Agribusiness Studies in UPM Batch 2013/2017

Hye guys, assalamualaikum wbt..

welcome back to me to the blog world. haha. 
i've been thinking over and over again on what beneficial topics that i would like to share here, that maybe it can be useful for people out there, for whoever who might want to know, what course i am taking in UPM, and what it is? how you can pursue into that course? how u think u can survived in that course and so on. 

so, first of all, 

WHAT COURSE ARE YOU TAKING IN UPM?

I am taking Bachelor Science in Agribusiness (BSAB -for short) after completing the Agricultural Foundation Studies in also UPM. BSAB is one of the 5 courses that has been offered by the Faculty of Agriculture in UPM. 

Other courses than BSAB are; 
1. Bac Sc of Agriculture
2. Bac Sc of Horticulture
3. Bac Sc of Animal Sciece
4. Bac Sc of Aquaculture
5. BSAB 

WHY U CHOOSE AGRIBUSINESS ??

Honestly, during my degree application at the time during the foundation studies, i have filled up almost four of the courses chosen is about food. yes! it is all about food. 
Ranking no 1 to 5 courses that has been chosen are; first, dietitian, nutrition, food tech, food service management, and last one is agribusiness. haha. as u can see, the first two courses are being offered by faculty of medicine & health sciences (which is very famous faculty among students of asper) khenn aku pun rase aku patut amik jugak course professional ni tapi tidak medik sbb i'm not strong enough to pursue medicine. yes, thats it. then, aku fill lagi 2 courses tu from faculty of food technology at the main campus. last one, after dah belek-belek buku kursus-kursus yang ditawarkan di UPM untuk kesekian berapa kalinya, aku tekad nak ambil one of the courses in faculty of agriculture sebabkan kita ni kan ex asper; sains pertanian kot nama penuhnya. so, ape aku buat?

1. aku scan antara semua kos dalam fakulti pertanian ni, 
2. aku tengok setiap kos punya total jam kredit untuk bergraduat, 
3. tengok struktur kurikulum setiap semester, ape subjek wajib, teras dan elektif yang ditawarkan untuk setiap kos fakulti tu. 

dan, aku berkenan dekat kos ni. BSAB ni. sebab aku jumpa balik subjek yang aku pernah nak ambil masa form 4 dulu kat sekolah teknik, sepatutnya dlu kalau tidak aku study aliran perdagangan kat sekolah teknik. wehh. hihi. so, aku pun choose agribusiness, sebab it is business in agriculture, and aku sebenarnya mungkin dah tidak ke arah pure sciences or science streams lagi dah due to my capability and passion is obviously not science or pure science that need me to memorize a lot. i am honestly very bad in memorizing sebenarnya, okay. living as mrsm students for two years sbnarnya totally cracked me up, taklah sampai failed pun, alhamdulillah. tapi untuk teruskan science, aku tekad untuk say NO. it is enough huhu. actually, it was fun learning science, but i am so suck in memorizing terutamanya biology. i will prefer science with calculation like chemistry n physics. but still, to take up pure chemist or physics, it might be challenging to me. huhu.

dan itulah antara sebabnya, aku choose agribusiness. dan terkejut bila dpt result application, aku dapat last choice haha. mmg nak takdirkan aku lupakan science terus ni. haha. one word is, alhamdulillah what ever it is. 

SO, APA TIPS UNTUK AWAL2 SEMESTER BASB ??

Sebelum nak masuk bidang ni, better be prepared dgn account-based or economy-based first of all. like seriously! aku science stream before this, and i am zero or no based on accounts or economics back in my high school before. dan account itu adalah satu cabang yang bukan 'seronok-seronok mengira mcm maths dgn addmaths' subjek account tu tersangat lain dan tersendiri. dan kau perlukan basic untuk survived! so, apa nak buat? pada dasarnya, kau kena tahu apa yang kau minat sejak dari awal lagi sbnarnya at least during masuk mrsm tu, mungkin kau dah tahu kau tak boleh biology kau boleh drop n amik accounts (dlu account ade offer kt mrsm). tapi, is okay, takpe. dah terlambat. dan kita follow with the flow je. apa lagi nak buat, kau pegi beli buku akaun buat study sendiri dlu sblum masuk kelas or mintak kengkawan yang bljr akaun dlu tu tolong ajarkan. huhu. ingat, akaun perlukan latihan yg berteruskn bukan hafal formula je boleh lepas.. huhu, seriously i'm very stuck dkt subjek ni utk 2 semesters sbb ade 2 kali accounts kena ambil.

okay meh aku listkan rangka kursus untuk setiap semester yang aku amik, rangka kursus versi Shafiah Manirah (yang dimodify sbb ada pengecualian kursus) ;

SEMESTER 1

1. AGR3001 - Amalan Ladang : Tanaman Makanan
2. FST 3003 - Intro to Food Sciences
3. PRT 2001- Pertanian Asas -pengecualian kursus.
    (so, aku gantikan subjek ni dengan SKP2204 - Hubungan Etnik)

4. MTH 3004 - Intro to Maths Economics & Business
5. PRT 2008 - Pertanian & Manusia  -pengecualian kursus.
    (subjek ni pula digantikan dengan subjek PPT 3201-Principles Agribusiness Mngemnt       subjek ni ditarik dari sem 3 dalam rangka kursus)
    
6. SKP 2203 - Tamadun Islam & Tamadun Asia
7. Lax2003 - Movie Review (got TM and need to repeat with same point another sem)
8. Kokurikulum - Silat Gayong 
    (ambil Silat Gayong sbb Baksis dah penuh kuota dan silat gayong best sbb pernah belajar hehe)


Total Credit Hours for SEM1 version Shafiah Manirah = 16 credit hours. 

