Coursework Overload: revisited
Categories: MiscellaneousOk, as Kieran posted earlier, we had something of a large amount of coursework earlier in the term… It’s back again, with SE20 (which actually is programming so barely counts), the mysticality that is AI22 and SY21 all to be handed in in the next 8 days it’s piling up…
People do seem to be getting it done, which is always nice, but there’s so many distractions this time of term: George has got us all on a p*ss-up for his birthday this afternoon (Otley Running it from 3pm at Woodies if you want to turn up), then various other events in the social calendar that may have to be avoided to make sure work gets done…
Anyway, just work, work, work, with the odd little bit of play in-between
I’m sure posts will be forthcoming this evening on the subject of the Otley Run, particularly as the consensus seems to be that George will be made to drink unique drinks the whole way, and he may be made to double up in some places
So: for now, I’ll shut up, and anticipate the pleasantly alcoholised state I’m sure to be in later
December 4th, 2006 at 9:25 am
I must say as I have before that the concentration of coursework is crazy. Throughout the term we have equal numbers of lectures to attend and equal ammounts of reading to do, and then the amount of coursework we get just doubles this load seemingly overnight.
Like Chris I don’t see this causing me to not be able to complete any of the work set, but it does seem a trifle disorganised to have such sharp changes in workload. There is no reason why the coursework could not be staggered more, after all we are still waiting for marks for coursework submitted over a month ago. Why set the deadline so short and at the same time as other pieces of work if the marking is going to take longer than the time allotted to do the work?