DT211 computing

MikeyCyrus · 22-08-2009 12:27am #1

Ive yet to see anyone applying for this course and i accepted it because i was to cocky on my first pref... didnt think it would go up by 45points

Well if anyone is doing they're first year of it let me know

xxasdasdxx · 24-08-2009 1:25pm

Hi mikey! I need to choose between Computing and Computer Science. Man I can't decide which one.

Alanstrainor · 24-08-2009 10:33pm

I might be going back to college and taking this course...might see you there i suppose.

MikeyCyrus · 24-08-2009 11:30pm

awesome! and does anyone know when the induction day/week thing is, im well confused bout this whole thing to be honest... nice to meet you guys too

wardides · 24-08-2009 11:52pm

I got a letter saying the induction day is on the 8th..registration on the 14th..term starts on the 21st..got it a while back!im in cathal brugha street though but i presume its all the same!?

MikeyCyrus · 24-08-2009 11:56pm

i havn't gotten anything

but i did only accept recently, well ill keep ya informed if i get a letter or anything :L

wardides · 25-08-2009 10:26am

ye i deferred my place for the year so thats why i got my letter before the offers!

MikeyCyrus · 25-08-2009 12:08pm

ahh I see, so is anyone else doing computing then?

g1rl · 26-08-2009 12:20pm

I think i'm repeating First year, so i'll be with you guys most likely.
The course is class, i absolutely love it.
You just have to put the effort in, which i didn't last year.
You get to build a PC in first year too which is the most fun ever.
I don't need to repeat that module,
but if i'm repeating the year i'm going to do it again cause it's so fun :]
Haha.

You're timetable is here: http://webtimetables.dit.ie/TTSuiteRBLIVE/
User Name: Student Science
Password: Science
You'll get a hard copy on your registration day anyway though.
And here's the Academic Calendar: http://www.dit.ie/services/academic/calendar/
You's will be in on some day during the week of the 14th.
Depending on the day they're registering DT211.

Hope that helps :]

Alanstrainor · 26-08-2009 12:33pm

Thanks for the link, it's goin to be really weird goin back to college! Well at least i know now that i can't just sit back and do nothing all year. I've failed first year in ucd before so that ain't gonna happen this time. See yee there i suppose.

MikeyCyrus · 26-08-2009 1:27pm

Im glad someone confirmed that its good

i wouldnt want a course i'd drop out of... i hope to meet some cool people and party with 2, any tips on gettin into the social aspect of college quick?

Alanstrainor · 26-08-2009 2:50pm

MikeyCyrus wrote: »

Im glad someone confirmed that its good i wouldnt want a course i'd drop out of... i hope to meet some cool people and party with 2, any tips on gettin into the social aspect of college quick?

Drink a lot?:pac:

Oh and societies and the likes are good too!

g1rl · 26-08-2009 5:54pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Drink a lot?:pac:

Oh and societies and the likes are good too!

Ah yeah, but more so the drinking.
Hahaha.

xxasdasdxx · 26-08-2009 10:44pm

wow I also accepted this course. I hope I would enjoy this course and have good friends.

MikeyCyrus · 27-08-2009 10:26pm

think ill join everything :L i want to make the most of my college days

any recommended socs and sport?

Mad Michael 09 · 28-08-2009 9:55am

haha well u have just met the party animal haha welcome to computing in first year sounds class

:D

MikeyCyrus · 28-08-2009 2:04pm

im quite a party animal myslf :P

Mick gavin · 28-08-2009 5:30pm

sure den were gna have fun.. are u gna go into college everyday

MikeyCyrus · 28-08-2009 7:42pm

ahh depends how good it is :L and if it affects the amount of money i get in the grant :P

Mad Michael 09 · 29-08-2009 7:12pm

wednesday looks like a long day

xxasdasdxx · 02-09-2009 1:11pm

guys can I ask a question? When will we pay the fees? On the registration day? 16th is it? You know the bank giro paper states that payment must reach their bank by Sept 15. I am confused.

