UoM General Chat

[Limista]

no clouds in the sky makes me wonder if today is even real?

such a beautiful day x

[ninwa]

Was reviewing the AN further maths study guide, and noticed that this was one of the questions >_>

[Stick]

Considering it's already week 9, you might want to shoot them an email...?

Who do I contact? Have you (finally) been contacted yourself?

[chysim]

Which Environments subjects have you done?

Reshaping, Urban, Constructing, Governing, Natural, Mapping.

Basically urg, yay, semi-urg, yay, urg, semi-yay.

Depends on what class. In ENGR20004, grades are given back within a fortnight and you can't really expect any better than that. Marking assignments aren't as easy or trivial as you think, at least with maths you have one clear cut answer you can mark against.

Oh no, I understand that marking isn't easy, but when it gets to the point where I still haven't got a result for something I handed in in week 3, it's pretty bad. It's not like tutors aren't getting paid to mark assignments in a timely fashion.

[ChickenCh0wM1en]

Just curious, but have B.Sc Dean's list come out yet?

[chysim]

Nice. I'm doing Reshaping and Owned this semester, both have been about an 8/10 on the urg-yay scale.
Next semester I've got the lovely combination of Natural - Urban - Governing  - Designing.....

Any tips/notes/advice/help/etc. for Natural, Urban, or especially Governing?

Just thinking of Reshaping makes me shudder. Just a santorum of guest lectures and preachy environmentalism with no clear focus. When I did it, the first assignment was about how "sustainability" is such an unclearly defined term to the point where it shouldn't be used, then the rest of the course is on how to use the concept of sustainability.

Natural's good but pretty boring. It's by no means difficult, but unless you're thrilled by rocks, adiabatic process and biomes you'll probably find it a bit dull. In terms of advice: find a good group. You'll have a site visit to anywhere from a park near the CBD to out woop woop in Arthur's Seat (group's choice). The exam is pretty straightforward if you know the lecture material. I don't know if they still prescribe a textbook, but if they do, don't buy it. I've got some fairly detailed notes for Natural, so PM me if you want them.

Urban's good, but I'm somewhat interested in city planning and so on, so it played into my interests. The main lecturer, Ian Rutherford, is really good. The content is interesting, and the assessment is actually enjoyable if you like wondering about the city. Advice for urban: talk in tutes. In pretty much all discussion-based ENVS tutes I found about half the class was deathly quiet. Whether there's assessment for participation or not, tutes are always less of a chore when you actually get involved.

As for Governing, you'll either love or hate the subject. I think the majority are on the love side, but I don't think there's much middle ground. It's pretty much the anti-Reshaping, which is probably why I liked it so much. The lecturer is a pretty divisive guy, but he's by far the most entertaining lecturer I've had at uni so far. About half the lecturer is on his smoking, beer drinking and Collingwood supporting, and the rest is actually on Governing Environments. But the subject really asks you to question, justify, and express your opinions like few others. Assessment is fairly easy and extremely gradual (you have an in-class test roughly every month) and there's no big and arduous assignments at all.

I got pretty good marks for each of the subjects, so let me know if you have any questions.

[LeviLamp]

Are they actually saying sound things about environmentalism, or are they legitimately crazy? I feel like personal student standpoints influence that sort of subject a lot.

[Stick]

I think it might be best to email your mentor first? And if they don't answer or whatever, then maybe Kim Stevenson after that?
I met up with mine back in week 6.

I don't even know who my mentor is... I think they fucked up.

[chysim]

Are they actually saying sound things about environmentalism, or are they legitimately crazy? I feel like personal student standpoints influence that sort of subject a lot.

Well, I wouldn't call them crazy, but they're certainly preachy. Whatever my views are on a topic, I don't like being lectured to in a self-righteous way.

Although, it's been 2 years since I've done the subject, and you tend to remember the extremes rather than the subtleties, so I'm probably giving it a bad wrap.

[Stick]

I'll email Kim right away then. Thanks for your help!

[abcdqdxD]

Is it possible to do a level 3 subject with no prerequisites in first year B.Com? I would have completed 75 credit points for first year after I finish this semester.

[abcdqdxD]

POLS30019, foreign policy

[hobbitle]

^
Technically not, but it has no official prerequisites so your chances are higher.
You need to talk to your student centre about waiving the "at least 50 points of one level before moving on to the next level" requirement, but that is usually pretty flexible if your grades are good.
So I'd say you're in for a chance if you average H1 and talk to your student centre and perhaps the coordinator of the subject too.

[Russ]

You're not locked into a track, just change your breadth subjects

[lavalamp123]

Who here has done global management consulting as a subject? Was it stressful/hard to do well in? Posting here or PM-ing me would be so greatly appreciated!!!!!