Thursday, December 19, 2013

Meeting notes: VDO #3 + #4

LSEC N1503 – Video worksheet 3
How to conduct an effective meeting


Watch the video presentation and finish off the following sentences:

  1.     This video presentation is on 
Leading an effective Business Meeting

  2.    It is important to have  an Agenda that lists the Items that will be covered in the meeting.

  3.    During the meeting:

a.     Let people know What the Agenda points are.
b.    How much Time will be needed in the meeting.
c.    That there will be time on the schedule for Questions and Answers.

  4.    Someone should never leave a meeting and wonder What the meeting was about and What was the purpose of it.

  5.    They should know what their next Step, Agenda, point or purpose.

  6. Always know What was the meeting about.

LSEC N1503 – Video worksheet 4
How to conduct an effective meeting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSft2OeMmzQ
Watch the video presentation and finish off the following sentences:
⦁ Don’t have a meeting unless you have a clear purpose.
⦁ Set objectives – what’s the meeting for?
⦁ Do you want Feedback, Decisions, Or Actions? 
What do you want to Achieve by the end of it ? 
⦁ Provide an Agenda before  the meeting.  People could be allocate topics to prepare beforehand to get them involved.
And prioritize the list of what needs to be done. Keep the agenda short and make sure that every item has a purpose.
⦁ Set times for each topic and stick to them.  Close the 
Discussion when the time is up.
⦁ Start and end on time. Don’t wait around for people 
who are  late. They assume that the meetings always start late. And don’t let the meeting drag on after the time meant to be finished.
⦁ Capture action points. Make sure that every topic has been discussed, that everyone is clear what needs to  done, and
who is  going to do it.
 Circulate a summary after the meeting. If there are no  action points, then what was the purpose of the meeting?

Listening notes sheet: BBC

Listening Comprehension Sheet – fill in the details from the listening 

section

1.
Who      Police
What     stop a protest
Where Ukraine Kelaef  
When   December 2013
Why abandoned treaty with EU
How 
Specific details
 Tense chaotic protest

2.
Who     Senators 
What Legalize full cycle of marijuana
Where Uruguay
When December 2013
Why 
How
Specific details

3.
Who     nelson mandela 
What pay tribute 
Where south africa
When December 2013
Why 
How tons of people
Specific details

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Meeting: Agenda / minutes


LSEC N307 Meeting Assessment - Agenda   Section: CMC

Date of meeting: 5/12/2013
Time of meeting: 8:45 - 9:10
Venue: T001
Group members’ Roles:
Chair: Mohammed Abdulhameed
Minutes taker: Mohammed Ahmed
Group members: Ali Husain, Hassan Hadi


 Venue preparation: Table, 4 chairs, papers and pens

Topic: Tertiary education in Arabic in HCT
Agenda: -need not be 6 points – could be 2-4!
1. Organising a discussion board - Place;Time;
2. Missing Arabic curriculum/ No faculty/ No Global Use
3. Discussion Summary - What;Who;
5
6

Objective(s)/ Product: What you plan to accomplish / produce
+Action Points (if known):
Give the summary of the discussion board to the Head minister of HCT




Minutes
ADMC LSEC CMC Meeting

5/12/2013                                            8:45 – 9:10                                                      T001

Present: Mohammed Abdulhameed (Chair);  Mohammed Ahmed (Minutes)
Ali Husain; Hassain Hadi - participants
1. No curriculum in Arabic
Hassan sees that there is no point since there is no curriculum ready and it would take a lot and money to make one.
Ali on the other hand, like the idea and wants to encourage it.
2.Not enough faculty
Hassan Sees that there aren't enough teachers to teach in arabic and not enough teachers with degrees.
Ali thinks that they could train and get more arabic teachers but it would take a lot of time and money.

3.No global use
Mohammed Abdulhameed states that English is a global language and and English degree can be used anywhere all over the world, on the other hand and arabic degree can be only used in arabic countries.

4.Opinion Expression
All the ideas should be gathered and given by Mohammed Ahmed to the Headminister of the HCT.