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Title: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 14, 2014, 10:54:20 am
Since UoM already has one (and lets face it, we cant let them start thinking they're superior, things will get unruly), i thought we were about due for one too. Mao did write a thread four years ago (Monash Enrolment/O-week Guide) some of the information is still relevant but a lot of it is outdated. So, lets share a few tips around and jaffy's can ask any questions they want (no matter how silly they sound). I wish i knew all this in my first year, so, we're going to pass along our collective wisdom and hopefully it makes it a bit easier for those joining us at Monash!

Index

Transport

Computers & Study Spaces

Food, Drink and Coffee

Support Services, religious services and other helpful things

Clubs, Activities and Sport

Studying, administration and exams

Miscellaneous tips, lore and the chamber of secrets



Transport

1. If you are coming in via train or from near there, the 601 bus is your best bet for getting to Monash. It only has two stops, Huntingdale Station and Monash. That's it. It comes every few minutes and there are two or three of them. Coming down the tunnel at huntingdale, you head to your left to get onto the street. You'll come to a set of lights, the 601 is around the corner of that brown building. There are other bus-stops in-front of it but they go further (but still go to Monash), the 601 is almost always quicker. 95% of the time people don't obey the lights there and just cross the road, i've only very rarely heard of people getting caught, use your own judgment but most people just walk straight across.

2. If you haven't previously used the train or bus much, you *need* a transport concession card. If you're not 100% sure what it is, you probably don't have one. Even if you have a concession myki, you still need to carry this special card with you at all time. There are inspectors on the train fairly regularly (especially away from during peak hours), you will get caught and fined eventually if you don't have one. The monash website fills it all in for you and even puts a photo of you in it (your ID photo). Most other uni's aren't so lucky. Just colour print it in the library and take it to a train-station, ASAP. It only costs like $10. Keep in mind even the day you travel to the library to get it printed you could be at risk. You could gamble it or use full fee until you do get it, up to you.

3. Monash has a "bus-loop" where all the buses congregate, they're all in one nice easy place. There's a myki machine there. Occasionally i have seen bus ticket inspectors float around, so, be careful about that.

Here's what the bus looks like as well, not hard to find since it's a big orange thing

(http://www.fsd.monash.edu.au/files/images/img_6909smaller.jpg)

That's all the transport related ones i can think of right now, i'll add more later and so can everyone else!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Apink on February 14, 2014, 01:38:39 pm
we cant let them start thinking they're superior

(http://imgur.com/kJMD8fy.jpeg)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 14, 2014, 02:13:24 pm
(http://imgur.com/kJMD8fy.jpeg)

Not 100% what that is but i really like it.. where'd you find it?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Apink on February 14, 2014, 03:21:03 pm
Not 100% what that is but i really like it.. where'd you find it?

I found it on an article about slow internet connection but I can't find it...
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: NothAU on February 14, 2014, 03:42:50 pm
Not 100% what that is but i really like it.. where'd you find it?

Looks like a cross between a sloth, and Garrosh Hellscream from World of Warcraft
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 14, 2014, 03:48:18 pm
Computers & Study Spaces

Study spaces and libraries

1. There are a few different libraries. There is the Matheson (Humanities), Hargrave-Andrew (Science/Engineering) and Law Library. There is also the student run Medly Library for novels, magazines and other recreational items, apparently the cheapest printing on campus. They have beanbags.

2. I know this might sound kind of fucked up but the libraries actually aren't the most quiet places on campus, i'd wager they're some of the loudest. This is especially true for the main parts of them.

3. Hargrave has a basement, a ground floor and an upper level. They're all pretty noisy. Very far back on the ground floor is a quiet study area and that is *alright*. The basement can be quiet sometimes too. Most of the computers and printers are on the ground floor. There's also a freaky-ass sculpture in the entrance, i'll let you guys discover it for yourself.

4. Matheson has like 6 floors (or more?). It tends to be a tad bit quieter than hargrave in my opinion, probably do to the sheer size of it. The upper levels are just shelves and shelves of books with a few desks and things scattered around. If you want a quite and reliable place to go to indoors, these are a pretty good bet. They do tend to get fairly popular though. The book collection gets more obscure as you get up, level 3 had a manga version of Japanese financial crisis of the 90's. The very top level had demonology and erotica on the same shelf for some reason which raises even more question.

5. Under both the libraries are food places and inside the libraries are vending machines.

6. Matheson is open til midnight (give or take) and Hargrave is open til about 9pm. Hours are shorter on weekends/holidays.

7. The law library is the quietest of the bunch but also probably the smallest/least well equipped imo.

8. They're working on creating more and more informal study spaces in lobbies and things like that. In the Menzies (the main arts building, also the largest on campus) there is a lot of desks and chairs scattered around the various levels, these are a good bet too. A lot of buildings have spaces like this so just look around.

Computers and printing

1. The libraries are the obvious location here. Computers do tend to be taken fairly fast though, its quite normal at peak hours to have pretty much no computers free, so, i'd be weary of that and plan around it. If you wait long enough people will obviously get up though.

2. There are various computer labs scattered around campus. Some are general access and never scheduled. Others sometimes have classes in them, if they do, probably don't use them (you could ask though), otherwise, they're free.

3. Your student card has some kind of magical voodoo about it that lets you print with it (or a microchip, i'm gonna stick with voodoo though). Don't do what i did and buy the separate printing cards they offer, you don't need them. In the libraries there are terminals to charge up your card using coins. Near the printers are sensor pads you put your card on and they deduct your printing costs from your card. It'd be far cheaper to print at home (even inc. the cost of a printer) in the long run but if its just for a few pages here and there it's fine.

4. I don't know how it was at everyones school but you can go on pretty much any website you want at uni, there are no restrictions. It's quite usual to see people using facebook or watching movies/sports on the computer. It's alright if its during a break from work but if you're occupying a computer for a few hours to do it, its kind of dickish if other people need it to do work.

5. There's wifi everywhere and upstairs in the campus center, you can hook your laptops up to a few of the fairly large TV's they offer and watch movies on them or whatever else you like.

6. Underneath the campus center is a Microsoft facility. It's a little like an apple store in a way, except they don't sell anything. It was paid for by Microsoft, it has a bunch of their laptops, tablets and yes even Xbox's in there. I've never been inside (i really should) but it seems very nicely furnished and comfortable. We're one of the few universities in Australia to get these (sorry UoM  :'(  ).

7. Students are entitled to various pieces of free software, most of them are stuff the average student wouldn't want but some are great.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: BigAl on February 14, 2014, 04:17:31 pm
Do not navigate your way through monash smartphone app. Instead learn the map  :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: pi on February 14, 2014, 04:31:46 pm
Do not navigate your way through monash smartphone app. Instead learn the map  :)

Having said that do get the app, so handy for timetables and whatnot!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Chazef on February 15, 2014, 08:16:07 pm
jaffy here: with that monash echo service can I seriously watch any recorded lecture from any unit regardless of whether I'm enrolled in that unit?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: m.Chemia on February 15, 2014, 08:18:34 pm
jaffy here: with that monash echo service can I seriously watch any recorded lecture from any unit regardless of whether I'm enrolled in that unit?

Yes, you can seriously watch any recorded lecture from any unit regardless of whether you are enrolled in that unit :D
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: brenden on February 15, 2014, 08:21:35 pm
jaffy here: with that monash echo service can I seriously watch any recorded lecture from any unit regardless of whether I'm enrolled in that unit?
Unfortunately, UoM can't :/.

Oh yeah we go to Monash. You definitely can. #monashmasterrace
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: BigAl on February 15, 2014, 08:26:34 pm
jaffy here: with that monash echo service can I seriously watch any recorded lecture from any unit regardless of whether I'm enrolled in that unit?
Yes you can. I was watching some second and third year units recordings out of curiosity :P
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Chazef on February 15, 2014, 08:29:30 pm
HOLY CRAP  :D I'm surprised this doesn't come up more often in monash vs melbourne arguments

monashians are truly the master race :')

edit: '005 - Hormones and reproduction' 'There are no Echoes for this course yet.' damn
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: achre on February 15, 2014, 10:21:08 pm
A lot of the echos seem to be down now, some that were up a month or so ago are completely gone. Do they wipe the service at the start of every year?
Also, why can we watch Med lectures if we can't attend them at uni? Some kind of space type thing?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 15, 2014, 10:35:03 pm
A lot of the echos seem to be down now, some that were up a month or so ago are completely gone. Do they wipe the service at the start of every year?
Also, why can we watch Med lectures if we can't attend them at uni? Some kind of space type thing?

Yes and yes. For the latter, I imagine it's both a safety and legal thing - lectures are held in theatres with (hopefully) enough space to comfortably and safely seat the expected number of students (based on unit enrolment). If something were to go wrong, such as a fire breaking out, having an excessive number of people in that theatre may a) Hinder evacuation and b) Present the university (maybe) with legal liabilities if someone was hurt or dies.

Spoiler
(That said, I did sneak into lectures from various courses last semester when I had a free hour just because. The university probably mightn't be too happy about that if you got caught, so it might be best not to do so)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 16, 2014, 12:31:15 am
Great tips guys! Keep them coming, ill write some more of my own every few days as well. I'm surprised echo has any lectures up, they usually take them off a few days after exams finish. You guys got lucky to have any up at this stage :p.

I'd echo the safety and legal thing. It's not just that though, sometimes theaters are packed to capacity, if you have people coming, they push out the people who are meant to be there and it makes the experience worse. One year there were two biology spots, an early one and a really choice one. I was luckily enough to be allocated to the choice one but lots of other people who weren't enrolled in it showed up. It made it very hard to get a seat and people often sat in the aisles. Not to mention it makes it harder to ask a question/takes up more of the lecturers time. I guess its also the principal of the thing too. If everyone acted in that way (showing up to lectures theyre not enrolled in) the entire thing would just break apart. You can only act in that way cause most other people don't (granted its mainly because they cant be fucked/don't want to). That said, it usually empties out a few weeks in for almost all subjects and theres definitely no harm in going to these i guess (but you could always just stream them too).
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: ShortBlackChick on February 16, 2014, 04:46:01 pm
With regards to the online recordings on Echo, its probably good to note that not all units are recorded onto Echo. It's totally up to the lecturers discretion if they want the lecture to be recorded. Some dont record because they'd prefer people came to the lectures instead of skipping them and watching them online. If you have a clash, you might want to email the lecturers of both units and ask if they record their lectures.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 17, 2014, 12:19:20 pm
With regards to the online recordings on Echo, its probably good to note that not all units are recorded onto Echo. It's totally up to the lecturers discretion if they want the lecture to be recorded. Some dont record because they'd prefer people came to the lectures instead of skipping them and watching them online. If you have a clash, you might want to email the lecturers of both units and ask if they record their lectures.

