I'm in the school of CS and SE in Clayton but maybe I can help?

Anyone going to Clayton campus next year and looking for a place to stay, contact me please. I am graduating and I need someone to take over my room. It is walking distance to campus and a bus stop to go to a shopping mall. $195/week or $780/month, all bills included. We have wifi, central aircon + heater, 3 bathrooms, 4 toilets, cooking area, TV, garage, washing machine, vacuum cleaner. The tenants are a mix of local and internationals from Monash and are really friendly. Gaming sessions (PC, cards, board, etc.) and road trips happen regularly. Contact me for photos and any questions. Cheers!

Monash Residence... no. Nobody is allowed into your room, so my friend who stayed there told me.

Not necessarily, IT is very wide as well. I dare say wider than engineering... anyway I'm grad from Monash Australia but did 2 years in Monash Malaysia and working as software developer now so anyone feel free to ask me questions I can provide the lecture notes and stuff if anyone wants to take a look.

Note they did change the course structure a bit since the first year I was there (2012).

If interested in programming, can try codeacademy to get a feel. Maybe try Javascript.

This post has been edited by secondrate: Mar 25 2015, 11:59 PM

Well in 2012 there was a unit called FIT1002 (unit/subject code, FIT means Faculty of IT, 1 means 1st year) Computer Programming 1. You learned programming basics and foundation using Java language. Then in 2nd sem you learn FIT1008 Introduction to Computer Science which continues using Java. Basically you use Java until your FYP (Final year project) where you can choose whatever you want. Along the way different units might have different languages but everyone has the learn Java.

Then in 2013 they aka Monash changed the structure so you learn FIT1040 Programming Fundamentals because apparently failure rate was high. Learn the same concepts but using a language called Scribble (please google, you will be amused ) then in 2nd sem you learn FIT1008 Computer Science using Python (another language, easier to learn than Java some say) and in 2nd year 2nd sem you do Advanced Programming in Java (can't remember unit code but it focuses on Android programming which is native Java).

So yeah, learn more things but your understanding might not be as strong and I hear people still find it hard. I also hear that the structure changed again but not sure about that. Monash Handbook will have the latest units and things for you.

I'll try and PM you the FIT1002 things but not sure if can do through PM .

Just an assumption but it was a radical change. Maybe they felt that it was too difficult to learn Java while learning programming fundamentals?

No difference, you learn same core things, same lecture notes, you get to watch their recorded lectures. The difference is they have more electives there (actually Malaysia has some electives that Australia doesn't have) and they can choose majors and minors. If you head there for 2nd year then you might be able to squeeze a major minor in. I went in 3rd year and managed to do 75% or so of a software development major but I didn't have the 1st year units it needed to qualify.

180k year should be fine, I think I used less but depends what's your lifestyle. I mostly cooked my own food so I didn't spend much on food stay in a house with other people to save cost as well. Share room and bathroom even better.

All my friends grad from Malaysia and me from Australia didn't have problems. We found good jobs with average-above average industry pay quite fast and easily but we started looking before final exams. I think your degree and a good resume will get you interviews but in the end you need to ace that interview. Helps to practice, read common questions and prepare answers, etc. For me I put my FYP on a website so I show my interviewers using a laptop or phone.

One thing I'm not sure about... when I grad in Australia I got a separate envelope of documents from aus government (their ministry of education). Basically says this graduate did a course according to Australian standards blablabla. Haven't found a use for it but it seems Malaysian grads don't get that? Maybe some other alumni can confirm.