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Re: How university works
« Reply #60 on: July 15, 2013, 05:53:06 pm »
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Law tutorials (Monash perspective)

Most of the earlier year units will have compulsory tutorials which make up 10% of your final mark. Later units may not have tutorials at all, or only have optional ones. Even though they don't count for marks I would still attend them because they provide valuable revision for the exam.

You will receive a tutorial book at the start of semester, which contains various problem questions in a similar style to what you will receive on the exam (often they are past exam questions), corresponding to the topics you will study each week. Basically, in class you learn the theory, and in tutorials you learn how to apply it. You are expected to attempt the question before coming to the tutorial, because 1) you won't get any marks unless you participate by volunteering your answers, and 2) some tutors have been known to throw out students who haven't prepared beforehand.

Here is an example of a property A tutorial question. In week 3 you study leases and licences, and the tutorial book for that week contains 4 questions relating to leases and licences. This is one of those questions:
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Frank is the registered proprietor of a caravan/residential park which he runs as a business.  He lives in a house in the park, which is on the same registered title as the park.  At the back of the house, but forming part of the house, is an apartment.  The apartment has its own exterior entrance and a door with a lock which separates it from the rest of the house.  To help with his finances, Frank entered into a written occupation agreement for 4 years with his friend Larry.  Larry was to live in the apartment for 4 years and pay Frank $100 per week plus the expenses of maintaining the garden.  Frank and Larry have an amicable relationship.  Larry often enters the apartment from the house to which he has a key and does not bother to lock the door that separates the apartment from the house.  He is also happy for Frank to use the computer in the apartment provided he checks first.  Frank often uses the refrigerator in Larry’s apartment to store his beer.

Larry would like to know whether:
 
(a)   he has the right to remain in the apartment if Frank sells the property to a new owner, and
(b)   he can maintain a trespass action against a third party if that person comes into the apartment without his consent?
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Re: How university works
« Reply #61 on: July 16, 2013, 04:03:58 pm »
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Commerce labs (Monash perspective)

For business statistics subjects, you will have computer labs that are typically 90 minutes long, though you may finish the work in as little as 30 minutes or less, at which point you can just leave. Basically, you walk into the room, sit down at a computer, open the Excel file with the week's questions, and get to work. Some of the weeks (around half, in my experience) will be "submission weeks," where you have to submit your finished work online by the end of the lab to get it graded. If it's not a submission week, you can just save your work when you're done and then leave, though nobody's going to check your work so you can basically leave whenever you want (a lot of people choose not to show up at all on non-submission weeks). There is a lab supervisor to help you if you have any problems/questions, but otherwise, they're not very involved. Don't expect to make many friends during this class; people generally just get in and out as soon as possible.
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Re: How university works
« Reply #62 on: July 16, 2013, 09:11:29 pm »
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I've heard about people doing a degree and a language diploma at the same time. Is it possible to do this with a different diploma? For example:
IT degree at RMIT + off-campus part-time diploma in Business or Design through a TAFE
I've had mixed responses so far.
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Re: How university works
« Reply #63 on: July 18, 2013, 10:55:05 pm »
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This is pretty random, but re: overloading, is it possible to be able to overload and finish your course a year early? Eg. 3yrs in 2yrs instead and is that really hard/uncommon to do? Im not cinsifrig doing this or anything lol just curious
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Re: How university works
« Reply #64 on: July 18, 2013, 11:08:41 pm »
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This is pretty random, but re: overloading, is it possible to be able to overload and finish your course a year early? Eg. 3yrs in 2yrs instead and is that really hard/uncommon to do? Im not cinsifrig doing this or anything lol just curious
It might be possible depending on the degree/uni (if they'll let you), it'd be really hard and it's uncommon. You'd probably have to do summer units and such too. There was a user on AN that did his BSc in 2 years if I recall correctly.

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Re: How university works
« Reply #65 on: August 22, 2013, 02:32:01 pm »
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I wish i read this prior to my first day... now looking at it, it's such a cute guide about things uni students take for granted every day. ;D

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Re: How university works
« Reply #66 on: August 24, 2013, 10:12:19 am »
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Thought of another good question.

When you're in a lecture (or any other thing too I guess), will it only be people from your course there?
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Re: How university works
« Reply #67 on: August 24, 2013, 10:20:53 am »
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When I'm in a lecture/tute/prac, will it only be people from my course there?
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Depends on the unit.

For example, there are some units that people from all sorts of degrees can take (don't require pre-reqs and the such), whilst there are others that only certain students can take (eg. any MBBS unit). Even in a specialised Law unit you may have people doing Law, or Comm/Law, or Arts/Law and so forth, so not exactly solely your one cohort.
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Re: How university works
« Reply #68 on: August 24, 2013, 01:06:34 pm »
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Just wanted to add something about deferred exams in regards to the BusEco faculty.

If on the actual exam day you are feeling sick or for whatever reason, you are able to sign a form that defers your exam. For example, if you choose to defer one of your semester 1 exams, you will sit that exam in week two or three of semester 2. Obviously the deferred exam is different from the one you would have sat on the actual day. The risk you run with deferred exams is that if you fail the exam, you fail the unit (some students do tend to take deferred exams to study longer, but it doesn't always work out). And because you won't find out your result til the middle/late in semester 2, it's unlikely that you will be able to re-take that unit in the same semester (if that makes sense).

Thought of another good question.

When you're in a lecture (or any other thing too I guess), will it only be people from your course there?

Unless you're in a course that has a set cohort (like MBBS or radiography at Monash), you can get students doing a variety of degrees in your lectures and tutorials - which is a good way to make new friends.

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Re: How university works
« Reply #69 on: August 24, 2013, 01:20:57 pm »
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Thought of another good question.

When you're in a lecture (or any other thing too I guess), will it only be people from your course there?

If you go to UoM in particular, a LOT of your subjects will have people from heaps of different courses and faculties. Especially the breadth subjects, where you will have a mix of people from commerce, arts, music, environments and science. And also from different year levels.

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Re: How university works
« Reply #70 on: September 24, 2013, 08:58:53 am »
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Hey,
Are students graded relatively in uni like in VCE?
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Re: How university works
« Reply #71 on: September 24, 2013, 10:50:31 am »
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Hey,
Are students graded relatively in uni like in VCE?
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Some exams might have some scaling (upwards) if it's particularly hard and heaps of people fail, but other than that not really to my knowledge.

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Re: How university works
« Reply #72 on: December 18, 2013, 12:50:05 am »
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Bump, in case any 2013ers have any questions about university that might be covered here :)
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Re: How university works
« Reply #73 on: December 18, 2013, 02:00:53 am »
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This guide is great...my only advice-please take proper notes...they will come handy at some point. I had two books for the whole semester and they were like soup. I haven't ever been organised in my life and you'll be in a lot of pain if you don't keep things organised.
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Re: How university works
« Reply #74 on: December 18, 2013, 10:00:20 am »
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Here's another question for you all. It's not related to the academic side of university, but I still think it's a really important question.

How did you find the transition from high school to university? This is obviously a really personal question, but I think a lot of us could learn and be better prepared for this next step in light of your own personal experiences. For example, what things do you recommend we do in order to meet people and make new friends? I'm probably the only one from my school who will select the degree that I have chosen, unlike other schools which may have entire contingents attending. How long did it take you to adjust to university life (academically, socially etc)? How do you find an appropriate balance between study, work and a social life? What advice do you have to make the transition easier?

These are just some secondary questions that come under the initial overarching query. If anyone feels comfortable to outline their own thoughts and feelings on this matter, I think it'd be really appreciated. Thanks. :)
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