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My college course... (A 3rd-level student's insight)

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  • #202
    user.name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 283 ✭✭user.name


    Not a fairly popular course but might as well put something on it, putting off studying for my own exams - procrastination still happens in college!

    Course
    Economics, Politics and Law, DCU

    Points
    390, unlikely to go up

    No. of students
    Around 70ish, but you share lectures with other degree courses

    Hours
    14, doesn't really go up from that!

    Course Content
    Law - Law isn't too bad, you have two law modules in your first semster - Constitutional Law (year long) and the Irish Legal System. They are pretty manageable, assignments aren't too bad. Depends on who you get for Con. Law, there is a lot of information you have to know, like articles of the Constitution and the cases that conflict with that.
    Politics - Intro. to politics is pretty easy. If you have a general interest then you will know some of the key terms.
    Economics - it would be helpful if you done economics for the leaving but not necessary (I didn't). Its full of information, but isn't too hard to get into. You have two in class exams in semesters 1 and 2 and then an exam in May.
    Others - In semester 1 you have two other modules you think has nothing to do with your degree - Research Skills (skills on how to research for essays and its all continuous assessment, its easy enough) and business maths (basically furthering from lc maths with loads of economics maths added to it, not fun!)

    Further Comments
    Course may seem a tad bit dull, but its actually interesting. They weigh out economics, politics and law somewhat equally. DCU itself is brilliant though. You can escape some of the big headed peeps you might find in other colleges, not naming any in particular :p Social side is great, loads of clubs and socs to join and great for nightlife (go to the college balls!) and the library has loads of great resources to help with study. :)


  • #203
    SureYWouldntYa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,772 ✭✭✭SureYWouldntYa


    Course:
    Management Science and Information Systems Studies (MSISS) in Trinity

    Points:
    485 in 2013

    Number of students:
    27 to start, 24 of us left

    Hours:
    20 in first semester, then 15 in the second semester

    Course Content:
    You'll study a wide variety of subjects in first year, Programming, Engineering Maths, Organisation & Management, Statistical Analysis, Management Science, Software Applications and Economics. All are introductory courses, apart from Maths, and will assume little or no prior knowledge, and you will be beginning from scratch. That being said, as with the LC, if you keep up to date with the subjects then you will be fine.
    Programming will probably be the hardest thing you do in first year. This isn't a module you can cram for, you need to go the classes, and keep up with the work. You will get weekly assignments, and they get very difficult very quick, the easy thing to do is to google for a solution or get the solution from a classmate, but you will more than likely fail in summer going this way.
    Eng Maths assumes a lot of knowledge of LC HL Maths, and again you get weekly assignments which you should do yourself. For Maths and Programming, assignments are worth 20% of overall grade, and you need to pass these as well as the summer exam.
    Organisation & Management is very wordy. It will involve a lot of readings, and i find them to be very vague and they don't do anything only talk about stuff. Unless you are passionate about the stuff you won't like this module.
    Statistical Analysis builds on what you done in LC. The first few weeks go over most of the LC course, and if you don't keep up with this then the labs and assignments will be very difficult. Along with Software App, this module is first semester only and this is why the hours drop between semesters.
    Management Science is my favourite module, and the favourite of a lot of people in the class. It involves going through a series of scientific methods for management type questions, such as decisions on where to invest money.

    Summary:
    The course really is like it says on the prospectus. I can already see several things in this course that will be valuable in future years, and we are only beginning to get to some of the more interesting stuff. The workload isn't overly hard if you do the work required week to week. As with most courses, if you don't keep up with it you will fall behind. Unlike other courses, this is not a course you can cram for. There is job prospects from this course, during induction in September we were told that all wishing to be in full time employment, were. Parts of the course, you won't like, because it is so varied. And you don't get much specialisation in further years, with none in 1st year.


  • #204
    LoonyLovegood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,068 ✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    I'm doing Civil Law in NUIG. If anyone'd like to know about it, feel free to PM me.


  • #205
    buyer95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭buyer95


    df123 wrote: »
    Hi :) Does anyone have any information about the Liberal Arts course in Mary I OR Business and Accounting teaching in St Pats Thurles? :)

    I'm doing the BEd course in Mary I but I have a lot of friends doing the arts course. It's a great college, haven't a bad word to say really. It's much closer to town than UL, and the numbers are smaller which is obviously a plus.


