Notetaking

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Note-taking

• Types of note-taking Cornell, Flowchart, Venn
  Diagram, Cluster, Outline
• Purpose of Note-taking to become actively
  engaged in the material

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Cornell System
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Cornell System

• Many business writers favor this 2-column form.
• Write your notes in one column.
• Later use the other column to list key words,
  review, or focus your notes.

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Cornell System
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Flowcharts
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Flowcharts

• Use a flowchart to take notes about a cycle or
  process.
• Draw a box for each part or step and add arrows
  that show the flow of events or information.
• A flowchart eliminates jotting down many words.

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Flowcharts

• Production
• Management
• Team
• Change
• quality control
• procedures
• 2) Retrain

Quality Task Force Review process and recommend
Executive Committee Identifies FDA problem areas
Sales and PR staff Contact customers and media
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T-Bars

• Draw a T-Bar and label the two sides pros/cons,
  before/after, similarities/differences,
  problems/solutions, reasons for
  refusal/alternative suggestions, and so forth.
• Create labels appropriate to your situation.

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T-Bars
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Venn Diagrams
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Venn Diagrams

• Use the Venn diagram to compare two topics.
• Draw two overlapping circles as shown.

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Venn Diagrams
Kibbing Bid
Helgis Bid
Both Adj. sound Monitoring possible
Partly hidden wiring 14,850 3-yr. warranty
Hidden wiring 15,500 7-yr. warranty
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Clusters

• A cluster is excellent for brainstorming. It
  also works when the speakers do not follow a
  sequence.
• Begin with a key word, name, topic, or phrase.
• Then record or cluster the details around it.
  Add branches that relate to each other and the
  central word.
• Later use markers to color-code or emphasize
  important concepts.

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Cluster
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5 Ws Chart

• The 5 Ws Who? What? Where? When? Why? (and
  How?) identify basic information about a subject.
• These questions ensure that you will always have
  the facts you need.

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5 Ws Chart
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Outline
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Outline

• When you have an agenda, a text, a syllabus, or a
  memo that indicates the ideas that will be
  covered, use it to create an outline before you
  attend the meeting, class, or other event. Show
  importance by indenting.

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Outline

• Topic Contaminated Water
• Problem in Walland affects our plant there
• Ill employees
• Solutions

Leave white space between items
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Topic List

• When you dont know what topics will be
  discussed, consider using a topic list.
• The topic list also works well for a group.
• Groups often do not follow a logical sequence and
  may pop back or pop forward to a topic.

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Topic List

• Topic HR system

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Learning styles and Note-taking

• Verbal-linguistic rewrite important ideas or
  summaries
• Logical-mathematical organize main points in
  outline format, use charts , graphs
• Bodily-kinesthetic make notes taking as physical
  as possible, use file cards

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Learning style ( cont)

• Visual spatial use colored pens, clusters,
  diagrams
• Interpersonal use study group to discuss notes,
  review notes with study partner
• Intrapersonal schedule quiet time to review
  notes and reflect on notes

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Learning styles (cont)

• Musical play music while you read notes, create
  a chant form note material
• Naturalistic read or rewrite notes outside or
  while listening to nature CD