What are your hours like?

Amz · 11-09-2003 12:34am #1

This year my timetable is incredibly sucky I know there are worse out there so I'm just asking what are your timetables like?

Each week I have...

* 26 - 29 hours of lectures
* 3/4 hours of tutorials
* 3 hours of labs

I'm doing a BSc. in Sports Science and Health in DCU (1st year)

sunbeam · 11-09-2003 12:41am

Well I'm currently working from about 2pm to 4am, average of eight hours per day seven days a week but soon to be much, much more.

Ah, the joys of finishing a research degree from home

Lump · 11-09-2003 6:38am

Ah.... newst term/year. I'll have about 3 hours of lectures a week. And then the rest of the time I'll be spending working on other peoples projects....

John

Lord Nikon · 11-09-2003 7:00am

Only wish i had the brain capacity to figure out how the whole CAO form worked, so I could have a proper education. All that drink culture I missed. making up for it now though. Amz , you must have it tough.

Still plenty of drink still left in Kildare I think....;)

Acidflash · 11-09-2003 6:47pm

24 hours including labs and lectures.No college on fridays

dudara · 11-09-2003 6:51pm

I found first year the worst for hours. After that lecture hours eased off, but to compensate we were expected to put more work into labs etc, which were open-ended for us.

good luck, even though you'll be working hard, you'll also party hard.

StickyMcGinty · 11-09-2003 10:04pm

how did you get your DCU timetable for first year?!?

i'm doin common entry science, how do i get me timetable?

rainbow kirby · 11-09-2003 11:01pm

Have bout 12 hours of lectures, dont know bout tutorials yet. Probably gonna total to about 17 hours a week.

Sumaire · 11-09-2003 11:21pm

I have about 12 hours also, I haven't yet got my tutorials. But I don't think I am going to be over burdoned, at all. Unlike some of you out there... some of the hours are shocking.

-Sumaire

Amz · 11-09-2003 11:43pm

www.dcu.ie

or

www.dcu.ie/newstudent.htm

(I'm repeating so was able to get it on my portal page which you'll get a password for etc when you register, although the timetables are on the public webpage too if you look for it in the right places)

eirebhoy · 11-09-2003 11:46pm

roughly how many hours would a degree in Computer Science be in the 1st year? If some did it in DIT it would be better.

thanks.

dv · 12-09-2003 6:14pm

20 hours a week in second year Languages with Computing in UL.

Pretty decent.

Repli · 12-09-2003 6:42pm

Originally posted by eireboy
roughly how many hours would a degree in Computer Science be in the 1st year? If some did it in DIT it would be better.

thanks.

Yeah i did it last year.. roughly 20 hours a week including practicals.. not too bad

simu · 12-09-2003 7:26pm

I'm starting a research masters so I get to do the work whenever I want, just have to attend the odd seminar here and there AFAIK! Finally, years of being a nerd pay off - I get to lie in most mornings!

Syth · 12-09-2003 9:44pm

My hours are a lot like first year, bout 20 a week. What I'm uber-happy about is that they start so late. In first year I had 9am lecture every day of the year! Whereas this year I start at 2pm on Monday, gradually getting earlier as the week progresses with my earliest being 10am. Life is sweet!

Sangre · 12-09-2003 9:49pm

About 8 and a half hours of lectures a week.
THe only one Im peeved at is the 9 start on Thursday. Wednesday student nights are the best

Law-UCD

GuanYin · 13-09-2003 4:40pm

Jeez Amz, DCU is renowned for having heavy workloads and long hours, I thought ya knew that

I remember seeing a BT timetable and it was 9am-2pm with no break and then 3pm-6pm.

canker · 14-09-2003 7:57pm

11 hrs lectures
8 hrs practical
1 hr tutorial

and a half-day wedensday just like skool again

Seems handy enough hour wise, hope im usin the time tables properly

its a bit tricky to find the right stuff on the dcu website

StickyMcGinty · 14-09-2003 11:10pm

i havn't registered yet but i'd like to find my timetable?

is that possible on theDCU website, all my searches amount to zip!

canker · 15-09-2003 12:33pm

http://www.dcu.ie/timetables/time2.shtml

go there

Amz · 16-09-2003 1:20am

Originally posted by sykeirl
Jeez Amz, DCU is renowned for having heavy workloads and long hours, I thought ya knew that

Quiet you!!

I'm just having a bit of a wallow in self pity here!

Semester two hours are sweet as I know from last year then second year is a handy timetable.

/me kicks self for Fucking things up last year

If anyone wants to help me with Physics and Maths I'd appreciate it

jonhate · 16-09-2003 2:07am

How could you be repeating a first year subject in DCU????
I mean they are pretty easy!!:D

GuanYin · 16-09-2003 8:40am

Originally posted by jonhate
How could you be repeating a first year subject in DCU????
I mean they are pretty easy!!:D

Yeah, you're obviously not in the science faculty.
The failure rate in first year science across alll subjects is about 25-30%, this taking into account that DCU has the highest science points entry.

If its any consolation Amz, my hours have averaged at about 70 hours/week for the past few months, I even worked a 14 hour day on my birthday (although I didn't do much).

Amz · 16-09-2003 9:54pm

Just a bit peeved as I've been talking to people starting arts "degrees" and they have as few as 8 hours per week, plus they get all sorts of reading weeks etc throughout the year.

My b/f called my course a glorified Arts degree not a proper B.Sc which pissed me off no end and he keeps hearing about it hehehehe! bastid... anyway... was just wondering what most peoples hours were like seems only the scientists and engineers know what a hard week is like.

Ah well...

Hope you enjoyed your birthday all the same sykeirl

I had two exams my last birthday hehe! Gah!

And Jonhate the main reason I'm repeating is because I was in and out of hospital and had a few other things going on in my life last year which affected my ability to concentrate fully on my course. Thanks for asking

Pepe LeFrits · 16-09-2003 9:59pm

3rd year arts, doing my finals (obviously).

have about 10 hours a week plus the odd tutorial.

luvin it luvin it luvin it

feylya · 16-09-2003 10:08pm

I'm on 11 hours this week but it'll probably go up to about 20 in the next week or so. I'm doing 2nd year Software Development in DKIT.

sunbeam · 16-09-2003 10:28pm

Hmm, I did an Arts degree and had 26 hours per week in first year and about 20 in second/third year. Plus there was a phenomenal amount of reading to be done if you wanted to get anywhere near a first. Suppose it depends on the college and subjects though...

MrPinK · 18-09-2003 12:43am

3rd year of Computer Apps at DCU and things are really looking good!! 4 day week with 13 hours total.

Stephen · 20-09-2003 1:17am

I'm in third year of a 4 year computer networking degree @ carlow IT. Currently I have 16 hours a week, most of them lectures, just a couple of labs. Had about 30 hours a week in first year though! This year finishes in march for me, work placement shenanigans.