  • #206
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,263 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    buyer95 wrote: »
    I'm doing the BEd course in Mary I but I have a lot of friends doing the arts course. It's a great college, haven't a bad word to say really. It's much closer to town than UL, and the numbers are smaller which is obviously a plus.

    There's also a Mary I forum, where the OP might have a better chance of a response.


  • #207
    aarond280
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 275 ✭✭aarond280


    Im studying actuarial and financial studies in UCD, points this year started at 570 and went down to 565, a course that is challenging and for those who are interested in Maths. Accounting and Economics would be handy enough to have but not essential as both are thought as introductory courses, I didn't do either. Any questions feel free to ask


  • #208
    ShonyBoulders
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭ShonyBoulders


    First of, CHOOSE A COLLEGE COURSE WHICH YOU THINK YOU COULD FIND ENJOYING!!

    Excuse the ugly capitals, but I felt it was important, now here we go...

    *deep breath*

    Hi all, I'm a 3rd year Electronic & Computer Engineering student in NUI Galway. Currently stressing about exams before I start my work placement in April!
    When I first started doing Engineering, I choose to do Undenominated Engineering since I didn't really have a clue what I wanted to get into. I had a small idea I wanted to do Biomedical Engineering but discovered over the year I was liking the sound of Electronic Engineering a lot more. My third year Electronic Engineering, as a discipline within the College of Engineering & Informatics, consist of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Electronic & Computer Engineering, and Sports & Exercise Engineering (though this last one might be discontinued for incoming first years, not sure).
    I choose Electronic Engineering since I had a bit of experience with electronics myself, for having a tiny "business" if you could call it that repairing/customising electrical guitar wiring when I was in my teens. I also really enjoyed the electronics side of the LC Physics course, so that helped. Also in the words of Jesse Pinkman, "Magnets Bitch!!" .

    Undenominated Engineering was great craic, had to do modules like Biology & Chemistry (which I'd studied during the Leaving but ended up getting an A in, they're taught way better at college! ), and various maths & physics. The new first years also have a module where they do a few weeks' Mechanical Engineering, a few weeks' Civil, and a few weeks' Electrical. I was working harder than my mates who were studying Arts or Science, but that's just how engineering is. It's definitely manageable though, don't worry! It's also very well worth it in the end, an Engineering degree allows you to work a number of different jobs in a number of different fields. Many Engineers these days are also businesspeople.
    When I specialised in ECE in second year, I went from a large class of 100+ in Undenominated to a class of about 22. It did take me a while to get the hang of some of the Electronic Eng subjects, and programming was completely new to me, but I stuck with it and I love it. All the lecturers in EE are extremely helpful and supportive, and they treat you with respect, as long as you show that same respect by going to lectures and making a good effort in their classes. One of my lecturers was actually a founder of boards.ie!
    In my first semester of ECE, I designed (with a group of people) a "robotic" tin whistle that could be played electronically. Of course when I started off I had no idea what I was doing, but I learned a massive amount doing it. In the second semester, I worked with 2 other lads to create a tracking device which had the application of being used as an anti-theft device on motorcycles.

    In third year now I'm involved in creating an app which uses native indoor navigation to guide a vision impaired user around a building in which they've never been in before. As part of Engineers week recently, I worked with primary school kids doing a Lego Robotics workshop too!All third year engineers go on work placement this year, so I'll be moving up to Dublin to work with a company there until August. You can get paid for your internship, but the experience is the key thing. You have to go through the full professional method of getting a job, suiting up, doing interviews, getting rejected, getting hired.

    There's also a great sense of teamwork among Engineers, we all know the work is hard so most people are generally happy to help each other! We had an Engineering Meet & Greet night where all years were invited, over 100 people came and had a great time!

    tl; dr Electronic Engineering in NUIG is awesome. Work hard, play hard (terrible slogan I know). Biggest advice: CHOOSE A COLLEGE COURSE WHICH YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF ENJOYING


  • #209
    ShonyBoulders
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭ShonyBoulders


    2thousand14 wrote: »
    ShonyBoulders,Thank you so much for the information you have put up really appreciate it as i have put down undenominated engineering in NUIG as my first choice and id like to get a bit more information from you if you wouldnt mind.
    1. Is the maths and physics much more difficult than in Leaving cert?
    2. What is the time table like?
    3. Is it more practical work than theory?
    4. Do you think the points will go up this year?


    1. The maths and physics are around the same level as Higher Level LC. Even if you're not doing so well or do a bad LC, NUIG still has options available. I messed up my Leaving Maths, got a HD2, but NUIG offered an Entrance Exam which I passed and I haven't had any trouble with maths since. It's quite well taught in university. One of the aims of first year is just to bring everyone up to the same level.

