BESS Thread

andrew

What is this I don't even

Jegger

"Moore" of this kind of thing.

feargal05

Jegger wrote: »

"Moore" of this kind of thing.

Gimme gimme Moore, gimme Moore, gimme Feargal Moore.

but seriously bein' serious, anyone else doin' BESS?

OrlaB12693

Told you ya were bein a bit over the top for boards! :P no ones ready for your humour!:L

Lawliet

irishgirl10

BESS!:)

IfUSeekAmy

Lady Gaga, Britney & The French Language in this thread.

I think we should be friends. Even if I'm in Law&French.

AgathaK

Some exciting stuff here... I wonder if it's going to be so crazy loco when we actually get to meet up during freshers? :P

feargal05

IfUSeekAmy wrote: »

Lady Gaga, Britney & The French Language in this thread.

I think we should be friends. Even if I'm in Law&French.

Oh god yeah I'm all for meetin some LnF girlies! lets do it! ooooo friend!

feargal05

AgathaK wrote: »

Some exciting stuff here... I wonder if it's going to be so crazy loco when we actually get to meet up during freshers? :P

oh god yeah, it's all gonna be coco loco, well as coco loco as you make it....................buyee

Jonathan

Threads merged.

Jegger

_Ann_ wrote: »

Does anyone know if Garda Vetting is required for BESS?

Aww that was so funny. Whenever I need a good laugh I read through this thread, it never disappoints.

bm1993

I'm starting BESS in a couple of weeks and have a question about the language module. I did French for the leaving and got a HC1 but I want to do Spanish as part of BESS. Is it possible to start Spanish from scratch in BESS and if not can I do Spanish with the CLCS as an optional language module?

kmhenry

RuehlTheWorld wrote: »

JF doing Business and French, thinking of switching to BESS. Is it still possible?

Say so yeah- you definitely would have the points for bess so definitely wouldn't be a problem changing if you contact the course office or your tutor. I'm in SF Business and French though and the courses are extremely similar. You practically do BESS except one module of just say law or sociology would be replaced with the bsf french writing skills module.

theyearof2010

Are tutorials in bess SF mandatory and is attendance recorded? Or is it optional and you can slip into any?

irishgirl10

When do BESS freshers get their timetables?? Beyond excited!

Jonathan

Aside from the fact that you are spamming, you are also in breach of the election rules.

Section 2, Article 1 in particular.

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2. CAMPAIGNING:
1. The Campaign Period:
a. Campaigning will begin at 09:00 on Monday the 3rd October 2011.
b. Campaigning will end at 16:00 on Thursday the 5th October 2011.
c. There shall be no campaigning before this period.

Don't worry about deleting your post, I've already forwarded a screenshot to the Electoral Commission.

Larianne

They got their dates wrong so maybe it makes them obsolete! :pac:

feargal05

Larianne wrote: »

They got their dates wrong so maybe it makes them obsolete! :pac:

oh crap, had no idea i was in breach by posting a thread. I best delete it anyway.

will this mean getting thrown out of the campaign?

UrbanSea

Does anyone know where to find the Economics homework on MyEconLab?

Not the ones you do online,but the questions to do for the tutorial?

Hande hoche!

UrbanSea wrote: »

Does anyone know where to find the Economics homework on MyEconLab?

Not the ones you do online,but the questions to do for the tutorial?

In web CT go to EC1010 , then Micro Homeworks 2011-12 folder. The four homeworks so far this term should be there. Will typically be multiple choice questions similar to the online work and questions to be done from the text book.

_Bella_

I am considering doing a TSM combination of economics and history and was hoping you guys could some answer some questions of mine on the economics side. I was firstly wondering how maths orientated the course is, I don't mind maths but was just wondering how much is included in the course. Also do you find it interesting and are there many essays? Thank you very much in advance.

ChloeElla

Hey, I'm in Law & German atm but really considering transferring to BESS. Just wondering, what's the course like so far, & would I be completely lost by joining after like 6 weeks? Thanks

Tragedy

No, the first six weeks(and indeed most of the first year) can be picked up relatively quickly. If you want to change, do it ASAP though as if you leave it much longer you'll have zero chance.

Keen2win

Ok, time to pick subjects for SF BESS.
Anyone got any opinions, what's brilliant, what's rubbish? Looking at going down the Business/Economics route, but feel free to comment about any of the modules!

