First year marks so far?

[aes_999]

So, yeah, I'm starting this thread to see how the first year AN members at Monash are doing in their courses. For me, I'm not too depressed so far, but honestly I'm disappointed. Right now, sitting on a D average from 2 ETC (stats) tests, yet I want to get duh HD.

How are you guys going?

[DisaFear]

Right now, sitting on a D average from 2 ETC (stats) tests, yet I want to get duh HD.

How'd you work out a 'Distinction' average? Don't you just get a score out of 10, etc?

[aes_999]

U convert ur score into a percentage mark. D is between the 70 - 79%.

[DisaFear]

If you basing it off tests/assignments (which is not an indication of much)..

CHM1011: HD (based off ~3-4 pieces of work)
PSH1011: HD (based off ~3-4 pieces of work)
MTH1020: D (based off 1 piece of work)
ASP1010: C (based off 1 piece of work)

[xZero]

Can i just say that assignments/test is not an accurate indication of how you're going, my mid sem test for physics was around 50% yet I still managed a HD

[jasoN-]

internal marks are easy (at least for my course), averaging HDs
come exams this can drop quick lol (our semester exams have a weighting of ~70-80%)

[DisaFear]

Yea, most of my online tests aren't timed, and assignments are all the much easier with a book beside you
But it's keeping my hopes up

[aes_999]

U what? ASDFJKL. All my tests are timed, dammit, even online ones. Ah well, I'll make it up. Thanks for the heads up guys. 

[JinXi]

Last year PHS1080 labs + assignments = 100%
This year PHS 2011 labs (3 weeks only) = 36/60 = 60% fml

[nerdgasm]

Doing assorted science/maths subjects, I've been going OK, but my laziness is certainly not helping me.

PHS1011: Been getting reasonably high marks for the online MasteringPhysics modules, prac marks are also decent, and a decent mark for the written problem set. Mid-semester test is first day back after the Easter break, so that'll probably give me the clearest indication of how I'm faring. Probably a HD average so far.

CHM1011: They give us multiple attempts at the Moodle tests and WileyPLUS assignments (paraphrasing lecturer Chris Thompson, "The multiple choice questions have 4 alternatives. We give you 3 attempts. If we made it any easier, everyone would get 100%!"). So, I've been going alright in that so far, the pracs have been reasonable (no more writing lab reports as in previous years, instead, print out a proforma, and fill it out). Probably a HD average.

BIO1011: You generally get two attempts at each of the MasteringBio modules, so it's not too hard to get decent marks, they also provide you with online tutorials and stuff to go with the assessed questions. Tests are actually timed (30 minutes for 20 MC questions), but are generally quite reasonable. I haven't done as well on pracs, due to my own laziness, and as I type this, my draft Bio essay is 2 days and 4 hours overdue (therefore, a reduction of 0.75 marks of my final unit score), so probably a very low HD average.

MTH1035: Only had one piece of assessment so far - a 'Project' based on vectors in cubes. I did terribly on that, because I missed the lecture where they practically gave you the key ideas in doing it, and never caught up (lesson learnt!), and so, will probably get between 60-70%. I'm still aiming for a HD though (that being said, I'd better start doing the weekly problem sets, and workshop/tutorial material if I intend to get anywhere near that aim).