    2. Your timetable will look like you have full days 9-6, so it looks daunting, but many of the hour slots will be tutorials and labs which won't start up for a few weeks. Tutorials are very important, they'll help get your assignments completed, but you really only need to attend one per subject per week. First and second years kind of get roasted for hours, but it's not so bad, trust me! And if you think it is, give me a PM!
    In third year we have much fewer hours on our timetable, but the work we have to do is much harder and we much more to do in our own time.

    3. College is different to secondary school, instead of straight classes, you'll have lectures, tutorials and labs making up your modules. Lectures are always theory, tutorials are more practical where they help you complete assignments, and labs are where you do real hands on work. By the way, labs don't just mean going into a chemistry place, but also looking at machines do stuff (or whatever mechanical engineering labs are, have no idea haha!), or in my case assembling/analysing circuits in the Electronics lab room of the Eng Building.

    4. Points? I can't really help you on this, as far as I know they only represent the average number of points a successful applicant had. All I will say is, adopt a methodical way to answering questions, for essays that's like PQE (Make a point, back up with a quote, explain the relevance) and for maths/science subjects, learn off the stuff you can learn off, drill your formulae into your head, even if they are in the log books it'll save you valuable time in the exam. Also try to understand how everything in the formula is related.
    And then in true Leaving Cert fashion, do as many exam papers as you can, and start studying early!

    Any more questions do let me know!

    EDIT: Also, I know it's super stressful doing the Leaving, you'll die if you don't do a good Leaving blah blah blah, just don't forget to take care of yourself (this applies to everyone). Try to eat healthy, and catch an early bedtime. I can't function until I have my 7 hours 45 mins sleeping and have my Muay Thai! Having a good regular sleeping pattern, along with a good diet and some sports on top (whatever you fancy, football, GAA, hurling, swimming, running, walking) keeps your brain working well and makes you feel good. And when you feel good you look good, which makes you feel good! I'll stop here before it gets too slick!


  • #210
    gline
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,630 ✭✭✭gline


    Cathal6606 wrote: »
    I want to do physics as one of the subjects if I get science but I'm not doing it for the leaving cert, how difficult would it be to pick up? (I'm pretty decent at maths if that has any bearing)

    The physics isnt that hard to pick up, i didnt do it for the leaving either (12 years ago) and i was able to get an A in the christmas exams in it. if your good at maths, then you have the hard part covered. The maths i found the hardest part.
    The first physics module (foundations of physics), starts with the very basics of physics, so if you attend lectures and do the assigned problem sheets, its quite easy to pick up. There is a lot of information in it, but not difficult, and it is marked generously, they want you to understand it, so most marks are given for the method, not the final answers.


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  • #211
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Even a brief few lines saying how you found the course is helpful, folks, and perhaps then if people have more detailed questions, they can always pm. ;)


  • #212
    playedalive
    Closed Accounts Posts: 750 ✭✭✭playedalive


    Louisew97 wrote: »
    I'm mainly thinking of business and Spanish but also considering spanish as part of tsm at the moment .if you could give me some information on subjects lecturers pros/cons and anything else that would be great :) gracias

    I graduated last year in TSM French and Spanish, so I can tell you about Spanish. What I will say to you is that if you're going to study a language in college, particularly Trinity, you really do need to know what you're getting yourself into. I won't lie. I do have a bit of a bee in my bonnet after my experience and I really did not know what studying a pure language degree entailed.

    When you're studying languages in Trinity, the first year comes across as being quite balanced with grammar, language classes and 1/2 modules in literature. However, after 1st year, the overwhelming emphasis of this course is understanding, reading and producing arguments in relation to the Spanish/French literature on your course. That's great if you like literature. I like reading myself because the sheer emphasis on literature really did not help my communication skills in Spanish. Of course, it might have helped my understanding of the language, but it was my own efforts to meet Spanish people, go to Spain and having a genuine interest in learning the language myself is what has made me fluent in Spanish today-not the Trinity course, believe it or not. Sorry if I sound really negative, but I was definitely disillusioned by the course and was glad to have finished in the end. At the end of the day, if you want to learn Spanish, it's up to you to learn it and you can feel in the degree that they already expect you to have a high fluency in the language after you enter, or at the maximum, second year of college (which is tough on the beginners). I was very lucky to have been an exchange student in a Secondary school in Spain and exposed to Spanish at a young age. This definitely helped.

