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[Raven]

Desmond Tutu I presume. A 2.2 degree.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Being 200 words short on my final assignment of the year.

I really can't pad it out any more. Such a dreadful subject matter too. How changes in British culture can be seen in relationship to the seaside.

When I decided to do a history degree I wanted to be learning and writing about interested things

Have you wirtten a synopsis? There's always more room in a synopsis. A lot of "This paper will do XYZ" is always helpful in making your paper seem more legit

 

[Raven]

Its only a fairly short piece as it is only the first year.

Its been pretty soul crushingly boring throughout to be honest, junk history that I have zero interest in, art and shit like that.

As it turns out they have moved the goal posts a little and next year I have to do even more pointless history, more art and literature. I will be glad when it is over and I can start to chose the what I want to study, so far it has not felt like a history degree and more like English lit or social studies.

While I understand art and literature are part of history, the course seems to be obsessed with it. Just stupid that a third of my history degree will have been spent studying stuff that I wouldn't consider being real history.

 

[Scouse]

Just stupid that a third of my history degree will have been spent studying stuff that I wouldn't consider being real history.

Hate to sound like I'm rubbing it in, but that's the gap a lot of students find between what they think their chosen subject should be and what it actually is. Did you not read the curriculum beforehand?

If you want to study wars and timeline progression stuff then why not bin the rest of your history degree off and just read books/study yourself? It'll save you another couple of years course fees...

 

[DaGaffer]

Its only a fairly short piece as it is only the first year.

Its been pretty soul crushingly boring throughout to be honest, junk history that I have zero interest in, art and shit like that.

As it turns out they have moved the goal posts a little and next year I have to do even more pointless history, more art and literature. I will be glad when it is over and I can start to chose the what I want to study, so far it has not felt like a history degree and more like English lit or social studies.

While I understand art and literature are part of history, the course seems to be obsessed with it. Just stupid that a third of my history degree will have been spent studying stuff that I wouldn't consider being real history.

I would have thought a big part of a history degree is about the process of studying history rather than concentrating on a particular period. Certainly in the first couple of years. Concentrating on a specialism is for final year and post-grad. I would assume.

 

[Scouse]

I would have thought a big part of a history degree is about the process of studying history rather than concentrating on a particular period. Certainly in the first couple of years. Concentrating on a specialism is for final year and post-grad. I would assume.

Also this.

 

[Ormorof]

isnt that what all degrees are about? first year is about making sure everyone is on same level and knows the tools, second year is demonstrating that you can use the tools, third/fourth are for you to use this base to pursue your own interests in the field

At least thats what it feels like to me

 

[CorNokZ]

My study is like this:

80% trash no one ever uses and 20% stuff that I might be able to use, but probably never will.. Yay engineering

 

[Raven]

Hate to sound like I'm rubbing it in, but that's the gap a lot of students find between what they think their chosen subject should be and what it actually is. Did you not read the curriculum beforehand?

If you want to study wars and timeline progression stuff then why not bin the rest of your history degree off and just read books/study yourself? It'll save you another couple of years course fees...

I would do but the reason I am doing the degree is for the sake of doing a degree

The fees are of no consequence, when I finish the course in 5 years time I will only have to pay back a small amount (£100 a month or whatever) and most will get written off.

 

[DaGaffer]

My study is like this:

80% trash no one ever uses and 20% stuff that I might be able to use, but probably never will.. Yay engineering

Kind of why I didn't do an engineering degree, most of the graduate engineers I worked with before I went to Uni became managers and didn't use their degrees (I have a HNC in Mech & Prod Eng), so I figured why do an engineering degree I'm not going to use? So I studied management instead. Plus, the HNC was easily the hardest thing I've ever done (far harder than my Masters), because I'm a bit of a thickie at maths. (I'm a frickin genius at maths compared to everyone else in my family, but that doesn't mean much).

 

[CorNokZ]

Kind of why I didn't do an engineering degree, most of the graduate engineers I worked with before I went to Uni became managers and didn't use their degrees (I have a HNC in Mech & Prod Eng), so I figured why do an engineering degree I'm not going to use? So I studied management instead. Plus, the HNC was easily the hardest thing I've ever done (far harder than my Masters), because I'm a bit of a thickie at maths. (I'm a frickin genius at maths compared to everyone else in my family, but that doesn't mean much).

I chose a different kind of engineering. We're called Global Business Engineers. Meaning that we learn a little about everything. We learn some basic coding languages, we have English and Spanish classes, math, physics, statistics, economy, marketing, production/manufacturing, a project every semester and even had a metal shop class where I made a bad ass sunwatch.

So we don't specialise in anything in specific, which is exactly our strong side. We can go into pretty much any company and have a very short learning period because the material won't be all new to us. Furthermore, we're able to translate different "languages" within a company. Say that the CEO and the board of a company comes up with a plan to change something in the manufacturing line. They can't communicate their idea to the head of manufacturing, because they have no idea how shit is done in production. That's where we come into the picture. We hear the idea and "translate" it into something that they will understand in production, and hence reduce miscommunication and saving everyone a ton of time and frustration.

If any of that makes any sense?

