Do you sometimes spend hours on end at your work desk, but can’t seem to get much done? Do you wish to be more productive for your time? If so, I can relate.
As someone passionate about personal growth and achieving maximum results, I’m constantly finding ways to get more done for my time.
I ’m also passionate about helping others — including you — to get their best results in life. In the past five years, I’ve worked with hundreds of individuals to achieve their highest success, and transformed them from procrastinating to self-motivated A students, and from jaded, burnt out individuals to self-initiated and super productive people.
While some may think that productivity is just a matter of working hard and having discipline, I’ve found that this isn’t necessarily the case.
Rather, there are key habits that differentiate super productive people from less productive people, and not practicing these habits naturally leads to a dip in your productivity — no matter who you are.
If you’re having difficulty getting things done, one (or more) of these factors likely apply:
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1. You have not set any goals
In my latest book with Lifehack, 10 Rules of Super Productive People (purchase it now at the Lifehack Book Store with the coupon READNOW for a limited- time discount!), I share the 10 underlying tenets of productivity that differentiate super productive and unproductive people. The first rule relates to the oldest and most important rule of personal development — goal setting. Specifically, setting the right goals. The problem with most is that they either (a) don’t set goals or (b) set the wrong goals (see next section on “right” goals). Without goals, they have no personal vision of what they want their life to be. While this may sound like a nice, unstressful life, but the truth is that it creates a “floater” syndrome — where they spend every day “floating” from one thing to the next, being subject to others’ whims and demands, and basically having no higher purpose to work towards. Days and weeks go by without anything getting done, and before they know it, they are already in their 40s, 50s, or 60s and wondering where half of their life has gone to.
How to fix this:
Set goals, especially for the most important areas of your life: usually career, relationships, finance, health, and personal growth. Where do you see yourself in these areas in the next one, three, and five years? Write these goals down, then work towards them. Create your vision board and keep this board in view every day so you are always reminded by your goals.
2. You don’t have the right goals
Setting goals isn’t enough — you have to set the RIGHT goals. Set the wrong goals, and you set ourselves on the path of failure! What defines “right goals” though? In Super Productive People, I share the four criteria of great goals: (1) inspiring, (2) huge, like BHAG-huge (i.e. big, hairy, and audacious), (3) specific, and (4) time-bound. Goals that match these criteria tend to have the greatest success, all things held constant. Unfortunately, many of us get the “wrong” goals — goals that either don’t inspire us, are too small, too vague, or don’t have a deadline. Since our goals directly impact our actions which impact our results, setting the wrong goals result in us having little to no results, hence creating a deadlock situation for
ourselves.
How to fix this:
1. Ensure that you only set goals that you want for YOURSELF, as opposed to goals that others want. Never live your life for anyone but yourself.
2. Go for huge, not small, goals. “Increase my
clientele by 200% and be the market leader,” not
“Get one or two more clients so that I can have
enough to make ends meet.
3. Be as specific as possible. “Earn $10,000 a month by December 2014,” not “Increase my income.”
4. Set a deadline for each goal, which brings us to the next point…
3. You don’t have a deadline
In Rule #2 of Super Productive People, I talk about the importance of setting deadlines, specifically timelines. If you ’re familiar with personal productivity advice, then you must have heard of Parkinson’s Law — the adage that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” What this means is that contrary to common belief that the time taken for a task is dependent on the task difficulty and/or our efficiency/effectiveness, the law suggests that the lead driver is actually… the time we allocate for it! This means that if you set a deadline of four hours for a task that really needs two hours, you will inevitably take four hours for the task. If you set a deadline of one week for a task that really needs two days, you will take one whole week for the task. And… if you don’t set any deadline at all, the task can virtually take forever to complete. Meaning, it will never get completed.
How to fix this:
Set deadlines for your tasks and goals. In particular, set a timeline, which is a detailed breakdown of the steps and milestones to accomplish your goals. (I share step-by-step how-tos to create your road map for your goals, including practical examples and watchouts, in Super Productive People.)
Also read : Harsh Life Lessons Everyone Should Learn In Their 20s
4. You are trying to do everything
Ever heard of this saying, that “Less is More?” Well, here’s another one: “Trying to do everything will lead to the accomplishment of nothing.” Our society today focuses much on doing more and getting more done. And while I totally agree with the importance of doing more and achieving more, trying to do everything can cause a lack of focus, not to mention overwhelm and stress. In fact, in my five years of coaching, this is one of the most common problems among my clients — and we’re talking about highly talented individuals who have accomplished much under their names!
How to fix this:
Stop trying to do everything. Rather, focus on the most important things and doing them well. What are the 20% high-impact tasks on your list, and how can you get working on them? For the less important things, either dump them, batch them (to be done in one shot), or delegate them. This leads us to the next point…
5. You are trying to do everything yourself
I notice this problem among many perfectionists, myself included: we insist on doing everything ourselves. Why? Because we refuse to let go. We feel that when we let go, we will lose control, people may mess things up, everything will become a disaster, and we will have to clean up the “mess” later on. I understand, because I’m like that sometimes. I used to be much more “possessive” over my work too, opting to do everything myself so that I could make everything the way I wanted. However, I’ve learned that no man is an island. Think about it: no matter how productive you are, you can never accomplish the same amount of work that 10 times or 100 times the people (who are equally competent as you) can accomplish in the same amount of time. Many hands make light work, and two minds are better than one (most of the time).