I've never had this happen. Twice i've had audio only recordings (which is a bit annoying but you can still try keep up with slides). Is this common for your units?

We should all thank our lucky stars, when i started (2011) a lot less were recorded, it was only after a campaign by the MSA that a fair few more get recorded. It's definitely worth hassling the lecturer to record them as well. Even if it's just for study purposes later on during exam time.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: ShortBlackChick on February 17, 2014, 02:29:19 pm
I've heard it happen in Commerce units, and probably Arts as well. I wouldnt say its common, just depends on the lecturer.

My friend emailed one of her lecturers, asking if his lectures are recorded coz she has a clash (she's in Comm) and he just replied with a 'no'. LMAO

I'm assuming seminar type classes arent recorded as well?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: d3stiny on February 17, 2014, 04:46:38 pm
Here's some tips (mostly for engineering kids),
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: NothAU on February 17, 2014, 08:01:21 pm
7. Students are entitled to various pieces of free software, most of them are stuff the average student wouldn't want but some are great.

Thanks for that one, I was seriously considering dropping the money on Mathematica, now it can go to more important things... like alcohol
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: achre on February 17, 2014, 10:03:11 pm
Hopefully should be my last jaffy query - can you do a subject and its prereq simultaenously (if there aren't any prohibitions)? Like how Methods 3/4 is a prereq for Spesh 3/4, but if you're doing methods at the same time as spesh, it's allowed.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: drake on February 17, 2014, 10:28:33 pm
do lecture theatres have plug points to charge laptops? and in regard to "lecture notes", does the lecturer give out notes to us or do we just have to make our own while he/she talks?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: pi on February 17, 2014, 10:41:06 pm
do lecture theatres have plug points to charge laptops?

Not really, and not for med anyway.

does the lecturer give out notes to us or do we just have to make our own while he/she talks?

Usually the slides will be uploaded to Moodle a couple of days before, but many of your lecturers will be clinicians so some may be uploaded late (ie. after the lecture) or not at all if they have patient pics etc. Complain to your year 1 MUMUS academic rep when you get one and get them to chase up on lecture slides.

It's up to you whether you want to use the slides for notes.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Reckoner on February 17, 2014, 11:32:36 pm
Hopefully should be my last jaffy query - can you do a subject and its prereq simultaenously (if there aren't any prohibitions)? Like how Methods 3/4 is a prereq for Spesh 3/4, but if you're doing methods at the same time as spesh, it's allowed.

It is possible to enroll in units if you are yet to do the pre-requisite, but you have to get permission from the governing faculty in most cases. I' not sure how common it is to be approved in your first semester however. Email the Unit coordinator/faculty to find out. If the unit is a co-requisite though, then you just enroll in them in the same semester. No permission is necessary



Tip: Make an active attempt to try remember the names of the people you meet. You meet so many new people in the first few weeks, so it can be easy to forget them. It makes things easier later on. But if you do forget someone's name, just ask them again on the second time you bump into them. No-one likes the awkward conversation in week 11 of "OK, I'll add you on facebook.... what was your name again sorry?" or whatever reason it may be.

Also, please don't eat stinky food in libraries/lectures. Please.   
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: NothAU on February 18, 2014, 12:38:29 am
No-one likes the awkward conversation in week 11 of "OK, I'll add you on facebook.... what was your name again sorry?" or whatever reason it may be.

I've already forgotten so many peoples names in my hall, I just ask if I can add them to facebook, and hand them my phone with the search bar open
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: samsiexD on February 19, 2014, 02:49:19 pm
Hi there, on the 24th theres a compulsory science welcome and faculty orientation that goes from 11-2. Just wondering if its worth going to? Will i be missing a lot if i cant make it? What do they even talk about?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 19, 2014, 03:03:31 pm
Hi there, on the 24th theres a compulsory science welcome and faculty orientation that goes from 11-2. Just wondering if its worth going to? Will i be missing a lot if i cant make it? What do they even talk about?


If you're a very cluey student, you dont need to go. It goes into a lot of the requirements like picking subjects, support services, there's talks from people representing all the science areas, etc. It's not absolutely essential but if you've got nothing else big on, i'd go anyway.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Chazef on February 19, 2014, 04:03:21 pm
have I misunderstood the meaning of those percentages? I thought they represented the capacity of the slots and if somebody puts a slot as their first preference then it would consider that when calculating the capacity. So under that model you'd have the average percentage being 100 percent assuming everybody's chosen a first preference and the capacity is based on the max students a room can hold with there being an equal number of students in each slot. But clearly here the average is >100 percent so whatthehell.jpg
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 19, 2014, 04:07:19 pm
have I misunderstood the meaning of those percentages? I thought they represented the capacity of the slots and if somebody puts a slot as their first preference then it would consider that when calculating the capacity. So under that model you'd have the average percentage being 100 percent assuming everybody's chosen a first preference and the capacity is based on the max students a room can hold with there being an equal number of students in each slot. But clearly here the average is >100 percent so whatthehell.jpg

They might be overcapacity or it might be some kind of calculation/allocate quirk. Sometimes the number of students is higher than anticipated and they add in more lectures/labs. Of course you can only know something like this *after* you get a bazillion people signing up.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 20, 2014, 02:16:53 pm
Food, Drink and Coffee

Food

1.
Monash is comparatively isolated to other universities (like that TAFE down in Parkville), so, you either eat on or around campus or bring your own food. More on these later.

2. The administration has published a guide to all the food places on campus, it's definitely worth a read ([http://fsd.monash.edu.au/files/dining-at-monash-2014.pdf). If you want a more visual look check out the lost on campus website (http://lostoncampus.com.au/monash/clayton).

3. There is a wide variety of food ranging from sushi to fish and chips to kebabs, you should be able to at least find a few things you like.

4. That said, the food is decently expensive ranging from ~$7-12 for a proper meal.

5. Most dietary requirements should be OK. There are a fair few halal places, not sure about kosher but i assume they're around too. If you're a vegetarian (like me) you might find the options kinda meh but there's still plenty. If i do eat on campus, i usually go to meeting point. It's an asian style place where you can choose a few dishes to have on rice. They usually have at least 2-3 vegetarian dishes. There's the standard cafe style sandwiches and stuff.

6. Most of the food places are localised to the campus centre. There are a fair few also scattered around under both the major libraries, there's a food/cafe place under the Menzies and theres cinque lire all the way at the back of campus.

7. There's a milk bar and an asian store so you might be also able to pick up snacks there. There's also a pharmacy if you want to live off jelly beans.

8. Pretty much around the corner from the campus is a Maccas (although apparently they raised their prices to cancel out the MSA discount). Also closeish to the campus is a nandos (check the nandos website). Near huntingdale station (where most of you will get off) is a subway. If you're willing to venture into Clayton (which is probably a bus ride or a train trip down the line) there are a fair few more shops there, you probably won't be doing this on a regular basis though.

9. There's various points for hot water around the campus and there are a few microwaves around.

10. IF you join the MSA (which i recommend as a filthy unionist, only $20) you get discounts on various food places and on the Maccas near campus (http://monashstudentassociation.com/Services/New-Student-Information/Food). To break even on your membership cost, you probably would only need to spend a few hundred on food throughout the entire year (it may sound like a lot but 10 meals or 20-30 coffees winds up being about $100). Keep in mind club membership is also discounted (or free) for MSA members and event tickets tend to be cheaper as well.

11. The MSA also has free food on certain days and clubs also will have BBQ's throughout the year (you usually need to be a club member to take advantage of these though).

12. IF you're at campus late, inside both libraries are food vending machines and the Matheson *MIGHT* have a coffee machine, i don't remember.

Drink

1. Drinking is fine and accepted around campus, it's totally normal for people to hand out beer with the BBQ's on campus.

2. There are only two places that i know of that serve alcohol: Sir Johns, the union bar upstairs (20% union discount), occasionally they have special nights. The other is the cafe under the Menzies, Taste Baguette; during happy hour they have ~$10 jugs which is a pretty good deal.

Coffee

1. There's like 10+ different places to get coffee around campus, you're definitely spoiled for choice. Pretty much any of these places will be better than your standard nescafe.

2. The lines are often a good indication of how good the place is. The place with the longest lines and the place i usually go to is artichoke and whitebait.

3. Some places take MSA cards so you might get a discount if you're in the union.

4. They also obviously sell your usual assortment of cakes, sandwiches, etc.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: brenden on February 20, 2014, 03:50:11 pm
Yeah the Asian place upstairs of the campus centre (above meeting point) is the way to go.

I'm yet to eat at MP as I've had quite a bit of anecdotal evidence that it's food poisoning galore (???) Even had one dude tell me he had to defer because he at there o.o

The milk-baresque shop in the campus centre is also ridiculously overpriced, however, there are $1.50 noodle there which are just amazing when you realise you don't even have enough money to withdraw from an ATM but still have coins in your wallet  8)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 20, 2014, 04:10:53 pm
On the topic of kosher food: There are no certified kosher establishments on campus, but the vegetarian places are probably okay and MonJSS (the Jewish Students' Society) run free barbecues multiple times during semester, as well as free bagels etc. during their weekly programs (also no, you don't need to pretend to be Jewish to get food :P ).

Organisations such as Chabad also run kosher barbecues most weeks.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 20, 2014, 05:35:33 pm
I'm yet to eat at MP as I've had quite a bit of anecdotal evidence that it's food poisoning galore (???) Even had one dude tell me he had to defer because he at there o.o

I was talking to the microbiology PhD's, apparently they swabbed it and found some interesting things.... I've heard it can sometimes allegedly be bad too (so can the downstairs noodle place) but my own person experience is fine. I guess part of that is because i only eat vegetarian so there's less chance of getting sick.