Kenno90 · 02-09-2009 5:33pm

xxasdasdxx wrote: »

guys can I ask a question? When will we pay the fees? On the registration day? 16th is it? You know the bank giro paper states that payment must reach their bank by Sept 15. I am confused.

i've seen on my bank giro that they've given me till the 16th to pay , i'm going into 3rd year and i find it a hassle paying by giro , i'm paying by laser this year , but if you do that make sure you save the conformation e-mail they send you , because you will need to prove to the people in the office that you paid before they hand over your ID card ,

For your first few months expect the pace of work to be really slow, but after Christmas they really pile on the work with assignments, so be prepared.

Oh and a word of advice , KEEP up with your programming practicals(you may think that missing one isn't a big deal but everything you learn is going to come up in the either the final exam or the final assignment) because before you know it your being told to make a pretty large program for an assignment thats worth around 20% for the final mark

MikeyCyrus · 02-09-2009 5:35pm

do we have to register online or anything? coz i heard a few people saying it, do 1st years have to?

Ronchers09 · 02-09-2009 8:59pm

MikeyCyrus wrote: »

do we have to register online or anything? coz i heard a few people saying it, do 1st years have to?

haha mikey u sap..bonding wit yur college buddies:p

MikeyCyrus · 03-09-2009 2:06am

Ronchers09 wrote: »

haha mikey u sap..bonding wit yur college buddies:p

whos this dude?

Contracepticon · 03-09-2009 11:32pm

How yee, I'm in for this course too and jus wondering can anyone tell me if a review week is jus basically a week off or what???

MikeyCyrus · 03-09-2009 11:33pm

review week? emm if thats like the first week its just basically lectures im guessing with planned parties for the week thanks to DITSU!

Contracepticon · 04-09-2009 12:33am

Planned parties, how sweet!!!

.........but em, we get one of these review weeks around halloween, think its the week of the 26th

MikeyCyrus · 04-09-2009 2:57am

wouldnt have a clue, all will be explained on the 16th at induction i guess :L

Contracepticon · 04-09-2009 10:23am

Thanks anyway

.......do you know anyone else startin this course or just people in here???

MikeyCyrus · 04-09-2009 11:52am

just here... but i may be surprised :L but doubt it, should be a good laugh

TheCardHolder · 04-09-2009 2:37pm

One of my mates is doing this. He's a bit insane, he'll be the one teaching you all how to build handheld flamethrowers and stuff:pac:

xxasdasdxx · 05-09-2009 10:51am

cool to have a handheld flamthrower myself. Is there a kickboxing club in DIT?

Contracepticon · 06-09-2009 1:52pm

I think someone was trying to set up an MMA society on this thing if that's any help but there was something about kickboxing in that fit to go thing in the kevin street gym too, i think i saw that on the dvd they sent out

Alanstrainor · 15-09-2009 8:37pm

Apoliges for dragging this thread back up. But i just wanted to clarify, are we supposed to be in for 9:30 for the induction day?

TheCardHolder · 15-09-2009 8:56pm

Yeh 9.30

Alanstrainor · 15-09-2009 9:03pm

TheCardHolder wrote: »

Yeh 9.30

cool...

TheCardHolder · 15-09-2009 9:24pm

Sorry to be so blunt but it's not me actually doing the course it's my friend :pac:

ineedausername · 21-09-2009 3:49pm

just a heads up keep an eye on the timetables online..as they keeping changing for this course

wolfric · 22-09-2009 6:06pm

indeed.
Just to clarify as it was rather messy to start off with. There are 2 websites for us. Both use your student number and your password is your dob (for example if i was born 1 feb on 1990 it'd be 01021990)
http://mydit.dit.ie

Mostly just email and tabs/links to other useful areas. You're able to change your password here and even set up accessibility to other accounts (although unfortunately not provide auto forwarding to your current email. You'll need to click mail up the top right and then options. You can find it under "Retrieve Other E-mail" You can look up the pop (usually) address for your basic services (such as gmail,hotmail,yahoo etc) online with google.

*http://webcourses.dit.ie

(Your student "control panel") If you just click one of the links from the course list you'll get the whole control panel down the side which involves all your assignments announcements notes progress through the year. There's even a profile page listing instructors and students in your year. Features for a editing your profile are also included. As far as i know there's a second email here that is limited to people on your course.

*For any of you already in the know about security, webcourses site does not encrypt their connection when you're logging in. This means basically that someone on the network can sniff out your credentials. Mydit does though but still not when entering passwords for other emails when setting up your account to retrieve other email (such as your yahoo email)

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