How to fix this:
Let go of the need to do everything yourself. Delegate tasks to your team members, employees, and/or vendors. Hiccups may happen, but it’s about coaching them to get things right. (More on delegation in Rule #9 of Super Productive People.)
6. You don’t have a conducive work environment
Assess your current work environment. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best possible environment for work, how would you rate it? Would you give it a 1 to 3 (bad)? 3 to 5 (average)? 6 to 8 (okay)? Or 9 to 10 (very good)? Most of us are working in a “3 to 5″, average environment. From disorganized workspaces, to bad table heights leading to noisy traffic (especially for those of us working from home), to people chatting, to boring work stations, we are constantly combating our environment just to get things done. This is bad, because rather than pouring our energy into our work and converting it to constructive output, our energy is drained away by our surroundings.
How to fix this:
In Rule #4 of Super Productive People, I introduce the concept of a flow environment — a term I coined to refer to “an environment that gives you the maximum working experience and lets you get into the flow easily.” You know you are in your flow environment when you can slip into work mode easily and you feel energized all the time! Find your flow environment (or create it if you have to) and watch your productivity soar!
7. You think that work can only be done when
you have full-hour blocks to yourself
Think that a five or ten minute break can’t make any difference to your never-ending list of to-dos? Well, think again. Known as time pockets, these little time windows in between activities can make a huge difference when effectively utilized. Case in point: When I was in university, I was the Dean’s Lister for every academic semester,
eventually graduating as the top Marketing student in Business Administration. This was despite juggling core-curricular activities, giving people private tuition, and running my graphic design business. How did this happen? Well, it was thanks to my use of time pockets. Because I was so busy and I didn’t like to study when I was at home (for those of you students, you’re not alone!), I would hunt for time pockets between classes, during classes, and after school to work. Rather than slack, chit-chat with classmates, or fall asleep during these pockets, I would work on my upcoming assignments or revise my notes, so that I would have more time for other activities later on. As a result, I never had to spend extra time outside of school to study, and I only needed to revise for exams a few days before the papers (sometimes even the night before)!
How to fix this:
Seize your time pockets, even if they are just five minutes long. Don’t underestimate the difference one small pocket can make in your life. You’ll be surprised at how practicing this one habit can change things around.
8. You are neglecting other areas of your life
Perhaps the biggest misconception about productivity is that you need to put aside the non-work areas — e.g., family, social, romance and health — to get ahead in work. “I’ll get to these later,” is what most of us say. This isn’t true though. Work doesn’t make up your entire life, and work can’t fill the gaps that only non- work areas can. While neglecting the other life areas (be it social, romance, family, health, or personal well- being) may give you an edge in your work productivity initially, this is temporary — such a setup cannot last over time. It’ll only create a backlash eventually as you become “starved” in your other life areas and become unmotivated to even work at all. Some people call this “burn out,” others call this a “slump.”
How to fix this:
Identify the areas of your life that you are neglecting. Then, act on them, while keeping your work priorities in check. Productivity comes from the holistic management of your life; a happy individual/parent/spouse/child will naturally be inspired and energized to work hard and deliver the best in his/her work.
SOURCE: LIFEHACKS.ORG
Monday, July 25, 2016
UNILAG New Sanctions/Penalties For Examination Malpractice
The Senate of the University of Lagos has released approved penalties and sanctions for various cases of examination misconduct as well as instructions to guide students conduct during examinations.
All Deans and Heads of Departments are requested to kindly bring this information to the attention of their students.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1.Candidates must attend a minimum of 65% of the lectures for the course; examiners have the right to prevent defaulters from sitting for the examinations.
2.Candidates must be ready to enter the examination hall ten minutes before the time the examination is due to start. Candidates who arrive more than half an hour after an examination has started shall be admitted only at the discretion of the invigilator(s).
3. Candidates may not leave the hall during the
examination.
4. Candidates must come with their own writing materials to the examination hall.
5. Communication between candidates is strictly forbidden.
6. The only permissible way of attracting the attention of the invigilator is by the raising of hand.
7. All rough work must be done in the answer booklets and crossed neatly throughout.
8. Candidates are to write legibly. Names are not to be written on the answer booklets. The answers to each question must be started on a separate page.
9. Attendance register is to be signed at the
commencement of the examination and as each candidate hands in the script to the invigilator.
10. Candidates must ensure that they have inserted at the appropriate places on the front cover of their booklets, their matriculation numbers and the number of questions answered.
11. Mobile phones must be motivator switched off in examination hall.
Candidates are hereby informed that any student caught or implicated in any act of misconduct would automatically cease to continue with the examination until the case has been declared.
The following prescribed penalties will be imposed on anyone cause committing the under listed acts of misconduct. No plea will be entertained.