On the topic of kosher food: There are no certified kosher establishments on campus, but the vegetarian places are probably okay and MonJSS (the Jewish Students' Society) run free barbecues multiple times during semester, as well as free bagels etc. during their weekly programs (also no, you don't need to pretend to be Jewish to get food :P ).

Organisations such as Chabad also run kosher barbecues most weeks.

Oh damn i had no idea, i was erring to the side of this though considering i didn't notice it. I'm not 100% up on what counts as kosher but wholefoods serves absolutely no meat to my knowledge so you can be fairly certain its kosher (or not). It might not be to everyones tastes but hey..

Free bagels hey....i reckon i could pass for being Jewish anyway
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 20, 2014, 05:44:51 pm
I also just realised i had the wrong link to the food thing, here is the correct link http://fsd.monash.edu.au/files/dining-at-monash-2014.pdf
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: duhherro on February 20, 2014, 06:38:02 pm
btw what optional events in the orientation e-planner do you guys suggest?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 20, 2014, 06:49:40 pm
btw what optional events in the orientation e-planner do you guys suggest?

Been awhile since most of us have done orientation. Can we get like a list or a screenshot or something?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: pi on February 20, 2014, 06:55:38 pm
btw what optional events in the orientation e-planner do you guys suggest?

Anything with free food and/or alcohol :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: NothAU on February 20, 2014, 11:57:30 pm
Been awhile since most of us have done orientation. Can we get like a list or a screenshot or something?

These are the ones that come up for me
(http://i.imgur.com/9KEEm9h.png)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 21, 2014, 12:06:20 am
I was talking to the microbiology PhD's, apparently they swabbed it and found some interesting things.... I've heard it can sometimes allegedly be bad too (so can the downstairs noodle place) but my own person experience is fine. I guess part of that is because i only eat vegetarian so there's less chance of getting sick.

To be fair, you could swab almost anywhere on campus and you'd find some pretty nasty shit. To be even fairer, I wouldn't touch any of the food in campus centre without a hazmat suit either :P

Free bagels hey....i reckon i could pass for being Jewish anyway

With that attitude, ONE OF US

#semi-intentionalselfracism
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: ShortBlackChick on February 21, 2014, 01:39:32 am
COME JOIN MUSLCC KTHAAAAAAAAAAAAANKS
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 21, 2014, 01:41:38 am
COME JOIN MUSLCC KTHAAAAAAAAAAAAANKS

For some reason i dont feel the most welcome
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Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: ShortBlackChick on February 21, 2014, 01:44:43 am
Anyone who comes to get free food will be made welcome provided you buy membership. We often have vegetarian options at our bbq's. Our O-week bag this year is like fjsdolkcfjdklcfjsdklcfjskldfjsdklfjsdkfvsdk, I cant even..........................
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on February 21, 2014, 09:31:42 am
Hey guys, so for my course, theres 2 compulsory sessions, one on Wednesday, the other on Thursday. Just want to know if the stalls, events and happenings are similar everyday? I'm just planning to go on the last 3 days, or is it good to just go all 5 days? Cheers
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Kuchiki on February 21, 2014, 10:00:29 am
Hey guys, so for my course, theres 2 compulsory sessions, one on Wednesday, the other on Thursday. Just want to know if the stalls, events and happenings are similar everyday? I'm just planning to go on the last 3 days, or is it good to just go all 5 days? Cheers

First off, the MSA Orientation Festival only runs from Monday to Thursday (as in, the clubs won't be there on Friday).

How long are your compulsory sessions? I didn't have time to see the festival on the days of my compulsory sessions because they were all-day things, and the stalls are only there from 11am to 3pm. They are usually the same each day, but some stalls may only run events on certain days.

Last year, I went for the whole week, because I didn't finish seeing all the stalls in one day (and I also had two all-day compulsory sessions).

I recommend at least one full day of just checking out the Orientation Festival, going around to all the stalls, joining all the clubs, grabbing all the free food. Go with your friends. It's a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on February 21, 2014, 11:29:39 am
First off, the MSA Orientation Festival only runs from Monday to Thursday (as in, the clubs won't be there on Friday).

How long are your compulsory sessions? I didn't have time to see the festival on the days of my compulsory sessions because they were all-day things, and the stalls are only there from 11am to 3pm. They are usually the same each day, but some stalls may only run events on certain days.

Last year, I went for the whole week, because I didn't finish seeing all the stalls in one day (and I also had two all-day compulsory sessions).

I recommend at least one full day of just checking out the Orientation Festival, going around to all the stalls, joining all the clubs, grabbing all the free food. Go with your friends. It's a lot of fun.

I'm at Caulfield campus, would that be the same?

My first session is 8.30-2.00 and the next day its just 10.00-12.00. I'm also doing a seminar from 4.00-5.00 on Thursday.

Haha, I would go with friends, just that no one from my school is going Monash :/ Might make plans with people I may meet during the compulsory course sessions though?

Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 21, 2014, 12:27:55 pm
We often have vegetarian options at our bbq's.

Interesting...

Hey guys, so for my course, theres 2 compulsory sessions, one on Wednesday, the other on Thursday. Just want to know if the stalls, events and happenings are similar everyday? I'm just planning to go on the last 3 days, or is it good to just go all 5 days? Cheers

Yeah most of them are more or less similar across the week that they're happening in. Honestly, when i did it, i looked around for about an hour, got my books, realised they were heavy as hell and went home (the twine of the bag they gave me was digging into my hand). So, definitely don't buy your books first, you shouldn't even be buying them on campus unless you've left it impossibly late and cant find any 2nd hand.

You can definitely see everything in a day, hell under a day. I cant imagine why you'd need to go back multiple days to do it but that varies based on everyones schedule and wants.

I recommend at least one full day of just checking out the Orientation Festival, going around to all the stalls, joining all the clubs, grabbing all the free food. Go with your friends. It's a lot of fun.

Not everyone is lucky enough to go to a good highschool (good enough so people get into Monash) or have friends going to Monash (this was certainly true for me) :P Might be worth being a little more considerate that other peoples circumstances may vary.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on February 21, 2014, 01:32:26 pm

Yeah most of them are more or less similar across the week that they're happening in. Honestly, when i did it, i looked around for about an hour, got my books, realised they were heavy as hell and went home (the twine of the bag they gave me was digging into my hand). So, definitely don't buy your books first, you shouldn't even be buying them on campus unless you've left it impossibly late and cant find any 2nd hand.

You can definitely see everything in a day, hell under a day. I cant imagine why you'd need to go back multiple days to do it but that varies based on everyones schedule and wants.

Not everyone is lucky enough to go to a good highschool (good enough so people get into Monash) or have friends going to Monash (this was certainly true for me) :P Might be worth being a little more considerate that other peoples circumstances may vary.

I'm feeling like I've left textbooks to the last minute... I bought 1 book 2 months ago, and now I'm constantly e-mailing/texting all these people for books :P I may not have a choice now, but to get the trades during o-week :/

Haha, agreed. There's 3 others going to Monash, except Clayton, from my school. So new friends (hopefully) it is!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Kuchiki on February 21, 2014, 01:43:19 pm
Not everyone is lucky enough to go to a good highschool (good enough so people get into Monash) or have friends going to Monash (this was certainly true for me) :P Might be worth being a little more considerate that other peoples circumstances may vary.

Yeah, true, I should have clarified that you can always go with non-Monash friends anyway (provided that they're free on the day). O-Week at Monash (Clayton, at least) is pretty much just a giant festival that anyone can enjoy. It might be hard to make new friends on the day (because it's so busy and loud), but if you meet someone at an orientation session or something beforehand, definitely ask them to tag along.

Or if you don't have any friends at all (which is also perfectly fine), go it alone and you'll get through the stalls a lot faster.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 21, 2014, 04:05:55 pm
I'm feeling like I've left textbooks to the last minute... I bought 1 book 2 months ago, and now I'm constantly e-mailing/texting all these people for books :P I may not have a choice now, but to get the trades during o-week :/

Buying from the campus bookstore should absolutely be a last resort (its uber expensive usually). Try monashmarketplace (the link is on your monash portal) and textbooksexchange. I suppose you could try buy them new using http://www.booko.com.au but they might take awhile to come. Alternative you could find some PDF's which you have of course would have legitimately paid full price for and everything.

Yeah, true, I should have clarified that you can always go with non-Monash friends anyway (provided that they're free on the day). O-Week at Monash (Clayton, at least) is pretty much just a giant festival that anyone can enjoy. It might be hard to make new friends on the day (because it's so busy and loud), but if you meet someone at an orientation session or something beforehand, definitely ask them to tag along.

Or if you don't have any friends at all (which is also perfectly fine), go it alone and you'll get through the stalls a lot faster.

Oweek is more just to see the sites and collect free shit anyway. It is usually pretty hard to meet new people just walking around as Kuchiki says, you might be able to pick up some friends at the sessions but it might be a bit hard. You don't really need to do oweek, it is mostly optional. You'll have the opportunity to make plenty of friends once uni actually starts too!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: BigAl on February 21, 2014, 04:30:29 pm
I'm feeling like I've left textbooks to the last minute... I bought 1 book 2 months ago, and now I'm constantly e-mailing/texting all these people for books :P I may not have a choice now, but to get the trades during o-week :/

Haha, agreed. There's 3 others going to Monash, except Clayton, from my school. So new friends (hopefully) it is!
check this out http://www.alibris.com
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Dallas45 on February 22, 2014, 02:54:50 pm
Tip #1 -: Get a CAVAL Card! - If you don't know about/haven't heard of it before this a card you can get from the university library which allows you to register with other member universities and borrow books and the like from them. Most main libraries and a few smaller tafes/unis are members including UoM and Latrobe. I found this service particularly useful as it meant that during assignment/essay writing time when you're freaking out because you can't get a copy of a resource you need you can 9 times out of 10 find it at another uni (especially UoM and Latrobe). Also use worldcat.org to search for books outside of Monash libraries as this gives you all copies of the required book available in Australia including at universities, public/local libraries and state libraries - saves a lot of time when compared to searching each individual library's database to see if they stock the book or not.

Tip #2 -: There are lockers in the basement level of Menzies (likely some in other areas but these are the ones I know of). Come in really handy if you have a lot of equipment you need on hand for your course, partake in sports/use the uni gym and need somewhere to store your gear. They are on a first come-first serve basis so you may still be able to find one to use.

