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metamorphosis

So who's around doing their FYPs at the moment? Library computers is fooking packed at the moment. Very depressing.

When is yours due? How are you fixed for it right now?

maggie_cork

heya.. mine is due Jan25th but got an extension until 1st feb... i hate the dam ass thing.... its going oksh.... could be better like.. I havent typed a bit yet coz was doing research and collecting data all along... looks like the library will be my home for the next while!!!

when is your due

Mr. K

I am also procrastinating with my FYP, I think it's due around week 4. Staying away from UL at the moment, the library doesn't sound like the place to be! I'll have to go in eventually though...

thomond2006

Does every course have a FYP?

whitey21

Only the good ones!!

Mr. K

thomond2006 wrote: »

Does every course have a FYP?

No, many don't. Business students had to do them until this year, the revised course changed things and there is now a greater emphasis on coursework throughout the year.

Mossin

Mr. K wrote: »

Business students had to do them until this year, the revised course changed things and there is now a greater emphasis on coursework throughout the year.

Which I think is a load of nonsense!
I thought the FYP was one of the best aspects of my undergrad...although its time consuming and there can be difficulties with supervisors, I would still recommend that it be done be BBS students!
But from what I hear, less than 10 availed of it this year...

caesar

Mossin wrote: »

Which I think is a load of nonsense!
I thought the FYP was one of the best aspects of my undergrad...although its time consuming and there can be difficulties with supervisors, I would still recommend that it be done be BBS students!
But from what I hear, less than 10 availed of it this year...

Im with Mossin on this. I think its a joke that the BBS dont have to do one and its not that I resent the fact that they dont have to do it. Yes it is time consuming, but it's the only chance we get at undergrad level to engage in any kind of meaningful research. I dont even like acedemia and all that, but you actually learn something from your FYP. It's also something you will always have and in most cases you pick the topic and the direction it will take.

To be honest I think it could under value your degree if you dont do it - depending on your major. Having said that if you dont like research and prefer normal coursework thats fair enough I guess. I cant see why it was made optional though, the people in charge are academics after all and coursework is no substitute for an FYP.

Anyway went slightly off topic there. Back on topic: My FYP is due week 4, its going ok. I sent off my intoductory chapter(Chapter 1) last week to my supervisor for review. She seemed happy enough and sent it back to me with some comments, most of which weren't major, just a few pointers.

On my second chapter now, was hoping to have it submitted by today but it'll be Monday at this rate - 2200 words into it.

rororoyourboat

Mine has been put back til Week 10. The fecking thing will be hanging over me all semester! Bye bye RAG week...tear...

Gambra

Mines due end of wk 4. Still nothing typed but I'm not doing my reading/research chapter by chapter, I'll have it totally finished by the end of this week. Hopefully 4 weeks is enough time to get it typed up, corrected, laid out, bound etc etc..

Mr. K

I was talking to my supervisor yesterday, he gave me a deadline of April 30th. I didn't even ask for an extension, I had simply assumed that it had to be in by Week 4. I'm gonna try to get most of it done by Week 4 though, since I suspect I'll be quite busy by the end of April.

metamorphosis

Im due thursday week 4 - getting there slowly. Hope to have it fully typed by the end of next week and spend week 3 editing and doing the bibliograpgy/abstract/table of contents/declaration. I am dreading editing as i havnt properly referenced all the way through , just quick referenced and i havnt spell checked as i went along. eek.

DJCR

Mossin wrote: »

Which I think is a load of nonsense!
I thought the FYP was one of the best aspects of my undergrad...although its time consuming and there can be difficulties with supervisors, I would still recommend that it be done be BBS students!
But from what I hear, less than 10 availed of it this year...

I'd echo Mossin here......... defo do the FYP... may be harder butdefo more rewarding in the long run!!

Nothiing like telling an employer you really specialised in an area + if you put the work in and hav a good relationship with your suervisor the chance of a decent grade is alot higher than doing 2 modules!!

The fact that there were issues with the supervisors has been at least majorly solved due to the fact they now have a lower workload due to the fact that they have to deal with less students!!!
Giving them more time to spend with each student and of course giving them more free time in their timetable to meet you!!!!

ninty9er

I have to disagree with the lads. Partly my fault though. I picked an area with few papers on it and had over a dozen meetings with my supervisor. Broke my hole tying it all up as tight as I could and it ****ed my whole QCA over with a C1.

Avoid like the plague. The grade will very much depend on the supervisor's opinion on the topic, and whether you have adaquately challenged it or backed it up.

DJCR

ninty9er wrote: »

I have to disagree with the lads. Partly my fault though. I picked an area with few papers on it and had over a dozen meetings with my supervisor. Broke my hole tying it all up as tight as I could and it ****ed my whole QCA over with a C1.

Avoid like the plague. The grade will very much depend on the supervisor's opinion on the topic, and whether you have adaquately challenged it or backed it up.

Would defo have to disagree with Ninty9er - But I think he stated all the resons he had a bad exerience:

1) Supervisors opinion - You can now ask for a specific supervisor to make sure they are interested in your field of research, so supervisor interest shouldn't be an issue and under Suervisor professionalism it shouldn't have been an issue (brings me to 2nd point).

2) Adequately challenged/Backed it up - That, as far as I'm aware is the aim of research and what you are graded on - If you "took on" the research, challenged views and backed it up with other research (your own) - even if you had a very polar supervisor it wouldn't matter as you will have made your point and backed it up!!!! 2 + 2 = 4 ........... no matter what your views on mathematics are!!

Bring on the nerds to proove 2+2 isn't equal to 4!!!!

bazkennedy

DJCR wrote: »

Bring on the nerds to proove 2+2 isn't equal to 4!!!!

Don't get me started

DJCR

bazkennedy wrote: »

Don't get me started

:D

rmacm

DJCR wrote: »

2 + 2 = 4 ........... no matter what your views on mathematics are!!

Except for very large values of 2 of course

DJCR

rmacm wrote: »

Except for very large values of 2 of course

Because 2+2 = 5,000 extra pixels on the screen!! :D:D:D

Mossin

ninty9er wrote: »

I have to disagree with the lads. Partly my fault though. I picked an area with few papers on it and had over a dozen meetings with my supervisor. Broke my hole tying it all up as tight as I could and it ****ed my whole QCA over with a C1.

Avoid like the plague. The grade will very much depend on the supervisor's opinion on the topic, and whether you have adaquately challenged it or backed it up.

Wait a second here, you are advising people not to pick the FYP because it was your own fault that you got a C1?

Seriously though, its the only chance in an undergraduate degree where you get to research something that you have an interest in, and that you might benefit from.

Its up to you to do all the work, and if you show initiative and propose challenges to the existing material, then you can easily obtain a high B or an A grade.

It is without doubt something I encourage students to do.