PENALTIES/SANCTIONS FOR EXAMINATION MISCONDUCT
1. Impersonation - Expulsion
2. Smuggling and Possession of Answer Script - Expulsion
3. Destruction of unauthorized
Material - Expulsion
4. Attacking or threatening Invigilators - Expulsion
5. Tendering unauthentic document - Expulsion
6. Failure to submit answer script - Rustication (two semesters)
7. Recidivism:- Expulsion. Except cases listed in 15-19 below
8. Copying from Unauthorized
material - Rustication (two semesters)
9. Possession of written materials:- 1st Time; Rustication (two semesters) Recidivist: Expulsion
10. Aiding and Abetting others to copy - Rustication (two semesters)
11. Refusal to submit offending
materials - Rustication (two semesters)
12. Collaborative Copying - Rustication (two semesters)
13. Refusal to complete Malpractice Forms - Rustication (two semesters)
14 Unauthorized communication - 1st Time; Warning 2nd Time; Rustication(1 Semester)
15. Disruptive Behavior - 1st Time; Warning
2nd Time; Rustication (1 Semester).
16. Influencing Examination Official - 1st Time; Warning 2nd Time; Rustication(1 Semester)
17. Unauthorised Changing of Sitting Position - 1st Time; Warning 2nd Time; Rustication(1 Semester)
18. Disobeying Examination Instructions - 1st Time; Warning 2nd Time;Rustication(1 Semester)
19. Other related acts of Examination Misconduct not specifically stated - Penalty shall be determined by the Misconduct Panel.
All Deans and Heads of Departments are requested to kindly bring this information to the attention of their students.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1.Candidates must attend a minimum of 65% of the lectures for the course; examiners have the right to prevent defaulters from sitting for the examinations.
2.Candidates must be ready to enter the examination hall ten minutes before the time the examination is due to start. Candidates who arrive more than half an hour after an examination has started shall be admitted only at the discretion of the invigilator(s).
3. Candidates may not leave the hall during the
examination.
4. Candidates must come with their own writing materials to the examination hall.
5. Communication between candidates is strictly forbidden.
6. The only permissible way of attracting the attention of the invigilator is by the raising of hand.
7. All rough work must be done in the answer booklets and crossed neatly throughout.
8. Candidates are to write legibly. Names are not to be written on the answer booklets. The answers to each question must be started on a separate page.
9. Attendance register is to be signed at the
commencement of the examination and as each candidate hands in the script to the invigilator.
10. Candidates must ensure that they have inserted at the appropriate places on the front cover of their booklets, their matriculation numbers and the number of questions answered.
11. Mobile phones must be motivator switched off in examination hall.
Candidates are hereby informed that any student caught or implicated in any act of misconduct would automatically cease to continue with the examination until the case has been declared.
The following prescribed penalties will be imposed on anyone cause committing the under listed acts of misconduct. No plea will be entertained.
PENALTIES/SANCTIONS FOR EXAMINATION MISCONDUCT
1. Impersonation - Expulsion
2. Smuggling and Possession of Answer Script - Expulsion
3. Destruction of unauthorized
Material - Expulsion
4. Attacking or threatening Invigilators - Expulsion
5. Tendering unauthentic document - Expulsion
6. Failure to submit answer script - Rustication (two semesters)
7. Recidivism:- Expulsion. Except cases listed in 15-19 below
8. Copying from Unauthorized
material - Rustication (two semesters)
9. Possession of written materials:- 1st Time; Rustication (two semesters) Recidivist: Expulsion
10. Aiding and Abetting others to copy - Rustication (two semesters)
11. Refusal to submit offending
materials - Rustication (two semesters)
12. Collaborative Copying - Rustication (two semesters)
13. Refusal to complete Malpractice Forms - Rustication (two semesters)
14 Unauthorized communication - 1st Time; Warning 2nd Time; Rustication(1 Semester)
15. Disruptive Behavior - 1st Time; Warning
2nd Time; Rustication (1 Semester).
16. Influencing Examination Official - 1st Time; Warning 2nd Time; Rustication(1 Semester)
17. Unauthorised Changing of Sitting Position - 1st Time; Warning 2nd Time; Rustication(1 Semester)
18. Disobeying Examination Instructions - 1st Time; Warning 2nd Time;Rustication(1 Semester)
19. Other related acts of Examination Misconduct not specifically stated - Penalty shall be determined by the Misconduct Panel.
OAU Appoints Prof. Anthony Adebolu Elujoba As Acting Vice Chancellor
The Senate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has appointed Prof. Anthony Adebolu Elujoba, a Professor of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy as the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University.
Professor Elujoba has served as the Head of Department of Pharmacognosy, Dean Faculty of Pharmacy, Chairman Committee of Deans, Chairman Faculty Post Graduate Committee/ Board of Studies, Research and Selection Committee, member Faculty Review Panel, Senate Representative on OAU Teaching Hospital Management Board, Member Management Board of Natural History Museum and Post Graduate Board and Dean’s Representative, Faculty of Technology.
He is also the President of the African AIDS Research Network, Nigerian Chapter and a Member, Board of Trustees of the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN).
It was gathered that Prof. Elujoba won the Senate election with 201 votes ahead of Prof. Lamikanra, also from the Faculty of Pharmacy, who had 5 votes.
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to make the official announcement of Elujoba as the Acting Vice- Chancellor of the institution.