Tip #3 -: If you are going to be using the Matheson library do not use the elevators if possible. I've gotten stuck or nearly gotten stuck on so many occasions (one time the elevator went up and down three times without opening the doors once even though it dinged to say they were open. Then again, I may just be off elevators in general since one of the Menzies ones dropped 2 floors suddenly while me and another student were in it!)

Tip #4 -: Use sites like bookdepository.co.uk and bookdepository.com + alibris as others have suggested to buy books rather than the Monash shop which is ridiculously priced. You can also use textbook exchange to sell/buy books. If the books are reccommended but not prescribed you can generally get away with just using the library copies. Even if they are prescribed, don't buy them until you have attended your first lecture/seminar etc as the lecturer will generally give you an idea of whether or not you really need them.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: steph753 on February 22, 2014, 03:43:41 pm
Another tip: This is for all year levels, however I'm not sure if this has been posted

To view your timetable early, go onto my.monash and click on Calendar in the Google Apps section (its on the right hand side for me) .
Then use the arrows to navigate to week I and some if not all of your timetable should have appeared
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: NothAU on February 22, 2014, 04:51:17 pm
Not seeing anything new in the calendar
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: tcg93 on February 22, 2014, 07:03:11 pm
Another tip: This is for all year levels, however I'm not sure if this has been posted

To view your timetable early, go onto my.monash and click on Calendar in the Google Apps section (its on the right hand side for me) .
Then use the arrows to navigate to week I and some if not all of your timetable should have appeared

That hack stopped working 2-3 semesters ago! They disable it for these few days before they are officially released
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Mafioso on February 22, 2014, 11:46:08 pm
If I've got a lecture at 8am and I can't be bothered to go, can I just watch it online later? Will I be missing out on much if I do this?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 23, 2014, 07:14:00 am
No, the lecture is basically a capture of the lecturers microphone and the output of the projector/their laptop for the room. I'm not so sure in terms of atmosphere, experience or some weird learning factor about doing it in person but all the content and facts will be there. Just confirm that it is indeed recorded first (google mulo, theres a list on the website).

It is a bad habbit to get into (although i'm in it so i can hardly talk) but definitely excusable for something like 8am.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: b^3 on February 23, 2014, 12:49:31 pm
I partially wonder if we will actually get a video recording of lectures in S1-4 this year. With the refurbishments and such, they've installed 4 screens in the foyer area of S1-4 which are supposedly going to stream what's happening in the lecture theatre live to the foyer.

http://fsd.monash.edu.au/capital-major-works/s1-lecture-theatre-refurbishment

Although there's a part of me that doubts that we'd get it that good to actually get recordings that way.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Spider on February 23, 2014, 02:03:29 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/BXjpzeA.png)

Anyone know if this is a useful workshop to attend?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 23, 2014, 03:29:11 pm
I partially wonder if we will actually get a video recording of lectures in S1-4 this year. With the refurbishments and such, they've installed 4 screens in the foyer area of S1-4 which are supposedly going to stream what's happening in the lecture theatre live to the foyer.

http://fsd.monash.edu.au/capital-major-works/s1-lecture-theatre-refurbishment

Although there's a part of me that doubts that we'd get it that good to actually get recordings that way.

Thats more of an architectural design thing rather than a "we're not recording your lectures" kind of thing.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on February 23, 2014, 03:30:00 pm
Ok this is really random but do monash students get a Monash uni diary or does that not exist?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Kuchiki on February 23, 2014, 03:35:33 pm
Ok this is really random but do monash students get a Monash uni diary or does that not exist?

They existed last year, but they've discontinued them this year.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: NothAU on February 23, 2014, 03:41:43 pm
The bookstore is selling something that looks like a monash diary, but I have no idea how much it is
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: livva on February 24, 2014, 02:28:04 am
Is it possible to get away with not buying the textbooks, and just continuously borrowing them from the library?


And is the MSA card just for Clayton? Does it give the membership discount for Caulfield clubs?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 24, 2014, 03:02:57 am
Is it possible to get away with not buying the textbooks, and just continuously borrowing them from the library?


And is the MSA card just for Clayton? Does it give the membership discount for Caulfield clubs?

1. It depends in the unit and the textbook, really. You could probably get away with it in some of the units with smaller enrolments, so the chances that the book is rented out at any given time is lower.

2. Probably not - the MSA is the Monash Clayton student union, while MONSU is the Caulfield counterpart, which administers its own clubs and societies department.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Kanon on February 24, 2014, 10:26:26 am
Just a warning, got to Monash at 10:25 Monday morning and have already seen 3 parking inspectors!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Fyrefly on February 24, 2014, 10:51:29 am
Just a warning, got to Monash at 10:25 Monday morning and have already seen 3 parking inspectors!

On the flip side... the fine is only $20.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 24, 2014, 01:42:16 pm
Is it possible to get away with not buying the textbooks, and just continuously borrowing them from the library?


And is the MSA card just for Clayton? Does it give the membership discount for Caulfield clubs?

I wouldn't rely on this unless its a tiny unit. Chances are someone will get this idea too or borrow it for whatever reason. Especially for larger units, the number of textbooks to students is seriously out of whack. I think there are about 5 biochem textbooks you're able to borrow on a long-term basis compared to like 100-200 students. There are (at least in the case of science) short-term textbooks you can borrow on the order of hours or overnight and they're usually there.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: duhherro on February 24, 2014, 06:04:12 pm
when they email you your workshop group number, are you meant to go to those times? Because before the email i did my own orientation and i chose my own group number for better times.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 24, 2014, 06:06:38 pm
when they email you your workshop group number, are you meant to go to those times? Because before the email i did my own orientation and i chose my own group number for better times.

Not sure what you're talking about regarding workshops or groups? Care to expand a little?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on February 24, 2014, 06:30:09 pm
Question! Are there going to be stalls all this week, even on Friday? For some reason, I feel as though I read somewhere that the stalls are there just Monday-Thursday.. Any confirmation?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 24, 2014, 06:40:41 pm
Question! Are there going to be stalls all this week, even on Friday? For some reason, I feel as though I read somewhere that the stalls are there just Monday-Thursday.. Any confirmation?

I believe this is correct, the MSA O-Week festival (including Clubs & Societies) runs Mon-Thurs
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on February 24, 2014, 06:42:42 pm
I believe this is correct, the MSA O-Week festival (including Clubs & Societies) runs Mon-Thurs

Seems as though Clayton students outnumber Caulfield students on here :P

I should have mentioned I'm at Caulfield :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 24, 2014, 06:45:48 pm
Seems as though Clayton students outnumber Caulfield students on here :P

I should have mentioned I'm at Caulfield :)

My bad! The MONSU Caulfield O-Week is from March 3 to March 6 as per http://www.monsucaulfield.org.au/events-detail.asp?id=152&m=201403
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on February 24, 2014, 06:50:06 pm
My bad! The MONSU Caulfield O-Week is from March 3 to March 6 as per http://www.monsucaulfield.org.au/events-detail.asp?id=152&m=201403

Not a problem. Appreciate the help :) Was simply confused because my.monash said o-week starts today. But that link clarifies it, cheers!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Hancock on February 25, 2014, 10:07:28 am
I just logged onto allocate, and this came up. Do I need to do anything else, like register for the specific class or whatnot?

EDIT: Removed picture with name/email.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: b^3 on February 25, 2014, 10:13:25 am
I just logged onto allocate, and this came up. Do I need to do anything else, like register for the specific class or whatnot?

(http://i59.tinypic.com/2pskocm.png)


Nah it should be like that, so you're allocated to the first prac timeslot (the Wednesday one). If there were still slots open then "Full" would read "Pick Me" and you'd be able to swap into other labs/lectures if you wanted to. In this case you can't change anyways since they're all full up :P
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Hancock on February 25, 2014, 10:14:05 am
Schweet, cheers b^3!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: NothAU on February 25, 2014, 10:14:46 am
I just logged onto allocate, and this came up. Do I need to do anything else, like register for the specific class or whatnot?

-Image Removed-

Nah, pretty sure that counts as you being registered for that class
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: CH3ezEC4KE on February 25, 2014, 10:16:34 am
Nah, pretty sure that counts as you being registered for that class

Got all my first prefs again woohoo!! So one of my lectures isn't showing up on allocate+ though. It is auto allocated but half an hour of it clashes with another lecture. Is this maybe why?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on February 25, 2014, 10:23:16 am
Got all of my first preferences, but one! :(

Its for a 1.00PM tutorial, which was my first preference, but got a 9.00AM tutorial on the same day instead. Is there anything I can do to get that 1.00PM tutorial?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: NothAU on February 25, 2014, 10:27:13 am
Got all of my first preferences, but one! :(

Its for a 1.00PM tutorial, which was my first preference, but got a 9.00AM tutorial on the same day instead. Is there anything I can do to get that 1.00PM tutorial?

Keep refreshing, if someone swaps out at some stage today, it'll say "Pick me", if I've been reading these threads right
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: michak on February 25, 2014, 10:28:50 am
Got all of my first preferences, but one! :(

Its for a 1.00PM tutorial, which was my first preference, but got a 9.00AM tutorial on the same day instead. Is there anything I can do to get that 1.00PM tutorial?

Keep checking allocate and hope it opens up.

Or just email the unit coordinator saying that your 1pm tute clashes with an auto-allocated lecture so you can't attend that one :p
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: b^3 on February 25, 2014, 10:29:45 am
Got all of my first preferences, but one! :(

Its for a 1.00PM tutorial, which was my first preference, but got a 9.00AM tutorial on the same day instead. Is there anything I can do to get that 1.00PM tutorial?
Well, you can sit on allocate all day refreshing to see if someone moves out of it and a slot opens up (the "Full" will change to "Pick me" and ninja yourself in before someone else does. If it's a popular tute then no one will probably move out of it, but depends really. If you're willing to sit on allocate all day it 'might' pay off.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Dallas45 on February 25, 2014, 11:29:07 am
Got all my first prefs again woohoo!! So one of my lectures isn't showing up on allocate+ though. It is auto allocated but half an hour of it clashes with another lecture. Is this maybe why?

