ENG1060 Computing

[taiga]

Really looking forward to holidays so I can catch up with the lectures and do all the homework exercises. I reckon i can slam it off with about 1.5 hours of it a day

[m@tty]

Really looking forward to holidays so I can catch up with the lectures and do all the homework exercises. I reckon i can slam it off with about 1.5 hours of it a day

Serious?? I thought you were fine with it... Have you had a look at past exams? They are similar between years and they are look like one big lab with some debugging in the mix (without getting trial and error, which is obviously the best way xD ) - I think looking over these would be a better use of time.

Anyway, are you talking about Easter or SWOTVAC?

[taiga]

Really looking forward to holidays so I can catch up with the lectures and do all the homework exercises. I reckon i can slam it off with about 1.5 hours of it a day

Serious?? I thought you were fine with it... Have you had a look at past exams? They are similar between years and they are look like one big lab with some debugging in the mix (without getting trial and error, which is obviously the best way xD ) - I think looking over these would be a better use of time.

Anyway, are you talking about Easter or SWOTVAC?

Nah this weeks one I've struggled to complete, had to ask r435345 people for help (where r is huge), and I've taken about 3 hours to get the first couple of tasks done. Should be fine for my lab tomorrow, but I wouldn't be too surprised if I got a lower mark than my previous ones.

[m@tty]

Hmm ok, good luck.

You should be able to pwn it

Btw, I haven't been able to listen to Mix up Thursdays yet... I trust it is going well?

[m@tty]

The average continues its descent

7.8 this week..


By the way, for those who have done this subject in the past: what's the assignment like? length, conceptual difficulty? I assume it would be equivalent to about 5 labs, going off marks alone..
Thanks

[xZero]

whoa massive drop on the average lab score this week o_O, and also what is the library test about?

[m@tty]

The library.

They apparently talk the group through the test... I assume it is like the orientation crap.

EDIT:

From the unit guide:

Library Test (2%)

This two hour session consists of a library demonstration followed by a quiz worth 2% which will be conducted during your normal laboratory class session times at the Hargrave-Andrew Library. Please note:

• The session will incorporate an overview of the library resources and search tools to help students search more efficiently and effectively using a problem-based learning approach.

• Step-by-step instructions will be provided to assist students to answer the questions

• Librarians will be available to assist students during the session where required. More details will be given in lectures.

NOTE: The topics covered in the library test are not directly related to the course.

[xZero]

NOTE: The topics covered in the library test are not directly related to the course.

So we're doing a test which is not directly related to the course and it counts towards our internal mark

Meh no lab work means I don't have to use 5 hours to prep on tuesday

[m@tty]

Yeah the engineering faculty has a requirement that all students do a library test (see discussion board).. They chose to put it in ENG1060 because it is a compulsory unit (I think..) for all eng courses.

[crappy]

The library test is an absolute joke. Pretty much involves some librarian teaching you how to find books in the catalogue, distinguish between journal entries and other crap like that. Probably is important for later years, but I cant remember anything from it lol.

Assignment is kind of hard if you try to tackle it by yourself. Best to do discuss it with your friends, the lecturers encourage this too.

[JinXi]

The library test is an absolute joke. Pretty much involves some librarian teaching you how to find books in the catalogue, distinguish between journal entries and other crap like that. Probably is important for later years, but I cant remember anything from it lol.

Assignment is kind of hard if you try to tackle it by yourself. Best to do discuss it with your friends, the lecturers encourage this too.

More importantly, is the 2% hard to get

[crappy]

The library test is an absolute joke. Pretty much involves some librarian teaching you how to find books in the catalogue, distinguish between journal entries and other crap like that. Probably is important for later years, but I cant remember anything from it lol.

Assignment is kind of hard if you try to tackle it by yourself. Best to do discuss it with your friends, the lecturers encourage this too.

More importantly, is the 2% hard to get

No its the easiest 2% you will ever achieve in your life, I promise.

[JinXi]

would've lost a mark if we didn't get a second attempt =/

lucky i was shifty and wrote down all my asnwer's on my 1st attempt  all's good.

definitely prefer labs over this... at least we learn stuff + the boredom of the lib. presentation does metal damage  :buck2:

[m@tty]

haha you don't have to write down your answers.. you can view your previous attempts and copy straight out of there

[JinXi]

lool this week's labs GG