Professor Elujoba has served as the Head of Department of Pharmacognosy, Dean Faculty of Pharmacy, Chairman Committee of Deans, Chairman Faculty Post Graduate Committee/ Board of Studies, Research and Selection Committee, member Faculty Review Panel, Senate Representative on OAU Teaching Hospital Management Board, Member Management Board of Natural History Museum and Post Graduate Board and Dean’s Representative, Faculty of Technology.
He is also the President of the African AIDS Research Network, Nigerian Chapter and a Member, Board of Trustees of the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN).
It was gathered that Prof. Elujoba won the Senate election with 201 votes ahead of Prof. Lamikanra, also from the Faculty of Pharmacy, who had 5 votes.
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to make the official announcement of Elujoba as the Acting Vice- Chancellor of the institution.
Advice To Students On Examination Malpractices
So basically, I know am meant to define examination malpractice for y'all but you know perfectly what it is so am just gonna cut to the chase here. Malpractice is a bad thing, its really bad cause it means while other students are in the same exam hall with you trying to figure out answers to the same question as you, you are busy with the intention of "cheating".
Exam cheating is criminal, its sinful as anything that includes cheating in it isn't accepted by any culture all over the world and even God himself in his glory detest cheating.
Also read : WHY ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IS OVERRATED – PROF. ABIOYE ISAAC (OOU)
The thing with most students who become exam cheats is they see it as a normal thing.
They most definitely know its not a good thing but they don't see it as an extremely bad habit, owning to the fact that students in nigeria cheat at every level of education in modern times, the primary school level, the secondary school level and in universities.
The true fact about cheating is its extremely bad, that's why the consequence for cheating in all universities in Nigeria, and most definitely in Kogi state university is direct expulsion, there is no two ways about that.
I understand the fact that student are always under immense pressure to succeed academically,the thing about pressure though is that it can either be suppressed or increased depending on your actions towards tackling this pressure.
You want to pass a course by fire by force and you haven't been attending lecturers or studying and you think what will save you is expo's and exhibits, not only are you putting yourself under more pressure you are also putting yourself at risk of getting caught and getting expelled.
Also read : 10 REASONS WHY STUDENTS CHEAT IN EXAMS
You might escape getting caught but you have just damaged yourself psychologically as you now think you can't pass without cheating.
To be honest,their's really no point cheating, because their's no point cheating to pass courses and having no idea what that course is about because you didn't study, then there is no point schooling at all if you can't fulfill the main purpose of you been in school which is learning and studying to build yourself into someone you will be proud of, someone your parents will be proud of, someone KSU will be proud of and Nigeria as a whole will be proud of.
You think your first class certificate is what companies out there need to further develop, then why are people who didn't even go to school succeeding in life (Dangote's schooling is still debatable) ?? Its your output that's needed.
Those big companies need your big brain, and what's been stored in it, meaning you have to learn in school, at the end of the day you can only give what you have.
Books and lectures aren't easy, some books are even harder to understand, but the thing about all learning processes is when you devote yourself to it, you'll understand. Start studying harder now, that's the only way.
Don't rely on cheating, you are only killing yourself when you cheat.
Exam cheating is criminal, its sinful as anything that includes cheating in it isn't accepted by any culture all over the world and even God himself in his glory detest cheating.
Also read : WHY ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IS OVERRATED – PROF. ABIOYE ISAAC (OOU)
The thing with most students who become exam cheats is they see it as a normal thing.
They most definitely know its not a good thing but they don't see it as an extremely bad habit, owning to the fact that students in nigeria cheat at every level of education in modern times, the primary school level, the secondary school level and in universities.
The true fact about cheating is its extremely bad, that's why the consequence for cheating in all universities in Nigeria, and most definitely in Kogi state university is direct expulsion, there is no two ways about that.
I understand the fact that student are always under immense pressure to succeed academically,the thing about pressure though is that it can either be suppressed or increased depending on your actions towards tackling this pressure.
You want to pass a course by fire by force and you haven't been attending lecturers or studying and you think what will save you is expo's and exhibits, not only are you putting yourself under more pressure you are also putting yourself at risk of getting caught and getting expelled.
Also read : 10 REASONS WHY STUDENTS CHEAT IN EXAMS
You might escape getting caught but you have just damaged yourself psychologically as you now think you can't pass without cheating.
To be honest,their's really no point cheating, because their's no point cheating to pass courses and having no idea what that course is about because you didn't study, then there is no point schooling at all if you can't fulfill the main purpose of you been in school which is learning and studying to build yourself into someone you will be proud of, someone your parents will be proud of, someone KSU will be proud of and Nigeria as a whole will be proud of.
You think your first class certificate is what companies out there need to further develop, then why are people who didn't even go to school succeeding in life (Dangote's schooling is still debatable) ?? Its your output that's needed.
Those big companies need your big brain, and what's been stored in it, meaning you have to learn in school, at the end of the day you can only give what you have.
Books and lectures aren't easy, some books are even harder to understand, but the thing about all learning processes is when you devote yourself to it, you'll understand. Start studying harder now, that's the only way.
Don't rely on cheating, you are only killing yourself when you cheat.
Why You Must Do Everything To Avoid Carry overs
For the record, Carry overs in the university system is completely normal, nothing abnormal about it. In fact, it basically means a student has an unfinished business.
