Isn't that good for you? Or you prefer the lecturers spend time to call names one by one (imagine a class of 200), or invest in smart card system (even then you can hand your student ID to friends for that), or fingerprint system?
I highly doubt they really care a lot about your attendance. It's more on references like to prove to sponsors that you have been attending to classes etc.

Have a point, quoted.

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Added on May 23, 2012, 3:12 amIt's just how a University works, you don't need a person to tell you or even force you to a class, it's all about the students themselves when they come to this age. Self-disipline is important, is your own lose if you cheat, you do the things, you take the risk and the consequences.

This post has been edited by Dr0z3n: May 23 2012, 03:12 AM

The hostel provide 128kbps network only..issit enuf to play a Facebook or online game?

I don't care about my attendance.
Attendance have no consequence on local student at all. (aside from external party)

What I do care, it the massive wasted man-hour for they to key in the record.
Seriously, think of the hours wasted.

It's not about student self discipline.
It's about the gross inefficiency of such system.
Is there even a point for such system?

And yes, I do expect them to invest in smart card system.
It's not hard. They just need to slightly modify the machine we tap to photostat.

It's obviously faster. (3 sec to tap vs. 12 sec to write down)
And if accuracy is a concern, the lecturer (or designed students) can stand watch.
1 student per card.
Not perfect, but at least a more accurate and better student.

I'm going for Foundation in Engineering, July intake. Who else? Am excited but at the same time nervous as well as days passed. lol

I'm also going for Foundation in Engineering July intake. New life awaits us at Nottingham.s

The question here is, do they really document well the attendance? Or they just simply keep the whole sheet - and when people asked for it - "hey, this boy this time is in class bo?" - only they look it up from the sheets they keep. I believe that's the way the so-called attendance system works.
Why a change when they don't think it's broken.


No life awaiting for you. Nottingham has no life!

i tell you, even if its foundation, you will know how rush you are, one deadline come after another

I'm alrd expecting that to come. Life is not easy for engineering student, my seniors said. Alot of presentations?

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Added on May 24, 2012, 10:10 pmYou have endured almost 5 years?. And gonna graduate soon lah . Btw, did u feel your time in uni flies or passes by slowly after all the years u spent in nottingham. I'm only 18, will only graduate in 23. Seems very long to me. hahah

This post has been edited by Nightwalkerz: May 24 2012, 10:10 PM

it is not really long to be honest, 5 years is just going to pass w/o much notice, my everyday life is just rush here rush there, and now, next week is already starting to have exams(im april intake for foundation in engineering this year), 1 month just passed like that...

True enough, but as we see it. 5 years, ppl always think is very long. hahaha. Oh, Semester 0 is it tough? You gonna have almost 2 months holiday soon right? How big is the class? Do they split the classes into smaller groups?

it is meant to be tough all the way, i would say its challenging for those who loves it
for lecture class, usually it is big, class will be split to smaller for tutorials, labs ,and study skill class etc etc...

I seee. Where ya from? Mind giving me/pm me your fb link?

Life gonna be busy once you get into University. But enjoy the time you have during your university, once graduate and start working, you will miss study life, because day after day you're doing the same things when you're working and not many holidays at that time

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Added on May 25, 2012, 2:46 amIt seems like many people are going for engineering, how's business students life then? Anyone here sharing his or her experiences?

This post has been edited by Dr0z3n: May 25 2012, 02:46 AM

Yeap, i know. Anyway, thanks for advice. Engineer= 5 years of hardcore studying. What course are u studying in UNMC?

engineering ahh...

enjoy ur year 1

work hard in year 2

almost no life in year 3

potentially suicidal in year 4

no exaggeration

It's...
Year 1: Hmm, course isn't that easy, never mind, it should get better next year.
Year 2: Hmm, this is tougher, I suppose Year 3 is easier as we have less modules to deal with.
Year 3: Oh my, why are they so many modules' assignments when I need to rush for my coursework? Now I experienced this before, Year 4 should be easier.
Year 4: What is all this shit assignment that takes up 1 week to complete. Nah, graduating soon, whatever!

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Added on May 26, 2012, 2:55 pmIt's actually just about 3.5 years as I joined during January 2009 in a minor intake (with the intake count of 6 people in my course - still we managed a record of 50% people falling asleep in the class!).
It certainly flies - I always tell myself that I want to do "this" next sem/year, but repeat the same saying on the next sem/year itself. But still, I get to spend my time with a group of close friends which I find really really comfortable with - and I can tell it's going to be fun when one of us gets married and we get to be his "brother"!

This post has been edited by tanjinjack: May 26 2012, 02:55 PM

im going too..foundation in engineering.already apply for accomodation bro?

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Added on May 26, 2012, 7:42 pmplease dont scare the new engineering students like me..

This post has been edited by Arvinaaaaa: May 26 2012, 07:42 PM

How is the degree in computer science in Nottingham ?

[quote=Arvinaaaaa,May 26 2012, 07:40 PM]
im going too..foundation in engineering.already apply for accomodation bro?

Yeah. Alrd applied. Yet to get answer from accomodation office. What bout you bro? Where ya from?

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Added on May 26, 2012, 9:11 pm[quote=tanjinjack,May 26 2012, 02:53 PM]
It's...
Year 1: Hmm, course isn't that easy, never mind, it should get better next year.
Year 2: Hmm, this is tougher, I suppose Year 3 is easier as we have less modules to deal with.
Year 3: Oh my, why are they so many modules' assignments when I need to rush for my coursework? Now I experienced this before, Year 4 should be easier.
Year 4: What is all this shit assignment that takes up 1 week to complete. Nah, graduating soon, whatever!

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Added on May 26, 2012, 2:55 pm

It's actually just about 3.5 years as I joined during January 2009 in a minor intake (with the intake count of 6 people in my course - still we managed a record of 50% people falling asleep in the class!).
It certainly flies - I always tell myself that I want to do "this" next sem/year, but repeat the same saying on the next sem/year itself. But still, I get to spend my time with a group of close friends which I find really really comfortable with - and I can tell it's going to be fun when one of us gets married and we get to be his "brother"!

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Thanks for the overview. haha. I get it, the brotherhood kicks in when u mix with the same close friends for a long time . Anyway, alot of engineering student drop out each year? or they retake papers when they fail? Is it common in UNMC?

This post has been edited by Nightwalkerz: May 26 2012, 09:11 PM