Hari Pendaftaran Pelajar SMP Ambilan Khas @ OUM Perak

Nov 29, 2008



Pengarah OUM Perak, Richard Ng, sedang memberikan taklimat kepada pelajar-pelajar yang hadir

Seramai 210 orang pelajar yang terdiri daripada guru-guru yang sedang berkhidamat dengan Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia telah hadir untuk mendaftarkan diri bagi mengikuti program Sarjana Muda Pengajaran (SMP) ambilan khas pada hari ini di Pusat Pembelajaran Perak.





Sebahagian pelajar program SMP sedang asyik mendengar taklimat yang diberikan

Pelajar-pelajar ini adalah sebahagian dari 5,000 orang guru yang ditawarkan di seluruh Malaysia bagi program SMP ini. Objektif program ini untuk menaiktaraf guru-guru yang sedang berkhidmat disamping menambha ilmu pengetahuan mereka supaya dapat melahirkan pelajar yang lebih berkualiti.

Pelajar-pelajar ambilan khas ini sebelum ini telah mengikuti satu program khas KDP 14 minggu yakni kursus intensif yang melibatkan 7 subjek di Institut Perguruan. Mereka yang telah mengikuti program ini dengan jayanya akan mengambil dua subjek secara intensif pada bulan Disember 2008 sebelum dimasukkan dalam semester biasa pada Januari 2009.

Sementera menantikan giliran untuk mendaftarkan diri, pelajar disediakan dengan sarapan pagi

Pelajar-pelajar program ini adalah ditaja oleh Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia melalui skim Pinjaman khas. Melalui skim ini, pelajar yang berjaya mendapat CGPA lebih dari 2.75 hanya perlu membayar balik pinjaman sebanyak 25% sahaja dari jumlah penuh pinjaman yang bernilai RM15,600. Syarat bergraduat ialah CGPA minimum 2.0 dan lulus MUET pada tahap 2. Program ini yang mengambil masa 4 tahun mempunyai jumlah jam kredit sebanyak 120.

Kelas tutorial pertama program ini akan dijalankan serentak diseluruh Malaysia pada 13 Disember 2008.

'My son paid friend to take his SPM' - NST

DON'T TRY TO DO THIS TRICK AT OUM

PUTRAJAYA: Nov 29, 2008 By Farrah Naz Karim

The article which appeared in the November issue of ‘The Women’s Weekly’. Education Ministry director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom says he will look into this confession.

Can the Examination Board be duped by students who pay others to take public examinations for them?
One student from a private school did just that, according to a confession to a local women's magazine, in which a mother related her son, John's (not his real name) experience at having someone else take his Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination.

He had paid his friend RM200 for each paper that he sat for, she said.

"All the guy had to do was to turn up at the examination centre with John's identity card and sit the paper he had registered for.

"I knew this friend and that he would be able to guarantee good enough results for my son to enrol into college.
"If anyone became suspicious, his friend would just insist that he was the boy in the picture and that he just looked different at 17."

In ensuring that the plan worked, she said her son's friend memorised all his details in case anyone asked.

The friend managed to avoid raising any suspicion as the invigilators failed to see the physical difference between the two boys.

"I reluctantly agreed to be at home to answer the phone in case the authorities called.

"The days of exams passed without trouble and we were glad when the last paper was over.

"Weeks later, my son received his results ... his grades were good enough for entry to a college and even qualified for one of the best courses," she said in the November issue of The Women's Weekly's monthly contributor's page "Share a Secret".

Education Ministry director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom, who expressed disbelief that there was such a case, said he would look into the claim.

He said yesterday there was a directive for the Examination Board to be more vigilant when it came to private schools and private candidates.

This is because unlike government schools where teachers and the principals know their students, private students sitting for a paper merely have examination slips.

"When it comes to private students, invigilators would be more watchful and would check their identification against the candidate sitting for the exam.

"Details of these students are checked each time they sit for a paper."

He said there had been no reports of cheating in the past years.

Towards a safer Ipoh City - Star

Nov 28, 2008

IPOH will have at least 64 CCTV cameras installed in crime-prone areas throughout the city, said Datuk Bandar Roshidi Hashim.

