Common Entry Science - Optional Modules

p1akuw47h5r3it

Hi, I'm just wondering if you have to select an optional module in Common Entry. I have a choice Between PS122, PS123 and PS128.

Also does selecting/nor selecting one of these modules affect what course you can choose at the end of the year of Coomon Entry to Science.

I am a bit confused.

Thanks,
DanDan

xaoifsx

I chose the year long course.

By the looks of things the 2 half modules are theory based. There is 80% exams and 20 continuous assessement
The long one is labs. and this is 100% continous assessment..and no exams

I chose the year long one because I think I would be better with a lab worK

and i can't answer ur last query.. but i dont think it makes a difference?? i hope it doesnt anyway

xxxxaisling

When i was doing common entry i did'nt get an option, i had to do ps122 & ps123.
I dont think the lab is ps128 as the user said above..Check it on the website just to make sure because it was ps153 when i was doing it.

PS122 and PS123 are just leaving cert standard physics. So if you have done Physics for the leaving you will fly these. You will have three 45min lectures per week.

ironictoaster

You'll do both ps122 and 123. Never heard of ps128 though

PS122 is physics for the first semester. It's mechanics etc, you'll get a test on it for Christmas.

PS123 is physics for th 2nd semester. Magnetism etc, you'll get a test on it for summer.

p1akuw47h5r3it

xaoifsx wrote: »

I chose the year long course.

By the looks of things the 2 half modules are theory based. There is 80% exams and 20 continuous assessement
The long one is labs. and this is 100% continous assessment..and no exams

I chose the year long one because I think I would be better with a lab worK

and i can't answer ur last query.. but i dont think it makes a difference?? i hope it doesnt anyway

Hey. It's 100% CA, only 30%. 70% of it is exams.

This is PS128 here, also known as Physics 1 http://www.dcu.ie/registry/module_contents.php?function=2&subcode=PS128

p1akuw47h5r3it

ironictoaster wrote: »

You'll do both ps122 and 123. Never heard of ps128 though

PS122 is physics for the first semester. It's mechanics etc, you'll get a test on it for Christmas.

PS123 is physics for th 2nd semester. Magnetism etc, you'll get a test on it for summer.

Cool thanks. I'll prob do PS122 and 123 as I've never done Physics and the other one looks harder. I just wanted to make sure it doesnt have an bearing in what you can choose in 2nd year

xaoifsx

DanDan6592 wrote: »

Hey. It's 100% CA, only 30%. 70% of it is exams.

This is PS128 here, also known as Physics 1 http://www.dcu.ie/registry/module_contents.php?function=2&subcode=PS128

i was looking here...........

http://www.dcu.ie/registry/module_contents.php?function=2&subcode=PS153

xaoifsx

xxxxaisling wrote: »

When i was doing common entry i did'nt get an option, i had to do ps122 & ps123.
I dont think the lab is ps128 as the user said above..Check it on the website just to make sure because it was ps153 when i was doing it.

PS122 and PS123 are just leaving cert standard physics. So if you have done Physics for the leaving you will fly these. You will have three 45min lectures per week.

i was looking at the ps153............i dont know what iv chosen now!! oops

xaoifsx

DanDan.. im doing both ps 128 and ps158... the 158 is labs.. and that was the module i was on about in the very first post i made in this thread.. JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR! and i dont know how i ended up doing 128. but im doing it!! i have a sheet here with the list of modules im doing

p1akuw47h5r3it

xaoifsx wrote: »

DanDan.. im doing both ps 128 and ps158... the 158 is labs.. and that was the module i was on about in the very first post i made in this thread.. JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR! and i dont know how i ended up doing 128. but im doing it!! i have a sheet here with the list of modules im doing

You probably chose to do 128 as it's optional (for me anyway). Are you doing Common Entry to Science?

xaoifsx

DanDan6592 wrote: »

You probably chose to do 128 as it's optional (for me anyway). Are you doing Common Entry to Science?

yeah i am...


okay scratch EVERYTHING i said because right now i really dont know whats going on... I'm so confused

p1akuw47h5r3it

xaoifsx wrote: »

yeah i am...


okay scratch EVERYTHING i said because right now i really dont know whats going on... I'm so confused

Dont worry, I let my registration time out, and I didnt select an optional module. So I haven't selected anything haha.

What are you confused about?

xaoifsx

DanDan6592 wrote: »

Dont worry, I let my registration time out, and I didnt select an optional module. So I haven't selected anything haha.

What are you confused about?

ok thats really good

i was just really confused because someone showed me ps153 thinking it was 128..and then i was like okay ill do that!! poo..

andyman

I was a rep for SE last year and this was discussed at the SE management meeting. As far as I'm aware, PS122 and PS123 are both one-semester 5 credit modules, and PS128 is a year-long 10 credit module. I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think the material covered is the same in both the 5 credit modules and the 10 credit module

This means, when you're registering, you pick either PS122 AND PS123 or you pick PS128 on it's own.

If you pick PS122 and PS123, you'll have 2 exams. PS122 will be in January and PS123 will be in May. If you pick PS128, you'll have one exam in May, but it covers material from September to May.

Hope that helps explain things a bit better

p1akuw47h5r3it

andyman wrote: »

I was a rep for SE last year and this was discussed at the SE management meeting. As far as I'm aware, PS122 and PS123 are both one-semester 5 credit modules, and PS128 is a year-long 10 credit module. I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think the material covered is the same in both the 5 credit modules and the 10 credit module

This means, when you're registering, you pick either PS122 AND PS123 or you pick PS128 on it's own.

If you pick PS122 and PS123, you'll have 2 exams. PS122 will be in January and PS123 will be in May. If you pick PS128, you'll have one exam in May, but it covers material from September to May.

Hope that helps explain things a bit better

Cool, but what is SE?? Or did you mean CE ?

Thats cool though thanks for the info. I let me registration time out, because I didn't know what module to pick so I havent picked any module at the moment haha.

Gunslinger92

SE is Science Education