According to Kogi State University's Student Information Handbook a student can only carry over a course when he or she scores 39 downward in both Continuous Assessment and Semester Examination (over 100).
Carry overs is not in all cases a real reflection of how intelligent or not intelligent a student is, rather its a reflection of how unserious, unsmart (if that word exist), unchecked, unbalanced and unintrested a student is.
I have seen highly intelligent students have numerous carry overs and relatively dull students pass through without carry overs,such is life,that's why a coin is two sided.
Also read : WHY ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IS OVERRATED – PROF. ABIOYE ISAAC (OOU)
Carry over can also be a result of unfortunate and unlucky incidents,such as missing scripts,lecturer attitude towards marking your script,or even a student's handwritten(that's right).
I have once been a victim of an unlucky situation. I was not around kogi state when an assignment worth 20 marks was been submitted,when i heard about it I quickly rushed back to school from Lagos to get mine submitted.
Unlucky for me the lecturer in charge of the course is very strict and sent me out of his office. I thought to myself,"I still have 80 marks to fight for so why panic".
This lecturer is the kind that barely comes to class,but he gave us a material to read ahead of his exam. For most part of monday evenings we'll wait in class expecting him to come to class but he never does.
On the day I decided I wasn't going to wait in class for him,he showed up in class and seeing how scanty the class was he decided to conduct test with the little ones in class.
The test was for 20 marks and I missed it,making it 40 marks missed already which ruled me out of contention to score an A. Words can't describe how devastated I was during this period,my worst fear of carrying over a course is lurking around me.
I tried bottling my sadness and fear until the lecturer announced that marks will be deducted for every "undoted Is" and "uncrossed Ts" in his examination, he was basically asking for a perfectly written error free examination which looked impossible under the sort of pressure we were in.
I prayed to God about the situation,focused a little bit more on that course than the others,did a whole lot of library work and research and when the examination came around
I completely smashed it,narrowly escaping a carry over (which many of my mates had) that would have completely changed the dynamics of my academics. Am still grateful to God till today,who knows what it might have been....
Also read : 10 REASONS WHY STUDENTS CHEAT IN EXAMS
Reasons why you must completely avoid carry overs:
-It brings you down;
A) Academically: having carry over means you have a F(0) in that course. Its bad,its really bad. Having an E(2) or a D(4) is far far better than having a carryover. It means you just scored 0 after studying a course for a semester and it will definitely reflect on your result.
B) Psychologically: having a carry over affects the psyche of a student. Its that evil. You don't feel whole again,you won't feel yourself among your peers anymore,you'll feel devastated,less intelligent,less smart and so on. Carry overs inflict serious psychological damage on the bearer. It brings your thinking to the lowest, ground touching minimum...
C) Physically: keeping tabs with your main courses is physically tasking enough,add carry overs to that and you'll barely sleep at night. You have to meet up with the time table of your main courses,then meet up with the schedule of your carry over courses,that's so physically demanding,its almost like punishment.
-Its hard to recover: even though its technically possible to recover from the evils of carry overs and get your academics back on track,its extremely difficult and take so much determination and hard work.
-The odds aren't favorable: the odds of you graduating with a great result or a good result shifts every time you carry over a course. Imagine doing a carry over course in place of an easy to pass elective course...
-It leads to self esteem issues: when you are writing a carry over paper with guys that are below you,its a hard hit on your esteem and confidence level. You certainly won't be the most confident person on campus,infact you'll be the least confident,if you're not then its either you're shameless,dellusional,dull or completely out of touch.
-Its a bad experience all together: the demanding schedule,the insult sometimes by lecturers,the embarrassment of writing a carry over exam with your "juniors"...its a bad experience all together.
How To Avoid A Carry Over KSU :
-Never joke with your C.A.
-Always be around class and get adequate information.
-Serious studying: studying isn't every one's bread and butter,not every one enjoys reading and reading,its not sweet atall,but you gats to do it. That's the way. Use the Library to research helpful information as much as you can.
-Do your calculations: your g.p and stuffs
-Always add to what you know
-Always do he conventional first: do what's required of you in test or an exam first,then spice it up with the result of your researchs after to the lecturer's delight.
-Be strong physically and psychologically; in KSU only the strong can survive
-Use your time and work with schedule
And finally and most importantly...
-Know your God...
According to Kogi State University's Student Information Handbook a student can only carry over a course when he or she scores 39 downward in both Continuous Assessment and Semester Examination (over 100).
Carry overs is not in all cases a real reflection of how intelligent or not intelligent a student is, rather its a reflection of how unserious, unsmart (if that word exist), unchecked, unbalanced and unintrested a student is.
I have seen highly intelligent students have numerous carry overs and relatively dull students pass through without carry overs,such is life,that's why a coin is two sided.
Also read : WHY ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IS OVERRATED – PROF. ABIOYE ISAAC (OOU)
Carry over can also be a result of unfortunate and unlucky incidents,such as missing scripts,lecturer attitude towards marking your script,or even a student's handwritten(that's right).
I have once been a victim of an unlucky situation. I was not around kogi state when an assignment worth 20 marks was been submitted,when i heard about it I quickly rushed back to school from Lagos to get mine submitted.