The mayor said the Housing and Local Government Ministry would install and bear the cost of the system, adding that the council and police had already identified strategic sites.

Among the areas are shopping complexes, pedestrian walkways vulnerable to snatch theft, and other spots where crime might happen, he told reporters after the full board meeting in Ipoh on Wednesday.

Roshidi said this after city councillor Radzi Zainon raised concerns about making Ipoh a safer city following cases such as the killing of a petrol kiosk cashier during a robbery.



The mayor also said the council would come down hard on residents who dumped their rubbish indiscriminately at illegal dumping areas.

Among the measures, he said, was to use spies in plainclothes and to set up committees to tackle the illegal dumping problem in a more organised manner for each zone within the city.

“Dumping is becoming a big problem and I’m serious about this. We will catch those responsible and bring them to court,”he warned.

On another matter, Roshidi said the council had approached budget airline Firefly about the possibility of having flights to and from the underused Sultan Azlan Shah airport here.

He pointed out that Penang alone had six flights to Medan via various airlines.

It would be good enough if Ipoh could get flights to southern China and Phuket, he added.

During his speech, Roshidi said the Tun Razak Library was planning a book sale festival from Dec 18 to Dec 20 from 10am to 6pm aimed at encouraging the reading habit.

Bookstores MPH, Popular, Happy Learning, Kam Benar, SS Mubarak and Prima are expected to participate in the festival which will feature drawing and storytelling contests.

He also announced that the council had as of October spent RM92.1mil for development and administrative expenses, out of an allocated RM122.7mil this year.

Selamat Datang Pelajar-Pelajar Program Sarjana Muda Pengajaran (SMP) ke OUM Perak

Pendaftaran untuk pelajar SMP di OUM Perak akan berlangsung pada hari Sabtu 29 November 2008 bermula pada jam 8.30pagi. Seramai 210 orang pelajar di kalangan guru-guru yang sedang berkhidmat dengan Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia akan berdaftar serentak beserta dengan sejumlah 5000 orang pelajar di seluruh Malaysia. Pelajar yang ditawarkan ini adalah dari kalangan dari mereka yang telah pun tamat pengajian KDP 14 minggu di Institut Perguruan di seluruh negara.

Para pelajar dalam program ambilan khas ini akan mengikuti satu program intensif yang akan bermula pada bulan Disember ini.

Pendaftaran akan dijalankan di dewan OUM Perak yang beralamat di No. 71, Jln Lim Bo Seng, 30300 Ipoh Perak. (tel: 05-2546006). Lokasi dewan ini adalah seperti tertera di bawah:

Klik pada gambar untuk membesarkannya

Peta Lokasi OUM Perak (Jln Lim Bo Seng ke MHS)

Sila lihat jadual waktu peperiksaan terkini bagi mengelakan sebarang kekecohan. Terdapat dua lokasi peperiksaan iaitu di OUM, Jlm Lim Bo Seng dan Methodist High School (MHS) (Persimpangan Jln Silibin/Jln Tun Abdul Razak).

Lokasi MHS ada lah seperti tertera di bawah: (Klik pada gambar untuk membesarkannya)
Location map of Open University Malaysia (OUM) Perak

Pandangan dari Satelit lokasi MHS:(Klik pada gambar untuk membesarkannya)

Pihak OUM Perak akan buat yang terbaik bagi memastikan keselesaan pelajar. Sebarang kekurangan yang tak dapat dielakkan amat dikesali dan diharap pelajar bersabar sementara OUM Perak berikhtiar untuk mencari lokasi peperiksaan baru.

Perlancaran Yayasan Canselor OUM

Tambah Nilai Diri

PUTRAJAYA 25 Nov 2008

Utusan Malaysia Oleh: Zulkifli Jalil dan Thomas Chong

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi menerima cek sumbangan RM3 juta dari Azman Hashim (dua dari kiri) sambil diperhatikan Jeanne Abdullah, Prof. Anuwar Ali (kanan) dan Mohamed Khaled Nordin (kiri) pada majlis pelancaran Yayasan Canselor Open University Malaysia di Hotel Marriot, Putrajaya, malam tadi.