    Now, Business and Spanish would be a different kettle of fish because you would be focusing on learning communicative Spanish for business and, also, you are expected to go to Spain for a year on Erasmus, which will do wonders for your Spanish provided you have a genuine interest and are willing to learn the language.

    Edit: I should have also mentioned that there are language classes (Grammar and Translation- 2 hours a week) and oral (1 hour a week), but by third year, you will be mostly translating literary texts from English into Spanish and Spanish to English in class and for homework. The grammar points might be discussed in class. In fairness, I did find translation did help me with my grammar bur grammar translation is really the only method through which the language is taught, and, as a trained language teacher myself, grammar translation on its own does not develop communication skills. All the classes are taught mostly in English, except for the oral classes. Again, I have to call a spade a spade, for the level that you are expected to leave with, 1 hour of spoken Spanish a week is not helpful (classes can be a hit and a miss) and all the classes should have really been taught through Spanish insofar as possible. Literature study is the speciality of this course/department, except for the odd linguistics and Spanish History module.


  • #213
    tkd93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 348 ✭✭tkd93


    Course:
    Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting & Finance IT Tallaght

    Points:
    230 in 2013

    Number of students:
    Started with about 80 when I was in 1st year may have changed since then. In years one and two you will have lectures with only half of the total number of students are we are split into two class groups.

    Hours:
    Varies from between 17-20. Very manageable as lectures are spread over Monday to Friday.

    Course Content:
    In year one you will study a wide array of business areas including accounting, law, economic,s business administration, business maths and computers. You do not need to have studied any subjects business wise at leaving cert level. I didnt do accounting myself and had no issues. Also in year one additional tutorials are provided in accounting and business maths . This involves smaller group sizes with a lecturer which really helps anyone struggling with the basics. Business admin accounting and economics in addition to every other subject are taken from scratch. From second year onward the range narrows to mainly cover the areas of accounting (both financial and management) financial investment tax and auditing. The course provided you get the relevant grades enjoys a large amount of exemptions from professional bodies. In 3rd and 4th years a wide range of speakers are brought in to give us advice on employment opportunities and further study options. So far in third year some of the speakers included EY BOI Chartered Accountants of Ireland NUIM and Davys Stockbrokers.

    IT Tallaght operates very differently from some of the larger colleges. I am on a first name basis with every single one of my lecturers. If you don't understand a point the lecturers are happy to go over any point. No one is the class minds if you ask a ton of questions. Many of the lectures are delivered in secondary school sized rooms so it feels alot more personal. Even in the large lectures rooms which seat about 140 there is never more then 40 or 50 people.

    One final point which I feel very important to be included is that people shouldn't be put off by the low points. Plenty of people in my year myself included scored in the high 300s or low 400s. There are plenty of reasons why people chose to do this course other then its low points requirements. The course has provided me with an in dept knowledge of accounting. I look forward to starting fourth year in September. Any questions about the course or college in general i will be happy to answer.


  • #214
    CailinGaillimh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 151 ✭✭CailinGaillimh


    Points:
    I think it was about 390 (2010), but I've heard they've gone up since!

    Class sizes:
    Fluctuates year to year, 60 started with me, we're finishing with 65/66. Numbers stand around the 70 mark for this year's 1st year group.

    What it's like:
    Great for anyone who's interested in education. A very practical course. Depending on the semester, you would average about 5 modules per semester. One of which is professional development which focuses on both practical experiences and reflecting on your own practice. Modules cover: foundation studies, language acquisition, sociology, psychology, creativity, theoretical perspectives & the dreaded dissertation to name but a few!

    For a 4 year degree, you cover a multitude. Assessments differ depending on the module but continuous assessment & an exam seems to be the most popular assessment method. ECCE is the type of degree that if you put the work into your modules you'll reap the benefits come your final year. Although modules are stand alone and there are very few continuations of modules, come your fourth year you can see the links between modules in first year to date.

    First year & second year are largely spent on campus with a few work placements beginning in your second semester of first year. In your third year of the degree, you spend a semester off campus on placement. There are options to go abroad, but many of the students use it to dip their toes into whichever career path they are thinking about. Fourth year is mainly focused on you as a childcare worker, how you perceive the various modules & of course your dissertation. There is a lot of support available, especially during fourth year from both lecturers and supervisors.

