Think of a class you’ve taken in the past. What standards of performance did your lecturer establish? How was your actual performance measured? Do you think the standards and methods and measurements were fair?
1 Introduction
When the authors flash back on the days when they were very naive and very fresh from their foundation class, they actually laughed at themselves. The authors were so scared at the first time because this is the first time they are experiencing college life when the authors entered Kolej YPC-iT WEB. They were quite excited also because they were looking forward to learn when they further their studies in foundation. The foundation class was six month long. Now, in degree, it is very distinct for the authors to differentiate between foundation and degree course. In fact, these are completely different experiences. The differences between those courses are:
Foundation is the phase where the students learn the basic knowledge in management and also a general overview of the courses before the students begins to pursue the interest types in management. Since the foundation students are not familiar with the delivery systems of a higher learning institution. The days when the authors are in the foundation, all notes for all subjects have been given by the lectures. This is because when the authors entered college life, they are starting to learn to develop new skills in a new environment which is completely different environment from high school.
In addition, the students in foundation class are also relying too much on the resources that have been given. The students are too dependent on the resources given by the lecturers, because of that the students have no initiatives to search for other resources on their own to get an extra information or knowledge. For instance, if the students did not understand on the certain topic in a marketing subject, they will directly ask the lecturers to repeat again the topics. That’s why