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I realised that my body clock has been perversely altered by my poor sleeping routine.
Falling asleep is a chore, waking up is a breeze.
Decided to do a self-evaluation for the entire semester. And here goes,

What worked for me

• Never putting off or skipping weekly readings (I read the entire 16 articles for a module during the first two weeks and was then able to cope with the tight examination schedule).
  
• Skipping CERTAIN lectures (you are better off using the two hours to do something productive. Exercise discretion though).
  
• Skipping forum discussions to prevent anxiety and information overload (never always a good idea to follow the crowd).
  
• Using Adobe Acrobat to aggregate research information sources for reading (e.g. web pages and word documents)
  
• Using Adobe Acrobat to combine multiple PDF lecture & tutorial files into a single file for printing. Only one print request to a shared printer in school (saves time!)
  
• Using Google Docs for collaborative discussion. (ability to track contributions)
  
• Nokia Wireless Presenter (wirelessly controlling a power point presentation using a mobile phone.)

What went wrong

• Poor group coordination and my inability to effectively assign work as a project leader
• Frequent burnouts from overwork
  
• Expectations > abilities

Insights & Implications

• Learn each module well (especially prerequisite modules) because much of the information learned in one module is repeatedly used in other modules (e.g. the terms authentication & authorization have been repeated in 3 modules). Learn it well, D.R.Y. (Don't Repeat Yourself)