    Personal:
    Although classified as an Arts degree, the B.A. ECCE is an education based degree. It's a perfect foundation level degree for someone who wants to work with children but is unsure of whether or not they want to go and become a primary school teacher. The degree can be tough at times, but if you put the work in you should never be too swamped with work. I think we had 22 hours at most of lectures a week over the 4 years, but you need to be able to read as you're expected to read so much during the hours you're not timetabled to be in college!


  • #215
    caitlinc_97
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭caitlinc_97


    SarahBeep! wrote: »
    I do Science Ed in UL and have friends doing PE, what to you wanna know? :)



    Tough but if you enjoy it won't seem half as bad, very physics, the lads have gymnastics modules, swimming modules, all sorts of stuff! Pretty full timetable
    compared to business/arts, 30ish hours a week??
    The education modules can be a bit boring but if you stick with it its really easy to get an A

    I'm hoping on doing Biology in UL but everyone keeps nagging me about the lack of career prospects and the course isn't very popular! Your opinion would be greatly appreciated :D


  • #216
    Solomon Pleasant
    Registered Users Posts: 540 ✭✭✭Solomon Pleasant


    Anyone have any info on Business studies with German in TCD? Any help would be great, thanks!


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  • #217
    Louisew97
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭Louisew97


    @Solomon Pleasant
    Hey, I study Business and Spanish in tcd so i can give you a decent enough insight.
    In first year you take 4 business modules and 2 language. business are Economic Policy, Maths&Stats, Organisation &managment, and an elective (choose between law, sociology or politics). Economics is easy, Maths will be a breeze if you have done honours, O&M is a bit of a pain as its not too interesting but its the only proper business part. For the language one module is grammar& syntax.This is great as there is generally just 15 of you directly with one teacher very easy to learn in. The other one should be culture/history/litreature.
    Second year you have 8 business modules like finance, accounting, innovation, organisational behaviour, marketing. you can also pick between economy of ireland and more maths( great for those who want to drop maths). Language remains the same.
    Its important to note that your end of year grades impact on where you study abroad.
    3rd year abroad. 4th year 50/50 language and business (havnt got there yet!)
    I really enjoy my course overall, but there are some things which i dont like. I only have 3 contact hours a week with spanish which i find too low, also languages are marked VERY hard. I fail as often as I pass, but the whole class is like that.
    You should contact trinity and arrange a day to follow the lectures of business and german to see if youd really like it :)
    If you have any more questions feel free to ask me!!


  • #218
    Codswapple
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭Codswapple


    Anybody have anything on international commernce ? Perhaps with spanish.
    Thanks


  • #219
    Codswapple
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭Codswapple


    Louisew97 wrote: »
    @Solomon Pleasant
    Hey, I study Business and Spanish in tcd so i can give you a decent enough insight.
    In first year you take 4 business modules and 2 language. business are Economic Policy, Maths&Stats, Organisation &managment, and an elective (choose between law, sociology or politics). Economics is easy, Maths will be a breeze if you have done honours, O&M is a bit of a pain as its not too interesting but its the only proper business part. For the language one module is grammar& syntax.This is great as there is generally just 15 of you directly with one teacher very easy to learn in. The other one should be culture/history/litreature.
    Second year you have 8 business modules like finance, accounting, innovation, organisational behaviour, marketing. you can also pick between economy of ireland and more maths( great for those who want to drop maths). Language remains the same.
    Its important to note that your end of year grades impact on where you study abroad.
    3rd year abroad. 4th year 50/50 language and business (havnt got there yet!)
    I really enjoy my course overall, but there are some things which i dont like. I only have 3 contact hours a week with spanish which i find too low, also languages are marked VERY hard. I fail as often as I pass, but the whole class is like that.
    You should contact trinity and arrange a day to follow the lectures of business and german to see if youd really like it :)
    If you have any more questions feel free to ask me!!

    I PMed you!


  • #220
    vcshqkf9rpzgoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭vcshqkf9rpzgoe


    Construction management or Construction economics (Dit) or Agricultural engineering(Tralee)or Construction and project management(NUIG)?


  • #221
    emmakehoe1996
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭emmakehoe1996


    looking for a bit of an insight into Agriculture science UCD if anyone here has done it or is doing it? :)


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  • #222
    joe14
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭joe14


    any sports science students out there?Would love to hear you're experiences about the course you choose.


  • #223
    emersyn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭emersyn


    Does anyone have information about Immunology in TCD?


  • #224
    coolerboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭coolerboy


    Does anyone have an insight into NanoScience TCD?