Unlucky for me the lecturer in charge of the course is very strict and sent me out of his office. I thought to myself,"I still have 80 marks to fight for so why panic".
This lecturer is the kind that barely comes to class,but he gave us a material to read ahead of his exam. For most part of monday evenings we'll wait in class expecting him to come to class but he never does.
On the day I decided I wasn't going to wait in class for him,he showed up in class and seeing how scanty the class was he decided to conduct test with the little ones in class.
The test was for 20 marks and I missed it,making it 40 marks missed already which ruled me out of contention to score an A. Words can't describe how devastated I was during this period,my worst fear of carrying over a course is lurking around me.
I tried bottling my sadness and fear until the lecturer announced that marks will be deducted for every "undoted Is" and "uncrossed Ts" in his examination, he was basically asking for a perfectly written error free examination which looked impossible under the sort of pressure we were in.
I prayed to God about the situation,focused a little bit more on that course than the others,did a whole lot of library work and research and when the examination came around
I completely smashed it,narrowly escaping a carry over (which many of my mates had) that would have completely changed the dynamics of my academics. Am still grateful to God till today,who knows what it might have been....
Also read : 10 REASONS WHY STUDENTS CHEAT IN EXAMS
Reasons why you must completely avoid carry overs:
-It brings you down;
A) Academically: having carry over means you have a F(0) in that course. Its bad,its really bad. Having an E(2) or a D(4) is far far better than having a carryover. It means you just scored 0 after studying a course for a semester and it will definitely reflect on your result.
B) Psychologically: having a carry over affects the psyche of a student. Its that evil. You don't feel whole again,you won't feel yourself among your peers anymore,you'll feel devastated,less intelligent,less smart and so on. Carry overs inflict serious psychological damage on the bearer. It brings your thinking to the lowest, ground touching minimum...
C) Physically: keeping tabs with your main courses is physically tasking enough,add carry overs to that and you'll barely sleep at night. You have to meet up with the time table of your main courses,then meet up with the schedule of your carry over courses,that's so physically demanding,its almost like punishment.
-Its hard to recover: even though its technically possible to recover from the evils of carry overs and get your academics back on track,its extremely difficult and take so much determination and hard work.
-The odds aren't favorable: the odds of you graduating with a great result or a good result shifts every time you carry over a course. Imagine doing a carry over course in place of an easy to pass elective course...
-It leads to self esteem issues: when you are writing a carry over paper with guys that are below you,its a hard hit on your esteem and confidence level. You certainly won't be the most confident person on campus,infact you'll be the least confident,if you're not then its either you're shameless,dellusional,dull or completely out of touch.
-Its a bad experience all together: the demanding schedule,the insult sometimes by lecturers,the embarrassment of writing a carry over exam with your "juniors"...its a bad experience all together.
How To Avoid A Carry Over KSU :
-Never joke with your C.A.
-Always be around class and get adequate information.
-Serious studying: studying isn't every one's bread and butter,not every one enjoys reading and reading,its not sweet atall,but you gats to do it. That's the way. Use the Library to research helpful information as much as you can.
-Do your calculations: your g.p and stuffs
-Always add to what you know
-Always do he conventional first: do what's required of you in test or an exam first,then spice it up with the result of your researchs after to the lecturer's delight.
-Be strong physically and psychologically; in KSU only the strong can survive
-Use your time and work with schedule
And finally and most importantly...
-Know your God...
Breakdown of KSU Revised Academic Calendar
The management of Kogi State University, Anyigba has released a revised (adjusted) academic calendar for the 2015/2016 academic session :
*Major details
- Arrival on the 24th of July,2016.
- Revision weeks starts Monday 25th of July and ends on the 30th of July, 2016.
- Exams begins on August 1st and ends on the 27th of August.
- Second semester begins September 12th, 2016 and ends on the 21st of January, 2017.
*Full details below :
1st Semester:
Sunday 24/7/16 - Arrival
Monday 25/7/16 - Saturday 30/7/16 - Revision Week
Monday 1/8/16. - Exams begins of 300l and above
Monday 8/8/16 - Exams Commence for 100l and
200l
Saturday 20/8/16 - Exams/Semester end
Monday 22/8/16 - Saturday 27/8/16. -GST exams (Faculty of natural science and education to round up the following week because of peculiarities)
Monday 29/8/16 - Saturday 8/10/16 - Marking of scripts nd result preparation (6 weeks)
Monday 10/10/16 - Consideration of 1st semester Exams by senate
2nd Semester
Sunday 11/9/16 - Arrival
Monday 12/9/16 -Normal reg/lectures begin
Monday 26/9/16 -Late reg begins
Friday 30/9/16 - Late reg ends
Saturday 10/12/16 -Lecture ends(13weeks of
lectures)
Monday. 12/12/16 - Saturday 17/12/16 -Revision Week
Tuesday 03/1/2017 -Exams begin
Monday 16/1/17 - Gst exams
Saturday 21/1/17 -Exams /semester ends
Monday 23/1/17 - Saturday 4/3/17 -Marking of scripts and result preparation
Monday 6/3/17 -Consideration of 2nd semester
exams result by senate
Prof F.G Ogbe
Director,academic planing and development.