Most likely. The same thing happened to me last year with one of my subjects which clashed. You should be able to find the details for the class on MUTTS since its an auto-allocated lecture.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: duhherro on February 25, 2014, 11:33:13 am
any tips on how to make your timetable better? should you try jam it on few days? Atm i have more things in the arvo ><.  My timetable atm so far

http://puu.sh/79k41.png
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on February 25, 2014, 11:37:28 am
Anyone know the likelihood of lecturers agreeing to record lectures if you email them? I just emailed the ACC1000 lecturer John Gerrand re: recording lectures so I hope he agrees! :S
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 25, 2014, 11:41:56 am
Anyone know the likelihood of lecturers agreeing to record lectures if you email them? I just emailed the ACC1000 lecturer John Gerrand re: recording lectures so I hope he agrees! :S

haha from what I've heard from friends in Commerce, there is a 0% chance of John Gerrand recording his lectures. He's been pretty adamant about that in the past, apparently.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Rohmer on February 25, 2014, 11:52:09 am
haha from what I've heard from friends in Commerce, there is a 0% chance of John Gerrand recording his lectures. He's been pretty adamant about that in the past, apparently.

I think this is true. I did his 1st year accounting subject 3 years ago and he wasn't recording then either. Doesn't hurt to ask, though.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Reckoner on February 25, 2014, 12:10:43 pm
^^^Not gonna happen unfortunately.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: DoctorWho on February 25, 2014, 03:15:50 pm
Is it possible to just unroll from a elective with crappy time slots and enrol in another elective that works with your timetable better?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 25, 2014, 03:28:43 pm
Is it possible to just unroll from a elective with crappy time slots and enrol in another elective that works with your timetable better?

At this point you should certainly be able to change your enrolments, but you can't do it manually. Get in touch with the enquiries desk of your managing faculty.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on February 25, 2014, 05:28:21 pm
Ok this info might be lingering around somewhere but when's the last date we get to change our timetable slots for tutes/lectures? I might change it around a little but first I wanna go to my lectures and see if I'm better of watching them online or actually going to them..
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 25, 2014, 05:36:26 pm
Ok this info might be lingering around somewhere but when's the last date we get to change our timetable slots for tutes/lectures? I might change it around a little but first I wanna go to my lectures and see if I'm better of watching them online or actually going to them..

Have a look at Important Dates, Sem 1 2014 , it should be there specific to your managing faculty :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 26, 2014, 12:08:27 am
Don't forget to check out the counter-faculty handbook as well.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on February 26, 2014, 06:21:07 pm
How do you address lecturers/professors/etc. in emails? Dear/Hi/Hello/? and by their first name or Mr/Mrs _ ?? Haha it's a bit silly but I'm just curious!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: achre on February 26, 2014, 06:27:09 pm
How do you address lecturers/professors/etc. in emails? Dear/Hi/Hello/? and by their first name or Mr/Mrs _ ?? Haha it's a bit silly but I'm just curious!
Wondering this as well haha
In person too. You can address uni staff by their first names, right?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Professor Polonsky on February 26, 2014, 07:29:26 pm
Dear seems to be the most common. As to how you call them - the best clue would be how they introduce themselves. If you want to play it safe, go with "Dear Dr/Prof/Mr/Ms Smith" (make sure to get the title right!). First name should be fine for most staff, though.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: brenden on February 26, 2014, 07:50:56 pm
Never had to address a lecture that wasn't my tutor, and for tutors I've just said

"Hey [name]!" Hahaha.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: BigAl on February 26, 2014, 07:51:19 pm
How do you address lecturers/professors/etc. in emails? Dear/Hi/Hello/? and by their first name or Mr/Mrs _ ?? Haha it's a bit silly but I'm just curious!
I've been using hello, although I've seen some people who use the other forms..I don't think lecturers give so much attention...That said, you won't lose anything by being formal..It's a good practice for the future when you work for companies etc...
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on February 26, 2014, 08:04:34 pm
Ok cool
Do we get given our unit guides in hard copy or do we have to print it out/have our own copy?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on February 26, 2014, 08:21:29 pm
Ok cool
Do we get given our unit guides in hard copy or do we have to print it out/have our own copy?

I think we print them out ourselves. Thats what we were told at orientation today (Business faculty)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 26, 2014, 08:43:35 pm
Ok cool
Do we get given our unit guides in hard copy or do we have to print it out/have our own copy?

Most of the time your unit guides are on moodle as a PDF. Make sure you check there first, and probably don't print them because some unit guides can be >70 pages :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on February 26, 2014, 09:16:27 pm
I think i've been given a printed unit guide once out of like 20 units. You're usually expected to print most of your stuff (except say lab manuals, you're given those), you can find yours on moodle assuming your professor has uploaded it.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Tragesty on February 26, 2014, 09:20:19 pm
I know most people here are from Clayton but for those who are attending Caulfield:

Not too many food choices. The Monsu Cafe is alright, The Gryph Bar is great in terms of food and atmosphere and runs daily meal specials, Mama Dukes I've heard is alright but no experience in that one. Nice Sushi place ground level near the gym, too. KFC, Gloria Jeans right opposite Caulfield Station, as well as the obvious Coles. There's a Subway too, which is located a 5 minute walk away (across Princess Highway down Waverly Rd).

If the main library is rather full, enter the library area doors and turn immediately to your left and you'll find several rooms full of chairs and desks where you can study. I found these rooms weren't used too much during semester and there's usually always seats available if the main library is full. Main library is good, has some quieter areas on the higher levels so do explore that. Has a large open group area too which is usually a bit louder.

Free weekly BBQ on the main lawn, think it was Wednesdays. Always a big line for lunch!

Main lawn area is a nice place to relax when MONSU provides beanbags or you can just relax on the grass. Otherwise, The Gryph is a decent place or you can head to the (bit small) student lounge second level near the MONSU desk with soft chairs and eating space.

Microwaves located at the student lounge area near Monsu (behind the large red sign/wall). Alternatively, a couple microwaves are located to the left of the main library where those study rooms are.




Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: eeps on February 26, 2014, 09:36:49 pm
Just to add to the above post, see here as well: Monash University: Caulfield campus guide
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: livva on February 27, 2014, 08:47:30 am
For the Beach Day (Caulfield, tomorrow), it says to bring a change of clothes.
What sort of clothes? It's for the after party, so is that like club stuff, or casual stuff?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: atar92point4 on February 27, 2014, 09:09:53 am
I know this is a jaffy question but what do you do in you free ?
I have a massive 3 hour between lectures. What should i do ?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: NothAU on February 27, 2014, 09:32:48 am
Whatever you want, it's free

You could go to the library, go home, eat somewhere, study, hang out with some mates, even burn down parliament house if you really wanted to (although I wouldn't do that one), you have plenty of time
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 27, 2014, 10:07:19 am
Not a Jaffy but I certainly feel like one at the moment:

I've just changed a unit, and the lab I want (need) clashes with a lecture, thus it won't let me enrol in it. How can I go about getting this lab? Do I need to submit some form or something?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Dallas45 on February 27, 2014, 10:30:12 am
Not a Jaffy but I certainly feel like one at the moment:

I've just changed a unit, and the lab I want (need) clashes with a lecture, thus it won't let me enrol in it. How can I go about getting this lab? Do I need to submit some form or something?

It depends on the faculty as to the process, but if you check out the link below you should find your answer :)

https://monash.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2894
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 27, 2014, 10:36:45 am
It depends on the faculty as to the process, but if you check out the link below you should find your answer :)

https://monash.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2894

Thank you so much! I'm at the clash request form, however my new unit isn't showing up on the list of which unit to select as the "problem unit" (the old unit is instead). Given that the new unit is already in Allocate+ but not yet in Moodle, how long do you think I'll need to wait until the form updates?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Dallas45 on February 27, 2014, 10:41:11 am
Thank you so much! I'm at the clash request form, however my new unit isn't showing up on the list of which unit to select as the "problem unit" (the old unit is instead). Given that the new unit is already in Allocate+ but not yet in Moodle, how long do you think I'll need to wait until the form updates?

No worries. I can't help you with that last one sorry though I did read somewhere that moodle is supposed to be fully live tomorrow (I think it was tomorrow but I can't remember exactly where I read this) so maybe try checking tomorrow and Friday. Your best bet though would probably be to contact the unit co-ordinator directly - they may be able to email you a copy or something :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: tae on February 27, 2014, 10:51:45 am
Umm.. Do trains usually run on public holidays (since Labour Day is coming up soon)?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on February 27, 2014, 10:53:30 am
If I change one of my units in WES, will my timetable be affected at all? I might change one, but I don't wanna risk anything wrong happening.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Dallas45 on February 27, 2014, 10:55:41 am
Umm.. Do trains usually run on public holidays (since Labour Day is coming up soon)?

Yes they do but they usually run to a Saturday timetable as far as I know.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Dallas45 on February 27, 2014, 10:59:09 am
If I change one of my units in WES, will my timetable be affected at all? I might change one, but I don't wanna risk anything wrong happening.

From my experience the only part of your timetable that will be affected is the subject you are changing in WES (i.e. those lectures/tutes etc will disappear) but the other ones will be unchanged. However, in saying that, make sure you are certain you want to change that subject as once you change it in WES your labs/tutorial positions will become available for someone else to move into which means that if you then want to change back you may find you need to choose another time or there may be no available space at all.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on February 27, 2014, 11:26:27 am
Guys for one of my subjects the tutes are completely full! What do i do?? I can't change to another unit because this is the only unit that dooesn't clash with my timetable!! :S
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: brenden on February 27, 2014, 11:54:23 am
Guys for one of my subjects the tutes are completely full! What do i do?? I can't change to another unit because this is the only unit that dooesn't clash with my timetable!! :S
And you haven't been allocated to a tutorial? :S
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on February 27, 2014, 12:56:43 pm
Ok dw guys. I called up the uni and they said that because it's a core commerce unit they'll add more tutes
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: DoctorWho on February 28, 2014, 12:54:14 pm
This is probably a really stupid question, but how do you know where your lectures ARE? Is it just written on your timetable or what...?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: michak on February 28, 2014, 01:01:14 pm
This is probably a really stupid question, but how do you know where your lectures ARE? Is it just written on your timetable or what...?

When you have a look at your timetable it should say this

ATS2340_CL_S1_DAY
Lecture, 01
CL_24/S6
3/3-14/4, 28/4-26/5


The numbers underneath llecture 1 is the room. So Cl is clayton campus, the number after that eg. 24, is the building and the letters/numbers after that is the room. So my lecture for this subject is in building 24 room S6.