  • #225
    ianfagan88
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭ianfagan88


    Anyone got anything to offer on Sciene in Maynooth ?


  • #226
    Elemonator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭Elemonator


    Hi guys I'm a little confused as to what to put down on my CAO. I'd love to do Accounting in NUIM or Law too! Problem is I'm stuck between the two. I know there is a Law and Accounting course which is my first choice but this is incase I don't get the points (does anybody have information regarding transfers, website leaves a lot unanswered).

    Also is there anybody in either course that has realised something about the course they didn't know before?


  • #227
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    Elemonator wrote: »
    Hi guys I'm a little confused as to what to put down on my CAO. I'd love to do Accounting in NUIM or Law too! Problem is I'm stuck between the two. I know there is a Law and Accounting course which is my first choice but this is incase I don't get the points (does anybody have information regarding transfers, website leaves a lot unanswered).

    Also is there anybody in either course that has realised something about the course they didn't know before?

    Have you put Arts down so that you could pick the two that way?


  • #228
    Elemonator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭Elemonator


    XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »
    Have you put Arts down so that you could pick the two that way?

    I have but how likely is it that you will get the transfer? I think I read that you need to get 50-60pc in order to transfer. Are the exams hard?


  • #229
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    Elemonator wrote: »
    I have but how likely is it that you will get the transfer? I think I read that you need to get 50-60pc in order to transfer. Are the exams hard?

    Well I managed to do it! I only know once person from my group of friends when I was in first year who didn't. If you work hard you should be fine.


  • #230
    Elemonator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭Elemonator


    XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »
    Well I managed to do it! I only know once person from my group of friends when I was in first year who didn't. If you work hard you should be fine.

    Thanks everyone :D


  • #231
    Skidfingers
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭Skidfingers


    Hi, Has anyone done or is doing quantity surveying? Just trying to find out what it's like and what sort jobs/salary you can get from it.

    Thanks


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  • #232
    Elemonator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭Elemonator


    Skidfingers wrote: »
    Hi, Has anyone done or is doing quantity surveying? Just trying to find out what it's like and what sort jobs/salary you can get from it.

    Thanks

    My uncle actually happens to be a quantity surveyor. Works in Galway. His hours are very nice and I would say he has done very well out of it. He has a few cars and a nice big modern house in the countryside. Need to have your logical maths mind though.


  • #233
    mcd16
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭mcd16


    Hi Im starting this in Sept. Has anyone done one. Any info re it.


  • #234
    Skidfingers
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭Skidfingers


    Elemonator wrote: »
    My uncle actually happens to be a quantity surveyor. Works in Galway. His hours are very nice and I would say he has done very well out of it. He has a few cars and a nice big modern house in the countryside. Need to have your logical maths mind though.

    Is he working with a construction company? I see you can also get county council and insurance brokers jobs with the course.


  • #235
    k88
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭k88


    Hi sorry if there's already been a post, this thread is so hectic! :P
    I'm interested in doing science next year, my worry is that I only do Biology for leaving cert and I'm scared that I won't be able to keep up with Chemistry? I enjoy studying and stuff but will I be way far behind seeing as a lot of people have probably done Chem at LC level?
    Thanks :)


  • #236
    Elemonator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭Elemonator


    Skidfingers wrote: »
    Is he working with a construction company? I see you can also get county council and insurance brokers jobs with the course.

    Construction company yep!


  • #237
    ormarred
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭ormarred


    Anyone doing this course or doing it in September? Thanks


  • #238
    LifeasaPigeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭LifeasaPigeon


    k88 wrote: »
    Hi sorry if there's already been a post, this thread is so hectic! :P
    I'm interested in doing science next year, my worry is that I only do Biology for leaving cert and I'm scared that I won't be able to keep up with Chemistry? I enjoy studying and stuff but will I be way far behind seeing as a lot of people have probably done Chem at LC level?
    Thanks :)

    I'm just finished first year of science in UCD so I'm afraid that's the only one I can answer for! I did do chemistry for the LC but plenty of people in my course didn't, and by the end of just the first semester everyone was pretty much caught up :) If you haven't done chemistry before, you do Introductory Chemistry in the first semester, and many people who did it claimed to rather enjoy it! The lecturer is lovely too :) and then in the second semester, everyone does Basis of Organic Chemistry, so everyone is on the same page by then, and some people who had only started chemistry in college were actually finding it easier than me and other people who had done it for the LC were, so you really have no need to worry about it :)


