Official bitch about daily life in UL

Delta Kilo · 22-09-2009 12:30am

snazzy wrote: »

If you want a slow, monotonous, mind-numbingly dull way to die, I found it :mad:

Our computing lectures are like that. Today was torture! It was a struggle to stay awake. I counted 3 people asleep and everywhere you looked around all you could see was people yawning and rubbing their eyes! Absolute slow, painful, torture.

skeleton_boy · 22-09-2009 12:48am

snazzy wrote: »

Academic Literacy. Bane of my life at the moment

Lecturers who tell you to start getting organised and filing your notes when we haven't gotten any yet.
Lecturers who tell you to be on top of your deadlines before we've even gotten the assignments which thus causes me to get paniky.

German History lectures.
If you want a slow, monotonous, mind-numbingly dull way to die, I found it :mad:

Haha my housemate came home rants about academic lit today. It sounds fair crap!

snazzy · 22-09-2009 1:36am

Oh it's BEYOND crap.
I am going to have more to do in that than the assignments due in for politics. Two hour lab in it tomorrow.
AAAAAAARRGGGHHHH

It really is like all the LC crap about how to study and what's the best way to study and last weeks lecture was all about what kind of learner are you and yer man went on for 50 mintues about basically, how you may be like the majority of people in learning or you may be like the minority of learners who learn in a different way.
Wothout telling you what the two kinds are, how you can tell which one you are, whether its good or bad or what you can do about it. :mad:
**** SAKE.

*cough*
Sorry.

Oh I counted 5 people asleep today. In my row alone.
And I hate DG016. Badly badly lit.

Bitch: Printers in the library.
So fecking confusing and slow and then my account always seems to be gone before I get a chance to do anything!

Delta Kilo · 22-09-2009 2:15am

snazzy wrote: »

Oh it's BEYOND crap.
Two hour lab in it tomorrow.

Oh I counted 5 people asleep today. In my row alone.
And I hate DG016. Badly badly lit.

Trust me snazzy, it won't be anywhere near 2 hours long, especially if it is the first one. We were told today that 2 hours is the time allotted and rarely will all of it be needed. I got up at 8am to go to a computing lab, spent 15 mins in it and was told to go, your finished! 15 mins of punching 2+3 into a computer:mad::mad: at 9am!

Ya that's a crap lecture theatre, old Jean Monet. Hardly any of the little desk thingys are still intact. Really annoying.

Mindkiller · 22-09-2009 9:32am

That Academic Literacy module makes me want to claw my face off

Learning how to learn and studying how to study and reading how to read etc.......

/facedesk

Treetirty · 22-09-2009 10:32am

Delta Kilo wrote: »

Trust me snazzy, it won't be anywhere near 2 hours long, especially if it is the first one. We were told today that 2 hours is the time allotted and rarely will all of it be needed. I got up at 8am to go to a computing lab, spent 15 mins in it and was told to go, your finished! 15 mins of punching 2+3 into a computer:mad::mad: at 9am!

Ya that's a crap lecture theatre, old Jean Monet. Hardly any of the little desk thingys are still intact. Really annoying.

So what do you actually do in the computer lab?

And ya, I have all my lectures in either Jean Monet or the Foundation building and Jean Monet is definitely fairly crappy in comparison but I suppose it's great in terms of hiding in the back and looking like you know what's going on.

thomond2006 · 22-09-2009 2:53pm

They have a module where you learn to study? :rolleyes:

/facepalm

So how do you study a module about studying?

snazzy · 22-09-2009 2:58pm

Well here I am in my lab for AL at the mo and we just had to write a 250 word piece on how I will use new skills to learn.
This is for our LEARNING JOURNAL.

We also have to do an oral presentation and a group essay.
I know they mean this to help us but it's hours of my life I could put to better use. I'd say something if they were showing us how to use referencing, use the library, write an essay but noooo, it's all about how YOU learn. Basic secondary level stuff.
All first year humanities students have to do this apparently.

arggghhh

Mr. K · 22-09-2009 3:07pm

That sounds painful, that must be a new module. It wasn't there in 2005 anyway! I can't even remember being taught how to use the library or write essays, a group of us kinda figured it out ourselves. Considering my academic performance, we didn't really figure it out very well...:(

cson · 22-09-2009 3:48pm

Two words: Coop Office. :mad:

croker1 · 22-09-2009 5:10pm

still havnt got my timeteble............... how hard can it be!!!!

thomond2006 · 22-09-2009 5:23pm

Being told to leave the Stables after just finishing my dinner.

skeleton_boy · 22-09-2009 5:24pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

Being told to leave the Stables after just finishing my dinner.

Wtf? How come?

Seachmall · 22-09-2009 5:24pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

Being told to leave the Stables after just finishing my dinner.