I suggest downloading the monash app which has an interactive map on it to help you get around. :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on February 28, 2014, 03:42:01 pm
When you have a look at your timetable it should say this

ATS2340_CL_S1_DAY
Lecture, 01
CL_24/S6
3/3-14/4, 28/4-26/5


The numbers underneath llecture 1 is the room. So Cl is clayton campus, the number after that eg. 24, is the building and the letters/numbers after that is the room. So my lecture for this subject is in building 24 room S6.

I suggest downloading the monash app which has an interactive map on it to help you get around. :)

I'm at Caulfield, and this is one of my tutorials.
ECF1100_CA_S1_DAY
Tutorial, 20
CA_B/B477
5/3-16/4, 30/4-28/5

Does that mean that tute is in Building B, Room 477?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: michak on February 28, 2014, 04:16:29 pm
I'm at Caulfield, and this is one of my tutorials.
ECF1100_CA_S1_DAY
Tutorial, 20
CA_B/B477
5/3-16/4, 30/4-28/5

Does that mean that tute is in Building B, Room 477?
Y

Yes!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on February 28, 2014, 05:12:35 pm
I'm at Caulfield, and this is one of my tutorials.
ECF1100_CA_S1_DAY
Tutorial, 20
CA_B/B477
5/3-16/4, 30/4-28/5

Does that mean that tute is in Building B, Room 477?

Heads up: the '4' in 477 means that the room is on the 4th floor of Building B :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on March 01, 2014, 11:22:34 am
Heads up: the '4' in 477 means that the room is on the 4th floor of Building B :)

Ohhh, so Building B, Floor 4, Room 77. Sweet, thanks!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: zobair on March 01, 2014, 01:38:02 pm
ENG1091 not showing in moodle.
Also what are support classes ?
What do you do in support class ? Is it like tutorial?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 01, 2014, 01:42:19 pm
Ohhh, so Building B, Floor 4, Room 77. Sweet, thanks!

The room is still probably called 477, but you've got the idea!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: b^3 on March 01, 2014, 03:43:07 pm
ENG1091 not showing in moodle.
Also what are support classes ?
What do you do in support class ? Is it like tutorial?
My maths unit still isn't up either (MTH3051, run by the same faculty as ENG1091 even though it's an eng unit), with that being said I know others who have other maths units up. I'm hoping the lecturer has just forgot to click the button to show it, but have a feeling it could be a part of the industrial action that NTEU were going to take regarding moodle. We'll see in time.

Although, the lecturer I have for MTH3051 puts stuff on the server or w.e. that monash gives him as well as putting it on moodle, which means that I'm able to get last years material for that unit, ENG1091 is another unit that he must run or take part in, which is up as well. So if it is a result of industrial action you can resort to here http://users.monash.edu/~leo/moodle/ (for the time being, and remember it's last years stuff so assignments and such will be different, just if you wanted to have a look at the lecture notes a bit earlier).

EDIT: Should say that the link has stuff for ENG1091, MTH1030, MTH1035 and MTH3051.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: DoctorWho on March 01, 2014, 05:18:24 pm
ATS1328_CA_S1_DAY
Lecture, 01 CA_B/B214
3/3-14/4, 28/4-26/5

So...

How would you read this? :P
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: achre on March 01, 2014, 05:55:41 pm
Is there a way to glean who your tutor/lecturer is from your timetable?
ATS1328_CA_S1_DAY
Lecture, 01 CA_B/B214
3/3-14/4, 28/4-26/5

So...

How would you read this? :P
Caulfield lecture, stream 1, Building B, floor 2, room 214.
Presumably haha idrk
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 01, 2014, 07:13:10 pm
Is there a way to glean who your tutor/lecturer is from your timetable?Caulfield lecture, stream 1, Building B, floor 2, room 214.
Presumably haha idrk

Yep, looks right to me! The template for reading timetable entries is:

Unit_Campus_Semester_(Day/Night/Off-campus)
Class type Stream, Campus_Building/Room
Dates
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: duhherro on March 02, 2014, 03:38:16 pm
btw can you change your units for semester 2 when the new semester comes?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 02, 2014, 03:45:04 pm
btw can you change your units for semester 2 when the new semester comes?

Yep! There is an identical "grace period" in which you can change units before a certain date in semester 2. I think you might even be able to change your semester 2 units now (i.e. before the semester 1 deadline) through WES.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on March 02, 2014, 11:12:08 pm
btw can you change your units for semester 2 when the new semester comes?

You can even change it now if you wanted to. Like semester 1, you're able to change your units up until (roughly, dont rely on this!) two weeks into semester, plenty of time. You could even change your units now or next week if you wanted to for this semester. The date for dropping them is much later than the date for picking up new ones. So, after this period you can still drop units but you cant replace them/swap into new ones.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips &amp; Questions Thread
Post by: excal on March 03, 2014, 01:56:54 am
Do I count as a jaffy? :p
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on March 03, 2014, 02:19:55 am
Do I count as a jaffy? :p

Do you want to :p

That sig could use an update too
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Fyrefly on March 03, 2014, 12:53:05 pm
Week One!!
Good luck jaffies  ;D
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Spider on March 03, 2014, 04:11:05 pm
The way my transport works out I'll be getting to uni pretty early - around 7.30 so 90 minutes before my first class starts.

Just a few questions.

- Will there be cafes and such open at this time?
- Where's the best place to get breakfast/coffee?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on March 03, 2014, 05:20:30 pm
Do we need to print off lecture slides?? Don't the lecturers display the slides in every lecture anyway or am I wrong? I just don't find it useful to annotate slides but I prefer instead to write down my own notes so I"m thinking of not printing them off. I mean, I'll still have access to electronic copies..
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Art Vandelay on March 03, 2014, 05:34:50 pm
Do we need to print off lecture slides?? Don't the lecturers display the slides in every lecture anyway or am I wrong? I just don't find it useful to annotate slides but I prefer instead to write down my own notes so I"m thinking of not printing them off. I mean, I'll still have access to electronic copies..

no, you don;t have to print them off, and yes the lecturers display the slides in the lecture :P
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on March 03, 2014, 05:49:02 pm
Thought so :P
Ok each to their own, I know, but what do you guys generally do (that you think was effective for you) in lectures? Do you just listen, write on/annotate slides, just write in a notebook or use a laptop and type notes/important points? Do you leave it at that or write more detailed notes based on pre-readings/ after listening to the actual lecture? Sorry I know these questions probably commonly come up but I need to know what was effective for people so I can implement/try it out myself.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Dallas45 on March 03, 2014, 07:14:21 pm
Thought so :P
Ok each to their own, I know, but what do you guys generally do (that you think was effective for you) in lectures? Do you just listen, write on/annotate slides, just write in a notebook or use a laptop and type notes/important points? Do you leave it at that or write more detailed notes based on pre-readings/ after listening to the actual lecture? Sorry I know these questions probably commonly come up but I need to know what was effective for people so I can implement/try it out myself.

Personally, I use my laptop during the lectures to take notes of the important points. Some subjects have lectures which have most of the info on the slides. Others, though, only have images on the slides and require you to write down all the important points.

Later on I type up and/or handwrite fully detailed notes with information from readings, lectures, tutorials etc ready for exam time. If I found a lecture particularly 'heavy' in terms of content I'll go back and listen to/watch the recording on MULO if the lecture is recorded.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on March 03, 2014, 09:31:41 pm
- Will there be cafes and such open at this time?
- Where's the best place to get breakfast/coffee?

Is there any way you can avoid getting there 90 minutes early? It's good to have a comfortable buffer zone incase you're late but 90 minutes is huge. I don't think much of anything will be open, i guess try it and once and see, that'll be the ultimate test of it. The MSA has free breakfast every wednesdays starting 8am i think it is too if you want to look into that. If you're smart about it, 90 minutes is enough to get to the city and back probably, you could try that.

Do we need to print off lecture slides?? Don't the lecturers display the slides in every lecture anyway or am I wrong? I just don't find it useful to annotate slides but I prefer instead to write down my own notes so I"m thinking of not printing them off. I mean, I'll still have access to electronic copies..

Keep in mind in uni, you don't have to do *anything*. Most people do it to annotate the slides/read along before hand. If you don't like doing this, then, you don't have to do that.

I usually annotate the slides or just sit and listen, depending on the nature of the lecture. Awhile later i use the textbook and other sources to make some slightly more detailed notes (i attatch like 4-5 blank sheets to each set of slides for this) and explanations to myself.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on March 03, 2014, 10:05:38 pm
Ooops, almost forgot, how was everyones first day(s)? Make any jaffy mistakes or see anything cool?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Spider on March 03, 2014, 10:06:12 pm
Is there any way you can avoid getting there 90 minutes early? It's good to have a comfortable buffer zone incase you're late but 90 minutes is huge. I don't think much of anything will be open, i guess try it and once and see, that'll be the ultimate test of it. The MSA has free breakfast every wednesdays starting 8am i think it is too if you want to look into that. If you're smart about it, 90 minutes is enough to get to the city and back probably, you could try that.

It's either that or take four buses to get there just 10 minutes earlier.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: duhherro on March 03, 2014, 10:22:05 pm
btw are eng support classes running this week?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: DoctorWho on March 03, 2014, 11:48:57 pm
My first day sucked. I hate it. Can I drop out now?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 04, 2014, 12:08:02 am
My first day sucked. I hate it. Can I drop out now?

Keep going, I had a pretty meh first day too (same every semester really), but I can assure you it gets better when you're more in the swing of things.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: b^3 on March 04, 2014, 12:24:28 am
I can already tell how full on this semester is going to be. First day, already got three assignments for three different units despite only having two lectures today... Also some lecturers have decided to add an extra tute for the first few weeks so I'm going up to 25 contact hours... great...

