I think what the problem is here, most people new to photography seem to have this belief that there is an absolute rule regarding settings for given situations - well, there just isn't.
The light changes constantly, and photography is all about light. So, settings used to create a perfect picture one day will be way out another day, or even ten minutes later.
There are of course various rules of thumb and guides, all of which you will pick up over time from reading magazines and books, and from websites such as this. But by far, the best thing you can do is learn how to meter for the current conditions, using your camera's metering system.
You could write down settings and conditions in your notebook, but when you actually come to use these notes the lighting will be completely different to when you made the notes, rendering them useless.
In this age of digital, its pretty much a mute point anyway, as you aren't limited to your number of shots - just shoot away and if the results aren't what you want then change the settings a bit and try again. This is called "chimping" and is what a lot of photographers do. I'd also advise you to learn what the different settings actually do, and how they change the exposure. For instance, if you want to shoot at, say f8, and don't want to change that, then you will need to adjust some of the other settings to get the correct exposure. You can't be expected to learn everything at once though. Get some magazines or books and experiment with your camera and you will find you have a greater understanding of how it all works given time and practice. Time spent writing down loads of notes and settings could be spent on actually using the camera.
in fact an idea a few magazines used earlier this year by providing small cards of info / tips etc spread out over several editions and small enough to keep in your bag or pocket 