 

[Moriath]

I chose a different kind of engineering. We're called Global Business Engineers. Meaning that we learn a little about everything. We learn some basic coding languages, we have English and Spanish classes, math, physics, statistics, economy, marketing, production/manufacturing, a project every semester and even had a metal shop class where I made a bad ass sunwatch.

So we don't specialise in anything in specific, which is exactly our strong side. We can go into pretty much any company and have a very short learning period because the material won't be all new to us. Furthermore, we're able to translate different "languages" within a company. Say that the CEO and the board of a company comes up with a plan to change something in the manufacturing line. They can't communicate their idea to the head of manufacturing, because they have no idea how shit is done in production. That's where we come into the picture. We hear the idea and "translate" it into something that they will understand in production, and hence reduce miscommunication and saving everyone a ton of time and frustration.

If any of that makes any sense?

Yeah i kinda do the same. But in a software licensing way. I translate the requirements and tell them the implications. From dba level to board level. And as you say board have no idea or want an idea of the complexities they just want it done and know how it affects the bottom line.

 

[DaGaffer]

I chose a different kind of engineering. We're called Global Business Engineers. Meaning that we learn a little about everything. We learn some basic coding languages, we have English and Spanish classes, math, physics, statistics, economy, marketing, production/manufacturing, a project every semester and even had a metal shop class where I made a bad ass sunwatch.

So we don't specialise in anything in specific, which is exactly our strong side. We can go into pretty much any company and have a very short learning period because the material won't be all new to us. Furthermore, we're able to translate different "languages" within a company. Say that the CEO and the board of a company comes up with a plan to change something in the manufacturing line. They can't communicate their idea to the head of manufacturing, because they have no idea how shit is done in production. That's where we come into the picture. We hear the idea and "translate" it into something that they will understand in production, and hence reduce miscommunication and saving everyone a ton of time and frustration.

If any of that makes any sense?

Sounds a lot like my Masters (Technology Management)

 

[TdC]

If any of that makes any sense?

sounds like a cross between my degree and the next one over in my field. I notice there are a LOT of these kinds of "glue degrees" coming up. Schools are catching on that employers have realized that being able to communicate effectively through layers and across the business is key to everything.

250 pages of graphs in four separate appendices

filler fluff tbh! ;-)

 

[Scouse]

filler fluff tbh! ;-)

It was FOR SCIENCE goddamnit

 

[TdC]

Dude, my final paper has two images and six tables. The rest is words! WURDS!!!!

 

[CorNokZ]

Ordered food.. It was supposed to be here 20 minutes ago and I am starving. It is probably cold by now. I find that annoying

 

[Moriath]

Ordered food.. It was supposed to be here 20 minutes ago and I am starving. It is probably cold by now. I find that annoying

What did you order. And hought you would be eating your banana cake hehe

 

[Raven]

My neices birthday in a week, spent ages thinking of something to get her, decide on Elf lego.

Turns out my mum went out and bought one of each set for her. Back to the drawing board.

Thinking I might get her this http://www.amazon.co.uk/LEGO-Disney...32232790&sr=8-3&keywords=lego+disney+princess

 

[Gwadien]

My neices birthday in a week, spent ages thinking of something to get her, decide on Elf lego.

Turns out my mum went out and bought one of each set for her. Back to the drawing board.

Thinking I might get her this http://www.amazon.co.uk/LEGO-Disney...32232790&sr=8-3&keywords=lego+disney+princess

If she's like a butch lesbian that won't go down well.

If she's all like AMGERD PRINCESSES It would go down a treat.

Alternatively, by her an action man.

 

[Raven]

She is 7...

 

[Edmond]

I got a free 'Elves' bit with my LEGO Hellicarrier the other week, don't know what it is tbh

Someone has it on eBay for sale Azari's Magic Fire

You're welcome to it if you want it, i'll bung it in the post

 

[Ormorof]

Got a task from a company i really want to work for to be able to secure an interview... turned on PC earlier to get started

"Boot configuration is missing blablabla"

Fuuuuuuuug

Now reinstalled windows on SSD and wiped everything else time to get cracking!

 

[Moriath]

Good luck

 

[Raven]

I got a free 'Elves' bit with my LEGO Hellicarrier the other week, don't know what it is tbh

Someone has it on eBay for sale Azari's Magic Fire

You're welcome to it if you want it, i'll bung it in the post

That would be awesome thanks. PM'd

 

[Raven]

I also made the mistake of visiting the lego website

Want, lots.

 

[Edmond]

I also made the mistake of visiting the lego website

Want, lots.

Yeah, its great isn't it

 

[caLLous]

I do like those little micro builds I have seen recently, like this airfield:

and this country scene:

Lego is too bloody easy nowadays though, I have a look at what's on offer occasionally and it's all bespoke bits and too easy. I used to love the high-end Technic stuff back in the day, I would be all over that if I had the time and space to indulge. I mean, this is just... phwoar...

 

[Raven]

I do like those little micro builds I have seen recently, like this airfield:

and this country scene:

Lego is too bloody easy nowadays though, I have a look at what's on offer occasionally and it's all bespoke bits and too easy. I used to love the high-end Technic stuff back in the day, I would be all over that if I had the time and space to indulge. I mean, this is just... phwoar...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ptz8JIeQA

 

[caLLous]

I know, I just err... accidentally watched it.

Also, another micro: