NOTE-TAKING AND NOTE-MAKING

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NOTE-TAKING AND NOTE-MAKING
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When do we take notes?

• While...
• ...reading a text ...
• ... listening to a lecture ...
• ... attending a meeting ...
• ... interviewing a candidate ...
• ... making slides for a presentation ...

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Which of the three would you prefer learning
from?(1)

• Extrasensory perception includes means of
  perceiving without use of sense organs. Here we
  speak about telepathy, that is, sending messages,
  clairvoyance, which is about forecasting the
  future, and psychokinesis, which is about
  perceiving events external to situation.

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Which of the three would you prefer learning
from?(2)

• EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION
• definition means of perceiving without use of
• sense organs
• 3 kinds a)telepathy sending messages
  b)clairvoyance forecasting the
• future
• c)psychokinesisperceiving events
• external to situation

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Which of the three would you prefer learning
from?(3)
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Sentences while listening

• Extrasensory perception includes means of
  perceiving without use of sense organs. Here we
  speak about telepathy, that is, sending messages,
  clairvoyance, which is about forecasting the
  future, and psychokinesis, which is about
  perceiving events external to situation.
• waste of time? lack of clarity?
• average lecturer120-140 words/min
• average note-taker 25 words/min

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• Example of a mind map

Details
Details
Idea
Idea
Main Concept
Idea
Idea
Details
Details
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Charting method (cont.)
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Cornell Method (listening to lectures)
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Cornell method (while listening)

• FULL NOTES (sentences?)
• Full notes are taken in the right column. They
  can sometimes be slightly unorganised, especially
  when teachers speak faster than you can
  follow.However, you can go back to the notes
  immediately after class or later in the evening
  to try to organise them and show their structure
  organisation in the left column.
• SUMMARY BELOW?

• KEY WORDS
• key
• words
• (or
• questions
• to revise)

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TAKING NOTES WHILE READING

• 5-step procedure
• SKIMMING get the rough idea of the content
  (title, pull quote, introductory paragraph,
  pictures?)
• SCANNING underline the main points key words/key
  sentences (topic sentences),
• HEADINGS (given to each paragraph)
• GROUPING PARAGRAPHS (how many parts of the text?
  headings, subheadings?)
• ESTABLISHING LOGICAL RELATIONS between parts of
  the text
• ?
• STRUCTURE!

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LOGICAL RELATIONS words and expressions that can
help to identify them (MK p.27)

• SIGNALLING DEVICES (CONNECTORS)
• Illustrations (examples)
• Listing
• Clarifying
• Cause-effect relationship
• Contrast

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CONNECTOR SYMBOL

• Illustrations,examples
• For example, for instance, as an example...,To
  illustrate the point,...
• Listing
• There are three reasons why...,
  (First)Firstly,..,Secondly,Thirdly,....Further,
• Furthermore, ..., Moreover, ...,Also, ...

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CONNECTOR SYMBOL/ABBREVIAT.

• Illustrations,examples
• For example, for instance, as an example...,To
  illustrate the point,...
• Listing
• There are three reasons why...,
  (First)Firstly,..,Secondly,Thirdly,....Further,
• Furthermore, ..., Moreover, ...,Also, ...

• e.g.
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.

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CONNECTOR SYMBOL/ABBREV.

• clarifying
• In other words, ..., namely,..
• cause-effect
• as, because, because of,
• consequently, therefore,
• due to, owing to, thus,since
• contrast
• however, on the contrary, on the other hand,
  nevertheless, conversely, although, though, even
  though, yet

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CONNECTOR SYMB./ABBREVIAT.

• clarifying
• In other words, ..., namely,..
• cause-effect
• as, because, because of,
• consequently, therefore,
• due to, owing to, thus,since
• contrast
• however, on the contrary, on the other hand,
  nevertheless, conversely, although, though, even
  though, yet

• i.e.
• ?
• vs.

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Notes on text (Rp.16)

• I MANUFACTURING JOB MOVEMENTS (pg.1)
• before 1970s vs. nowadays
• GB-manufacturing ? China,
• II MORE EVIDENCE (pg.2)
• US (rust-belt) vs. China
• European shipyards, South Korea
• steel, coal
• III NOT MANUFACTURING ONLY (pg.3)
• Alsoknowledge-based services -high-tech
  (telecom, computers, aeronautics),
  pharmaceuticals,
• Conclusion jobs in developed countries are no
  longer safe.

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Or a shorter version ... (Rp.16)

• I MANUFACTURING JOBS MOVE TO THE EAST (pg.1, 2)
• before vs. today
• GB-manufacturing(before 1750) manuf. in
  China, ...
• US industrial belt US rust-belt
• European shipyards, steel, coal South Korea,
  etc.
• II NOT MANUFACTURING JOBS ONLY... (pg.3)
• Also knowledge-based services high-tech
  (telecom, computers, aeronautics),
  pharmaceuticals,
• Conclusion jobs in developed countries are no
  longer safe.

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Or a slide ... (Rp.16)

• MOVEMENT OF JOBS
• before vs. today
• West vs. East
• manufacturing knowledge-based jobs

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Notes on texts (J.K.Galbraith,MKp.12)

• I LOSS OF MANUFACTURING IN THE WEST (pg.1)
• in advanced countries
• Should we worry?
• II NO NEED TO WORRY (pg.2-4)
• Inevitable stages in hum. consumption
• 1.physical objects of consumption
• 2.intangible consumption design, arts, etc.
• e.g. NY, London, Paris