Skipping lectures?

Grimebox · 17-10-2012 12:29AM

Well if there isn't attendance taken in a given class you can miss every single lecture and nothing will happen. Even with attendance taken, its not unheard of for nothing to happen too. Lecturers and staff have enough on their plate as it is then to be worrying about attendance of every student. The whole NS thing for attendance has always occurred to me as an empty threat to be honest, I'm basing my opinion on absolutely no real evidence however

Lawliet · 17-10-2012 08:59AM

I have heard of people getting them, but they were all in taking the piss territory, as in they never showed up to anything, but even with the NS they were allowed sit their exams.
I can't see any department going to the trouble of giving you a slap on the wrist for a handful of absences.

gutenberg · 17-10-2012 09:25AM

Likewise, I haven't heard of anyone actually getting an NS for attendance reasons but I do know that one coursemate was hauled in front of our head of department and threatened with one, if he didn't attend all the remaining classes for all courses for that year; however, as in Lawliet's case, he was in 'taking the piss' territory. In practice I don't know how it was monitored either, as our course spanned two departments so the HoD was dependent on the other department taking attendance as well. He told our friend that he had informed the other department, but it's hard to know if he actually did... The guy did get to sit his exams anyway, ended up with a low 2.2.

Maybe_Memories · 17-10-2012 11:53PM

I've heard of people being threatened with NS after missing one lecture in medicine/dentistry.

Gordon Gecko · 22-10-2012 11:47PM

Maybe_Memories wrote: »

I've heard of people being threatened with NS after missing one lecture in medicine/dentistry.

Depends whether they take a roll at the lecture or not but if you miss a couple of tutorials in Dent they haul your ass up to the Dean (of Dent, scarier than Junior Dean by a country mile) and you have to explain yourself.

nervous_twitch · 23-10-2012 12:51AM

Grimebox wrote: »

The whole NS thing for attendance has always occurred to me as an empty threat to be honest, I'm basing my opinion on absolutely no real evidence however

I wasn't going to post, but then I saw this and had to.

I got 3 NS's in my SF year and was disqualified from exams; thus automatically having to repeat the year and pay €6000 for the privilege. As others have mentioned though, it's only when you're in absolute taking-the-piss territory. I was going to about 3 tutorials/lectures per week - doing all the required work, mind you - just never going to class. So while I'm sure it's OK to miss a good few lectures, it's definitely not an empty threat.

Before anyone asks, I don't know what the hell I was doing at the time. Just working and drinking and acting the dope :rolleyes:

gavmcg92 · 23-10-2012 01:26AM

I remember 1E8. Pointless lectures where the lecturer felt as if it was self appraisal hour. "I did this ... I did that... I get paid this much ...." etc.
Like others here have mentioned, I would recommend that you attend them the odd time or ask someone who attends them regularly if there has been any changes, just so you don't miss out on any assignments handed out, suggestions for the report etc.
From what I can remember, you have to write a fairly long report come December. Remember that module is 10 credits and cannot be repeated if you fail. (just remember that)

Grimebox · 23-10-2012 01:34AM

Or you could just be that someone who goes to all the lectures so you don't have to ask someone who attends them regularly if there has been any changes, just so you don't miss out on any assignments handed out, suggestions for the report etc.

Skipping lectures?

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