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yakin negara akan mencapai lebih banyak kejayaan jika setiap rakyatnya mempunyai keazaman kuat untuk menambah nilai diri masing- masing.

Tegas Perdana Menteri, dengan menjadikan usaha menambah nilai sebagai budaya meneroka ilmu sedia ada dan baru, ia sekali gus bakal membuka peluang kepada rakyat untuk mengecapi kejayaan lebih gemilang.

''Kejayaan negara bergantung kepada mutu modal insan dan saya berpegang kuat bahawa manusia mempunyai kekuatan untuk menjadi kreatif.

''Ini penting untuk kita jika ingin mencapai lebih banyak kejayaan. Jika generasi akan datang lebih tinggi ilmu pengetahuannya, maka generasi selepas itu akan lebih berkemampuan lagi terutama dengan adanya alat-alat teknologi lebih canggih yang boleh tingkatkan mutu kerja kita," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap melancarkan Yayasan Canselor Open University Malaysia (OUM) di Hotel Marriott di sini malam ini.

Hadir sama Canselor OUM, Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah; Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin; Pro-Canselor OUM, Tan Sri Azman Hashim dan Naib Canselor OUM, Tan Sri Anuwar Ali.

Dalam hubungan ini, Abdullah berkata, beliau difahamkan Yayasan Canselor OUM ditubuhkan untuk menyalurkan bantuan kewangan dan biasiswa kepada pelajar yang memerlukan bantuan.

''Kita mesti menerima hakikat bahawa terdapat golongan yang dilahirkan dengan kekurangan fizikal tertentu dan mereka juga ingin memberikan sumbangan kepada negara.

''Saya amat bergembira apabila dimaklumkan Yayasan Canselor OUM akan memberikan bantuan kewangan kepada golongan ini bagi membolehkan mereka memperoleh kelayakan yang diperlukan untuk kejayaan masa depan," katanya.

Terdahulu, Jeanne dalam ucapannya berkata, Yayasan Canselor OUM sejak diwujudkan pada 2005 telah memberikan bantuan kewangan dan biasiswa berjumlah RM300,000 kepada 162 pelajar yang memerlukan.

''Yayasan ini turut memperuntukkan RM1.4 juta untuk memberi diskaun kepada orang kurang upaya (OKU) serta warga emas yang ingin melanjutkan pelajaran.

''Yayasan ini pada masa sama juga membelanjakan RM100,000 untuk menjalankan program-program perkhidmatan masyarakat," katanya.

Selari dengan pelancaran Yayasan Canselor OUM itu, sebuah lembaga pemegang amanah yang dipengerusikan oleh Azman ditubuhkan untuk menguruskan sumbangan-sumbangan yang diterima.

Setakat ini, sejumlah RM8 juta berjaya dikumpul melalui syarikat-syarikat korporat dan individu tertentu.

Nurul Ain layak ke Piala Monsun

Syabas pada Nurul Ain, pelajar PPT Greentown Perak.

Nurul Ain layak ke Piala Monsun
NURUL AIN (tengah) menjulang trofi kejuaraan bersama rakan sepasukan selepas muncul juara pada Kejohanan Kapal Layar Kelayakan Malaysia Piala Monsun di Pulau Duyong, Terengganu semalam. Gambar Ehsan Kosmo

YACHTING: Nurul wins wild card into Monsoon Cup - NST Nov 27, 2008

Perak Sailing Team’s Nurul Ain Md Isa (left) and crew won the Match Racing Championship at Pulau Duyong in Terengganu yesterday. — Pic: IMRAN MAKHZAN

STRONG shifting winds and a drizzle failed to stop Nurul Ain Md Isa from winning the Malaysian Match Racing Championship yesterday and securing a wild card into the Monsoon Cup on Dec 3-7 at Ri-Yaz Heritage Resort and Spa in Pulau Duyong.
The Perak Sailing Team captain, who was unbeaten in the round-robin series, continued her fine performance in the first semi-final with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Navy 2 captained by Mohd Masyuri Rahmat.

Nurul Ain, 23, was however, pushed to the limit in the final race by the Razman Mat Ali-captained Team KFC who earlier managed to hold off the challenge of Navy 1 with Mohamad Razali Mansor at the helm in the second semi-final.

