Those doing Introductory Economics (1 Viewer)

[Rayanaldo]

When do tutorials commence? Week 1 or week 2?

2 of my tutorials begin in week 2, while one of them starts in week 1. On the timetable for Introductory Economics, it doesn't say when tutes begin.

Does anyone know? Should i contact the unit coordinator?

 

[Dingo2004]

hey bro is your textbook for this subject "A. Jackson John, Mclver Ron, Bajada, Christopher and Hettihewa, Samanthala (2003), Economic Principles, Sydney, McGraw Hill" ???
if so you can buy the book off me for cheap say $45
brand new one will cost you around $90
so its half price

 

[theone123]

nup buddy its not the book man

 

[Dingo2004]

yes it is
your not doing it dis sem
so u wont know
hawhawhaw

 

[theone123]

i step back i step back =P

 

[Rayanaldo]

So does anyone know?

I tried to contact the unit coordinator by email and phone, but she wasn't there.

 

[Cape]

Try email again, make sure your using your student account. If they aren't busy you might get a reply today.

 

[Rayanaldo]

Got a reply back from the unit coordinator and she said that they begin in week 1.

 

[Cape]

There we go ... problem solved

 

[Rayanaldo]

Is it still Samanthala Hettihewa? Is she your lecture?

Yep. Thats the one. I can't pronounce her surname that well but, lol.

 

[theone123]

i feel sorry for economics and finance students, they just axed 50% of your tutorials ie, fortnightly tutes

 

[Rayanaldo]

i feel sorry for economics and finance students, they just axed 50% of your tutorials ie, fortnightly tutes

What do you mean? Does this include those doing Intro Eco?

 

[theone123]

What do you mean? Does this include those doing Intro Eco?

im afraid, yes

 

[theone123]

What do i mean?

Well normally we have a tute every week, the uni recently changed this for ALL economics and finance subjects (units) to fortnightly tutes, a new intiative by the uni to cut costs, this was reported just recently like 3 weeks ago, the academics don't like the proposal of change but they have to "adjust there course according". And academics are told to only use up 40 mins to mark ALL assessments for that unit for each student (including final exam). That are just going to put more M/C exams out i guess. Yep argh i feel sorry for those who are mainly affected.

 

[Cape]

I heard about the 40min to mark an assessment thing last year. My aboriginal studies teach was yakking on about it. But most of them don't listen to that. Most academics prefer to spend more than 40 mins marking an assessment and giving thorough feedback.

 

[Rayanaldo]

What do i mean?

Well normally we have a tute every week, the uni recently changed this for ALL economics and finance subjects (units) to fortnightly tutes, a new intiative by the uni to cut costs, this was reported just recently like 3 weeks ago, the academics don't like the proposal of change but they have to "adjust there course according". And academics are told to only use up 40 mins to mark ALL assessments for that unit for each student (including final exam). That are just going to put more M/C exams out i guess. Yep argh i feel sorry for those who are mainly affected.

Do you have a link where i can read more about this?

I have a tute for Intro Eco on Monday so hopefully they tell us more about it. Are lectures still on every week?

 

[theone123]

Do you have a link where i can read more about this?

I have a tute for Intro Eco on Monday so hopefully they tell us more about it. Are lectures still on every week?

uws student paper, no link from uws web, sif uws would wanna show how they do these stuff.

 

[theone123]

heh, thos who have lectures in teh first week and tutes in the first week for eco/fin can tell us a bit more if its truth or not