Hello Good People!
I hope you all are well by the grace of almighty Allah. In the Summer of 2017, I completed my MIS205 course under the supervision of Mr. Adeyl Khan. The course is difficult but if you can follow few strategies then you will do well in this course.
Now let me tell you something about the faculty "AYN". People will say a lot of demotivating things about sir. They will suggest you to drop his course. Facebook reviews are also against him. In fact when I got him, at the very beginning I was also very scared. People made me feel scared. But I didn't listen to them. I was confident that if I give my best I will surely get a good grade. And here I am, writing about my success, how I got an A in his course. To me the faculty is not a horrible person at all but one of the best ones. He is always so helpful and always tries to give good grades. So, nothing to worry about. Let people say rubbish about him and don't listen to them, because their opinion doesn't matter. Most of them never tried to study or they were bad students and didn't want to work hard. If you work hard you will surely get your desired grade.
Now let me come to the point 'How I got an A?"
Well, honestly speaking I really had to work hard to get an A. To do well in this course you will have to be professional and study. Try to keep yourself up to date with modern technological knowledge.
- IOA: IOA plays a vital role as you will get 100% common MCQ and T/F questions of your midterm and final questions from IOA's. If you can learn IOA questions then you will surely get good marks in mids. Besides, you will find out that most of the short questions answers are also given in IOAs. So try to learn IOAs and try to store those IOA answers in your brain. Besides attending IOAs immediately after a class will clear your concept about a chapter.
- Mids and Finals: Learn IOAs as it will carry 60% marks of your mids and finals. For short question, try to learn diagrams and practice those diagrams. You will have to draw 2/3 diagrams as short questions. You will also have to learn examples, advantages and disadvantages of specific topics. You will not find direct answers in his slides. You will need to understand the topics and make your own answers as most of the questions will be conceptual. And for broad questions you will need to learn processes and you also need to have practical knowledge. Besides you will get one broad question from lab topic. So broad questions are based on practical knowledge.
- Group Assignments: The faculty will randomly assign at least 2 group members to your group. You will be able to choose two of your own group mates but you have to do so within the first week of a semester. You will have total 3 group assignments. Two of them will carry 5% marks and one will be final term project which will carry a significant (15%) mark. Try to work as a group- i.e. involve all member to participate in the group tasks. After finishing it (draft), get a review from the faculty during the office hours. Never copy another group's work as you will almost definitely get caught. Your reports should look formal (professional). Good English writing skills as well as expertise in the content is crucial.
- You will have to make reports on online shops like Pickaboo and Daraz. You need to provide authentic information to get a good grade.
- Presentation: 3 Group Assignments leads to 3 presentations. There is nothing to worry about presentation. Be confident and wear full formal dress. Your slides should contain all the topics (table of content) of the report. Maintain the sequence of topics while making the presentation slides.
- Lab- 2 labs and one lab exam. Never miss a lab class. You will learn a lot of things in lab classes. On the basis of lab classes you will have to make lab reports and also need to make screen casting videos. Things will be very easy if you concentrate on the lab classes. Otherwise you have to learn from the faculty during his office hours. Go to him and learn.
- Bonuses: You will get a lot of bonus marks throughout your whole semester. If you have 100% attendance then you will get 3% bonus. If you can answer critical questions correctly in class, you will get 1% bonus instantly. If you find any mistake of sir then you will be awarded with 1% bonus. besides there are few more bonuses like lab performance bonus, class response bonus etc.
I was always efficient throughout my whole semester. I worked hard on group projects. I studied hard for mids and finals. I gave wonderful presentations. My lab performance was also remarkable. I got 1% bonus for being Fast & Furious in lab class. I got 3% bonus for full attendance. I got 2% bonus for answering two correct answers in the class. I got 1% bonus for finding out a mistake in his own website (course website). Besides, always behave professionally when you are in class and talking to the faculty. Never try to play games as the faculty is very clever. Do everything in a professional manner. I were able to do such things and now I am in his HALL OF FAME list.
I hope my writing will motivate and help everyone to get good grades. Best of luck everyone. Remember one thing, hard work always pays off.
