better visit the website and google the lecturer qualifications before u judge a particular course.

wow, i cant believe this thread is still exists. haha, well, im now currently on week free, having 3 assignments on hands. darn stress. is foundation on free week now?

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Added on September 20, 2009, 2:18 pmIf you guys want to ask me questions and info about Curtin, i would be glad to help you =)

This post has been edited by GinoMendes: Sep 20 2009, 02:18 PM

good luck in exam guys!

Hey dudes and dudettes,

are any of you going to take the summer course? any idea how much they cost?

hey guys, how's the accounting and finance degree there ?

Hello there! Im gonna take foundation next year so i was wondering,the orientation thing..They spend the WHOLE week talking ab0ut what? The school?

Check out Curtin's O'week page. http://www.curtin.edu.my/oweek/about.htm
O'week Programmes are available on that page but it is for 2009. However, it is similar for every year.
I attended mine back in '08. Only went for the first few days for some enrollment stuff and car sticker registration as in between the days the organisers had organised some group ice breaking activities which I was not interested at....

So do they have clubs or something? What group ice breaking activities?

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Added on December 12, 2009, 8:46 pmoh and also,i go for orientation first before buying the books right?

This post has been edited by Xangel08: Dec 12 2009, 08:46 PM

I'm a A-Levels student, does this mean that I cant study here?

Yes, they do have clubs. Just think of what clubs you have back in high school and most probably you'll find it there, with some extras.

Ice-breaking activities as in a type of "get to know you" activities. There are actually many types of ice breaking activities however while I was there (no flaming pls, it's just my own point of view.) the organisers pick the activities that are more suited for a much younger age group (early teens)......

As for buying books, you can them at any appropriate time as there is a dedicated bookshop selling books all week. You will only know what books you need once you attend your first lectures (or for those who do not attend them, the 'unit outline' via Curtin's web site will mention it).

FYI, books are kinda pricey. I bought books with prices ranging from RM90 to a hole burning RM600!... There are photocopies around but *cough* 'officially' *cough* they are not allowed to be used in lectures. Something about breach of copyright or something like that......
However, if you're taking a unit with an open book exam, only original copies allowed...

Yes, you can. I entered Curtin with my A-Level results.

To enter foundation, you'll need SPM or equivalent.
To enter a degree course, you'll need either STPM, A-Levels, UEC or equivalent.
If you need more info, check the Curtin 2010 prospectus.

This post has been edited by bluhound: Dec 19 2009, 04:43 PM

I'm a a-level student too and i used my a level result to enter curtin!

What are the entry requirements for ENG courses using A-levels? isit reli 9 points? o there is no cut-off score?

If I am not mistaken, yes. I was told that starting from 2010 onwards, minimum points to enter Engineering will be 9 points which is an increase of 2 points from last year. Below is how credits is calculated from your A-Level grade (as of 08-09).

E - 1 point
D - 2 points
C - 3 points
B - 4 points
A - 5 points

alright thx. i dunno they will consider my application onot since i hav oni 8 pts using my forecast.bt neway i wanna apply for Feb 2010 intake,but it seems that application closing date is dec 2009..so dunno can onot.. i applied through IDP Australia.

Any students wanna share their exp at Curtin,sarawak? facilities,teaching quality,etc..

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Added on January 14, 2010, 6:18 pmy this thread so dead?

This post has been edited by JYKY: Jan 14 2010, 06:18 PM

lol! i'm from miri sarawak. most of my friend study accounting marketing there. and i went there before, should be quite a nice environment there. teaching i duno lah.

yeah why this thread is so dead? make it alive fellow curtinians!!!

I think they are trying to improve.. construction here and there...

Facilities wise, I'd say its quite good..

Teaching is ok ok lah for engineering...

It depends on individual, if you could manage to adapt to the live there, you will actually enjoy staying there. It's a peaceful place actually..

hey guys.

phew~ luckily i found this thread or else would be dreading for answers about this uni by myself.

i would like to ask anybody taking foundation in commerce here?
i want to know more about the lecturers?
are they good?
facilities?

thanks.

i guess everyone is going back to miri soon!

Yep...
Already starting to miss the holidays...

erm ..can i know how to complete the credit transfer?

currently i just finished my diploma of Computer Engineering (awaiting taking cert) but get all result already


how to do credit transfer ?

because i want to know can deduct how many year?

your help will appreciated

regards
layfon

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Mar 2 2010, 12:13 AM