note taking guideline. guideline for recording or writing
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NOTE TAKINGGUIDELINE
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 Recording Serial Number
EXAMPLE
Software that required for Android development tool
29 Oct 2012
1.Java SDK2. Android SDK3. Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developer4. ADT plugin
There are 4 programs
1
EXAMPLE
Idea for the project’s topic
30 Oct 2012
1.2. Members decided that idea1 is better and suitable for us. And it will be usefulxxxxxx
There are 2 ideas
PUT CARDS IN A FILE SIZE A5BY REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER (MOST RECENT ON THE TOP)
29 Oct 2012
30 Oct 2012
1 Nov 2012
1
2
3
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 http://documentationprocess.com/Clear_Concise_Complete_and_Correct 24 October2012
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.