First Year Module Registration

Orlando_Con

When choosing your modules for first year do you choose all twelve now or do you choose another six before the beginning of semester two?

I've accepted a place in DN200 (science) and dear god all the modules codes are giving me a migraine, and if someone could explain to me what "Stage one" and "Stage two" actually is I think I'd be eternally grateful.

thanks in advance

Maldesu

You pick all 12 now, but you do have an option of changing them at the start of semester 2.
Stage one is year one. Stage two is year two. Science then has additional stages (3 and 4).

chatterboxxx95

Sorry to post here, but I'm also doing science (NPF) and struggling with module choices as I really don't know where to specialise
Do I have to take the elective module or can I choose a science module as my elective in semester 1 in order to broaden my choices later on?

Maldesu

chatterboxxx95 wrote: »

Sorry to post here, but I'm also doing science (NPF) and struggling with module choices as I really don't know where to specialise
Do I have to take the elective module or can I choose a science module as my elective in semester 1 in order to broaden my choices later on?

Yes, you can use your elective to pick a science module. When this is done it is called an in-house elective.

H.Fitzy

Maldesu wrote: »

Yes, you can use your elective to pick a science module. When this is done it is called an in-house elective.

A quick question, is it two electives each semester or are they broken up over the two semesters?

Orlando_Con

Maldesu wrote: »

You pick all 12 now, but you do have an option of changing them at the start of semester 2.
Stage one is year one. Stage two is year two. Science then has additional stages (3 and 4).

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Aspiring

How do you register for your modules? I'm doing computer science if that matters.

Orlando_Con

Aspiring wrote: »

How do you register for your modules? I'm doing computer science if that matters.

I'm creeping the website I think it begins on wednesday where you register a start time and date and then on the 28th/29th you begin to choose your modules, but I could be completely and utterly wrong

Aspiring

Orlando_Con wrote: »

I'm creeping the website I think it begins on wednesday where you register a start time and date and then on the 28th/29th you begin to choose your modules, but I could be completely and utterly wrong

Yeah that's what I thought too.

H.Fitzy

Orlando_Con wrote: »

I'm creeping the website I think it begins on wednesday where you register a start time and date and then on the 28th/29th you begin to choose your modules, but I could be completely and utterly wrong

Thats what i picked up from the website too

Maldesu

H.Fitzy wrote: »

A quick question, is it two electives each semester or are they broken up over the two semesters?

Usually there are two electives each year. You can uses one in each semester (which is what many do), but you can take both in either semester 1 or 2.

Aspiring wrote: »

How do you register for your modules? I'm doing computer science if that matters.

You have to book a start time in your SIS account. Start time for new undergraduates is the Wednesday 27th.

Orlando_Con wrote: »

I'm creeping the website I think it begins on wednesday where you register a start time and date and then on the 28th/29th you begin to choose your modules, but I could be completely and utterly wrong

This. Though expect problems. I've found that registration is rarely a smooth process.

amyrhassett

What exactly is the "start time", does that mean that you can start picking modules from then on?

Is there a list of all the electives or do you have to go through that page thing with all the different courses?

Do you have to register for modules very early in order to be guareenteed them?? How come you can register so early on in the year (i.e. on the 27th if you can get advice a few days after that- is it safe to wait that long??#

Thanks

Maldesu

amyrhassett wrote: »

What exactly is the "start time", does that mean that you can start picking modules from then on?

Due to the amounts of students that were logging on for module registration when it opened, the system had a tendency to crash, locking students out and losing information. So, now you book a start time that will open registration for you. It will remain open until mid-September.

amyrhassett wrote: »

Is there a list of all the electives or do you have to go through that page thing with all the different courses?

There is no list. You can use this link to browse modules that are available to you. Most entry level modules will have a number '1' at the start of it, for example ENG10050 - Which means this is an English module, level one. You can take other levels, but there may be a higher expectation from your work.

amyrhassett wrote: »

Do you have to register for modules very early in order to be guareenteed them?? How come you can register so early on in the year (i.e. on the 27th if you can get advice a few days after that- is it safe to wait that long??

Early registration is usually the best way to get your place. Entry level modules generally have a higher capacity, compared to second year or third year. Electives can go to a lottery system if over subscribed.
Registration opens so early due to the huge amounts of students using the system in that period. There are c.a. 22,000 students in UCD in any given year (says the handbook I had in 2011), including undergrads, post grads, international etc.

Is it safe to wait? I wouldn't. You can pick the places you're sure of and hold off until you get advice. You can change them at a later date.
What course are you going for, someone here may have experience with the modules.

Tara_Rxxx

H.Fitzy wrote: »

A quick question, is it two electives each semester or are they broken up over the two semesters?

You pick 2 electives and usually its one per semester.
Although some people might do the 2 in semester 1 and then have no elective in semester 2 or viceversa

b0gg3r

Great advice in this thread, it's helped me anyway.

Is there anyway to know if a module will conflict with your timetable?

Also, what do different "offerings" mean?

Mr.Saturn

b0gg3r wrote: »

Great advice in this thread, it's helped me anyway.

Is there anyway to know if a module will conflict with your timetable?

Also, what do different "offerings" mean?

There is a red 'X' beside it on the registration page if it clashes with anything you have picked.