  • #239
    k88
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭k88


    LifeasaPigeon wrote: »
    I'm just finished first year of science in UCD so I'm afraid that's the only one I can answer for! I did do chemistry for the LC but plenty of people in my course didn't, and by the end of just the first semester everyone was pretty much caught up :) If you haven't done chemistry before, you do Introductory Chemistry in the first semester, and many people who did it claimed to rather enjoy it! The lecturer is lovely too :) and then in the second semester, everyone does Basis of Organic Chemistry, so everyone is on the same page by then, and some people who had only started chemistry in college were actually finding it easier than me and other people who had done it for the LC were, so you really have no need to worry about it :)

    Thanks so much! Another quick question if you don't mind, how did you find the exams compared to LC exams? I know they're obviously different but for me anyway, I always did well in small exams based on a few chapters rather than an actual full paper covering everything.


  • #240
    The Grimm
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭The Grimm


    Sorry everyone, I have posted this a few times but in the wrong place.......

    I am interested in doing an undenominated engineering course in either UCD, NUIG, UL, UCC or Trinity and was wondering does anyone have any feedback? Are all the colleges considered equally as good? Or does any of the colleges specialise particularly well in that field?

    NUIG includes computer science so that's a plus as I think this is an area I might be interested in.

    Does it matter which college you have obtained your degree when going for a job?

    Any feedback gratefully accepted good, bad or indifferent? I have no preference as to where I will do the degree but would love to hear other experiences so I can choose.

    Thanks


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  • #241
    Solomon Pleasant
    Registered Users Posts: 540 ✭✭✭Solomon Pleasant


    I've just finished the leaving cert and still considering different courses at this point. If anyone has any information or experience of Global business-Germany in DCU or international business with german in DCU it would be greatly appreciated as I am thinking of applying for one of these at least.Thanks!


  • #242
    LifeasaPigeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭LifeasaPigeon


    k88 wrote: »
    Thanks so much! Another quick question if you don't mind, how did you find the exams compared to LC exams? I know they're obviously different but for me anyway, I always did well in small exams based on a few chapters rather than an actual full paper covering everything.

    No problem at all :) the exams are certainly more manageable than the LC, though of course do require a fair but of work. All of my biology exams were multiple choice,which certainly helps, though some had negative marking (so you would get +1 mark for a right answer, and -0.25 marks for a wrong answer, for example). The maths modules are perfectly doable, and much easier than the LC in the aspect that they are more focused on one area; linear algebra in the first semester and calculus in the second semester, and are not too much more in depth, though linear algebra does have some new concepts. Chemistry exams are a little tougher but past exam papers give a really good idea of what to expect. The best thing is that each exam examines only 12 weeks worth of material, nothing like the 2 years worth of the LC! Also continuous assessment is a godsend, you'll have anywhere from 15% to 75% (in my experience) of your modules already assessed before the final exam, from labs, assignments and mid-term exams, which takes off an awful lot of pressure :) and not all modules have a final exam as they are 100% continuous assessment, so you'll have at most 6 exams a semester, but sometimes less. I had 5 each semester :)

    Also, exams are either 1 or 2 hours long. :)


  • #243
    Elemonator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭Elemonator


    LifeasaPigeon wrote: »
    No problem at all :) the exams are certainly more manageable than the LC, though of course do require a fair but of work. All of my biology exams were multiple choice,which certainly helps, though some had negative marking (so you would get +1 mark for a right answer, and -0.25 marks for a wrong answer, for example). The maths modules are perfectly doable, and much easier than the LC in the aspect that they are more focused on one area; linear algebra in the first semester and calculus in the second semester, and are not too much more in depth, though linear algebra does have some new concepts. Chemistry exams are a little tougher but past exam papers give a really good idea of what to expect. The best thing is that each exam examines only 12 weeks worth of material, nothing like the 2 years worth of the LC! Also continuous assessment is a godsend, you'll have anywhere from 15% to 75% (in my experience) of your modules already assessed before the final exam, from labs, assignments and mid-term exams, which takes off an awful lot of pressure :) and not all modules have a final exam as they are 100% continuous assessment, so you'll have at most 6 exams a semester, but sometimes less. I had 5 each semester :)

    Also, exams are either 1 or 2 hours long. :)

    How good would you need to be at maths for UCD science ideally?


  • #244
    2thousand14
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭2thousand14


    The Grimm wrote: »
    Sorry everyone, I have posted this a few times but in the wrong place.......