Richieee

Keen2win wrote: »

Ok, time to pick subjects for SF BESS.
Anyone got any opinions, what's brilliant, what's rubbish? Looking at going down the Business/Economics route, but feel free to comment about any of the modules!

Unless you're doing a language then you have no choice over your SF subjects if you're going for Business/Economics, but I'm sure you know that already! And if you are doing a language I'd advise taking Economy of Ireland over Finance/Operations.

I'm not going to comment on the business side of things because apart from accounting it isn't my cup of tea. I found the economics modules far more enjoyable and educational. Intermediate Economics is quite a step up from JF economics, particularly for the micro part of the course, but if you have an aptitude for it this year there shouldn't be much problem. The same goes for Maths & Stats. Economy of Ireland is excellent, both the course content and the lecturer, although the assessment methods could be better IMO.

Tragedy

I was extremely disappointed with the Business modules, 'tutorials' consist of around 60-90 people crammed into a room and there's no real interaction in them.

Economics modules are good, Economy of Ireland is well thought and relatively easy, maths&stats is going over everything you did in JF but in more depth, and Intermediate Economics is similar.

Richieee

If I could choose my SF modules again I'd go for 4 economics, 1 political science and 1 business.

Putting hindsight and bias aside, I think going for Bus/Econ is the safest route for SF as choosing anything other than that will mean that your only option is a single honors degree in whichever subject you choose.

Bears and Vodka

(not sure whether it's best to start a new thread but sure I'll ask here since its about BESS.)

So, I'm in 6th year now. Right now all my CAO's are 'creative', Multimedia in DCU, Photography in DIT/IADT etc. I'm into graphic design and photography so my CAOs seem to suit my interests.

But recently I thought that since Economics is my favourite subject in school and that I'm very comfortable at it, why not do an Economics minded course instead? Economics and Russian intrigued me first (since I'm fluent) but I decided if I were to do a course in Economics I'd like to keep my choices open so I'm more interested in BESS now. At the moment I'm split 50/50 whether to put BESS as my first choice or stick with Multimedia in DCU.

At the moment I'm researching (well, reading the prospectus!) the course and it's always best to ask opinion of those doing it so here goes:

Taking into consideration I find most of the LC Economics course enjoyable (apart from the SR and LR graphs!), is it a fair assumption to presume that I will find BESS interesting, especially if I were to take on Economics for 3rd and 4th years?

I'm not doing and have never done Business as a subject in school. If I go for this course, will that be a major disadvantage to me?

I'm doing OL Maths and very comfortable at it (A2 in the mocks); will I find the Math aspect of BESS (Statistics I think?) very difficult?

I know it's a very vague, debatable and open-ended question but: what are the career prospects of an average BESS graduate like at the moment?

Thanks in advance to anyone who may try to answer my questions, I tried to be as clear as possible!

Richieee

subz3r0 wrote: »

Taking into consideration I find most of the LC Economics course enjoyable (apart from the SR and LR graphs!), is it a fair assumption to presume that I will find BESS interesting, especially if I were to take on Economics for 3rd and 4th years?

I'm not doing and have never done Business as a subject in school. If I go for this course, will that be a major disadvantage to me?

I'm doing OL Maths and very comfortable at it (A2 in the mocks); will I find the Math aspect of BESS (Statistics I think?) very difficult?

I know it's a very vague, debatable and open-ended question but: what are the career prospects of an average BESS graduate like at the moment?

If you didn't already know you can do a Russian module in both 1st and 2nd year of BESS.

1st year economics is essentially LC economics just with slightly more detail in certain areas. So I don't see why you wouldn't enjoy the economics element of BESS. It's hard to say whether you'd find BESS as a whole interesting though because obviously you have to take other modules such as Sociology and Political Science in 1st year, which aren't overly enjoyable in 1st year due to how general they are (Sociology in particular). I'm similar to you in that economics was my main choice for doing BESS. And I definitely found the course more enjoyable in 2nd year due to specialising a bit more. I can only imagine that it will get better again in 3rd/4th year.
You should be warned that it can get very mathematical if you choose certain modules in later years, and there appears to be a strong emphasis on taking such modules to appeal to certain employers/post-grad courses.

You'll be at no disadvantage having not done LC business. Although the courses are seperate at LC level, LC accounting would be of use in subsequent years if you chose accounting modules.

You do both Maths and Statistics in first year. You wouldn't face much of a problem with either provided you put in the effort.

I can't really answer your last question.