Faculty Of Engineering Supplementals

C.D.

Dear all,

I currently have the misfortune of sitting the Supplementals- does anybody know how lenient the marking scheme is? Are they marked easy/hard? (Specifically for the Faculty of Engineering)

Also, can you pass by compensation in your repeats- getting say 37% or so in one subject?

Finally, for somebody who didn't complete their first year in TCD (wasn't suited to the course and applied to change course in March)(2005/06), did JF Engineering in 2006/07, can they repeat JF Engineering?

Thanks,

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

As far as I know you can NOT pass by compensation.

Boston

Leniency depends on the lecturer but usually they are marked softer.
You can compensate one subject by 35% provided you have an over all pass.(all in the hand book btw)

You can repeat one, and only one year in the faculty of engineering. But its up to the powers that be if they allow you repeat any year (you've no right to repeat) .

Check your JF Handbook for information on compensation. I say this because in the 05/06 one which is online it states:

http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/Courses/BAI/Junior_Freshman/JFHandbook0506.pdf

5.2. COMPENSATION
Compensation is permitted in the annual examinations where:
no more than two subjects are graded no lower than at least 35% but less than 40% and each of the remaining subjects is passed and the overall average percentage is not less than 40%,

or

where one subject is graded no lower than at least 30% but less than 35% and each of the remaining subjects is passed and the overall average percentage is not less than 40%.

Compensation is permitted in the supplemental examinations where:
no more than one subject is graded no lower than at least 35% but less than 40% and each of the remaining subjects is passed and the overall percentage is not less than 40%.

I'm sure the same information is reproduced in the college calendar but I'm sure someone else will have a looksee. One area which is a potential cause for confusion (and I had an argument with someone about this before) is in relation to the above stating how in the repeats you need an 'overall' mark of 40%. I took that as overall including results in the annual, but apparently you need an overall mark of 40% in however many you are repeating.

Marking scheme-wise, I think they're marked the same. As for whether the paper will be the same, go ask your lecturer. Honestly. Look at the summer exam paper, go through it. If you don't understand something, go up to the lecturer. And then go over the exam papers again.

As for not completing a year, they would technically be transferring course into first year, which is of course allowed. Tell them to contact their tutor, and/or Bartley in the SU. His e-mail address is education@tcdsu.org, or his phone number is 6468439.

C.D.

Thanks all, you have been a great help.

I was trawling through the college calender looking for answers, didn't think of looking in the JF handbook.

I should be alright.. but you never know!

Again,

Thanks.