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I've received pretty cool spam from the School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications even though I removed ELEC1111 from my list of subjects and I thought I want to share some info on how to fail as it doesn't apply to just ELEC1111 only.
Points 4 and 5 don't apply to you especially if you are not a Science or Engineering student (as it involves practical laboratory work).
Let's begin:
The following points may be read in a light-hearted manner if you are certain that they never apply to you.
However, it is a sad fact of life that there are too many students who get caught out by their attitude to study only to find that a failure in this course has severely affected their progress in the degree program.
Read carefully.
Be aware of any such bad habits and take appropriate action while there is still time.
1) Plan my time badly. There is plenty of time before the next test, exam or deadline for a report.
2) Don't bother to attend lectures; a photocopy is just as good.
3) Assuming that the first 15 minutes of each lecture revises the previous one, I shall not bother to read through my lecture notes before the next lecture.
4) There is no need for me to prepare for the next laboratory as I can always use the first half of the laboratory period for that purpose.
5) There is no need to actually involve myself in the lab, my partner can do most of the work.
(Remember the lab test is done individually not as a group!)
6) There is no need to try any of the set problems at the moment as I shall easily understand the solutions when I download them later in the Session. Better still, my friend may already have done the download and print!
7) I may forget to turn up, or better still, I shall turn up at the wrong place and/or time, for a test or examination.
8) There is no need to plan my time in other courses; I can always catch up by skipping this course for a couple of weeks.
Source:
http://scoff.ee.unsw.edu.au/studyNotes/Courseoutlines_s2_2008/elec1111s2_2008.pdf
EDIT:
OK it should be 10 sins instead of just 8.
Even I hijack my own threads.
Points 4 and 5 don't apply to you especially if you are not a Science or Engineering student (as it involves practical laboratory work).
Let's begin:
How to fail your course
The following points may be read in a light-hearted manner if you are certain that they never apply to you.
However, it is a sad fact of life that there are too many students who get caught out by their attitude to study only to find that a failure in this course has severely affected their progress in the degree program.
Read carefully.
Be aware of any such bad habits and take appropriate action while there is still time.
1) Plan my time badly. There is plenty of time before the next test, exam or deadline for a report.
2) Don't bother to attend lectures; a photocopy is just as good.
3) Assuming that the first 15 minutes of each lecture revises the previous one, I shall not bother to read through my lecture notes before the next lecture.
4) There is no need for me to prepare for the next laboratory as I can always use the first half of the laboratory period for that purpose.
5) There is no need to actually involve myself in the lab, my partner can do most of the work.
(Remember the lab test is done individually not as a group!)
6) There is no need to try any of the set problems at the moment as I shall easily understand the solutions when I download them later in the Session. Better still, my friend may already have done the download and print!
7) I may forget to turn up, or better still, I shall turn up at the wrong place and/or time, for a test or examination.
8) There is no need to plan my time in other courses; I can always catch up by skipping this course for a couple of weeks.
Source:
http://scoff.ee.unsw.edu.au/studyNotes/Courseoutlines_s2_2008/elec1111s2_2008.pdf
EDIT:
OK it should be 10 sins instead of just 8.
Even I hijack my own threads.
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