Aided by crew members Hazwan Hazim Dermawan, Muhammad Shaifullah, Syed Ahmad Syahmi Syed Ahmad Hilmi and Muhammad Izzat Samdin, Nurul Ain, who lost the second race, did just enough to pip Razman to the finish line in the decider.

A very happy Nurul Ain said that the fact that she had made the cut for the Monsoon Cup had yet to fully sink in.
"Otherwise, I would be scared to death at the prospect of racing against defending World Match Racing Tour and Monsoon Cup champion Ian Williams or other contenders like Sebastian Col and Mathiew Richard," she said.

"It's a good thing that four-time world champion Datuk Peter Gilmour, who is the race adviser for the national qualifiers, has encouraged me to just do my best in the Monsoon Cup," Nurul Ain added.

Nurul Ain is aware that the difference between her and the rest of the Monsoon Cup competitors is huge but then again she said the worst she could do was to finish last and that would still mean walking away with RM28,000.

Meanwhile, all was not lost for Razman and Mohamad Razali as they were both picked to represent the country in the Asian Match Racing Championship beginning today at the same venue.

The winning team in the Asian qualifiers will also earn a wild card into the Monsoon Cup. -- ZAINUDDIN MUHAMMAD

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Nurul Ain Qualifies For Monsoon Cup

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- As expected, SEA Games yachting athlete, Nurul Ain Md Isa, emerged as champion at the Malaysian Monsoon Cup Qualifying round at Pulau Duyong, near here which ended Wednesday.

The victory enabled the sole female yachtsman at the three-day championship to compete in the Monsoon Cup Yachting Race from Dec 3 to 7.

Representing the Perak Yachting Team, the 23-year-old yachtsman, however, was given a tough fight by Razman Mat Ali, from the KFC-Malaysian Yachting Association, at the final stage before winning 2-1.

In third place was Mohamad Razali Mansor, from the Navy 1 team, who beat Mohd Masyuri Rahmat 2-1, from the Navy 2 team.

When met by reporters, Nurul Ain said she did not expect to win and qualify for the Monsoon Cup in her first appearance in the championship.

-- BERNAMA

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Nurul Ain hebat hari pertama, kumpul tiga mata - Utusan

KUALA TERENGGANU: Nov 25 2008

Pelayar Sukan SEA, Nurul Ain Md. Isa (gambar) dari Perak dan Mohd. Razali Mansor dari Navy 1 berkongsi kedudukan mendahului enam pencabar lain apabila mereka berjaya mengumpul tiga mata pada pusingan awal Kejohanan Kelayakan Malaysia Kapal Layar Piala Monsun yang diadakan di Pulau Duyong di sini, semalam, lapor IRMAN HASHIM.

Nurul Ain berjaya mengutip mata tersebut apabila memenangi kesemua tiga perlawanan satu lawan satu mengalahkan pasukan Johor diketuai Abd. Rahim Mohd. Zan, Mohd. Afendy Abdullah (Langkawi Geopark) dan M. Zaidi Md. Amin dari KFC (Persatuan Kapal Layar Malaysia).

Mohd. Razali pula menewaskan Megat Fairuz Khairuddin dari pasukan Putrajaya Sail, Mohd. Masyuri Rahmah (Navy 2) dan David Mills (Terengganu).

Mohd. Masyuri dan M. Zaidi masing-masing mengutip 2-1 manakala Megat Fairuz dan Mohd. Afendy pula mengutip 1-2.

Pasukan Terengganu dan Johor gagal mengumpul sebarang mata selepas tewas dalam tiga perlumbaan yang diadakan semalam.

Kesemua peserta perlu melalui tujuh perlawanan dalam pusingan awal ini sebelum layak ke pusingan separuh akhir dan akhir kejohanan tersebut yang berlangsung sehingga Rabu ini.

Nurul Ain ketika ditemui tidak menyangka akan mencapai kejayaan tersebut apabila buat pertama kali menyertai kejohanan berkenaan.

''Kejayaan yang dicapai hari ini adalah berdasarkan kerjasama yang diberikan oleh empat krew yang masing-masing mempunyai pengalaman dalam kejohanan seperti ini.

