The foundation in Business consists of Economics, Accounting, CIT and English. We are currently studying Microeconomics for economics, Limited Company for Accounting, Microsoft Word for CIT and also process for English. However since our tests are approaching fast, our syllabus are to be finished soon and we might even learn two new modules in just 3 weeks’ time.
Subjects
All of the subjects are very different to each other but they are still very much needed in the Business Streams. Economics is more on theory and studying knowledge while Accounting focuses mainly on doing data and making accounts for different Accounting periods. However, both Accounting and CIT involves the plotting in of data from information into different documents and accounts, both also involve calculating and different types of formulas. English Skills might be the most different from the others as it involves learning or polishing our language that includes writing, reading and listening. Both Economics and Accounting involves a business whereas accounting calculates a business profit and loss while economics calculates its growth overall
What I Have learnt
I think what I have learned so far about myself is that I am not working hard enough to cope up with the knowledge the teacher gives every day, as at my previous school, the pace of teaching is much slower compare to here, since our foundation course is only 8 months long might be the main reason of the quick pace. Also to add it up, I have forgotten much more information that I have learnt in my previous year, that most of the time I only could remember the terms but not its definitions. Also since I had a 6 months break from school before coming here has certainly made me lazier to study. One positive thing is that I think I am able to quickly adjust to new environment as I find some of my friends still difficult to adjust living separately with their parents.
What I Find difficult
I find what I learn now in economics a little difficult as I find it very complicated to understand all these new terms. And also I find what I’m currently learning in Accounting difficult as we are bombarded with a lot of notes and new knowledge in a day. I am still trying my best to cope up and understand what I am told. Also the continuous tests and exercises certainly stress me out with almost every week of tests on 2 to 3 different subjects. The subjects we are currently learning might not be as much as the number in the following term as I think next term would be more hectic and stressful with more assignments and tests coming up.
As I have learnt accounting in my previous school, I have always thought Accounting is a very difficult subject as it was very complicatedly taught before, after coming here, the teacher was able to deliver the information in a very simple, easy and straightforward that make me consider Accounting is not as bad after all. Also since I have never learn about Economics before, I used to think economics is Math but with theories, economies is the study of the Country’s Finance and Growth, only to find out, economics is now one of my favorite subjects even though it might be quite difficult.
New Friends
Throughout this term, I knew a quite few of friends around the world mainly from Malaysia, Singapore and China. I was able to get to know our Tutor Group teacher who is very fun and has his own way of teaching also he would like us to play a song every Friday, each of us taking turns!
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