**disebabkan sebelum ni dah ambil sains pertanian, so aku boleh exempted kan 2 subjek ni. hehe. tapi dia depends on gred sblum ni jugak. if okay, baru boleh exempted. 

**Sistem di UPM kita pakai ELEX Package untuk tambahan subjek BBI, CEL dan Lax sebagai syarat baru untuk bergraduat. berdasarkan result muet kita, kita boleh ambil pakej yang ditetapkan untuk whole 8 semesters.

Ni requirements untuk bergraduat di UPM based on Elex Package untuk pengajian 4 tahun;

MUET BAND 1 & 2 kena ambil : 3 BBI + 2 CEL + 24 LAX points
MUET BAND 3 & 4 : 2 BBI + 2 CEL + 36 LAX points
MUET BAND 5 & 6 : 3 CEL + 36 LAX points

Salah satu syarat graduat lagi di UPM, kena ambil 2 jam kredit kokurikulum wajib yang boleh dipilih. Namun, perlu fixedkan 1 pilihan kokurikulum Bakti Siswa sebagai kokurikulum wajib. Lagi, 1 koku boleh pilih. dan di UPM terdapat banyak pilihan kokurikulum yang boleh dipilih. 

Alhamdulillah, untuk semester 1 aku berjaya dpt 3.50 hihi

SEMESTER 2 

tapi, bila masuk semester 2, aku agak goyah sebab ada akaun huhu dan mungkin banyak main kot huhu. okay masuk second semester kite ada accounttttt! ho-not-oyeahh

1. ACT2112 - Introductory Accounting
2. BBI2423 - Oral Presentations Skills (taking this based on MUET result)
3. PRT3001 - Introduction to Malaysia Agribusiness System
4. PRT3003 - Agriculture, Environment & Food system

5. PRT3401 - Agricultural Chemistry - pengecualian kursus.
    (this subject is replaced with SKP2101 : Kenegaraan Malaysia from sem 4)
6. Kokurikulum -BAKSIS
7. LAX- Language Arts -6pts


Total Credit Hours for SEM 2 version Shafiah Manirah = 17 credit hours. 

*for me, semua subjek wajib universiti like TITAS, Kenegaraan n Hubungan Etnik, better ambil ikut rangka kursus or kalau boleh elakkan ambik ketiga-tiga ni in 1 semester sbb bila time exam, biasanya exam antara subjeks ni rapat-rapat. and fyi, it is full of history knowledge n terms yg kita kena igt and study selain complimentary group/ individual assignments for these three subjects. 

**lagi satu tips, account mase sem ni sgt tough with the  4 credit hours beb! and aku sendiri takde basic account serius zero. and the struggle is real. better, ikut advice yg aku ckpkan kt ats. pergi blajar dgn org yg ade basic at least & need more practice..

***and sebenarnya, semester 2 ni my pointer or gpa drop deadly like seriously. Allahu sebaik still lgi 3.0 tp menjunam jatuh drpd sblm ni. 

SEMESTER 3

1. ACT2131 - Cost & Management Accounting
2. ECN3100 - Principles of Economics
3. PPT3302 - Principles of Agribusiness Marketing
4. PPT3801 - Statistics in Agribusiness
5. PRT3004 - Livestock and Aquaculture Production Systems
6. BBI2424 -  English Academic Writing

Total Credit Hours for SEM3 vrsion Shafiah Manirah = 18 credit hours.  
*Alhamdulillah, naik sem 3 dah start recover balik pointer tp, kalaulah start drpd sem ni terus 3.9 or 4.0 ke khen msti cgpa dah cantik skrg. takpe tu kalau. rezeki masing2. skrg, org lain yg bace ni kena ambil iktibar. bila once dah jatuh, kena cepatcepat naikkan pointer dessup jadi 3.9 or 4.0 terus for another semester.

SEMESTER 4

1. FCE3204 - Thinking Skills
2. MGM3351 - Commercial Laws
3. PPT4402 - Agribusiness Financial Management
4. PRT3005 - Crop Production System
5. TKP3002 - Farm Practice : Aquaculture
6. Elective (PPT4302 - International Marketing)
7. ELective (PPT4209 - Plantation Management System)
8. LAX 2014 - 12pts

Total Credit Hours for SEM4 version Shafiah Manirah = 18 credit hours.