''Saya berharap nasib baik akan terus menyebelahi kami dalam perlumbaan seterusnya," katanya.

Pencabar terdekat satu-satu pelayar wanita dalam kejohanan itu, Mohd. Razali berkata, pasukannya menerima tentangan sengit daripada pencabar-pencabar mereka.

"Walaupun saya menyertai kejohanan kelayakan ini pada tahun lepas namun ia tidak memudahkan kami mencapai kejayaan," ujarnya.

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Bernama News: Nov 25 2008

Nur Ain Shows Off Her Skills



KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 24 (Bernama)-- Nurul Ain Md Isa, the sole woman sailor participating in the Malaysian Match Racing Championship, which doubles up as the Malaysian Qualifier for the Monsoon Cup, proved her mettle when her team obtained three points after defeating three other teams on the first day of the qualifying rounds.

The SEA Games sailor, who is making her debut in the race, beat the Johor team led by Abd Rahim Mohd Zan, Langkawi Geopark team from the Kedah Yachting Association (helmed by Mohd Afendy Abdullah) and KFC of the Malaysian Yachting Association, led by M Zaidi Md Amin.

Having scored the three points, Nurul Ain's team, the Perak Sailing Team, came up in top position, sharing the place with Navy I, the Royal Malaysian Navy team led by Mohd Razali, which also collected three points in the preliminary rounds of the race today run in the robin round format.

The Navy I team beat Navy 2 led by Mohd Masyuri Rahmat, Putrajaya Sail (Megat Fairuz Khairuddin) and the Terengganu team (David Mills).

Meanwhile, at a press conference after the race, Nurul Ain said good team work from her crew was the main factor which led to their victory today.

"My four crew, who are experienced sailors, helped a lot in the decision making. Although, at the early stage of the race, it was rather havoc, we managed to control the situation," she added.

She said the win gave the team a good start and hoped it would continue to be so in another four rounds to enable the team to get a place in the Monsoon Cup competition.

The crew in Nurul Ain's team are Hazwan Hazim Dermawan, Muhammad Saifullah Ali, Syed Ahmad Ayahmi Syed Ahmad Hilmi and Muhamad Izzad Samdin.

Exam Coaching Workshop for BBMP 1103 @ OUM Perak

The exam coaching workshop for Management Mathematics was held on Nov 23 2008 at Open University Malaysia (OUM) Perak branch campus from 9am to 12.30pm. The workshop was conducted to assist learners in their revision and to chart a strategy towards attaining their desired goals in their final exam on Dec 16 2008.

Math workshop being facilitated by Richard Ng who is also the director of OUM Perak

Part of the learners who were attending the workshop

The workshop was facilitated by the director of OUM Perak cum tutor, Richard Ng, who have many years of experience in coaching this subject. 23 learners from various parts of Perak turned up for the workshop. Learners were briefed on the final exam format and the topics to focus. The topics to focus are as follows:

Watch the video on the workshop: (This video cannot be viewed from OUM campus in KL)


Part A: (Given 5 questions - answer all)

* Chapter 5 - Quadratic equations which include vertex point and maximum/minimum
* Chapter 6 - Logarithm
* Chapter 7/8/9 - Differentiation
* Chapter 13 - Integration

Part B: (Given 4 questions - answer any 3)

* Chapter 6 - Compound Interest/Population
* Chapter 7/8/9 - Differentiation
* Chapter 10 - Application of Differentiation
* Chapter 11/12 - Partial Differentiation

Part C: ((Given 2 questions - answer only 1)

* Chapter 13 - Integration
* Chapter 14 - Application of Integration

Learners were given sample questions to try out and the facilitator went through the answers and the techniques of answering questions with them.

Learners who aspire to score A in the coming exam

These group of learners are among the best that OUM Perak have had and in fact they are also part of a research being carried out by OUM. The research paper has won a Silver medal for OUM at the recent AAOU 2008 International Conference held in Tianjin, China.

These are the best mentors and moderators who have successfully helped their course mates i the Management Math subject. From Left: Jessica, Azie, Jamuna, Choy San, Choi Yoon and Hj Jamal.