You can view the full photo here
*Major details
- Arrival on the 24th of July,2016.
- Revision weeks starts Monday 25th of July and ends on the 30th of July, 2016.
- Exams begins on August 1st and ends on the 27th of August.
- Second semester begins September 12th, 2016 and ends on the 21st of January, 2017.
*Full details below :
1st Semester:
Sunday 24/7/16 - Arrival
Monday 25/7/16 - Saturday 30/7/16 - Revision Week
Monday 1/8/16. - Exams begins of 300l and above
Monday 8/8/16 - Exams Commence for 100l and
200l
Saturday 20/8/16 - Exams/Semester end
Monday 22/8/16 - Saturday 27/8/16. -GST exams (Faculty of natural science and education to round up the following week because of peculiarities)
Monday 29/8/16 - Saturday 8/10/16 - Marking of scripts nd result preparation (6 weeks)
Monday 10/10/16 - Consideration of 1st semester Exams by senate
2nd Semester
Sunday 11/9/16 - Arrival
Monday 12/9/16 -Normal reg/lectures begin
Monday 26/9/16 -Late reg begins
Friday 30/9/16 - Late reg ends
Saturday 10/12/16 -Lecture ends(13weeks of
lectures)
Monday. 12/12/16 - Saturday 17/12/16 -Revision Week
Tuesday 03/1/2017 -Exams begin
Monday 16/1/17 - Gst exams
Saturday 21/1/17 -Exams /semester ends
Monday 23/1/17 - Saturday 4/3/17 -Marking of scripts and result preparation
Monday 6/3/17 -Consideration of 2nd semester
exams result by senate
Prof F.G Ogbe
Director,academic planing and development.
You can view the full photo here
10 REASONS WHY STUDENTS CHEAT IN EXAMS
Cheating can sometimes have serious consequences, such as obtaining a failing grade, probation, suspension, and a negative mark about your conduct on permanent record. Also, the cheating student will never really learn the coursework, which puts him/her at a disadvantage over time, leading to low self-esteem. Counseling, creating an honor code, changes in question papers, strict monitoring, and severe punishments for cheating are some of the solutions to solving this problem.
Why Do Students Cheat?
Also read : Strategies To Make A First Class In PAAU
1. Greater/Excessive Competition:
Nowadays, due to greater competition, anything less than a top grade is considered tantamount to failure. A poor grade in school is enough to put a massive dent in the child’s career path. Thus, the fear of a poor future brings in a belief of excelling at any cost, prompting a student to resort to cheating.
2. Too Many Material To Cover/Heavy Academic
Workbook:
Since the academic system emphasizes more on
standardized tests rather than how much an individual has actually learned, a lot of the syllabus is very cumbersome, with too much workload squeezed into each semester. Poorly explained concepts by teachers and a multitude of consecutive tests are difficult to handle. So, when a student sees that his peers are at an advantage by cheating, he/she also does the same.
3. Pressure:
Apart from peers and teachers, parents are also guilty of pressuring their child to constantly be the best. Also, since students having part-time jobs or suffering illnesses are not able to prepare well for exams, their chances for higher education or jobs is reduced, which forces them to cheat to save themselves.
4. Financial Aid:
A high GPA not only ensures financial aid in the form of scholarships, but can also make the student eligible for athletic qualifications. In the case of students with poor financial backgrounds, this becomes very important, and they may resort to cheating for acquiring a good score.
5. Unfair/Strict Teacher:
Overly strict grading in tests, extremely tough exams designed to fail students, and teachers giving out an unreasonably high amount of course work during each semester, can frustrate students. Unable to cope with performance pressure, students will cheat in order to get by and complete their studies as required.
Also read : How To Memorize Things Quicker ThanOther People
6. Poor Attendance/Lack Of Effort:
Students who are not sincere have poor attendance in class and leave their exam preparations to the last minute. With exams just a few days away, the nerves and the ramifications of failing become clear as there is not enough time for preparation. As a last resort, students look for ways to cheat and get through. When done repeatedly, cheating becomes a habit.
7. Peer Influence:
Often the relationship of friends and other social groups, such as fraternities, can take precedence over morals and ethics. To help out people in one’s social circle is a natural response. However, it can lead to cheating by sharing what each person knows. The exam becomes a test of group knowledge rather than that of an individual’s.
8. Chance/Opportunity For Cheating:
During an examination, students may occasionally come across unexpected opportunities to cheat. The invigilator may have left the exam hall, or was lax in his duties, or a neighboring student did not cover the paper properly. In such cases, the student might feel tempted to use this to obtain a few more marks, and thereby, gain an edge over his/her peers.
9. Lack Of Enforcement Of Rules:
Children who see that cheating is a norm rather than the exception are likely to cheat too. Lack of enforcement of rules makes the environment of the institution friendly to cheats since no one gets caught and punished. The situation grows from bad to worse when teachers and parents openly encourage such behavior.
10. Inadequate Preperation:
Most students do not prepare for their exam, when it comes, he/she will end up looking for where to peep in someone else work.
Why Do Students Cheat?