Well next time keep your pants on and they'll leave you alone.

pervertedcoffee · 22-09-2009 11:10pm

My timetable told me I had AL Lab today in S119 from 5-6. Arrived at ten to five....stayed till five past, there was an AL class in there, they did not leave, looked like they were dying a slow death. Ran while I still could.

Do you think we'd fail the module if we just kept b*tching about it in our essays? Is there anyone we can hold responcible for this? Someone's head must roll.

I actually thought they were gonna help us with research and planning essays and writing essays - that's what people need most help in...IMHO. Clearly I can't moan about this enough.

My money is also slowly running out - uh oh! Why does no one in Limerick want to do Japanese for the LC?

Life's still good.

billy the squid · 22-09-2009 11:36pm

wouldn't mind an academic literacy module on my course, between cite it right and referencing and all that **** I haven't a feckin clue.

pervertedcoffee · 22-09-2009 11:38pm

billy the squid wrote: »

wouldn't mind an academic literacy module on my course, between cite it right and referencing and all that **** I haven't a feckin clue.

Shhhhh! You don't really mean that. Besides we don't do any of that useful stuff.

munsterdevil · 23-09-2009 10:02pm

The study desks in the library, an average sized laptop can barely fit in between the top shelf and actual table, bloody annoying:mad:

VivGrise · 23-09-2009 11:14pm

munsterdevil wrote: »

The study desks in the library, an average sized laptop can barely fit in between the top shelf and actual table, bloody annoying:mad:

ya i hate that, you have to really tilt the laptop in then strain you neck to see the screen, and thats BEFORE you find out the network for internet or electricity doesn't work...

billy the squid · 24-09-2009 12:37am

How many times do I need to be told about social dance thingy. must have deleted at least four emails about it for the past couple of days. bugger off I'm not interested.

mud · 24-09-2009 9:26am

To the guys that drive around the campus at lunch time screaming sh1t at passersby

Get a GRIP!

It is the worst example of fookery I have ever seen :mad:

Busi_Girl08 · 24-09-2009 1:26pm

Will people PLEASE stop standing around in front of the lady's toilets in the Foundation building?!

After a 50 minute lecture and about a gallon of tea and Riverrock swishing around my bladder, I really can't afford to go through a human maze to get to the bog :mad:

Mindkiller · 25-09-2009 11:47am

snazzy wrote: »

Well here I am in my lab for AL at the mo and we just had to write a 250 word piece on how I will use new skills to learn.
This is for our LEARNING JOURNAL.

Question: Did that lab take all of 2 hours?
Because I have one @ 4 today, but I need to be out sharpish..

snazzy · 25-09-2009 3:01pm

Mindkiller wrote: »

Question: Did that lab take all of 2 hours?
Because I have one @ 4 today, but I need to be out sharpish..

Nopes. Did discussion for about an hour then she gave us half an hour to do that learning journal which takes all of 10 minutes to type. Then she let us go.

Arcade Panda · 27-09-2009 12:31pm

academic literacies. No one should have to endure this subject....it's painful. I think my soul died a little last monday.

snazzy · 27-09-2009 12:53pm

Now don't forget to keep up to date with your learning journal! :rolleyes:

See you there tomorrow :eek::(

pervertedcoffee · 27-09-2009 2:31pm

Lads when were the Learner Diaries discussed ??? I haven't a clue whats going on. I reckon we should all sign a petition saying how much we hate this class!! They'll never make the same mistake again....>> They can't penalise you if you don't turn up for lectures right? I have half a mind just to go to the AL tutorials and skip lectures

billy the squid · 27-09-2009 2:55pm

it was suggested we create a learner journal on Sulis, however the blogging system on it is complete crap.

Arcade Panda · 27-09-2009 3:20pm

learning journal?what is this you speak of??! I'm so behind it's ridiculous! anybody here in sociology? we have to have our essays chosen by tommorow for tutorials...****ed! on top of that i'm pretty sure I have swine flu!!:mad:

Treetirty · 27-09-2009 5:06pm

Arcade Panda wrote: »

learning journal?what is this you speak of??! I'm so behind it's ridiculous! anybody here in sociology? we have to have our essays chosen by tommorow for tutorials...****ed! on top of that i'm pretty sure I have swine flu!!:mad:

In Academic Literacies you have to do a learning journal after the computer lab stating what you learned and how you are going to use it to aid in your 3rd level education.
And I do sociology and do you mean you have to chose what article you have read? Because if we have to choose our essays already...****.