OUM wish to thank the following learners who have been part of the research as Mentor/Moderator in online discussion forum. Their active participation and good moderation skills has help to increase the online participation to over 6,500 as at the time of writing this posting.

Nota:

Untuk pelajar OUM yang ingin mendapatkan sampel soalan dan jawapan bagi kertas BBMP 1103 sila hantarkan maklumat anda dengan menggunakan emel OUM sahaja kepada richng8888@gmail.com.

Berikan butiran anda seperti berikut:

Nama Penuh:
Pusat Pembelajaran:

Begin with the end in mind - Stephen Covey

Posted by Richard Ng on Nov 22 2008:

The September 2008 final exam is just around the corner, Monday 24 Nov 2008 to be exact. So where are you now as far as your preparation is concerned?

* Are you ready for exam?
* Do you have a clear goal?
* Have you chart your action plan to achieve that goal?

Let me begin by quoting the second habit taken from "The Seven habits of highly effective people" by Stephen Covey - "Begin With The End in Mind".

According to Covey, the second habit is based on the principle that all things are created twice - first is the mental creation and then followed by the physical creation. The mental creation are things that happened in our environment that influence our physical creation whether through our own proactive creation or other people's agendas or circumstances or past habits.

So what you want to achieve in life or in your exam is very much depended on your personal mission. What it means is that we must have a vision or goals and then followed by action plans. Vision without action is day dreaming.

Let me share with you a simple exam strategy to help you chart your goals.

I am sure by now you are familiar with OUM's assessment system as follows:

Online Participation (OLP) = 5%
Assignment (TMA) = 35%
Mid-semester exam (Mid-Sem) = 20%
Final exam = 40%

At this period of time you should already know your OLP and Assignment marks available through your User Profile in your myLMS. And I am sure you know how you have performed during the Mid-Sem exam. The only target left is to go for Final Exam. Look at the chart below:

10-Point Plan towards attaining your goals

Example: 1

In Plan F, assuming you score the following:

OLP = 5%
TMA = 30%
Mid-Sem = 15%
Total = 50%

To score A in this subject, your final exam score must be minimum 30% out of 40%.

To score A- in this subject, your final exam score must be minimum 25% out of 40%

Example: 2

In Plan G, assuming you score the following:

OLP = 3%
TMA = 30%
Mid-Sem = 12%
Total = 45%

To score A, your final exam must be minimum 35% out of 40%

To score A-, your final exam must be minimum 30% out of 40%

To score B+, your final exam must be minimum 26% out of 40%

So whatever score you intend to achieve will depend on your action plans. What will be the action plans?

In your final exam, there are three parts: Part A (answer all questions), Part B (answer 3 out of 4 questions) and Part C (answer 1 out of 2 questions). And you know that questions in the final exam will only come our from the remaining 70% of the chapters.

Go through the past years questions and focus on those chapters from the remaining 70% of the modules. Look at the important facts and make notes. Attend any Exam Coaching or extra classes provided. Check with your friends and tutor via LMS discussion forum.

Make sure that you plan and manage your time properly. Know your exam schedule and location to overcome any anxiety. Be mentally and physically prepared for exam.

Good luck.

For OUM Perak's students, please take note that the exam will be held at 2 different centres: Jln Lim Bo Seng and MHS. Please check the announcement made in the LMS. Please ensure to print your exam slip and bring it during exam.

Arial view of MHS location

Human Resource Management For Line Managers Training @ Equatorial Hotel Bangi

Nov 15, 2008 Posted by Richard Ng

The much awaited training on HRM for Line Managers was held at Hotel Equatorial, Bangi from 13 to 15 November, 2008. It was officiated by YBhg Tan Sri Anuwar Ali, President/Vice Chancellor of OUM. Among the VVIP present include Prof. Dr. Mansor Fadzil (Senior VP), Prof. Ir. Dr Rosli Hamir (VP), and Mr. Repin Bin Ibrahim (Senior GM, Business Development). 32 senior staffs of OUM and Meteor were selected to undergo this training.