EDIT: Just realised this was meant to be in the Monash General Chat thread, my bad...
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips &amp; Questions Thread
Post by: excal on March 04, 2014, 08:02:06 am
Is that all :p
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: pi on March 04, 2014, 10:21:02 am
Complaining for 25 contact hours? What even, I do in excess of 45 hours (8-5pm, if not starting earlier) not including 10+ hours of travel...
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: achre on March 04, 2014, 06:36:12 pm
Hey all. Today my human rights lecturer told us that the subject is being recorded and that today's should be up ~1 hour after the end of the lecture. human rights isn't even on the list. Additionally, my korean lecturer told us something similar, and while that is on the list, echo isn't loading anything for the subject. Should I just wait it out?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Fyrefly on March 04, 2014, 06:37:48 pm
Hey all. Today my human rights lecturer told us that the subject is being recorded and that today's should be up ~1 hour after the end of the lecture. human rights isn't even on the list. Additionally, my korean lecturer told us something similar, and while that is on the list, echo isn't loading anything for the subject. Should I just wait it out?

Wait it out. Nothing goes right in Week One.

My first day sucked. I hate it. Can I drop out now?

Wait it out. Nothing goes right in Week One.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on March 04, 2014, 06:49:08 pm
It's either that or take four buses to get there just 10 minutes earlier.

I'd take that one :p. Where are you comming from man? Thats a horrible travel plan. Gotta do what you gotta do though i suppose, you can minimise it by skipping lectures if you want (long as theyre recorded).

Complaining for 25 contact hours? What even, I do in excess of 45 hours (8-5pm, if not starting earlier) not including 10+ hours of travel...

Someones got a big fat cheque and a secure career at the end though :p. Then again compared to science or arts so does b3's engineering... *cries in corner*.

Hey all. Today my human rights lecturer told us that the subject is being recorded and that today's should be up ~1 hour after the end of the lecture. human rights isn't even on the list. Additionally, my korean lecturer told us something similar, and while that is on the list, echo isn't loading anything for the subject. Should I just wait it out?

Sometimes they dont record properly. Wait a day and if nothing happens, ask them.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: shooterblitz on March 04, 2014, 10:16:02 pm
Day 1 was really good. Made sure I wasn't loud af as to not disturb the returning 2nd/3rd/4th and on year students.

Found out that the Microeconomics (ECF1100) lecturer is a bloody legend, dude's engaging and hilarious. Made sure I didn't sleep for 2 hours!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Amnest on March 05, 2014, 11:44:23 am
question: where is the nearest centrelink from monash clayton and how do i go about getting there using public transport?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: CH3ezEC4KE on March 05, 2014, 05:53:15 pm
Day 1 was really good. Made sure I wasn't loud af as to not disturb the returning 2nd/3rd/4th and on year students.

Found out that the Microeconomics (ECF1100) lecturer is a bloody legend, dude's engaging and hilarious. Made sure I didn't sleep for 2 hours!

Sounds like George
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: valer on March 06, 2014, 03:01:54 pm
Can anyone explain the large amount of hate people have towards Mannix residents? I don't understand.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 06, 2014, 03:16:05 pm
Can anyone explain the large amount of hate people have towards Mannix residents? I don't understand.

In just over one year on campus, I've heard absolutely nothing, neither positive or negative, about Mannix College or it's residents.

We do all hate Jaffys, however :P
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: brenden on March 06, 2014, 03:24:14 pm
Met a girl from Mannix today. She was lovely. (And whilst I don't have a hate for jaffys, I do have a hate for the word and the grammatical flaw of any pluralisation therein)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: achre on March 06, 2014, 03:57:26 pm
I die a little inside every time I see the word "jaffies", especially coming from Arts students.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on March 06, 2014, 04:03:55 pm
Mannix? Maybe because it's not technically on-campus (across the road though...) and it's a catholic affiliated college so it's sometimes viewed as a bit frumpy/stuck up (i usually assume its just a joke and not a real thing though).
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Thu Thu Train on March 06, 2014, 04:08:11 pm
In just over one year on campus, I've heard absolutely nothing, neither positive or negative, about Mannix College or it's residents.

We do all hate Jaffys, however :P

Can confirm both of these things as someone who loves Mannix and hates Jaffys
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: achre on March 06, 2014, 09:09:48 pm
Lectures in echo centre don't load in firefox but work fine in chrome, what do
pls don't say use chrome
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: b^3 on March 06, 2014, 09:22:17 pm
Lectures in echo centre don't load in firefox but work fine in chrome, what do
pls don't say use chrome
I find it easier to just download them (through chrome) and then watch in vlc, sometimes at 2x or 3x speed (some lecturers talk reallllly slowly... -.-). But yeah, I think they've had that issue with chrome every now and then (sometimes it'll work fine, other days it won't).
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 06, 2014, 09:30:12 pm
I find it easier to just download them (through chrome) and then watch in vlc, sometimes at 2x or 3x speed (some lecturers talk reallllly slowly... -.-). But yeah, I think they've had that issue with chrome every now and then (sometimes it'll work fine, other days it won't).

Question because it's a given that you're better at computer stuff: When I try to download the video file from Echo360 (using chrome), the file just never finishes downloading, but it will stop growing in size (?) after the download file gets to a certain size. To quote achre: What do?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: b^3 on March 06, 2014, 09:33:51 pm
Question because it's a given that you're better at computer stuff: When I try to download the video file from Echo360 (using chrome), the file just never finishes downloading, but it will stop growing in size (?) after the download file gets to a certain size. To quote achre: What do?
It doesn't normally know what the file size of the file it's downloading is, so it'll normally just keep going until the size stops getting bigger, without giving a percentage. At that point the download normally finishes (check in your downloads folder if you've got the uncompleted file thing or the finished file, the latter works 9 out of 10 times for me, on the odd occasion it'll get stuck but is normally resolved by restarting the download).
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 06, 2014, 09:52:31 pm
It doesn't normally know what the file size of the file it's downloading is, so it'll normally just keep going until the size stops getting bigger, without giving a percentage. At that point the download normally finishes (check in your downloads folder if you've got the uncompleted file thing or the finished file, the latter works 9 out of 10 times for me, on the odd occasion it'll get stuck but is normally resolved by restarting the download).

Yeah it always seems to get stuck as a "CRdownload" file (I think that's the download intermediary filetype when downloading from Chrome). I'll give it another go, see if it works if I retry it. Thanks b^3!
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 06, 2014, 10:56:32 pm
hmm, it finished downloading eventually but it only plays the first 18 minutes of the 2-hour lecture I'm after.


¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on March 10, 2014, 01:35:36 am
I'm still going to work on this thread... the way i laid it out (accidentally) coincides with the order jaffys will need this knowledge.

Support Services, religious services

Support services

1. Monash has a counseling service on campus, it's free for all students. The SSAF funding last year was used to hire more counselors so its easier than ever to get in (http://www.monash.edu.au/counselling/).

2. They also offer an email service (new for this year!). That said, it's usually recommend you go face to face.

3. According to the website and lots wife (read it guys!) the first appointment is usually 30 minutes, usually just to scope things out and decide whether its appropriate you continue with them or be referred somewhere else. After that your appointments are usually close to an hour.

4. There doesn't need to be anything wrong with you to go. You can just be having trouble procrastinating and want some strategies, no problem is too big or small for them. This is their job afterall, you're not bothering them in the slightest.

5. If you intend to apply for special consideration due to a psychology/emotional/personal issue (say relationship breakup or family problems), it's best to get in as early as possible. They usually won't provide you documentation unless you've been at least once before. So, you can't just show up the night before your assignment is due, explain your situation and hope they document it for you. They *might* but its not guaranteed, usually previous attendance is important.

6. Monash (Clayton) also has a medical service and dentist on campus. It's often hard to get an appointment for the doctor if its shorter than a few days, i'd suggest you stay with your regular doctor unless you move out or are really busy.

7. Don't be afraid to apply for special consideration if you need it!

8. If you have some kind of ongoing condition or disability (physical, mental or psychological), talking to the disability liason unit might be in your best interests as well!

9. Some faculties may have mentoring programs

Religious/Spiritual

1. The religious centre is really the hub for all these things. It's the circular building near the right side of the campus center (near the matheson library/lake). It's not very large if that helps locate it.

2. It contains prayer rooms and anyone can use it for quiet space. Various clubs have various scheduled times or services so watch out for these.

3. There is a daily catholic service in the small chapel.

4. The Buddhist club has an hour here or there twice a week for either self guided meditation (beanbags provided) or meditation with an instructor. If you want to know about these contact me for details.

5. There is also a regular meditation class open to all (not affiliated with the Buddhist society) - http://www.monash.edu.au/counselling/meditation-classes-resources.html

6. English speaking orthodox service is usually held on the weekends.

7. The various other clubs and societies usually hold religious events in here, usually to members of the club or by prior inquiry.

8. Go to website for these kind of things - http://www.monash.edu.au/spirituality/index.html

9.
Even though O-Week is over, many of the religious events continue throughout semester with various presentations and things similar to that. There is also a host of religious clubs if you missed them during orientation (http://www.monashclubs.org/Clubs?category=spiritual)

Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: achre on March 10, 2014, 01:51:08 am
the way i laid it out (accidentally) coincides with the order jaffys will need this knowledge.
I disagree and demand to be immediately told what the chamber of secrets is.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Kanon on March 10, 2014, 02:02:01 am
Jaffy Question: I was offered a Monash UniStart Bursary, I just accepted it online now is it possible for me to find how much it's worth? :D It says on the website it's a minimum of $500

#indamoniez
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on March 10, 2014, 02:05:29 am
I disagree and demand to be immediately told what the chamber of secrets is.

In due time...

Jaffy Question: I was offered a Monash UniStart Bursary, I just accepted it online now is it possible for me to find how much it's worth? :D It says on the website it's a minimum of $500

#indamoniez

No idea but man you are rich, you have literally hundreds of dollars, big money. What are you going to spend it on? Deluxe textbook covers?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Kanon on March 10, 2014, 02:08:33 am
So far the plan is to take all $500 out in 5 dollar notes and have a money fight.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on March 10, 2014, 02:13:02 am
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/4225824/money-fight-o.gif)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: BigAl on March 10, 2014, 08:51:53 pm
Some students applauded the lecturer in his second lecture in eng1060..I was face palming :D :D
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: pi on March 10, 2014, 09:31:38 pm
Some students applauded the lecturer in his second lecture in eng1060..I was face palming :D :D

We did that at the end of every lecture, and still do it LOL
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: NothAU on March 10, 2014, 10:25:50 pm
So far the plan is to take all $500 out in 5 dollar notes and have a money fight.

