Planning Study Time

Posted April 23rd, 2010 in How-To, PhD-M: Study Stuff by Gevork
Here are some hints for planning study time:

  1. Use daylight hours: research shows that 60 minutes of study during the day is the equivalent of 90 minutes of study at night (Pauk, Walter. How to Study in College, Second Edition.1989, p. 45).
  2. Survey required readings before lectures: skim over the title, headings, summary and figures before reading for detail. Surveying is a reading technique to be described in Module 3.
  3. Study soon after lecture type courses: retention and understanding are aided by a review of your lecture notes immediately after class: eg., one study showed that students who wrote a 5-minute review test following a lecture remembered one and a half times as much aterial when tested 6 weeks later as students who did not review, when tested the next day (Pauk, 1989, p. 104).
  4. List and do tasks according to priorities: remember Parkinson’s law that “work expands to fill the time available for its completion.” If you allot 2 hours to read 10 pages, it’ll probably take you 2 hours to complete this 30 min. task.
  5. Start long jobs ahead of time: avoids cramming and the resultant poor quality (“If only I had more time…”).
  6. Be realistic: don’t plan study periods during the week if it is unlikely that you will follow through; thus, in the beginning, you may plan for only 2 or 3 study periods; if you are successful, then plan for 3 or 4 study periods the next week, etc., gradually increasing your commitment to study while always maximizing the probability of success.
  7. Discover how long to study: as a rough starting guide, for every hour in class you should plan to study for two hours outside of class. Then, adjust up or down as necessary to achieve your goals .
  8. Plan blocks of time: in general, optimum efficiency is reached by planning to study in blocks of one hour — 50 min of study followed by a 10-min break (Pauk, 1989, p. 45). Shorter periods are fine for studying notes and memorizing materials. Longer periods are often needed for problem solving tasks and for writing papers.
  9. Have an agenda for each study period: be specific regarding the task that you hope to accomplish during each planned study period.

How to AVOID CRAMMING for Tests

Posted April 23rd, 2010 in How-To, PhD-M: Study Stuff by Gevork

©Academic Skills Center, Dartmouth College 2001

I. ORIGINAL LEARNING must take place. You have to learn the material before you can review it.

II. EARLY REVIEW is most efficient, most productive.

A. Before you attempt to learn new material in class or through reading:

  • Glance over previous chapters or notes.

  • Run through your mind what you know already.

Since memorization of new material is most effective when it is associated with the material already known, this process brings all available mental “hooks” to the surface.

B. Immediately after learning:

  • Rework your notes, adding material that comes to mind. (Don’t recopy; this is wasteful.)

  • Order and organize what was learned. (Star, use arrows, additional comments, etc.)

  • Integrate new material with what you already know.

Forgetting is most rapid right after learning. Review helps combat this. Relearning is easier if it is done quickly. Don’t wait until it’s all gone.

III. Space initial early reviews to support original learning. Several brief periods spread over 5 or 10 days is usually enough to ensure good recall for intermediate review.

IV. Intermediate review is important when work is spread out over several months or longer. For example, when the final is 4 months away, follow this schedule:

  • original learning

  • immediate review of limited material same day (5-10 minutes)

  • intermediate review of material covered so far, after 2 months

  • final review, before exam

Intermediate and final reviews should stress understanding and organization of material.

V. Final review is a REVIEW, not “cramming” of unlearned material. No new learning takes place except to draw together the final main currents of thought.

  • Be brief. Review entire semester’s work in 2-4 hours. (Set a limit and stick to it.)

  • Outline and organize from memory. Don’t bother copying.

  • Recite (in writing or out loud to a friend or self)

VI. USE SPACED REVIEW rather than MASSED PRACTICE. 60 minutes used in 3 groups of 20 minutes each is more effective than 60 minutes used all at the same time.

  • break up learning period for any one subject

  • avoid fatigue

  • review and strengthen previous learning

  • increased motivation, better concentration

How to study well: Cornel Notes+

Posted April 23rd, 2010 in How-To, PhD-M: Study Stuff by Gevork

Here I was just digging around how to make my study more effective.