*okay start sem4, aku try ambil 2 electives. sebenarnya, utk sesi sem 3 & 4 ni pun aku agak busy dgn hal emtiem (dibaca: MTM Kolej) n alhamdulillah sesi ni paling banyak involved buat study group dengan classmates and not forgetting assignment group dgn classmates jgk. and starting sem 3 lagi pointer pun makin okay sesuailah dgn kesibukan tp still tak rasa menyesal sibukkan diri sbb bila rase lagi banyak kita share ilmu yg kita tahu rasa mcm dipermudahkan jer bila nak exam. alhamdulillah. Tips bila rasa nak aktif kolej and maintain pointer ialah rajin-rajin buat studygroup sbb bila dah busy kekadang kita tertinggal byk jgk benda  dan discussion group assignments jgn pernah missed wlupun busy mana sekalipun --jgn sebabkn kite ni emtiem kita menyusahkan lg groupmates kite yg lain. #TruthToBeToldStory . ni baru jadi emtiem, kalau empipi? lagilah kena pandaipandai manage timelah, jgn susahkn org lain n selalu follow up dgn classmates psl assignments and sort on. (empipi = MPP (Majlis Perwakilan Pljr). kau yg busy kau yg kne pepandai cari classmates tny benda, bukan semua benda nak disuap atau dibagi susur hidung, okay? :")) 

SEMESTER 5

1. PPT4202 - Agribusiness Project Planning & Management
2. PPT4602 - Agribusiness Research Methods
3. SHW3003 - Farm Practice : Livestock Production
4. Elective (PPT4303 - E-Agribusiness)
5. Elective (PPT4503 - Isu-isu Semasa)
6. Elective (EPT3202 - Farm Management)
7. Elective (PPT4203 - Strategic Management)
8. LAX2016 - Commercialize It - 12pts

Total Credit Hours for SEM5 version Shafiah Manirah = 19 credit hours.

*for this semester, i had taken risk to take as many electives as i would haha. giler en. 
this semester, still lg jdi emtiem siap nak pangkat SU lagi tp sebenarnya rasa hati nak resign lama dah. taknak sambung pun. Semester kalini agak mencabar jugak sbb habis semua electives ada assignments group yg kena pulun submit and present mse minggu 14. ni takpe lagi, ade 1 subjek tu, almost every two weeks, kena sediakan bahan utk present ikut kumpulan dlm kelas. penat serius penat. semester ni jgk ade huru hara sikit bab grouping bila salah faham haa habislah. mmg communication and teamwork tu sgt penting oi! :) sbb semua benda kne buat cpt and siap by datelines yg hmpir tiap mggu tu, yg buat keje compile tu mmg boleh gila ah kalo groupmates buat hal. sabar, key dia be tolerate to each other. cara keje kita lelain --setengah tu perform last minutes setengah tu boleh buat kalut kalo last mins. jadi, pepandailah discuss. 

SEMESTER 6

PPT 4901 - Agribusiness Industrial Training

okayyy, practical timee! ktorang punya praktikal 12 credit hour for duration period of 6 months.

SEMESTER 7

1. PPT 4701 - Agribusiness Entrepreneurship
2. Elective (DCE3408 - Leadership Development)
3. Elective (TKP 4203 - Programe Planning Agricultural Extension)
4. Elective (PPT 4301 - Agribusiness Marketing)
5. PPT4999A - Final Year Project Part A
6. LAX 2011 - 6pts

Total Credit Hours for SEM7 version Shafiah Manirah = 15 credit hours.

oh utk semester 7, alhamdulillah aku dpt semua A kecuali DCE A-. and for this semester, jam kredit fyp part A tak dikira dlm total. and i don't know how to explain this. kira mcm dibawa ke sem dpn lah sklikan dgn fyp part B terus. 

**and utk subjek TKP tu for this sem, kelas ni padat dgn 60 org pelajar yg kne buat fieldtrip luar. sebenarnya, batch ktorang mcm konfius sbb ni elektif luar jbtn yg wajib kne ambil, and risau kalaukalau dia tak bukak subject ni sem dpn. 

SEMESTER 8

1. PPT4999b - Final Year Project Part B
2. Elective (PPT4501 - Agribusiness Policy & Regulations)
3. Elective (PPT4206 - Agricultural Cooperatives)
4. Elective (BBA2401 - Bahasa Arab 1) 
5. CEL2106 

Total Credit Hours for SEM8 version Shafiah Manirah = 12 credit hours.

*utk fyp akan ade presentation part A and part B so, utk dedua sem 7 and sem 8 ade presentation FYP. Tips for fyp? kena selalu jumpa supervisor memasing at least 2 minggu sekali. and make sure kena settlekan chapter 1,2,3 mase semester 7 lagi. and masa cuti semester in between sem 7 and sem 8 dah boleh start collect data. masuk sem 8, boleh terus run analysis. itu yg sebaiknyalah, sbb preparation if kotkot la ade yg tak kena ke dgn result ke ape ke yg memerlukan kena buat semula survey ke ape ke. but, i am not that perform sgtlah asalkan still in track. jumpalah akak-akak master ke, belajar run analysis dgn dorang. and lastly, after we passed all this while, we actually feel very blessed and relieved. 

Alhamdulillah, okay itu je nak diceritakan di sini. Hopefully, this would be beneficial to some of you who found this blog. and thank you for reading :")