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Student 2b in 2007

Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by sandie1, Oct 10, 2006.

  1. sandie1

    sandie1 Welcome New Poster


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    Hi all,

    I'm going to be doing a Bsc podiatry next year ( very excited ) and was just wondering if anyone on this site can give me an insight to types of essays assignments and coursework and what is involved. I'm going to be a mature student and its been a long time since i've undertaken this type of studying and i'm worried about what is expected of me!! Also, do we do placements and if so how many hours/weeks do we do?

    thanks in advance for any replys :)
     
  2. lgs

    lgs Active Member

    Schools

    Hi Sandie

    Which school will you be going to?

    The best thing to do is to contact the school your going to/interested in & I'm sure they will be happy to fill you in, but from my own experience each school tends to vary on their approach to clinic/placements.

    most schools have their own clinics but the amount of time spent in the them & when you start varies. Some will start you by the end of your first semester, others don't until the begining of your second year.

    Placements also differ. Some school will send you on 2-3 week block placements 1- 2 times a year, other break it up into 2 day long placements a month.

    Coursework & assignments will depend on how the course modules are set up. In most cases the modules are split 60/40 in favour of written exams, however, this does alter depending on the subject.

    On the whole most essays are between 1500 - 2500 words +/- 10 %. The can also take the form of clinical case studies or reflective narratives.

    Your dissertation in your final year will be about 10000 words & worth about a third of your final mark, but again this will alter from school to school.

    hope this is of some use, the most important thing you can do is keep yourself organised from the start, this will make life alot easier for you as the course progresses. Good luck & enjoy!
     
  3. D@vidPod

    D@vidPod Member

    Hi Sandie1,

    I've only just started my Pod degree last week so the info I have as a student Pod is limited!

    Clinic days and placements vary between Uni's. Most of my weekly clinics will be based in the University's own Pod Hospital which is what attracted me to this Uni. In 3rd year we have work placements around our county.

    I was surprised to see the course attracts a wide range of age groups unlike other allied health courses. Actually, I think there are only a couple of school leavers on our course. Everyone has came from different backgrounds and for a lot they too havent been in study for a while. I'm sure the work will be gradual throughout the course. Sooo looking forward to getting my 1st patient :)

    The modules and coursework in our 1st semester seem a doddle. There is a lot of anatomy that you need to grasp but just through attending and submitting coursework on time should give you a good pass. There are few exams in our 1st year.

    I hope this helps.

    David
     
  4. Craig Payne

    Craig Payne Moderator

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    One piece of advice ..... a frustration a number of academics are increasingly facing is the use of mobile phone "speak" that is creeping into the grammer of student's assignments/essays .... don't do it.
     
  5. Cameron

    Cameron Well-Known Member

    Sandie1

    Your university will have a Student Association and they can help you, so contact them. Also there will be a learning centre somewhwere in the university and they publish guidelines on assignment presentation and referencing. Some give conselling and will run extra classes to help with writing skills. Sometimes the university will offer extra curricular courses for mature students which are worth considering, when availaible

    All of this will be given to you in the introduction pack you receive when you register. Usually the first week at the university is the chance to become familiar with the all these matters.

    Questions are as varied as the people who set the questions but a quick glance at the course syllabus will give you strong direction on the topics.

    Learning comes in an hierarchy which stretches from

    Recall of knowlewdge, comprehension of facts and concepts , Application to understanding: to

    Analysis, Synthesis and Evalution
    (at the end of which you will have a valued opinion)

    The university experience will require you to show competence in all of them and that takes time.

    The most important things are to answer the question, give credit to original soureces and have your reference section flawless.

    Easy
    All the best
    Cameron
     
  6. bearfootpod

    bearfootpod Member

    Uni prep

    good luck with your studies!

    Most university websites have the course structures listed with links to explanations of each subject and in some cases the assessment involved.

    The universities also provide manuals on assignment structure generally through the student centres.

    cheers

    claire
     
  7. Kenva

    Kenva Active Member

    Craig that's funny, this is something universal again... Students shortcutting there written exams with phone messaging words...
     
  8. Craig Payne

    Craig Payne Moderator

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    Thats not necessarily too bad ... it more the use of phone text messsage type of "grammer" that is becoming a problem in written essays.
     
  9. Felicity Prentice

    Felicity Prentice Active Member

    Um - to be unpopular - the correct spelling is grammar, and the possessive is 'their' (Kenva). There's nothing like being pedantic I guess.
     
  10. Kenva

    Kenva Active Member

    true... not a case of being unpopular, just pointing out the facts...:)
    But at least we're trying :rolleyes: ...

    cheers
     
  11. DTT

    DTT Well-Known Member

    Pedantic

     
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