The main think is that I need a new way of organizing my life and study process so I loose less time, remember more and can do better.

I am writing this post just to recome after and read again what i found

Cornell Notes

Cornell Notes is a system of making and using notes that promotes active learning. Before the lecture (or reading) you set up your notebook pages with a vertical line dividing the page roughly 1/4 (left) and 3/4 (right). The wider right side is used to make notes, draw graphs and record the important information from the lecture or reading. It is a good idea to leave a line or two between each major note or piece of information. The left column is used to write questions and keywords that relate to the information recorded on the right. Each major point on the right ought to have a question or keyword on the left.

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Ubuntu 10.4 is here -Lucid Lynx

Posted April 18th, 2010 in News by Gevork

Hey Dudes! Ubuntu 10.4 BETA is here and can be downloaded and used ! Still beta but it has a lot of very cool stuff. New fresh design, new feeling . i hope very soon it will be released as a Stable distro. Anyway I went already to it.

Mafia 2:Phd-M:Philosophy

Posted April 14th, 2010 in PhD-M: Study Stuff by Gevork

Just yesterday we had a discussion with Prof. Peschl .

Presentation was…

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www.vital-group.ru

Posted April 6th, 2010 in Portfolio by Gevork

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CIS, MIDDLE East and CEE Stock Exchanges

Posted April 5th, 2010 in Finance by Gevork

BLOCK 1-Former USSR Countries + CIS

  1. Armenia(Nasdaq OMX wiki )

Indexes :None MarketData in e-form: since 2001 Categories: Stocks, G-Bonds,REPO,Credit Resources, FX

  • Azerbaijan(Baku Stock Exchange wiki)
    1. Belorus(Belorus Stock Exchange )

    No Indexes. Reports starting from 2004 in PDF format like this one for 2007

    State:Need to be contacted

    1. Georgia( Georgian Stock Exchange GSX or GeSE. wiki )

    Founded on 2000-2001 . No indexes.

    State: need to be contacted

    1. Kazakhstan( Kazakhstan Stock Exchange KASE Index wiki )

    Index: KASE Index from 01.10.07

    1. Kirghizstan (Kirghizstan Stock Exchane KSE INDEX wiki )

    Index KSE. Data as I think should be availble from 2000.

    1. Tajikistan (Tajik Central Stock Exchange  2 website links are not valid )
    ТАДЖИКСКАЯ ЦЕНТРАЛЬНАЯ ФОНДОВАЯ БИРЖА

    Dushanbe, 734001, ПР. Rudaki, 95/1 8 ЭТАЖ,
    Tel.: 211113
    Fax: 212879
    E-mail: tcse@tjinter.com

    • Таджикская центральная фондовая биржа, г. Душанбе, ПИ:734025, пр. Рудаки-23/2, тел:(+992(37) 2212290, 2276227, (44)6003253 951546050, e-mail:tcse@tjinter.com, tcse@tarena.tj website: www.tcse.tj
    • Универсальная товарно-сырьевая биржа. Республики Таджикистан г. Душанбе, ул.Чехова 10/17, Почтовый индекс: 734012, факс: (+992 37) 2211984 тел.: (+99237) 2231001, Email: birzha_tj@mail.ru
    1. Turkmenstan (Stock Not Found )

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    1. Ukraine (Ukrainian Stock Exchange )
    1. Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan Stock Exchange no wiki )
    2. Moldova (Moldova Stock Exchange since 1995 no wiki )
    3. Tatarstan (not found)
    4. Turkmenistan (not found)
    5. Russia (Indexes: РТС and ММВБ )

    BLOCK 2: Members of the Arab League

    1. Algeria(SGBV )
    2. Bahrain (Bahrain Stock Exchange BSE)
    Major Indices
    Bahrain All Share Index  2003-2010
    Dow Jones Bahrain Index 2003-2010
    Esterad Index 2003-2010
    1. Comoros(KODLD)
    2. Djibouti(KODLD)
    3. Egypt(Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchange :CASE)
    4. Iraq(IRAQ STOCK EXCHANGE ISX)
    5. Jordan(Amman Stock Exchange : ASE)
    6. Kuwait( Kuwait Stock Exchange: KSE wiki)

