arts(psych)dipEd (1 Viewer)

[.:b-me:.]

does anyone do this? can you give me some wonderful insight into the course, ie exams, fun factor, whether it's worth it, etc?

i need help.

 

[clairegirl]

i do arts-psyche

i only did it coz i didn't make it into my course...i was planning to transfer but now that i have the grades to transfer theres noooo freaking way im transferring out of this course!!! I LOVE IT!! education subjects suck though! but the psychology subjects are like WHOA!! it's an easy workload as well its just understanding concepts which arnt that hard if u ask me and then listening to lecture tapes and then thats it! thats what i did and i got a HD in first sem and a D is second sem... its interesting, challenging and easy at the same time! u'll love psychology!!

 

[.:b-me:.]

wow. you make it sound really good. which is kind of a bummer, because now i want to get into all six of my top six preferences.

in regards to workload, what are we talking here? like an approximate hours/ week breakdown?
thanks!!!!

 

[clairegirl]

okay honestly no bullshit.. psychology 1 this is what i did and i got high distinction

1. listened to lecture tapes (never went to any of my lectures) wrote down extra notes on the lecture slides they give us... and then i typed those up and then i made sure i understood concepts (just like the hsc notes we make)

2. psychology 2- i got lazier this semester.... i didn't touch psychology at all until 3 weeks before exams, i listened to all lecture tapes wrote down notes on lecture slides but i didn't type them up or anything... then didn't touch the notes after that... 3 nights before exams u get a study buddy and u go through the whole course... (make sure u understand concepts etc) and bam i got a distinction

but make sure u do well in ur assessments... for psychology one i didn't get anything below a high distinction ... and for psychology 2 i didn't get anything higher or lower than a distinction and they're really just for psychology 1 is one essay and one quiz and then exams

then psyche 2 is one half report and one full report and then exams

bad thing about psychology subjects is that u have to pass the final exam in order to pass the unit... even if u got high distinctions in ur assessments

any other questions??

heres a tip for psychology... make sure u buy the study guide for writing essays and reports (its VERY different to writing reports and essays at highschool) i spent about 2 weeks writing a 1200 word essay and i got a HD for it whoo hoo so yeah be prepared to work hard on assessments understanding material is the fun bit

 

[.:b-me:.]

thanks! so just a last kind of thing, would you recommend it?

 

[clairegirl]

LOL isn't that obvious! lol of course i'de recommend it and even if u decide not to! do psychology at least as an elective it's sooo good