Members of the VVIP present during the training. From Left: Mr. Repin, Prof. Mansor, Tan Sri Anuwar Ali and Prof Rosli

In his speech, Tan Sri Anuwar reminded all trainees the importance of taking good care of their subordinates as research has found that staff who left OUM are mainly due to dissatisfaction with their superior. He hope that this training will help participants understand about HR management and apply it in their workplace. He also announced that there will be some pay adjustment probably in January 2009 and advised all to strive harder to bring OUM to greater height. He wished everyone a success in the training.

Tan Sri Anuwar was delivering his opening speech

The 3-day training was organized by the HR Dept of OUM for staffs attached to METEOR group and OUM. The training was conducted by Tn Hj. Ibrahim Hassan who is an HR consultant for OUM and many other companies. The training started at 8.30pm until 11pm on the first day. Participants were asked to imagine an idol of their choice. Among the prominent idols include Roger Federer (Trainer), Rafael Nada (Dr. Tan), Kajol (Rosila), Julia Roberts (Lilian) and Dato' Sharukh Khan (Richard). After a quick ice-breaking session we were then asked to participate in the "Ring-Toss" game.

Trainer Hj Ibrahim (standing) was briefing participants

Participants in Group 4: From Right - Prof. Shaari, Prof. Kidin, Dato'. Nik Najib, Prof. Rahmah, Richard, Lilian and Rosila.

Prof. Rahmah (left), Director of CGS and Sdra Yon Rosli (right), Director of KL Learning Centers were participating in the Ring-Toss game under the watchful eyes of Prof. Kidin (far left)

Over the three days training, participants were briefed about Vision and Mission statements of OUM and how they could play their roles effectively as managers. Training were conducted through games, case studies and lectures. Participants were also required to answer questionnaires to determine their personal values as well as leadership style.

It's Puan Faizah's turn to deliver her presentation on HR Value chain.

Among the main contents of the training include understanding HRM and HR Value chain by Puan Faizah, Senior Group HR Manager of OUM. Participants were also exposed to the three Cs (Competency, Capability and Climate) model of superior HR and 7s Mackenzie's model by Tn Hj. Ibrahim. The third part of the training was about managing workforce discipline by Mr. Aresandiran (Secretary General of MIHRM).

Time to relax at the hotel lobby. From left: Dr. Tan (Director of OUM Penang), Prof. Shaari (Dean, Faculty of Business and Management), Lamjin (Director of OUM Sabah), Richard (Director of OUM Perak), Dato' Nik Najib (Director of OUM Kelantan), and Prof. Yusof (Dean, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences)

The second day of the training started at 8.3am until 11.00pm (phew ... what a long day). In between break, some of us took the opportunity to relax while waiting for the next session. As far as the venue is concerned, no complaint at all. The 5-star rating hotel was fantastic and the food was fabulous. Many were heard complaining of sto,mach uncomfortable not because the food was bad BUT they simply ate too much. Sort of torturing their stomach with all the delicious food. What not, we were served with buffet with over 100 varieties including local delicacies, western food as well Japanese food.

The winning touch of Group 4 in the block building game. Prof Rahmah (Left) and Dato' Nik (Right)

On the second night, we were asked to take part in block building game where participants from four groups will have to build building blocks blind folded using their non-dominant hand only and guided by a team leader. At the end of the game, group 4 emerged the overall champion and were awarded with a book each entitled: "The Employee Handbook of New Work Habits For a Radically Changing World" by Price Pritchett.

Directors of OUM regional Learning Centers taking group photo with trainer Tn. Hj. Ibrahim. Seated from Left: Dato' Nik (Kelantan/Terengganu), Yon Rosli (KL), Tn Hj. Ibrahim (Trainer), Richard Ng (Perak), Pn. Mazuin (Negeri Sembilan/Melaka) and Puan Munaliz (Kedah/Perlis). Standing from left: Dr. Frank (Sarawak) and Hj Izanee (Pahang).

On the last day of the training, participants were reminded about the Vision and Mission Statements of OUM. Participants were then asked to brainstorm within the 4 groupings to come out with a list of practices or processes that will fulfill the requirements of the Vision Mission statements.

Group 1 were tasked with coming out with the question: "What are we ding more of?". Group 2: "What are we doing less of?", Group 3: "What have we started doing?" and Group 4: "What have we stopped doing?" Representative of each group were then asked to present their findings.

