Electives

Victoria. · 31-08-2011 1:35pm

Managed to get my in programme elective that I really wanted with a tiny amount of spaces left! So relieved

Now to wait and see about the other provisional one.

WolfForager · 31-08-2011 1:35pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

https://sisweb.ucd.ie/usis/W_SM_WEB_ENR_MOD_ELECTIVES.SHOW?

And for labs/tutorials:
https://sisweb.ucd.ie/usis/W_SM_WEB_ENR_MOD_CLASSES.SHOW?p_type=electives

Tried this, picked an elective, doesn't appear on Sisweb that i have registered for it but if i click back into the elective to register again i can't as it says i am already registered.

We need a new IT department.

teenagedream · 31-08-2011 1:38pm

WolfForager wrote: »

As long as you have 60 credits at the end of the year you can pick whatever you want, regardless of level (really wouldn't recommend going higher than level 2 in 1st year though).

Thanks there's only one level 2 class I want to do and I think I'll be fairly able for it.

WolfForager · 31-08-2011 2:15pm

9 O'clock Sunday morning.... WTF.

Chet T16 · 31-08-2011 2:18pm

WolfForager wrote: »

Tried this, picked an elective, doesn't appear on Sisweb that i have registered for it but if i click back into the elective to register again i can't as it says i am already registered.

We need a new IT department.

Whats your credit statement say?

WolfForager · 31-08-2011 2:19pm

Chet T16 wrote: »

Whats your credit statement say?

Still at 50.

Sierra Oscar · 31-08-2011 3:11pm

I got an email saying I cannot register until Saturday! A right pain in the hole considering I will not have Internet access at all.

Killer Pigeon · 31-08-2011 3:34pm

UCD seriously needs to get themselves a few new servers.

Conor108 · 31-08-2011 3:36pm

I got 16:00 on Saturday. Not really worried like I'm picking general electives so it's grand. Far more concerned with how my UCD connect mail doesn't forward to my Gmail anymore...

WolfForager · 31-08-2011 3:37pm

Conor108 wrote: »

I got 16:00 on Saturday. Not really worried like I'm picking general electives so it's grand. Far more concerned with how my UCD connect mail doesn't forward to my Gmail anymore...

They switched to Gmail themselves in June (i think), you have to redirect your mail again.

Conor108 · 31-08-2011 4:09pm

WolfForager wrote: »

They switched to Gmail themselves in June (i think), you have to redirect your mail again.

Yeah I know it's since then its become messed up. The odd email will come through. I think its because some go to my.name @ ucdconnect.ie and some go to studentnumber @ ucd.ie I'll just try redirecting it again I guess.

bigred100 · 31-08-2011 5:09pm

You checked your spam folder?

Conor108 · 31-08-2011 5:18pm

bigred100 wrote: »

You checked your spam folder?

Yup! Just full of viagra and cash4gold emails, don't think UCD send them....

**Timbuk2** · 31-08-2011 5:22pm

Conor, if you use Chrome you can download an extension called Mail Checker Plus for Google Mail - it's very good, it supports multiple gmail accounts at once so it notifies me if I got an email to my regular gmail account or if I got an email to my ucdconnect.ie account!

I used to redirect my mail also but it stopped doing that once they changed over to gmail, but I think this is a better solution!

bigred100 · 31-08-2011 5:25pm

Conor108 wrote: »

Yup! Just full of viagra and cash4gold emails, don't think UCD send them....

Weird, I get all my mail but some ends up in spam.

Conor108 · 31-08-2011 5:30pm

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Conor, if you use Chrome you can download an extension called Mail Checker Plus for Google Mail - it's very good, it supports multiple gmail accounts at once so it notifies me if I got an email to my regular gmail account or if I got an email to my ucdconnect.ie account!

I used to redirect my mail also but it stopped doing that once they changed over to gmail, but I think this is a better solution!

Ohh thats a good idea! I can't leave my beloved Firefox with all its tweaks and add-ons I've done but sure I'll just install a gmail checker add-on! Muchos gracias!

virtus1 · 31-08-2011 9:07pm

When does registration open tomorrow do ye know?

BlandKitten · 31-08-2011 9:29pm

virtus1 wrote: »

When does registration open tomorrow do ye know?

You should've gotten an email about when you can register, check your UCD mail.

frser32 · 31-08-2011 9:56pm

This morning the in programe elective i wanted wasn't appearing , there was only 1 possible module for semester 1 for my stage, so i got the module code of the one i wanted, typed it in to swap and now it says i have it provisionally. Should it not be confirmed as its an in programe elective? Or does this mean i am not eligible to take it at this stage

Emzer92 · 31-08-2011 11:28pm

virtus1:
"When does registration open tomorrow do ye know?"

My e-mail said that it's open from "mid-afternoon".

Vague much??

Ackc · 01-09-2011 12:25am

anyone any advice on modules for social science?

Killer Pigeon · 01-09-2011 12:57am

You know the way Gmail has teamed up with ucdconnect. Does that mean that they can check your internet history while you're logged into your ucdconnect e-mail account. I know this may be a 'tarded question, just getting paranoid here.

Sierra Oscar · 01-09-2011 1:08am

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

You know the way Gmail has teamed up with ucdconnect. Does that mean that they can check your internet history while you're logged into your ucdconnect e-mail account. I know this may be a 'tarded question, just getting paranoid here.

You mean your Google Searches? That would be a big no.

Jimmy Magee · 01-09-2011 1:11am

How many electives do you pick and how many core and option modules?

Are the core modules worth 20 credits each?
Do you need to make up 20 more using option modules and electives?

Sierra Oscar · 01-09-2011 1:12am

Jimmy Magee wrote: »

How many electives do you pick and how many core and option modules?

Are the core modules worth 20 credits each?
Do you need to make up 20 more using option modules and electives?

You take 10 credits worth of elective modules, so usually two five credit modules.

Your Core/Option modules make up the other 50 credits. You basically have to take all your core modules.

Jimmy Magee · 01-09-2011 1:29am

Say I'm doing Arts and I'm doing a joint BA thing in Art History and Psychology.

I do the core modules in them. Do I pick something else with those two subjects?

Can you pick option and electives that are in no way related to any of those topics?

Sierra Oscar · 01-09-2011 1:30am

Your option modules are going to have to come from within the academic area that you are studying whilst the electives may derive from any module offered in UCD.

Typically you do 60 credits in first year. Thats nearly always 12 modules (at five credits each). You do 50 from History and Psychology. Accordingly 25 come from History and 25 from Psychology. If both History and Psychology have lets say three core modules each then you have 15 credits that you must do. That leaves two option modules to chose from for both History and Psychology (you could have maybe 6 modules to chose from).

That leaves you with 10 credits to do from electives, so usually you just pick two elective modules. One for first semester and one for second.

Jimmy Magee · 01-09-2011 1:32am

OK

So you need to make up 60 credits. The core ones are the ones already chosen right? They are worth 20 each?

Sierra Oscar · 01-09-2011 1:35am

Jimmy Magee wrote: »

OK

So you need to make up 60 credits. The core ones are the ones already chosen right? They are worth 20 each?

I am not entirely sure how many core modules there are, it can vary from course to course I think. But yeah perhaps in your case there are 20 credits worth of modules which are core - so that would be four modules.

Dont worry the core modules will be clearly distinguished. You have little choice but to register for them. Once you have registered your cores you can make up the rest of the 50 credits from option modules.

Jimmy Magee · 01-09-2011 1:38am

So you have to make 50?

50/5=10 option modules?

Or can you pick some worth 5 and some worth 10 credits?

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