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Computer Science and Software Engineering NUIM 2011/12

  • 22-08-2011 6:15am
    #1
    Lukichu123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭


    Just thought I'd open a place where new students can talk about this course instead of it being sprawled out in loads of different threads :D

    Anyone know how many hours there are for First Years?
    I heard the Maths isn't too bad as long as you put the work in but I'm not looking forward to the Sciences side of it.. :eek:

    Congrats to everyone who got in :D


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  • #2
    mp3guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,977 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    Including labs, depending on your subject choices, about 22 hours. The maths pretty much brings everyone up to leaving cert higher level standard.

    Also, best course ever.


  • #3
    Alt_Grrr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭Alt_Grrr


    mp3guy wrote: »
    Including labs, depending on your subject choices, about 22 hours. The maths pretty much brings everyone up to leaving cert higher level standard.

    Also, best course ever.

    Also, Class of 2011 were the best class ever.


  • #4
    mp3guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,977 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    Alt_Grrr wrote: »
    Also, Class of 2011 were the best class ever.

    (0 XOR 1)


  • #5
    alnicoll
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭alnicoll


    This thread is of interest to me.


  • #6
    Lukichu123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭Lukichu123


    alnicoll wrote: »
    This thread is of interest to me.

    .. Thanks for sharing :L


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  • #7
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Everybody knows it was class of 2008 that pwned that course. And the CSSE crowd of 2007 ;)


  • #8
    alnicoll
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭alnicoll


    Lukichu123 wrote: »
    .. Thanks for sharing :L

    Anytime :P

    And thank you for congratulating me on getting in:D


  • #9
    Lukichu123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭Lukichu123


    Haha oh right.. just thought you were an internet troll :L
    Yeah congrats :D
    Spent 30 quid on "Java for Dummies".. damn this stuff looks HARD.


  • #10
    javagal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,238 ✭✭✭javagal


    Lukichu123 wrote: »
    Haha oh right.. just thought you were an internet troll :L
    Yeah congrats :D
    Spent 30 quid on "Java for Dummies".. damn this stuff looks HARD.


    It's really not.. pay attention from the start and it will *click*


  • #11
    alnicoll
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭alnicoll


    Lukichu123 wrote: »
    Haha oh right.. just thought you were an internet troll :L
    Yeah congrats :D
    Spent 30 quid on "Java for Dummies".. damn this stuff looks HARD.

    Haha no problem!! Looking at it again it does look sarcastic lol

    I have the same book...you'll be fine


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  • #12
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    There is much, much more to Computer Science than Java/Programming :)


  • #13
    Lukichu123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭Lukichu123


    TouchingVirus wrote: »
    There is much, much more to Computer Science than Java/Programming :)

    Here, can anyone just tell us a few topics I should get a quick look at before I start the course? :P
    A headstart.. however tiny.. would be awesome :D
    Thanks!


  • #14
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    There really is no need to get a head start on anything. The Leaving Cert is mainly a way for you to demonstrate you have the ability to apply yourself at an academic level and be good at it. You're not expected to have any innate Computer Science ability or anything :D

    First year CSSE has changed a lot since I did it - It's now more a General Science degree with mandatory CS modules. I understand the change was made to help reduce the number of university dropouts because CSSE students couldn't swap into any other degree course if they didn't like CSSE. At one stage even CS141 - Introduction to Programming wasn't even taught to first year students, a decision since reversed because of the sheer madness of it.

    Anyways, it's better I stop disparaging your choice and wishing for the old days and just provide you with your module list:

    http://www.cs.nuim.ie/courses/coursedetail.php?coursecode=CSSE


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