banterman86 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I agree with previous points. Although there is a role for exams, in terms of both employability skills AND academic skills coursework is far more relevant. Courses examined 100% exam, 80% exam, 75% exam, even 60% or 50% exam are poor. (Particularly if just one exam). It advantages those with good memory. As said earler, I only once had a class with a 100% exam and i thought it was great, granted i enjoyed the subject matter, but sometimes, particulalry with one semester classes, the subject can be bogged down in the specific area of your coursework, and you end up knowing one area very well, and the rest moderately. Not having that made quite a difference i felt. Although by and large, i agree with you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Of Kilsyth Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 (edited) I see that subject picking for next semester in Stirling opens tomorrow. It gets a bit different now if this is you're 4th semester. I'm sure you only do subjects now that specialise in your degree course eg mine is Business so I won't be doing random shit like Accounts anymore. Edited November 30, 2009 by Sir Kevin Of Kilsyth 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I see that subject picking for next semester in Stirling opens tomorrow. It gets a bit different now if this is you're 4th semester. I'm sure you only do subjects now that specialise in your degree course eg mine is Business so I won't be doing random shit like Accounts anymore. 18 months into a Marketing degree, I might actually get to do some Marketing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Of Kilsyth Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Managing Organisations is the compulsory module for Business Studies students. No idea what the choice ones will be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Managing Organisations is the compulsory module for Business Studies students. No idea what the choice ones will be. Aw man I'm actually doing a combined Marketing & Business Studies degree, so I imagine I'll have that, and hopefully a proper Marketing one too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_binos Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Managing Organisations is the compulsory module for Business Studies students. No idea what the choice ones will be. I was thinking of changing my degree and combining Business with Sports Studies instead of solely on Business Studies. Gutter if can't choose a sports module when I heard before starting uni that you can change yer degree right up till the end of 2nd year 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_binos Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Aw man I'm actually doing a combined Marketing & Business Studies degree, so I imagine I'll have that, and hopefully a proper Marketing one too. I was going to do that until my sis turned my head before uni and said "don't do marketing, you'll never get a job out of it". She has a masters in Marketing. Cow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Most classes I had at Uni were 50% coursework and 50% exams in terms of your final mark. Apart from a Human Rights law class, which was 100% Exam, and actually really rather good. History: 30% essay 1 50% essay 2 5% tutorial contribution 15% exam French: f**k knows, but there were four pieces of coursework and only two exams, the first of which was last week and was insultingly easy. Philosophy: two essays, 50% each. As I've had firsts in everything that I've done in History and French, the exams weren't all that important. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 This semester I have had: Accounting: 20% Research Report 20% Group Assessment 20% Excel Project 40% Multiple Choice Test Maths: 1/6 Mechanics Test 1/6 Game Theory Poster 2/3 Exam Finance: 25% Statistics Project 75% Exam Next year I have: Experimental Design and Mathematical Modelling, Finance II and Taxation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 (edited) I've got 3 exams. Open book on 10th on Legal Systems (30 multiple choice questions, 60 minutes) pass/fail. Contract Law on 14th (one compulsory problem question and a choice for second knowledge based question) 90 mins counts to 30% of Principles of Property and Obligations. Politics 16th 2 essays 120 mins 60% of Politics 1A grade. Already done Politics Essay (A5) so that's a good 30% in the bag there. 10% of Politics is also tutorial contributions, so I'm sorted there too. I will be going home for Christmas on 16th in the afternoon Edited November 30, 2009 by Ghoul of the Season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I have had: Essay 1 - 45% Essay 2 - 45% Oral/Class participation - 10% X3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 To say I'm pissed off with the essay I'm doing at the moment would be an understatement. For anyone who ever did British history, the question is "‘The British decision to go to war in 1914 was based on a misguided sense of obligation to its allies’. Discuss.". Now, I've virtually covered all the politics behind it all, Entente Cordiale, Anglo-Russian Entente, failed negotiations and rising tensions with Germany, Grey's foreign policy, protecting the sovereignty of Belgium, why parliament felt war was the best option etc etc.. but I have just over 1000 words, meaning I have to find another 1000 from somewhere. There has to be something obvious I'm forgetting to write about, but I can't for the life of me think what it could be. I'm considering just giving a boring analysis of the Alliance system, and a timeline of the events that kicked off war and reiterate why Britain felt it was unavoidable, but I don't think that's what they're looking for. f**k this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 (edited) You have to give much more detail for each factor. find various historical arguments as to how important each factor was, and analyse it. For example, I just had to finish a 2000 worder on why the Jacobite risings failed. It only dealt with the leadership, the foreign politics, and the popular support, but it took 2200 words to adequately explain them, assess their importance, tie them all together and answer the question. Edited November 30, 2009 by vikingTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 You have to give much more detail for each factor. find various historical arguments as to how important each factor was, and analyse it.For example, I just had to finish a 2000 worder on why the Jacobite risings failed. It only dealt with the leadership, the foreign politics, and the popular support, but it took 2200 words to adequately explain them, assess their importance, tie them all together and answer the question. I've finally just managed to find some decent arguments from someone who felt it was a mistake, so that should help flesh it out a bit, everything I was writing was one sided. Means I'll have to re-do a bit, but it's better than sitting here wondering what to do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Of Kilsyth Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) Could either Dunc or Dave help me out here since they are doing roughly the same course as me. How do we know what we need to get to get into Honours? Is it an average of over 2F for the first 3 semesters or something? On my portal it says Honours status still to be confirmed. Edited December 1, 2009 by Sir Kevin Of Kilsyth 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenc1991 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Writing a fucking site visit report, really should have took notes as I have no idea what actually happens...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) I have 4 statistics courses this semester, and 4 next semester - all 100% exams. I also have a course running over the two semesters which is approximately 66.7% coursework and 33.3% exam. I don't think there is much choice but to have a 100% exam for the likes of Probability, Inference, Linear Models etc. There's not much in the way of coursework which you could do. Edited December 1, 2009 by craigkillie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banterman86 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 History: 30% essay 150% essay 2 5% tutorial contribution 15% exam French: f**k knows, but there were four pieces of coursework and only two exams, the first of which was last week and was insultingly easy. Philosophy: two essays, 50% each. As I've had firsts in everything that I've done in History and French, the exams weren't all that important. that might be the way forward, and exam worth 15% I suppose its good as it keeps folks working throughout the year, instead of teh chancers who do nowt until a week befre the exam. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Could either Dunc or Dave help me out here since they are doing roughly the same course as me. How do we know what we need to get to get into Honours? Is it an average of over 2F for the first 3 semesters or something? On my portal it says Honours status still to be confirmed. I don't have a clue, sorry. If I'm perfectly honest, I don't even know what Honours is, or what it entails I've never been told, and I've never tried to find out. I'm just choosing my modules for next semester, and as suspected I have two core modules, Managing Organisations and an Introduction to Marketing. Then there's a massssssssive list of other ones I can choose, so I'm about to have a look through and hopefully see an easy one... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_binos Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) I don't have a clue, sorry. If I'm perfectly honest, I don't even know what Honours is, or what it entails I've never been told, and I've never tried to find out. I'm just choosing my modules for next semester, and as suspected I have two core modules, Managing Organisations and an Introduction to Marketing. Then there's a massssssssive list of other ones I can choose, so I'm about to have a look through and hopefully see an easy one... I'm not entirely sure either mate, sorry. With Sports Studies, we were told we had to average a 2F or better to get onto honours. Maybe it's the same with all subjects? I'm going to pick my subjects later. Also got Managing Organisations and either something like Intro to Marketing or another Sports module. Edited December 1, 2009 by dave_binos 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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