    Market Index Historical Data

    1. Lebanon( Beirut Stock Exchange BSE wiki )
    1. Libya
    1. Mauritania(Mauritius Stock Exchange SEM wiki )
    2. Morocco( Casablanca Stock Exchange CSE wiki )

    Indexes Originally, CSE had the Index de la Bourse des Valeurs de Casablanca (IGB) as an index. IGB was replaced on January 2002 by two indexes:
    MASI (Moroccan All Shares Index), comprises all listed shares, allows to follow up all listed values and to have a long-term visibility.
    MADEX (Moroccan Most Active Shares Index), comprises most active shares listed continuously with variations closely linked to all the market serves as a reference for the listing of all funds invested in shares.

    1. Oman ( Muscat Securities Market: MSM wiki )

    MSM-30 stock index The principal stock index at the MSM is the MSM-30. The MSM-30 (also known as the Muscat Securities Market Index) was established in 1992. The composition of the index by sector is as follows:

    • Banks & Investment Sector: 69 companies
      * Industry Sector: 89 companies
      * Service : 61 companies.
    1. Palestine ( Palestine Securites Exchange PSE wiki )

    The market index is known as the Al-Quds Index.

    1. Qatar ( Doha Securities Market: DSM wiki )
    1. Saudi Arabia (Tadawul : TASI wiki)
    1. Somalia
    1. Syria (Damascus Securities Exchange DSE wiki )
    1. Sudan(Khartoum Stock Exchange: KSE wiki )
    1. United Arab Emirates
    1. Yemen ???? CHECK!!
    2. Tunisia ( Bourse de Tunis:  BVMT wiki )

    BLOCK3:CEE Countries

    1. Albania
    2. Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1. Bulgaria
    Stock Exchange
    Location Sofia, Bulgaria
    Owner Government of Bulgaria
    MarketCap USD 18.3 billion (Q2 2008)
    Indexes SOFIX
    Website bse-sofia.bg
    1. Croatia

    Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE)

    Type Stock Exchange
    Location Zagreb, Croatia
    Founded 1991
    Owner Zagreba?ka burza d.d.
    Key people Roberto Motu?i? (CEO)
    Currency HRK
    No. of listings 376
    MarketCap HRK 184.00 billion (March 2009)
    Indexes CROBEX, CROBIS
    Website www.zse.hr
    1. Czech Republic

    Prague Stock Exchange (PSE)

    Type Stock exchange
    Location Prague, Czech Republic
    Owner Wiener B?rse AG
    Key people Petr Koblic General Director
    Currency CZK
    No. of listings 14 in SPAD[1]
    Indexes PX Index
    PX-GLOB
    Website www.pse.cz
    1. Estonia

    http://www.ee.omxgroup.com/

    1. Hungary
    Type Stock Exchange
    Location Budapest, Hungary
    Owner Budapesti ?rt?kt?zsde Zrt.
    Key people Csaba Lantos
    Indexes BUX, BUMIX, CETOP 20
    Website www.bse.hu
    1. Latvia
    1. Lithuania

    Official NASDAQ OMX Vilnius internet site

    1. Macedonia

    Macedonian Stock Exchange

    http://www.mse.com.mk/

    1. Poland
    Gie?da Papier?w Warto?ciowych w Warszawie
    WSE logo
    Type Joint stock company
    Founded 12 April 1991
    Headquarters Warsaw, Poland
    Key people Ludwik Sobolewski, President, Management Board
    Website www.wse.com.pl
    1. Romania
    1. Slovakia

    Bratislava Stock Exchange (BSSE)

    1. Slovenia

    Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE)

    1. Serbia

    Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX)

    BELEX logo.gif
    Type Stock Exchange
    Location Belgrade, Serbia
    Key people Gordana Dostani? (Director)
    Currency RSD
    Website belex.rs

    All exchange list wiki

    www.ruslaminat.ru

    Posted April 1st, 2010 in Portfolio by Gevork

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