Also read : Strategies To Make A First Class In PAAU
1. Greater/Excessive Competition:
Nowadays, due to greater competition, anything less than a top grade is considered tantamount to failure. A poor grade in school is enough to put a massive dent in the child’s career path. Thus, the fear of a poor future brings in a belief of excelling at any cost, prompting a student to resort to cheating.
2. Too Many Material To Cover/Heavy Academic
Workbook:
Since the academic system emphasizes more on
standardized tests rather than how much an individual has actually learned, a lot of the syllabus is very cumbersome, with too much workload squeezed into each semester. Poorly explained concepts by teachers and a multitude of consecutive tests are difficult to handle. So, when a student sees that his peers are at an advantage by cheating, he/she also does the same.
3. Pressure:
Apart from peers and teachers, parents are also guilty of pressuring their child to constantly be the best. Also, since students having part-time jobs or suffering illnesses are not able to prepare well for exams, their chances for higher education or jobs is reduced, which forces them to cheat to save themselves.
4. Financial Aid:
A high GPA not only ensures financial aid in the form of scholarships, but can also make the student eligible for athletic qualifications. In the case of students with poor financial backgrounds, this becomes very important, and they may resort to cheating for acquiring a good score.
5. Unfair/Strict Teacher:
Overly strict grading in tests, extremely tough exams designed to fail students, and teachers giving out an unreasonably high amount of course work during each semester, can frustrate students. Unable to cope with performance pressure, students will cheat in order to get by and complete their studies as required.
Also read : How To Memorize Things Quicker ThanOther People
6. Poor Attendance/Lack Of Effort:
Students who are not sincere have poor attendance in class and leave their exam preparations to the last minute. With exams just a few days away, the nerves and the ramifications of failing become clear as there is not enough time for preparation. As a last resort, students look for ways to cheat and get through. When done repeatedly, cheating becomes a habit.
7. Peer Influence:
Often the relationship of friends and other social groups, such as fraternities, can take precedence over morals and ethics. To help out people in one’s social circle is a natural response. However, it can lead to cheating by sharing what each person knows. The exam becomes a test of group knowledge rather than that of an individual’s.
8. Chance/Opportunity For Cheating:
During an examination, students may occasionally come across unexpected opportunities to cheat. The invigilator may have left the exam hall, or was lax in his duties, or a neighboring student did not cover the paper properly. In such cases, the student might feel tempted to use this to obtain a few more marks, and thereby, gain an edge over his/her peers.
9. Lack Of Enforcement Of Rules:
Children who see that cheating is a norm rather than the exception are likely to cheat too. Lack of enforcement of rules makes the environment of the institution friendly to cheats since no one gets caught and punished. The situation grows from bad to worse when teachers and parents openly encourage such behavior.
10. Inadequate Preperation:
Most students do not prepare for their exam, when it comes, he/she will end up looking for where to peep in someone else work.
WHY ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IS OVERRATED – PROF. ABIOYE ISAAC (OOU)
“Academic excellence is overrated! Did I just say that? Oh, yes, I said it.
Being top of your class does not necessarily guarantee that you will be at the top of life. You could graduate as the best student in Finance but it doesn’t mean you will make more money than everybody else.
The best graduating Law student does not necessarily become the best lawyer. The fact is life requires more than the ability to understand a concept, memorize it and reproduce it in an exam. School rewards people for their memory. Life rewards people for their imagination.
School rewards caution, life rewards daring. School hails those who live by the rules. Life exalts those who break the rules and set new ones. So do I mean people shouldn’t study hard in school? Oh, no, you should. But don’t sacrifice every other thing on the altar of First Class.
Don’t limit yourself to the classroom. Do something practical.
Also read : How To Memorize Things Quicker Than Other People
Take a leadership position.
Start a business and fail. That’s a better Entrepreneurship 101.
Join or start a club.
Contest an election and lose. It will teach something Political Science 101 will not teach you.
Attend a seminar.
Read books outside the scope of your course.
Go on missions and win a soul for eternal rewards…
Do something you believe in!
Think less of becoming an excellent student but think more of becoming an excellent person. Make the world your classroom!”
Also read : 15 FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY YOU NEED TO KNOW
Being top of your class does not necessarily guarantee that you will be at the top of life. You could graduate as the best student in Finance but it doesn’t mean you will make more money than everybody else.
The best graduating Law student does not necessarily become the best lawyer. The fact is life requires more than the ability to understand a concept, memorize it and reproduce it in an exam. School rewards people for their memory. Life rewards people for their imagination.
School rewards caution, life rewards daring. School hails those who live by the rules. Life exalts those who break the rules and set new ones. So do I mean people shouldn’t study hard in school? Oh, no, you should. But don’t sacrifice every other thing on the altar of First Class.
Don’t limit yourself to the classroom. Do something practical.
Also read : How To Memorize Things Quicker Than Other People
Take a leadership position.
Start a business and fail. That’s a better Entrepreneurship 101.
Join or start a club.
Contest an election and lose. It will teach something Political Science 101 will not teach you.
Attend a seminar.
Read books outside the scope of your course.
Go on missions and win a soul for eternal rewards…
Do something you believe in!
Think less of becoming an excellent student but think more of becoming an excellent person. Make the world your classroom!”
Also read : 15 FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY YOU NEED TO KNOW
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