The Final Sprint

15^th December 2017 – The Final Sprint is a motivational talk on last minute exam preparations organised by JASSA. The invited speaker is Tuan Haji Roslan Mohamad, currently the Sarawak Regional Director for Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. He received a Degree and a Masters in Business Administration from International Islamic University Malaysia as well as presented papers at World Expo 2000 Hanover, Germany; 3GSM Asia, Singapore; and others. The event was an inter-college event and was held at CTF1, DK. Around 300 students attended the talk.

          Before the speaker began with his sharing, he gave several useful advices regarding life. Some of which are:

            “Look after your time; make full use of it. It is free resources given to you and if its gone, its gone.”

            “Work hard now and reap the fruit later.”

          Tuan Haji Roslan had 6 important focus in his talk which are last minute study plan; leverage study tools; stay focused, avoid distraction; focus on weak spots; study past papers; and sleep well, don’t panic.

          Last minute study plan is regarding making a plan for study by being aware of several things such as the date and venue of the exams, the course syllabus, the course materials and creating a study schedules with breaks and not cramming. Leveraging study tools is about using tools such as mind maps, flash cards, audio and video resources wherever possible and needed.

            As it is the final sprint, the speaker gave recommendation to take a look at the course syllabus and figure which particular sub-topics that students are not confident in and focus more on that part. He also greatly emphasised on avoiding distractions by encouraging students to find study spots where they will not be easily distracted as well as learning to say no to distractions.

        He also advised to study past papers should it be available and examine the trends for that subject as there are finite number of questions that the lecturer can ask. He told all the students to sleep well before the exam, stay calm and pray as well as making that everything needed for the exams are prepared and packed inside the bag.

            After the talk, there was a Question and Answer session. There were several questions such how do we face the final exams when the carry marks are not satisfactory. To which, he answered, “Face reality. Make sure the final exams you get full marks. For subjects that is 4 credit hours, give more attention and time.” Another question was on how to cope with external stimulus. The answer he gave was “Be proactive. You make the choice on how to react.”

            After the talk ended, there was a small appreciation ceremony whereby Cik Siti Nor Ain was invited to the stage to present a token of appreciation to the speaker, Tuan Haji Roslan Mohammad. To end the talk, there was a group photo session.

Prepared by,

Pliny Anak Narong