March and July are the usual intakes as far as I know.
I heard this year business students won't be able to go for the exchange program. Not sure why.

http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/execserv/abou...s/prdsemda.html
There you go. Your orientation/semester/break/exam/results dates for the next few years.

For orientation just walk in to uni and you'll know what to do wan la. No worries.

I got some first year business core subject books for sale also.

p/s: I don't like my coming time table.

Cause the lecturer that I don't like is gonna be lecturing two of my lectures and one of it is at 8am on a Friday.
Then most of my classes last until 6pm. Which is going to be soooo jam when I want to go home.
I hope I can get two days off as well... Hoping they won't allocate my tutorials on my 'off' days.

Marketing and Psychology.
I hate 8am classes... lol. I think I missed more than half of my 8am lectures last semester. -.- Partly due to lecturer also.

Yea, Thiagu is not bad. But his classes can get a bit dull sometimes. Especially if it's like a 3pm class, I find myself wanting to fall asleep.

Haha. Small world indeed.
Have been studying there for the past 2 years. This year final..

No la. Double major only. Single degree lai.

Yea I'm taking Bachelor of Psychology and Business.
What would you like to know about the course? What major are you planning to take?
It's basically 2 subjects of psych and 2 subjects of business every semester.
For business students, they can choose two business major (e.g. management and finance), but for us, we get to choose one business major and the other one will be psych.

Also, because our course is one science on business. Sometimes the lectures and lab classes for psych will clash with business subjects. But it's usually not a big deal. The psych classes are the same as those who are doing pure Psychology course.

Psychology has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of lab class every week.
Every semester, the lecturer from Australia will come over to give a 5 hours long compulsory lab which we MUST attend or we will fail the subject. It's something like in Australia they have to attend at least 70% or 80% of their lab classes. However, in Malaysia we only need to attend that compulsory lab and you can skip all the other labs if you want.

Assignments for psychology are mostly reports. We usually have 2 assignments per semester and then there's the interlearn online where we have to do small small assessments online which comes up to about 10% of the final result. If I'm not mistaken, all the psych subjects are 50% coursework, 50% exam. There's no hurdle for exam unlike in business subjects. Exams are mostly 2 hours, some 3, and all MCQ questions. Roughly 100+ MCQ questions, depends on the subject.

For me, I don't have any class clashing so far. My friends who has clashing classes go for either one of them. Most of the time, business tutorials are plenty, so just go for the one that doesn't clash with psychology lab and lectures. There's usually only 2 psychology lab to choose from. Lectures are all fixed timing so can't choose. If so happen two lectures also clash, then most of them usually go for business lecture cause psychology lectures are mostly available online (Australian ones). Cause there are many off-campus students as well.

Yea, it's under another faculty. I'm not very familiar with that course however.

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Added on February 1, 2011, 3:21 pmAlso, do take note that if you're planning to do student exchange for this course, you might not be able to have both your psychology and business lecture in the same campus cause this degree is only available in Malaysia. So if you exchange to Australia, I heard that you have to travel between two campuses or you have to do psychology off-campus, which is like listening to lectures online and stuff.

This post has been edited by munkeyflo: Feb 1 2011, 03:22 PM

Yea this will be my final year.
Err lecturers ar. Some are pretty interesting. Depends who you get I guess. I don't like one particular lecturer. And so happen she's teaching BOTH my psych subjects this semester.
But basically they are all pretty good at what they do.

Nah. Dr Carina is quite a good lecturer. Her classes can be quite fun althought sometimes she randomly picks ppl to answer questions. But she's a nice lecturer. She mainly teaches Psych 1A, 1B and those research design subjects. Don't worry. Hehe

Yea I think I've also heard somewhere that we can use Sunway's swimming pool.
Sunway students can also use Monash Library. So I think we can use their library as well. Not sure about this though.

If you wanna compare the campus, then I think Notthingham is definitely bigger and has better facilities.
But imo, it's all the way out in Semenyih. My friend studying there says it can be quite boring there but less distractions during exam time.

Haha. I know that. I was from Sunway college.
Monash library is so much better.

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Added on February 5, 2011, 1:21 pmElsa is a really good lecturer.
Her lectures are never bored.

This post has been edited by munkeyflo: Feb 5 2011, 01:21 PM

Orientation time won't be full. First week of semester then you'll start to have headache looking for parking.
Normally if inside full, then I'll go park at the other side of Monash. It is suppose to be open if the paid parking is full. But sometimes they say for staff only and don't let you in. Then there's the other one where some of us call it "Forest", it can go quite deep in and is hella dirty when it rains and if I'm not mistaken, we Monash students can only park at the side of that road. Right inside there's a security guard parking for Sunway students only. Sometimes they do check ID, sometimes no.

You can also try your luck at the shoplot areas. But do take note that since Raya last year, police have been issuing summons for those that park illegally.

Err, I'm usually late for classes! haha.
Reach around 8.45am lor, or 8.30am to be safe. You might park all the way to the back.
It also depends, usually Friday not so bad.

If you reach at 8am, normally still lots of parking available.

Yes you can't choose lecturers or lecture time unless some of them got two lectures.
Pn Nora is good. Her classes are interesting and even though she's strict in her marking, she gives you good advice. And if she's very satisfied with your work, she'll give you very high marks. She likes to do things in a more creative way usually. I got her as my tutor twice already and is very satisfied with her teaching.

Alvin Chan... errrr....

Depends la. If you don't mind parking right at the back and walk for few minutes under hot sun then 8.30 or 8.45am reach also can lor.

The price is like that. That's why not everyone can afford to study overseas la. Food and lodging is gonna be expensive. Don't think you can get any free place to stay unless you have relatives living there. But then it will depend which campus you will be studying as well cause some of them are quite far from the city area. It's only gonna be one or two semester, just pay la nonit to look here look there to save up cause can't really save much one.

Haha. Me too. Sometimes I sleep even longer that's why always end up late lol. Best to reach before 9.30am la. Cause by then sure full edi. This was last year la, hopefully this year less ppl drive to uni. Hehe.

Haha I'm not sure about pharmacy classes but my class usually start quite late.
This semester I have 4-6pm lectures on Wednesday and 8-10am lectures on Friday.
I'd rather have 10am to 3pm classes. Don't like to be on the road during peak hours.
And I super hate 8am classes. Feels like I'm being a zombie in class.

Yea I think that's fine. I can't really remember my orientation but I know the last few days wasn't important. It was about some personality building stuff like that.

Haha. Yea the LAN exemption was quite a pain in the ass for some.
Lucky my college just opposite only. And I got mine done quite quickly. While I have friends who had to go back to their college like 4 or 5 times just to get that done.

Timetable will be settled tomorrow. Allocate+ opening at 10am.
Can't wait to see what my timetable will be like this sem.

I think they are trying to go green or something. Even our invoices are now all sent thru email.

Haha. I don't even know what days I'll be in uni yet also. lol. You pharmacy people usually very busy wan. I haven't seen my pharmacy course friend since my orientation last 2 years.

OMG my timetable.