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Engineering project 2013

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    #92
    MrCraigButler
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 24 ✭MrCraigButler


    Project is due Friday and i just got the thing moving and picking up the ball , its looking good enough. Only starting my brief know thought so i expect to not do well with that


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    #93
    daz801
    Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭daz801


    MrCraigButler wrote: »
    Project is due Friday and i just got the thing moving and picking up the ball , its looking good enough. Only starting my brief know thought so i expect to not do well with that
    I probably will only finish my project on friday....:(


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    #94
    Copper_pipe
    Registered Users Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    Long night ahead for me


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    #95
    markh1074
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭markh1074


    Nearly finished up, hopefully il get it done tomorrow! Worked it out yesterday that me and some other lads have spent over 100 hours outside of class working on this with our teaching! ****ing ridiculous, but I cant wait to get to play with it


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    #96
    daz801
    Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭daz801


    So are we allowed to post photos after tomorrow?


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    #97
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,108 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    daz801 wrote: »
    So are we allowed to post photos after tomorrow?

    Not if you don't want some contact from the SEC. Once the date for appeals of LC grades is over, probably late August, then there is not a problem. Until then, they remain examination material.


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    #98
    MrCraigButler
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 24 ✭MrCraigButler


    how long were peoples briefs ? :)


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    #99
    markh1074
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭markh1074


    mines looking to be between 30 and 40 pages, including all my diagrams and working drawings.


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    #100
    daz801
    Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭daz801


    So we were told that the examiners are coming in to mark our projects tomorrow and that they will also be training in new examiners to mark the projects. This makes me a bit nervous, do you think this is likely to make them mark the project a bit easier or harder?


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    #101
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,108 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    daz801 wrote: »
    So we were told that the examiners are coming in to mark our projects tomorrow and that they will also be training in new examiners to mark the projects. This makes me a bit nervous, do you think this is likely to make them mark the project a bit easier or harder?

    They will mark it exactly the same.
    Very odd that you were told any details of what is happening.


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    #102
    LCstudent17
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭LCstudent17


    Well I hope everyone got it finished. But I think the general feeling about the project is that it was very unfair? It was a ridiculous amount of work for 25%?


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    #103
    TheHardyViper
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭TheHardyViper


    Yeah I agree.
    It was like having to make 3 projects in one.
    Got it done though, seriously took a lot of time, especially from doing theory work.


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    #104
    LCstudent17
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭LCstudent17


    Looking at my 2 brothers from the last 2years, this years project looks to have took a lot more work and it has taking a lot more money? Projects of these sizes aren't viable for schools? I recon every project cost 200+?


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    #105
    TheHardyViper
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭TheHardyViper


    Well this year, many people (in my class, anyway) made a crane to transport the ball, we then had to make a scoring mechanism and a grab/suction mechanism to pick up and release the ball.
    I think it was 3 years ago they had to make a crane, and that's it.
    I think we were a trial run and after they hear all the complaining, next years group will get an easy project.


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    #106
    TheHardyViper
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭TheHardyViper


    So guys, how did everyone get on?


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    #107
    LCstudent17
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭LCstudent17


    TheHardyViper wrote: »
    So guys, how did everyone get on?

    B2 can't complain.

    Anyone know when we can collect projects?/ Post pictures or videos on internet?


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    #108
    Daniel7740
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,671 ✭✭✭✭Daniel7740


    My project went terrible. I'd say the hardest project they ever gave. Was the only subject I had a possibility of a high B or an A and I got a C2 cos me project was so bad


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    #109
    jamo2oo9
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭jamo2oo9


    Got a B1 in it. It was all down to my project really. My teacher did say it was the most difficult project he has come across so far


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    #110
    Copper_pipe
    Registered Users Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    Got a C3, project was nowhere near finished so happy enough with that


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    #111
    daz801
    Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭daz801


    B1. there was only two A2's in my class and no A1's. lowest engineering results in my school for a while.


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    #112
    Daniel L
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭Daniel L


    happy enough with my c1 as I fuked up on the theory but had a full 25 percent fer the project :)


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    #113
    LCstudent17
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭LCstudent17


    Anyone gonna post a picture of there project?


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    #114
    daz801
    Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭daz801


    I don't think we're aloud until rechecks are done


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    #115
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,108 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    You can post once the date for applying for rechecks is gone, which I think it is.

    I'm sure the SEC will be in touch if I'm wrong about that.


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