computer science is all about maths especially maths without numbers.
do not get into comp sci if your math is weak; instead go for IT.
computer science is rarely about programming (programming is IT once again).
there is a reason why comp sci in monash have a generally high failing rate for first year units and it is due to the weaker math background from most students.

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As for how lectures here are different than MUA, you have access to MULO where you can watch podcast for the lectures on MUA side.
Materials are the same for the same unit by the way and there are high amount of contact between the staff here and staff at MUA for each unit.

Lecturers come in and go in pretty much all institution. There is no longer IT in Monash Sunway anymore btw, so that contribute to the change in staff too. Comp sci wise, it is pretty much not affect and seems like Engineering side will handle the math units for it to be better as the previous math lecturers were part timers.

The only really great one that left for me during my years there were Dr Belkathir and he left to go back to France (during my 3rd year). The only lecturer I know who leave the tutorial like a boss if you don't prepare for it or make you stand up in lecture if you are late or do not pay attention.

For the racism thing, that is new considering current lecturers are all pretty multi-national compared to last time being majority Chinese lolx.

ps: who was the lecturer that told you about it O.o

not sure about those now but back then (around 2006-2007), the programs from inti/ kdu (i did not check Sunway since it is near Monash) focus too much on the programming aspect where their CompSci program feels like an IT/ IS degree than a CompSci degree.

i dun remember using calculators at all during my time. i wish math still have numbers =(

congrats for getting through 1008. ToC and 2004 awaits next

IT/ Eng, girls are rare

welcome to the new semester!

Current week is week 12. Exams usually start on Week 14.

i will say these are the vocal minorities.
sure pressure and expectations are high, but this is what expected if you are aiming to be good (had lecturer who just randomly quit from stress lol). you can say that teaching here isn't a walk in the park especially with the student diversity (thus the high turnover).
i can't speak for the other schools, but mine is pretty good so far especially the consistent contact with the MUA (school ranked much higher than the general ranking).
enjoyed teaching here and shall continue to do so.

PS: enrollment rate is increasing, else we wouldn't be needing more and more carparks lolx

PS2: one of the "reviewer" can't even spell lousy right, spelled it as "louzy" . Another couldn't spell "weak" right. Sorry but it is hard to take such reviews seriously if they claim to be academicians

This post has been edited by evofantasy: Oct 8 2015, 07:15 PM

the vouchers are due to the regulations that you can't pay out cash to students thus it could only be vouchers

he meant the PASS session.
PASS sessions are additional optional sessions where seniors act as mentor for the juniors for selected units.
it isn't consider a tutorial session.
things get more complicated when it involve international students (especially when they act as PASS tutors) due to the recent regulations for international students because they can't be paid (as students).

This post has been edited by evofantasy: Oct 19 2015, 01:57 PM

there are a lot of first world problems around here sadly >.<

just curious, which school are you from because from my school there are such things

school, not university
u know like school of engineering, school of business etc since that is the term we use in Monash?

ok because in SoIT there's most of the stuffs you mentioned including IBL here which is worth 3 units (mostly paid by the company accepting you, if u pass their interviews)

This post has been edited by evofantasy: Feb 27 2017, 12:02 AM

IBL = industry based learning
basically internship arranged by the campus with industry partners that counts towards the credits

which year are you in atm?

well even my friends who graduated from SOE had no issue with it (then again they were top students) and being in good MNCs with very good salary.
CompSci fresh grads here last year were getting around 4k fresh grad salary.

considering fresh (before confirmation) without any working experience in malaysia.
if the university isn't good or recognised to be equivalent to a good uni (even to the Melbourne counterpart), then i don't think that would be possible.

This post has been edited by evofantasy: Feb 28 2017, 02:44 PM

quite good compared to the past. around 200-300ish per year? last time my class was so small compared to now