression Model Ode/Rhyme Note Cards Image Spelling 50 Nifty US Songs (States) Pvt Tim Hall (Amino Acids) MVEMJSUNP (Planets) Recall/Interpretation/Applic ation/Analysis, Synthesis/Evaluation (Bloom) 30 days… (Days in the month) Quizzes (Answers on reverse) (BAT that is limp!) Receive? Chief? Achieve? (ib4e)

41. Use Technology

42. It’s FREE (if you have a smart phone)

43. Download the app & set a personalised revision plan

44. Enter you subjects, exam titles and exam dates Enter total amount of ‘ideal study period’ hours

45. Enter your priorities & availability

46. The app develops a study plan for you It will send you notifications about when to start, when to take a break and when to stop. You can then access revision statistics and give you progress reports.