Why not take it out in $1 coins, and make it hail... or 5cent coins, and scrooge mcduck into your bath/new money pool
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Fyrefly on March 10, 2014, 10:28:08 pm
Some students applauded the lecturer in his second lecture in eng1060..I was face palming :D :D

You applaud guest speakers, and the lecturer's last lecture.
God, I would've face palmed too.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 10, 2014, 11:37:05 pm
You applaud guest speakers, and the lecturer's last lecture.
God, I would've face palmed too.

As well as those, in biomed we've regularly applauded:


It's pretty common I reckon, I've seen in in two faculties past the Jaffy level
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Fyrefly on March 10, 2014, 11:51:11 pm
As well as those, in biomed we've regularly applauded:

  • When a lecture was particularly entertaining
  • When a lecture made all the other theory click into place (hell yeah)
  • Just because someone starts clapping randomly at the end of the lecture (arbitrary applause is the best kind of applause)

It's pretty common I reckon, I've seen in in two faculties past the Jaffy level

You biomed kids sure are strange.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 11, 2014, 12:08:02 am
You biomed kids sure are strange.

This is correct, but I wouldn't have it any other way. There is a strong positive relationship between increasing contact hours and decreasing sanity (P<0.001).
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Thu Thu Train on March 11, 2014, 12:17:35 am
As well as those, in biomed we've regularly applauded:

  • When a lecture was particularly entertaining
  • When a lecture made all the other theory click into place (hell yeah)
  • Just because someone starts clapping randomly at the end of the lecture (arbitrary applause is the best kind of applause)

It's pretty common I reckon, I've seen in in two faculties past the Jaffy level

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsPheErBj8
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on March 11, 2014, 01:11:54 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsPheErBj8

Oh please, I've been to maths lectures too
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on March 11, 2014, 02:44:58 pm
Doesn't usually happen in science unless its the last one or they make a particularly hilarious joke.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: duhherro on March 15, 2014, 07:41:34 pm
damn i find the math lectures on echo (eng1091) to not be that great, the lecturer pretty much only records his voice
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: b^3 on March 15, 2014, 09:46:20 pm
damn i find the math lectures on echo (eng1091) to not be that great, the lecturer pretty much only records his voice
If they don't record what they write down then most of the time they'll upload the transparency sheets that they write on, although some upload them only at the end of the week. They did this back when I took ENG1091 and the recordings weren't too bad to follow, not sure who would be taking it now (check out the other stream's lecture recordings and see if it's any better or not).
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips &amp; Questions Thread
Post by: excal on March 16, 2014, 10:29:55 am
It just get trained out of them by the time they hit med school
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: achre on April 20, 2014, 11:30:39 pm
When writing an email asking permission to do a unit you don't have all the pre reqs for, what/how much are you supposed to write? Is it like a proper application where you try and showcase yourself and why you are capable of doing this particular unit, or should it be very short, and they'll check if there's enough room and let you in?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on April 20, 2014, 11:35:12 pm
When writing an email asking permission to do a unit you don't have all the pre reqs for, what/how much are you supposed to write? Is it like a proper application where you try and showcase yourself and why you are capable of doing this particular unit, or should it be very short, and they'll check if there's enough room and let you in?

I've found the when filling out a form - regardless of what it is - at university, it's always best to be brief, accurate and to-the-point. The person who's going to be reading, checking and processing your form probably doesn't want to be doing so (such is academia), so you may be able to get on their good side by making it easy for them.

Just fulfil all the requirements for the form, and don't fluff.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: achre on April 20, 2014, 11:51:27 pm
The thing is though, it isn't a form. I was told that I need to email the chief examiner for the unit asking for permission, so all relevent details will be in there.
I'm planning on just writing "Hi [name], I'm writing to you seeking permission to do [Unit Code] [Unit Title] in [Semester Year]." So stuff like "I got such and such in VCE topic similar to unit content" and "I require this unit for the area of study I'm currently planning on majoring in but can't otherwise fit it in" is just fluff?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: alondouek on April 20, 2014, 11:59:44 pm
The thing is though, it isn't a form. I was told that I need to email the chief examiner for the unit asking for permission, so all relevent details will be in there.
I'm planning on just writing "Hi [name], I'm writing to you seeking permission to do [Unit Code] [Unit Title] in [Semester Year]." So stuff like "I got such and such in VCE topic similar to unit content" and "I require this unit for the area of study I'm currently planning on majoring in but can't otherwise fit it in" is just fluff?

I'd say that being direct still is relevant here. I'd leave out the VCE stuff (unit coordinators don't really care), but it would likely be useful mentioning that you need the unit for your major. Lecturers and coordinators can sometimes get upwards of 100 emails per day, so I'd recommend you keep it brief :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: spectroscopy on April 21, 2014, 02:03:36 am
in case you guys have stopped updating the OP of this thread because you thought no one was interested, i have been periodically checking it to see if its been updated LOL
nice thread btw  ;D
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on May 06, 2014, 12:26:40 am
Yeah, kind of ran out of steam a little... How are all the Jaffies finding it up until this point? Any things that surprised you? What do you like/dislike about uni?
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Chazef on May 10, 2014, 10:14:38 am
Hey I'm going to start computer science next semester after dropping out of engineering this semester and was fortunate enough to be offered a Information Technology Excellence Scholarship by monash :) I was wondering if there are any major benefits for choosing to have the money taken out of tuition fees rather than having them put it in your bank account (interest is the biggest pro for the bank account I can think of). thanks :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on May 17, 2014, 06:01:11 pm
It's the best loan you'll ever get (well, before Abbott took his razor to the education budget). If you are a current student, you pay no interest in your loans. Under the Abbott changes, if you commence in 2016+, you will pay interest.

Usually the suggestion is its best just to leave it on HECs, invest the money/simply spend it. The obvious pro of not paying your fees now is haivng more money to spend, right now. If you don't need it as much and find the idea of graduating with no debt appealing, i guess you could pay it off. I guess it depends how much you value having a chunk of money right now vs paying off a chunk of money later.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Hancock on May 23, 2014, 04:16:36 pm
Given that HECS is currently indexed at the CPI (so it has an effective rate of interest equal to inflation), you are best advised to place the chunk of money in a term deposit of a couple of years (or any substantial amount of time) so it can accrue 'real' interest, which is the difference of the nominal interest rate and the rate of inflation.

Once you finish uni, you would have gathered more interest in your bank account relative to the increase in your HECS debt due to inflation, and therefore will have a net increase if you choose to pay off your HECS then.

TLDR; chuck it in a bank account, and pay off HECS after you finish your degree. You will gain more interest/funds rather than reducing what is essentially a 'zero-interest' debt from your name.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Chazef on May 23, 2014, 04:28:41 pm
thanks to both of you, that clears things up a lot  :)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Professor Polonsky on May 24, 2014, 03:22:08 pm
And even when it'll go up according to ten-year gov't bonds, you'll still get a better interest rate from a bank.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: vashappenin on June 08, 2014, 08:10:25 am
Hi guys for exams, are we allowed to take our bags in with us and keep them under our desks? Like will we get in trouble if we have notes in our bags, even if we don't use them and it's all under the table? Also, can we just bring in a normal pencil case or are we supposed to bring our stationery in something clear? (clear pencil case, ziplock bag etc.)
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: Rohmer on June 08, 2014, 11:36:02 am
Hi guys for exams, are we allowed to take our bags in with us and keep them under our desks? Like will we get in trouble if we have notes in our bags, even if we don't use them and it's all under the table? Also, can we just bring in a normal pencil case or are we supposed to bring our stationery in something clear? (clear pencil case, ziplock bag etc.)

Yeah, you can leave bags under desks with notes in them. I'm not sure of the exact rules on pencil cases tbh...they do say that you shouldn't have anything else on your desk, so I usually just bring a few pens. I think you'd be better off just bringing a clear case/ziplock bag, though if you did bring a pencil case the worst that could happen would be that one of the inviligators would tell you to put the case in your bag.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on June 08, 2014, 11:14:08 pm
Bags are fine, notes are fine. Do not let any slip out or you may wind up in trouble. Do not leave any notes on your person or leave your phone on your person. If you get detected with these, it will be hard to defend against a cheating charge.

As for pencil case, never seen the need, could you just mepty things onto your desk? Long as there are no notes or lose pieces of paper in the pencil case, the worst they will probably do is tell you to put it under the desk. Alternatively, you can put your hand up and just ask the invigilators for advice (do it near the start).

I'd argue in some dimensions the rule are less strict than VCE. Your water bottle doesn't need to be clear and water only for instance. You can bring in as much food as you like, if you really feel the need, you could bring in a bucket of fried chicken. On the other hand, if you are caught cheating/with notes on you, it's a very judicial process (you're allowed to have a lawyer if you're summoned before a committee). It can be very grueling and stressful to deal with. Arguably, the consequences are more severe than VCE as well.

Turn your phone off, disable all alarms. Even if it rings in your bag, under your desk, you still will be fined (happened to an old user here).
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: kinslayer on June 09, 2014, 12:12:01 am
Does reading time for exams usually start at or before the scheduled time given in WES? (eg. 9.30am)

Might be a silly question, but unless I am recalling incorrectly, the advertised start** was when the actual exam starts and they recommended to arrive 30mins before, and reading time would start 15 mins before.

e: for UoM exams
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: slothpomba on June 09, 2014, 12:18:19 am
They are not allowed to do anything examination related until after 9:30 AM minimum. No reading time, nothing.

Your reading time will not start until 9:30 AM or later. In my 4 years of experience (6 semesters i guess + this one), this is true. Half the time they usually start *after* the alloted time. No one is as pedantic as VCE, its a bit more fluid and relaxed. It may take more time than anticipated to hand out all the papers, handle queries or something else may be going on.

The 30 minutes before recommendation is more of a buffer zone for late transportation/any other crisis/finding your desk. Also be mindful, public transportation tomorrow is on a public holiday timetable. If you want a bit more sleep/know you'll mess up anyway, you could comfortable come say 20 minutes late (not recommended though).  I think you are allowed in up to half an hour/an hour late (not 100% sure which). This is an automatic entitlement. Later than this and i think it is up to the staff there.
Title: Re: Monash 2014 Jaffy Tips & Questions Thread
Post by: kinslayer on June 09, 2014, 12:22:04 am
Ok thanks, that makes it easy. My exam tomorrow (today) is at Caulfield which is within walking distance, so I just need to wake up on time  :)