Quality of questions

I have noted that many students did not really read the postings carefully. I noted that some answers are already available in the posting but students were still asking questions relating to them. Please read the posting first before you ask questions. If you don't understand the posting, then ask your questions in a way for clarification rather than getting your friends to repeat the answers that were already in the post.

I also noted some students did not bother to understand the postings or recall prior knowledge related to the postings. There were some basic questions which I am very surprised. I would appreciate that students would read up more from your previous subjects' notes before posting your questions in the blog. The questions that you ask will also reflect your ability and attitude. Please ask only appropriate questions.

From 29 September 2008 onwards, if the questions asked are too basic (which I would expect you to know from your previous subjects taught in the last 2 years), I will void those questions. This would mean that you have not participated in the blogs.

No answers to questions posted in comments

The following students did not answer the questions posted by your peers under the comments. Please reply to those questions by 24 August 2008.

1. Nor Liyana (posting on 28 July 2008)
2. Yuxuan (posting on 3 August 2008)
3. Albert Chan (posting on 28 July 2008)
4. Sofieyana (posting on 25 July 2008)
5. Raihana (posting on 20 July 2008; on answers to the questions posted later)

To all students
Please note that you need to reply to all questions if the questions are posted within 2 weeks after your posting date. If you do not answer to the questions posted within the timeline, I will void your posting eventhough you have done your posting as scheduled. I have already briefed and emphasized this during my e-induction in June 2008.

If you have any issues, please email me directly.

Update of blog participation

Majority of you have been actively participating in the blog activity. Keep it up.

The following students have not been actively participating.
1. Debbie
2. Neela
3. Rusydiana
4. Sutiana

If you do not actively participate from today onwards (20 Aug 08), I will fail your blog component. You still have another 12 weeks to recover your marks. Do not forget that marks awarded for blog will be incorporated into all your 5 subjects. Thus, you will fail the blog component for all your 5 subjects if you do not actively participate during this 20-week SIP.

If you have issues with computer access, please write me an email to inform me.

Update of Blog participation

Majority of students have been participating actively except for the following students:
1. Debbie (last comment date is 13 Aug; only 1 comment )
2. Neela (last comment date is 28 Jul; participated only in 2nd and 5th of Jul)
3. Sutiana (last comment date is 3 Aug; participated only in 4th wk of Jul and 1st wk of Aug)
4. Rusydiana (last comment date is 3 Aug; participated only in 4th of Jul and 1st wk of Aug)

If you do not actively participate from today (20 Aug) onwards, I will failed your blog component. You still have another 12 weeks to recover your lost marks.

I also like to encourage all students to actively participate in blogs. If you have issues with regards to computer access, please send me an email to inform me so that you are not penalized because of technical problems.

Enjoy your SIP.

Different tests in clinical laboratories

You all may want to take some time and rethink about the purpose of conducting the tests in the clinical laboratories before posting it in the blogs. While reading through some of the blogs, I realised that some students don't understand the purpose of performing some tests.

The key main function of clinical laboratory is to assist physicians to make diagnosis with patients' clinical presentation, and also manage the disease after or during treatment. Thus, not all tests are soley for diagnostic purpose. All of you may want to state the key function of the test.

In future postings, please follow the guidelines below:
1. Clinical presentation - indicate the signs and symptoms that patient may have
2. Samples - type of samples to collect (plain or with additives)
3. Tests - what is the objective of performing this test (screening for disease, diagnosis of disease or management of disease)
4. Interpretation - how do you interpret the test result (provide reference ranges to enable understanding)
5. Confirmatory tests - type of test to be done if interpretation of test conducted is invalid
6. Final diagnosis or conclusion - provide if any.

Please refer to LMQA module in blackboard (ole) for the case-based learning template.

Missing in Action

A few of you have been MIA for blogs. I want to see more participation for the following students. If anyone of you see this message, inform the following students to participate more. If not, they will have to sit for a test this Friday with regards to the posting that were done for the past 4 weeks.

MIA students:
1. Sutiana
2. Nor Liyana
3. Debbie
4. Mohamed Amir
5. Sofieyana
6. Rusydiana
7. Raihana
8. Cornelyus (MIA after June 08)

P/S: Participation can add marks to all your subjects.

LMQA Blogs

I am starting a blog for lmqa subject. I will post some questions and comments for all of you to read or refer.