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MSc in in Software Engineering (Part Time)

  • 10-09-2009 05:48PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭


    I'm starting this course this year

    Anyone else starting this year?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    Nobody???


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    Yeah I'm starting too


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,369 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    Not doing this course, but should be taking the Software Process Quality module in the evenings next semester. Doing Concurrency & Distributed Systems in the day course too.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    Any sign of a timetable yet? There's nothing listed on my portal page


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    No nothing yet


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,369 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    This is the current timetable for semester 1. Part time students should be doing Secure Programming and Professional and Research Practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-7.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    :(
    I am trying to register but when I select "I Accept" in step 4 Rules & Regulations I got the attached alert and I can not continue to step 5!!!!

    Any advice?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    I had some funny stuff happen when I registered too. It took me a couple of tries to get it working. Try clicking on the dot between step 4 and step 5.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    This is the current timetable for semester 1. Part time students should be doing Secure Programming and Professional and Research Practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-7.

    Are you serious? :eek: I don't finish work until 5.30 and it'll take me about an hour to get over to DCU. Is it normal for part time classes to start so early in DCU?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    waraf wrote: »
    Are you serious? :eek: I don't finish work until 5.30 and it'll take me about an hour to get over to DCU. Is it normal for part time classes to start so early in DCU?

    me too.... this is too early for evening course:(


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    This is the current timetable for semester 1. Part time students should be doing Secure Programming and Professional and Research Practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-7.

    That timetable says 2008-2009 in the top left corner. You had me worried for a minute


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    waraf wrote: »
    I had some funny stuff happen when I registered too. It took me a couple of tries to get it working. Try clicking on the dot between step 4 and step 5.
    still not working...

    I will keep trying


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    Finally I managed to register....

    I had to call the fees officer to complete the registration


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    What's the story with the timetable? I went to timetables and I selected the course code MSE and I selected Year 1 part-time and it returns this which lists two modules CA654 & CA644 which are not on our course. I'm confused. Can anyone shed any light on this please?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    waraf wrote: »
    What's the story with the timetable? I went to timetables and I selected the course code MSE and I selected Year 1 part-time and it returns this which lists two modules CA654 & CA644 which are not on our course. I'm confused. Can anyone shed any light on this please?


    The dropdown list here

    http://www.dcu.ie/timetables/time2.shtml

    is empty:(:(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    mmalaka wrote: »
    The dropdown list here

    http://www.dcu.ie/timetables/time2.shtml

    is empty:(:(

    Sorry go in here and select "timetable quick search" on the left side of the screen


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    yes correct thats strange.....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    still the time tabe is not showing our course


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    mmalaka wrote: »
    still the time tabe is not showing our course

    I have sent an e-mail to the helpdesk about this. They are probably not the right people to send the query to but hopefully they will be able to put me in touch with the right person. Anyway, I'll keep you posted on any developments.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 36 coffee_chucker


    waraf wrote: »
    What's the story with the timetable? I went to timetables and I selected the course code MSE and I selected Year 1 part-time and it returns this which lists two modules CA654 & CA644 which are not on our course. I'm confused. Can anyone shed any light on this please?

    Sorry if this is too late.... but CA644 and CA654 are on your course, well they are year 2 modules. Did you check out ..

    http://www.dcu.ie/registry/module_contents.php?function=4&programme=MSE


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    Sorry if this is too late.... but CA644 and CA654 are on your course, well they are year 2 modules. Did you check out ..

    http://www.dcu.ie/registry/module_contents.php?function=4&programme=MSE


    Yes they are on our course but since we're first years our semester one timetable should be for CA640 and CA647


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    Any updates about the timetable?
    I am so confused about this...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    I just got this email

    Dear Student,

    I would like to apologise but the schedule of lectures on the part-time MSc in Software Engineering Course has changed.

    The Registry are currently registering students so it is too late for them to register you for the new modules. What you need to do:

    - Register for your original modules: CA640 Professional & Research Practice; CA647 Secure Programming for Semester 1. CA648 Formal Programming and CA650 Software Process Quality for Semester 2.

    - Look up timetables for the modules you will actually be taking: CA644A System Software and CA654A Information Systems Architecture for Semester 1. CA670A Concurrency & Distributed Systems and CA649A Service-Oriented Architectures for Semester 2 and attend these lectures.

    - During the week of Monday 5th October to Friday 9th October, you MUST fill out the change of mind link on your portal page to change the modules to the correct ones as above. This should be done online. Please log on to your portal page with your username and password. Further instructions will be displayed there.

    Can you send me a reply to say that you have received and understood this email?

    Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

    Kind regards,
    Kathleen,
    School Secretary.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    I also asked about the lecture times and this is the response I got:

    "....all part-time lectures are scheduled
    for 4-7pm. I'm sorry if you expected otherwise, but I don't believe that
    any other times have ever been advertised"

    Disaster :mad::mad: I wonder if I can get my money back as I don't finish work until 5.30


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    man thats bad...
    should we attend every week?
    can we do something about this?perhaps email them as a groupe or something?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    mmalaka wrote: »
    man thats bad...
    should we attend every week?
    can we do something about this?perhaps email them as a groupe or something?

    I know mate, it's a complete joke. In my mind a part time course means it is run after work or on weekends. I've e-mailled them to say that the indicative timetable on the course information webpage looks like this - which looks like a full time course timetable to me but looking at it from their perspective it is both the full time and part time timetables on one form (although i'm not sure how we were meant to know that)

    I have also asked them if I can have my fees refunded if work tell me that I can't have the time off. I'm extremely annoyed....:mad::mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    plz let me know when u get a reply from them

    perhaps no need to attend every week


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    from the timetable search page, when you select the MSE and 1 part time; u have 3 options Day, Evening, & Day&Evening....

    I selected the Evening options and that show the classes starts at 17:30... so can we attend the 17:30 class or the 16:00 class???


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    mmalaka wrote: »
    from the timetable search page, when you select the MSE and 1 part time; u have 3 options Day, Evening, & Day&Evening....

    I selected the Evening options and that show the classes starts at 17:30... so can we attend the 17:30 class or the 16:00 class???

    When you select eveing only it will only show classes from 5.30 onwards so it will show a lecture from 17.30 to 19.00 on Tuesday and Thursday. However the classes actually start at 16.00. I have had this confirmed by the Kathleen (the secretary for the school of computing) via email.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    yes me too!!!


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