Normally in UK, most of the degree level would spent about 3 years to complete the entire program with honours statue.
Although that Australia was a great places to study as it provide a good environment but what are a downfall would be the duration to get the honours which normally require to spend 4 years instead of 3.
Do the maths, additional year to study in oversea require quite a lot of money compared to 3 years including living cost, tuition fee and other..
I know, three years of study in Australia will let you to obtain a degree without honours but let's face the world. Nowadays the company normally will hire someone who has a honours instead of non honours.

So, what should I do then, studying in Australia was my biggest wish but the education system really meake me kinda frustrated.

This post has been edited by buttergirl: Mar 20 2011, 05:34 PM

yup..is sort of illegal since they pay u by cash + without tax like my situation now(as temporary while sorting my visa)

around $16.70 per hour on last year..not sure about now

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Added on March 20, 2011, 9:30 pmto be honest, i don't see any company(IT industry) will choose honours instead of non honours...you have honours but not real world experience = put at the side first

This post has been edited by hihihehe: Mar 20 2011, 09:30 PM

please note that there is a difference between what honours means in different places.....in uk, it is a measure of how well you did......

in oz, with 3 year programmes, it is an extra year of study, but you have to be INVITED to do the honours year, you cannot otherwise 'volunteer'.....(the honours in a 4 or more year programme however works the same way as in uk)......

in uk therefore, a good honours will get you some advantage in getting jobs.....

in oz, an honours attached to a 3 year degree qualification suggest one is on the way to postgraduate studies, and possibly academia......that is all....

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Added on March 20, 2011, 9:30 pm
to be honest, i don't see any company(IT industry) will choose honours instead of non honours...you have honours but not real world experience = put at the side first

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so, do you guys continue on additional 1 year honours program after graduate ?

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Added on March 20, 2011, 10:12 pmdo you mean that normally student will only complete its 3 year degree ?

the honours degree was just much alike postgraduate studies and students don't meant to continue ?

This post has been edited by buttergirl: Mar 20 2011, 10:14 PM

there's a difference in what Honours mean in the UK and in Aussie.
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/977667
In Australia unless your looking to go onto Postgraduate studies in research one don't usually do Honours and they would have to be invited by the University even if they wanted to. Only the tops of the batch would be invited for the Honours programme and a good number of this people usually would go on seeking a life in academia.
Companies in Malaysia generally knows that Aussie's 3 year programmes doesn't come with Honours and treated the same as their counterpart with Honours. The Degree is just to get you in the door for an interview anyway.

I see... thank you for your briefly information as I've find it helpful and had clear my doubt.
beside that, I find out that American degree will be treated as the same too based on your explaination..

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Added on March 20, 2011, 9:30 pm
to be honest, i don't see any company(IT industry) will choose honours instead of non honours...you have honours but not real world experience = put at the side first

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so, do you guys continue on additional 1 year honours program after graduate ?

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Added on March 20, 2011, 10:12 pm
do you mean that normally student will only complete its 3 year degree ?

the honours degree was just much alike postgraduate studies and students don't meant to continue ?

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i can't/don't plan to go for honours as my study not that great until the university want to invite me and i prefer professional certificate for my IT related course...

bachelor degree is enough for now unless there is someone sponsor me

Just curious, what kind of professional certification are you looking at?

microsoft cert such as MCITP

got a potential job! gonna meet the boss tomoro.. paying $22 an hour..

Wow, that's nice! A little off topic, but may I know how you guys or girls look for a job? Do you:

-*just* apply through websites?
-apply through contacts (ie. friend's recommendation)?
-run around places asking if they have vacancies?

give out resumes is one option. or get to know people and they can refer u...

hey guys. I'm going to MASCA Welcoming BBQ 2011 in university of queensland in 30 minutes time.

I'll be performing 'dikir barat' also there!

feel free to say hi if you happen to see me! I'll be wearing 3 quarter track and white puma jacket.

see you guys!

oh that was you, I should have checked this place before hand ahaha =D anybody going to play football (guys) or touch rugby (girls) later?

lol.
sorry i didn't take part because I went back early. I have another friendly match at my campus.

so, which one is you?

p/s: the ipad

ahaha you wouldn't have noticed me, I just hang around near the food table with the MASCA volunteers. damn everybody I sat around with won something they absorbed my luck. My friend who was waiting for the chicken to cook with me won the ipad and another friend I was sitting with eating later won the box of flood relief food lol >_<"

lol ... got people play soccer n rugby that day ?

easter is coming up!! enjoy your holidays fellow students!! =D

u seem to be enjoying yourself in the past day or so

hahndorf!!