KECEMERLANGAN

AKADEMIK
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Prepared by
ING. DR MOHD FAISAL
HUSHIM

Who is he?
ING. DR. MOHD FAISAL HUSHIM
2008 1ST Degree (Hons.)
2008 2009 Piping System Engineer
(Ranhill), Sudan
2009 Faculty member
2010 Pursuing PhD
2013 Completed PhD

How to score & gain a

white shining glory every
semester.

How to WOW your lecturers

and parents.

Begin With the End in

Mind.
Tentukan nilai seawal perjalanan.

WARNING:
Change comes from WITHIN,
It can not be imposed from the outside.

My telling you all this WILL NOT make you successful. Your success
depends on YOU (and you alone) and what you do with this
information.

UNIVERSITIES

Polytechnics,
Matriculations & Schools

Who is responsible for your

No one but you can make
you succeed.
situation?
No one but you can make you fail.
Im late with my paper because
the printer ran out of paper.
computer system is down.
stuck in traffic.
sakit.
hujan.
Your late cause you waited to the last day to do it!
The blame vector only points one direction directly at YOU.
He can because he is ______. (Smart, rich, hard working)
I cant because ______.
(Fill in excuse of your choice)

Excuses are for losers.

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Academic Excellence

How to achieve???
Physically
Theory
Reality

Spiritually (Islamic methods)

THEORETICAL SOMETIMES
NOT SUIT WITH REALITY.

Base on Theory.
The path to great grades.

Introduction.
Are You One of These Students?
The Mad Crammer.
The Midexam Panicker.
The Schema Baby.

The path to great grades.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Active Studying.
Advance Preparations.
Reread and Reorganize Your Notes.
Work with the Master-Lists.
Get Help When You Need It.
When and Where to Train for Tests.

Active Studying.
Active studying means you do
something.
General knowledge become
comfortable with the material youve
learned.
Become comfortable think, write,
ask questions, answer questions, and
brainstorm in creative ways.

Advance Preparations.
Follow a Regimen : Train All
Semester.
10 20 minutes after class.

Reread and Reorganize Your

Notes.
Reread All Notes from Lectures and
Readings.
Create Master-Lists from Notes.

Work with the Master-Lists.

Master-Lists and Types of Exam
Questions.
Quiz Yourself.
Brainstorm Your Own Exam
Questions.

Get Help When You Need It.

See the Professor

Read Other Sources
Work with Study Partners or Groups
Attend Review Sessions

When & Where to Train for

Tests
When to Study : Preparing Training
Schedule
When to Work : Finding a
Comfortable Study Space

Base on Reality.

BE REALISTIC
TOCs Advisor.

Know the effective strategy.

You dont need to be a

bookworm or genius to get
good grades.

What you needs are:

Hard & Smart

works

In REALITY
1. Know yourself.
2. Make your targets / goals.
3. Manage yourself.
4. Enjoy yourself.

Know yourself.
Excellence student BELIEVE:

I believe I have GREATNESS within me.

I believe Allah made me a PERFECT
human.
I believe I am (I can be) an EXCELLENT
student.

Make your target / goals.

1.
2.
3.

Your target within :

10 years
5 years
3 years etc

4. Long-term
5. Middle-term
6. Short-term

Manage yourself.
Plan A Plan B Plan C etc
Business Thinking

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail

Enjoy yourself.
Let your management runs your
target.
Enjoy yourself by doing other
jobs/tasks.

Types of Job / Task

1. Series / Sequence
2. Parallel
3. Series / Sequence + Parallel

How to excel spiritually

Do the physical things right.
Follow the timetable of the pious
person.
Consumes good and healthy foods.
Raisins, honey, dates
Ginkgo, spirulina

Pray, pray, pray, & tawakkal.

Example of Smart Stu
dy

Finally

REWARD YOURSELF

WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU

THAT YOU CANT DO
SOMETHING

LOOK AROUND

CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS

THEN GO FOR IT!

USE ALL THE THINGS GOD

GAVE YOU!

BE CREATIVE!

IN THE END, YOU WILL SUCCEED

AND PROVE THEM WRONG!

ALWAYS REMEMBER

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF
YOUR HEART IS WILLING
HAVE A WINNING LIFE

7 secrets of SUCCESS

I Found The Answers In My

Room.

1. Roof said
2. Fan said

: Aim high
: Be cool

3. Clock said

: Every min. is precious

4. Mirror said
act

: Reflect before you

5. Window said : See the world

6. Calendar said
7. Door said

: Be up-to-date

: Push hard to achieve

your goals

Merci