UoM General Chat

[nobody008]

I don't understand, what is the issue?

Tutorials generally cover content covered in the preceding week.

Lack of knowledge. Sorry nevermind me. Thanks for the clear up though

[vox nihili]

Seminar just means tutorial, but with loads of people. They call them seminars to justify the fact that their class sizes are too big

[Whynot123]

Anyone who has done Calc 1, is there a textbook that's actually useful? I read the subject reviews for it and every single one said the prescribed textbook is actually useless and you'll never use it. I kind of want to get a head start on calc though so I'm wondering if there's a textbook I could use :p

You won't need the calc 1 textbook, trust.

[notveryasian]

Anyone who has done Calc 1, is there a textbook that's actually useful? I read the subject reviews for it and every single one said the prescribed textbook is actually useless and you'll never use it. I kind of want to get a head start on calc though so I'm wondering if there's a textbook I could use :p

If you are really after a textbook try ask a person who finished Specialist Maths if you could use theirs. Calc 1 is essentially Spesh and it will save you the $100 that the Calc 1 textbook costs. Alternatively you can pop into the Co-op bookshop at uni and see if the Calc 1 books have been printed off. Pretty unlikely since it's still a few weeks until Semester 1 but they could have them already.

[Stick]

Seminar just means tutorial, but with loads of people. They call them seminars to justify the fact that their class sizes are too big

Not always; well, not in Italian anyway. My seminars and tutorials contained the same amount of people (approximately 15), just that the seminars were two hour classes while the tutorials were just one hour classes.

[vox nihili]

If you are really after a textbook try ask a person who finished Specialist Maths if you could use theirs. Calc 1 is essentially Spesh and it will save you the $100 that the Calc 1 textbook costs. Alternatively you can pop into the Co-op bookshop at uni and see if the Calc 1 books have been printed off. Pretty unlikely since it's still a few weeks until Semester 1 but they could have them already.

A heap of the calc 1 stuff is available online for free too.

Not always; well, not in Italian anyway. My seminars and tutorials contained the same amount of people (approximately 15), just that the seminars were two hour classes while the tutorials were just one hour classes.

I stand corrected!

[Amity]

Hey guys, does anyone know anything about interviews for tutoring at university, or perhaps had any interviews for others positions at the university? I have an interview next week for tutoring a first year subject but it's only fifteen minutes so I really have no idea what the focus would be on. It seems to be too short for many behavioural questions, so I was thinking it'd be asking about tutoring experience and maybe a  'how would you explain this?' type question. But really, I'm not sure so I would love to hear if anyone's had an interview for tutoring at uni/what anyone thinks I know the easy solution is to be prepared for anything, but it's nice to have a bit of an idea about what you might get.

[MelonBar]

For finance 1 I heard they had tutors explain things eg a graph of some sort, probably something you come across in the subject.

[cameronp]

Hey guys, does anyone know anything about interviews for tutoring at university, or perhaps had any interviews for others positions at the university? I have an interview next week for tutoring a first year subject but it's only fifteen minutes so I really have no idea what the focus would be on. It seems to be too short for many behavioural questions, so I was thinking it'd be asking about tutoring experience and maybe a  'how would you explain this?' type question. But really, I'm not sure so I would love to hear if anyone's had an interview for tutoring at uni/what anyone thinks I know the easy solution is to be prepared for anything, but it's nice to have a bit of an idea about what you might get.

I had one recently with the maths department. It was fairly laid back as far as job interviews go. They asked a bunch of questions about my own educational background (e.g. asked me how my undergraduate tutorials were run at UWA and then explained how the Melbourne ones would be different - probably not so relevant if you'd be tutoring a subject you've recently taken) and about past tutoring experience, why I wanted to be a tutor with the department, etc. Then questions about which subjects I would feel confident tutoring. There was nothing specific like "what would you do in this situation", which surprised me. They were really churning through interview candidates that day, though. I got a job offer by email a few hours after my interview.

I'm not sure whether your interview will necessarily be similar since presumably it'd be with a different department.

[brcisland]

Which is nearer? Alice Hoy to 757 Swanston or Alice Hoy to Babel?

These places are for my back-to-back tutorials.

[Special At Specialist]

Does anyone know when Blackboard will be available for first year subjects? My LMS keeps saying "You are not participating in any available subjects", even though I've fully enrolled and chosen my timetable and everything.

[Whynot123]

Does anyone know when Blackboard will be available for first year subjects? My LMS keeps saying "You are not participating in any available subjects", even though I've fully enrolled and chosen my timetable and everything.

Whenever the co-ordinator decides to put it up.
Approx a week or two before the semester starts although it could be earlier.

[Faith-PoweR]

Which is nearer? Alice Hoy to 757 Swanston or Alice Hoy to Babel?

These places are for my back-to-back tutorials.

Alice Hoy to 757

[sophieward]

So do editions of textbooks matter at all? My BLAW10001 (principles of BLaw) textbook is $130 brand new which is too much to pay for a breadth subject... so I'm guessing it won't matter if I get a 2014 or 2013 edition second hand?

[abcdqd]

So do editions of textbooks matter at all? My BLAW10001 (principles of BLaw) textbook is $130 brand new which is too much to pay for a breadth subject... so I'm guessing it won't matter if I get a 2014 or 2013 edition second hand?

For PBL, the newest version of the textbook will give you access to the E-tutorials (optional) on your own computer. Otherwise, you'd have to go to the computer labs in the Law building to do them.

Personally, I didn't do a single e-tute and still did fine, but I guess doing them would help your understanding/give you extra practice.

I am selling the 2013 edition second-hand btw