It refers to when classes are scheduled. Lectures are fixed, but there will be a number of tutorial/seminar times to choose from.

Maldesu

b0gg3r wrote: »

Great advice in this thread, it's helped me anyway.

Is there anyway to know if a module will conflict with your timetable?

Also, what do different "offerings" mean?

As Mr. Saturn said, there is a big red X, but if you want to know in advance you can manually check the times of modules. First you can click through the course search until you find your module and at the bottom there is an option saying 'When is this module offered' which will tell you when the class is on. Or, if you know the module code, you can input to the general reference timetable which will do the same.

Most lectures will show Offering 1 as they are fixed. If you see offering 1 scheduled on two different days, you probably have the lecture twice a week.
For tutorials/labs etc, you can have up to 12 or more offerings, but usually you are only required to take one of these.
There is a tab in the module details - How will I learn - that will tell you how many tutorials you have. If you have 12, you have 1 a week.

On a side point, some modules schedule tutorials every second week and will be listed as (2,4,6,8,10) or (3,5,7,9,11). If you don't want your schedule changing too much or have it too spread out, you can try fill the gaps.

amyrhassett

thank you!! that was the most useful advice anyone has given me!


I didn't realise that it was possible to change your module after you register, that relieves some of the stress!!

Aspiring

Probably a bit late to be asking now, but is there anywhere you can find a list of in-house electives available for your course. I can only find the modules I have to do.

Maldesu

Aspiring wrote: »

Probably a bit late to be asking now, but is there anywhere you can find a list of in-house electives available for your course. I can only find the modules I have to do.

An in house/in program elective is an elective taken within your school/college. So, you said earlier that your doing computer science, which falls under the school of science, click here then click Science. Those are your likely options.

Aspiring

Maldesu wrote: »

An in house/in program elective is an elective taken within your school/college. So, you said earlier that your doing computer science, which falls under the school of science, click here then click Science. Those are your likely options.

Thank you. Take for example this module here. I can pick that? None of my modules are listed in incompatibles and it seems like stuff we did in the LC in physics.

If the link doesn't work it's 'Foundations of Physics (PHYC10070)'

Maldesu

Aspiring wrote: »

Thank you. Take for example this module here. I can pick that? None of my modules are listed in incompatibles and it seems like stuff we did in the LC in physics.

If the link doesn't work it's 'Foundations of Physics (PHYC10070)'

Unless your timetable clashes, there is no reason you can't take it

amyrhassett

So i have register for my module and electives, but when click the "view calender" button, there are no labs or tutorials on it
despite that, i haven't a clue how to register for them, even though it tells me that i have on the right hand side under the sign "registration status"
it tells me that i have been automatically assigned a place, i think, but could anyone tell me if this is alright, and how to view my complete timetable?
thanks

DaisyFay

Labs and tutorials won't be assigned to you until around the end of the 1st week of class. You don't have to register to them, instead they're allocated to you.

amyrhassett

so we will be told when our labs and tutorials are after we start lectures? and then will they appear on the calender?

and for the first week of the semester am i to just go to the lectures then, or do i have to do anything else?

amyrhassett

Aspiring wrote: »

Thank you. Take for example physics module here. I can pick that? None of my modules are listed in incompatibles and it seems like stuff we did in the LC in physics.

If the link doesn't work it's 'Foundations of Physics (PHYC10070)'

if you did physics for leaving cert you cannot take that module, its for people who didn't do physics in leaving cert and now need it

Maldesu

amyrhassett wrote: »

so we will be told when our labs and tutorials are after we start lectures? and then will they appear on the calender?

and for the first week of the semester am i to just go to the lectures then, or do i have to do anything else?

If you're in science, they will be allocated around the 1st week or so. Least that was my experience with geology modules. If you are in arts, you get to pick the time slot. Many tutorials don't start until the second or third week.

amyrhassett wrote: »

if you did physics for leaving cert you cannot take that module, its for people who didn't do physics in leaving cert and now need it

That does appear to be the rule for those taking Science DN200, but Aspiring is taking computer science and may be able to get away with it. Anyway, there is nothing in the module description saying you can't take it if you passed LC Physics.

DaisyFay

amyrhassett wrote: »

so we will be told when our labs and tutorials are after we start lectures? and then will they appear on the calender?

and for the first week of the semester am i to just go to the lectures then, or do i have to do anything else?

Yes, you should get an email explaining that at some point between now and the 8th, and the tutorials/labs will appear automatically in your calendar then. Labs and tutorials will generally start in the 2nd or 3rd week of the semester, so its just lectures in the first week, unless you're specifically told otherwise.

Aspiring

Nah it wasn't there for me to pick unfortunately so Computer Science students mustn't be able to either.

Maldesu

Aspiring wrote: »

Nah it wasn't there for me to pick unfortunately so Computer Science students mustn't be able to either.

You can always try search for it using the code in the Electives tab. Just make sure you tell it to search for All programs, not just In program. If it doesn't show up, it may be blocking you because of your results or it offers preference to science students.

Aspiring

Maldesu wrote: »

You can always try search for it using the code in the Electives tab. Just make sure you tell it to search for All programs, not just In program. If it doesn't show up, it may be blocking you because of your results or it offers preference to science students.

Yeah I was in all programs Ended up going with two maths electives.