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The UCC 'Off-Topic' Thread
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quoteunquote wrote: »Are the First Arts summer exams usually done by the middle of May or do they run on as far as the 27th. Just need to know if I can book a holiday or not.
From this 2009/10 timetable link: http://www.ucc.ie/en/registration/dates-procedures/term-dates/Updated%202009-10%20Teaching%20Dates%20_3_.pdf
It states in the grey box in the middle at the bottom of the page:
The dates for the main written summer examinations will be from Tuesday, 4 May to Friday, 28 May; the autumn written examinations will be from Monday, 16 August to Friday, 27 August.
Any help to you?
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quoteunquote wrote: »Thanks electro~bitch and ReacherCreature! Looks like I'll have to postpone it.
Jesus my house is cold. Is there actually any rented accommodation in Cork that has decent central heating....because I've yet to hear of one!
Yeah, I wouldn't go booking anything if I were you. It depends entirely on your subjects/blind luck really! I was finished on the 19th last year(!) my friend who did two of the same subjects was not so licky and didnt finish till the very last day at like 5 in the Evening or something horrible like that! I am hoping I will be just as lucky this year, but I am not going to hold my breath. 
Oh, my house is warm right now, but sunday night it was actually warmer in my fridge that in the actual house. I kid you not. Electric blankets all the way.
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Bahhh nothing worse than ending up in the wrong class. My timetable is a little worn so thought it was a c not a b. Had those few awkward mins deciding whether to get up and have to ask everyone to move or just stick it out in a module i wasnt even doing.
I ran for the door
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bike was robbed on western road
bastards broke the lock,
let me know if anyone hears anyone selling something, sees the bike around? They might have just ditched it cause the back wheel is a little out of shape and no breaks atm.
giant frame, front suspension 0 -
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ReacherCreature wrote: »Absolutely not. Reference away. 900 words and ten references? Personally I'd have many more by now. References are your best friend with eassays, reference what you write and you won't be under threat from plagiarism.
Always use plenty of them, you'll actually be slightly in the wrong if you 'under-reference'; then your sources and facts look out of place with none.I've never heard of too much referencing anyway. As long as the content of your essay isnt just going from one reference to another without you not adding to the discussion you should be fine. Email the lecturer and ask if you are still unsure though
Thanks a lot guys; I was just a bit worried that I might be overdoing things, but I guess it's better to have a well researched essay featuring a lot of references, than a poorly referenced work which is trudging towards a word count restriction with irrelavent and useless information.
This is actually the longest essay I've had to write in UCC so far, and I'm half way through second year! The longest I've ever had to do was 1,500 words, so 3,000 is a bit of a change. Just a chance to talk about more things I guess. 0 -
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I guess it's better to have a well researched essay featuring a lot of references, than a poorly referenced work which is trudging towards a word count restriction with irrelavent and useless information.
This is actually the longest essay I've had to write in UCC so far, and I'm half way through second year! The longest I've ever had to do was 1,500 words, so 3,000 is a bit of a change. Just a chance to talk about more things I guess.
Bit in bold, that's what you want.
The length of the essay gives you more time for using sources and talking about it. Although 5,000 words for a module this year for me is the longest ever!From what i can see, there is great exaggeration going on regarding the conditions of the roads. Yes some are treacherous, but the media would have you believe every regional road in the country is unpassable! If you take your time you'll be fine. The footpaths, now they ARE lethal!
It's the East of the country that's catching the worse of it is it? Or just Ireland in general? Ah you know the media in fairness.
EDIT: Just saw this pic in the post of the day by Pangea
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63857469&postcount=1
Comparision between England and Ireland is incredible!0 -
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legal eagle 1 wrote: »Cool thank you:) Assignment due Monday and looks like the weather is going make it impossible to get down to Cork again this week
I'd say you could probably email it in, given the weather conditions they would understand.
I was wondering as well, with all primary and secondary students being told they are off until Thursday, any chance the colleges will as well? Weather is supposed to be getting worse rather than better0 -
I really hope the colleges follow suit, seriously like there's no concessions being made for students who live a long way away from college.I''m about a four and half hour/five hour drive normally but, i cant even make it up the hill out my road at the minute. I have placements, presentation and exam next week and no way i'm going be able to make any of them
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legal eagle 1 wrote: »I really hope the colleges follow suit, seriously like there's no concessions being made for students who live a long way away from college.I''m about a four and half hour/five hour drive normally but, i cant even make it up the hill out my road at the minute. I have placements, presentation and exam next week and no way i'm going be able to make any of them
(Apolgises needed the rant)
not a problem, know the feeling. I'm travelling up and down every day, takes about an hour to get in. I'm afraid of my life I'm going to slip again, managed to slip at home, and pulled something in my back - I have this habit of not falling, just slipping and jerking everything, don;t seem to lose my feet (touch wood!)
We were supposed to have placement next week, but because the schools are closed we are gonna lose hours. My friend who has a four hour drive to get home, went home yesterday, and decided to come back today, in case she'd get snowed in at home. She was outside Cork city when she got the phone call about the school being closed, turned around and headed for home!
Our course got seriously f**ked by the weather! First the floods destroying the Mardyke, meaning that we got moved around, out to Ballincollig and Carrigaline as well as Paul Street for practicals and tutorials. Now the cold weather has screwed with our teaching practise, so I presume we'll have to make up the hours by the end of the year, which is a bugger!
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KnifeWRENCH wrote: »Came in about 20 minutes ago just to use the internet. BIG mistake. Footpaths are pretty much unwalkable, and I thought they'd have thawed more when the sun was out all day. I'm absolutely dreading walking home.
I came in from Frankfield (it took me 2 hours to get in, and normally takes 30 mins), and risked my neck on the footpaths, absolutely shocking condition.
Nothing has been treated, not the streets in town, Western Road, or the college itself, so you take your life into your hands going anywhere. I slipped earlier and am pretty sure I sprained my ankle, I'm limping around the place. I don't see how I'm going to get home, no busses are running, the roads are too bad to get a lift, and I live on top of a hill.
And the reason why I took so much trouble to come in, is I have a really important lecture at 4. I got a text to say it was cancelled, just as I was coming down Western Road. 0 -
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