    I am interested in doing an undenominated engineering course in either UCD, NUIG, UL, UCC or Trinity and was wondering does anyone have any feedback? Are all the colleges considered equally as good? Or does any of the colleges specialise particularly well in that field?

    NUIG includes computer science so that's a plus as I think this is an area I might be interested in.

    Does it matter which college you have obtained your degree when going for a job?

    Any feedback gratefully accepted good, bad or indifferent? I have no preference as to where I will do the degree but would love to hear other experiences so I can choose.

    Thanks

    I have just completed first year of the Undenominated course in NUIG. what would you like to know?


  • #245
    Fionarose
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Fionarose


    Would you mind telling me how many points you got to get on this coursr, did you hear of many that didnt get on it, thanks.


  • #246
    nerd95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭nerd95


    Elemonator wrote: »
    How good would you need to be at maths for UCD science ideally?

    I just finished first year in UCD science and based on my experiences you wouldn't need to have a ridiculously high standard of maths. There are a lot of students who come into the course with ordinary level maths and they manage perfectly fine. They also have an introduction to maths module in semester 1 for those who did not achieve a minimum of a C at higher level or an A at ordinary level in the LC. According to people in my course it is a nice module because you start off going through the basics again (even going through fractions) and you supposedly build your way up. Also, in the Linear Algebra module, it is taught using a lot of matrices which is unlike the LC so everyone is on the same page (i.e everyone is basically learning it for the first time).


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  • #247
    gline
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,630 ✭✭✭gline


    nerd95 wrote: »
    I just finished first year in UCD science and based on my experiences you wouldn't need to have a ridiculously high standard of maths. There are a lot of students who come into the course with ordinary level maths and they manage perfectly fine. They also have an introduction to maths module in semester 1 for those who did not achieve a minimum of a C at higher level or an A at ordinary level in the LC. According to people in my course it is a nice module because you start off going through the basics again (even going through fractions) and you supposedly build your way up. Also, in the Linear Algebra module, it is taught using a lot of matrices which is unlike the LC so everyone is on the same page (i.e everyone is basically learning it for the first time).

    I did that intro to math course 2 years ago, its great, it starts from the very basics. I got through with a very low initial maths level (hadnt done any maths in 10+ years), so even with ordinary level maths you will be fine.

    The linear algebra was tricky, but you dont have to do that until second year.


  • #248
    LifeasaPigeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭LifeasaPigeon


    The UCD Science course was 515 points last year, up from 505 (I think) the year before, so I'd say some people were caught out but not any that I know of! :)


  • #249
    bosher911
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭bosher911


    Hi, im struggling with the order for my cao. I want to do computer science and I have UCD first at the minute. I cannot decide what is the next best course, TCD, DIT or NUIM? TCD computer science is a good course but leaves you with an arts degree which may not be the most favorable when looking for work, DIT computer science is accredited by the british engineers society and seems like a practical based course and NUIM computer science and software engineering seems to be good for software developement and it has a new computer science department? If anyone can give me any further information or share knowledge which is the best course please let me know, Thank you in advance!


  • #250
    ronivek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,916 ✭✭✭ronivek


    Don't worry about the fact the TCD degree isn't a Bachelor of Science; employers and/or other universities will not be concerned either way. In actual fact I'm pretty sure TCD Computer Science is an integrated MSc. program now anyway so you'll end up with a Masters in Computer Science at the end of it.


  • #251
    k88
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭k88


    LifeasaPigeon wrote: »
    No problem at all :) the exams are certainly more manageable than the LC, though of course do require a fair but of work. All of my biology exams were multiple choice,which certainly helps, though some had negative marking (so you would get +1 mark for a right answer, and -0.25 marks for a wrong answer, for example). The maths modules are perfectly doable, and much easier than the LC in the aspect that they are more focused on one area; linear algebra in the first semester and calculus in the second semester, and are not too much more in depth, though linear algebra does have some new concepts. Chemistry exams are a little tougher but past exam papers give a really good idea of what to expect. The best thing is that each exam examines only 12 weeks worth of material, nothing like the 2 years worth of the LC! Also continuous assessment is a godsend, you'll have anywhere from 15% to 75% (in my experience) of your modules already assessed before the final exam, from labs, assignments and mid-term exams, which takes off an awful lot of pressure :) and not all modules have a final exam as they are 100% continuous assessment, so you'll have at most 6 exams a semester, but sometimes less. I had 5 each semester :)

    Also, exams are either 1 or 2 hours long. :)

    This helped so much, thank you! :)


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