Sdra Lamjin represented group 1 in presenting their group findings

Prof Yusof presented on behalf of Group 2

May a.k.a Michelle Yeoh, presented her findings on behalf of Group 3


And finally Rosila a.k.a Kajol, presented on behalf of Group 4

The training ended at 12.30pm and everyone then proceeded to check out of their hotel rooms as the check out time has been extended until 1pm. There was lunch again, more food again, before we say goodbye to each other. Overall I believe the training has benefited everyone and now is up to them to translate it into action plans. Everyone generally agreed that OUM is one of employees' choice. However, they hoped that HR can come out with a more transparent appraisal system which encourage productivity. The hotel was superb in terms of cleanliness, food and beverages and service.

OUM's Nationwide Roadshow @ Taiping

Posted by Richard Ng, Nov 9 2008

Open University Malaysia (OUM) conducted a nation wide roadshow in order to reach out to prospective students yesterday. As usual briefings about the various programs offered were conducted by the deans and academicians at selected hotels.

Prof. Yusof was briefing participants about programs offered at OUM

In Perak, the roadshow is held at the Panorama Hotel in Taiping on November 8 and Casuarina Impiana Hotel on November 9. Prof. Dr. Yusof, Dean of the Faculty of Social Science were given the honor to meet prospective students from Perak. Also present was Ramesh, the head of the Marketing Unit of OUM.

Part of the participants who have come to find out more about our programs

Participants were shown the video on OUM. They were later presented with a slide show about OUM and courses offered by the dean himself. After the presentation, participants were split into small group for Q&A session and counseling.

Q&A session with participants

About 30 people has turned up for the preview yesterday. This is almost double than the number of people who have turned up during the September preview as at that time the nation was hit by sudden fuel price increase. My staff, Sharizal and I were also present to lend them a helping hand.

Prof Yusof was seen here briefing one of the prospective applicants

Richard Ng (right), director of OUM Perak, was briefing some of the prospective students about the nursing program offered at OUM

Six people have signed up on the spot and a few more took back the application forms to submit at a later date. It was a success in terms of sign-up compared with the attendance.

Suasana Peperiksaan Pertengahan Semester OUM Perak

Posted by Jamaluddin Bin Asaari (Student OUM Perak) - Nov 5, 2008

Ini adalah kali pertama kami pelajar-pelajar OUM Perak mengambil peperiksaan di lokasi yang baru iaitu Sekolah Methodist High School yang terletak dipersimpangan Jalan Silibin dan Jalan Tun Razak.

Nostalgia, Sekolah Tinggi Methodist yang akan menentukan samada cerah atau gelap masa hadapan para pelajar OUM khususnya yang mengambil Mathematics.

Renungan jauh dua sahabat baik , satu citarasa, satu minat. Menelusuri masa hadapan yang penuh dengan azam kecemerlangan dan kegemilangan. Itu lah Azie dan Jess

Kehadiran sahabat yang ketiga. Kerisauan kelihatan di wajah Jay, walaupun dia punya keyakinan yang kental untuk terus mengecapi kejayaannya yang di idamkan

Dua beradik kerabat di Raja datang jauh dari Kuala Lumpur untuk menuntut ilmu dan menduduki peperiksaan bersama rakan-rakan yang lain.

Ruang kantin Methodist High School penuh dengan para pelajar OUM yang menghabiskan ‘pecutan’ akhir sebelum ke dewan peperiksaan.

Tak mahu buang masa, tiga pelajar ini memang ‘book worm’. Buka semua nota sebelum masuk dewan

Beginilah suasana peperiksaan yang agak tension

Selesai sahaja peperiksaan, kami pun bergegas ke OUM Perak di Jalan Lim Bo Seng untuk Majlis Deeparaya dan Kempen Derma Darah.

Pengarah OUM Perak, Dr. Richard Ng, sedang menyampaikan ucapan aluannya

Bertemu dengan tutor semasa menjalani kursus bahasa di Sitiawan (JPN) sehari sebelum program ini. Dia juga pensyarah di IPI Kinta di samping tutor OUM

Suasana agak sibuk semasa kempen menderma darah. M.Karathu bekas pemain bolasepak dan Pengarah Teknikal PAFA turut hadir sama