Arcade Panda · 27-09-2009 5:48pm

nah man we had to choose the articles last week!! we have to know what essay we're writing for this week:(

balls

Treetirty · 27-09-2009 10:04pm

Arcade Panda wrote: »

nah man we had to choose the articles last week!! we have to know what essay we're writing for this week:(

balls

Damn, just checked Sulis and we have a alot more to do than I thought we did, but picking the essay title doesn't seem too bad. I'm leaning towards "Identify a group of which you are or have been a part of and make an argument for it's classification as a subculture."

TheSpecialOne · 27-09-2009 11:08pm

Sociology eh!?the one with amanda?!...WE HAVE AN ESSAY!for when?....btw academic l can go away and take a **** not going ever again....ive heard it last 6 years!!:mad::mad:

billy the squid · 27-09-2009 11:19pm

Treetirty wrote: »

Damn, just checked Sulis and we have a alot more to do than I thought we did, but picking the essay title doesn't seem too bad. I'm leaning towards "Identify a group of which you are or have been a part of and make an argument for it's classification as a subculture."

The tutorial assignment is a pain in the hole. have most of it done apart from the part you have to access on campus in the library.

am hinting towards the subculture essay meself.

Arcade Panda · 27-09-2009 11:50pm

I actually love sociology...I think out of all our lectures shes definately the most helpful what with all the stuff she leaves us on SULIS....don't get me started on Padraig Lenihan....why won't he put the history notes on SULIS??? Not fair

billy the squid · 28-09-2009 1:15am

Politics are fairly good with the sulis stuff. but it can be a case of information overload sometimes with sociology.

Mindkiller · 28-09-2009 9:20am

Arcade Panda wrote: »

don't get me started on <snip>....why won't he put the history notes on SULIS??? Not fair

Not so sure we can mention the lecturer's actual name here, but I do share your feelings. Bloomin' annoying

pervertedcoffee · 28-09-2009 10:20am

Arcade Panda wrote: »

I actually love sociology...I think out of all our lectures shes definately the most helpful what with all the stuff she leaves us on SULIS....don't get me started on PL....why won't he put the history notes on SULIS??? Not fair

Some academics get very bad if things are easier for their student than for them when they were in college...I don't see why UL doesn't do like UCC TCD(afaik) and just podcast all their lectures - in fact Berkley make a lot of their lectures availalble to the public (History 5 is very useful to my fellow history student, fyi)

Arcade Panda · 28-09-2009 11:58am

is anybody here in hpss??

snazzy · 28-09-2009 3:18pm

Keeping track of work is confusing

And I'm skipping the AL lecture today. No way am I wasting my time. I'll got to the labs but that's it.

Treetirty · 28-09-2009 5:01pm

Arcade Panda wrote: »

is anybody here in hpss??

First year HPSSer here.

MmmmmCheese · 29-09-2009 9:57pm

Whats this about sociology essays? I've heard nothing???

What do we have to do for the tutorial this week?

billy the squid · 29-09-2009 10:32pm

Your tutorial assignment for this week is on SULIS. It is about citation.

SO4001 SEM1 > Resources > Tutorial assignments.

Don't ask me about the tutorial assignment for week five as it looks rather nasty and way over my head.

Your first sociology essay is due on October 28. The details of which are also availible on SULIS under Resources > Mid Term Paper.

billy the squid · 29-09-2009 10:37pm

snazzy wrote: »

Keeping track of work is confusing

And I'm skipping the AL lecture today. No way am I wasting my time. I'll got to the labs but that's it.

I would concur with this. Some modules put their stuff on SULIS, others put them on servers only accessible on campus. If only they would all put their stuff in the one place.

thomond2006 · 29-09-2009 11:43pm

Ignorant joggers thinking they own the ****ing bowl. :mad:

About 50 of them just walked across our training tonight, ignoring our pleas to go around.

Lazy pr1cks. :mad:

Flying Abruptly · 29-09-2009 11:49pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

Ignorant joggers thinking they own the ****ing bowl. :mad:

About 50 of them just walked across our training tonight, ignoring our pleas to go around.

Lazy pr1cks. :mad:

Are you part of the athletics club?

thomond2006 · 30-09-2009 8:34am

Flying Abruptly wrote: »

Are you part of the athletics club?

No Frisbee.

We were about to start a play and they all just walk across! :mad:

Arcade Panda · 30-09-2009 4:48pm

my politics tutor is an asshole

snazzy · 30-09-2009 5:45pm

Who is your tutor?
No no not allow name and shame.
Time of tutorial?

Cos' I'm not too fond of mine at the moment either. Massive headache. He dived right in! Totally lost.

Busi_Girl08 · 30-09-2009 5:49pm

What is it with these stupid tutorials where we do nothing but stupid "projects" rather than actually learn anything?! The reason we go to tutorials is to get extra help with the heavy theory from the lectures :mad:

It really is a waste of time

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