whats an engineer (1 Viewer)

[Chand]

Originally posted by routemarker
well civil may have a low UAI but its one of the most rigorous courses out there. Most ppl drop out at the end of first yr due to the heavy physics and mathematical content.

How heavy is the maths? Is it recommended to do 4 unit?

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by Chand
How heavy is the maths? Is it recommended to do 4 unit?

assumed knowledge is 2u maths ...
recommended is 3u .... if u havent done 3u maths, it might be a good idea to do a bridging course in summer

 

[Chand]

hmm..thanks

 

[Giant Lobster]

Originally posted by toisthbe
ok...so i'm confused...

the UAI for civil engineer is low bcause?

they need more ppl in it?
or they don need more ppl?


cos i thought low UAI courses mean the demand for this work is low...
and if its high, the demand is high...

I believe the uai req for civil is low cos not much candidature demand for the course.

 

[enak]

Also they cut places for software engineering, so it would have been lower if they kept the quota the same as the previous year.

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

its annoying for us ppl who actually work hard to get a high uai, expecting th course to be in demand ... and in the end, it drops like never before ... meh!

 

[enak]

Heh, I hope it stays the same this year , and skyrockets next year

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

rofl! as long as it goes up by the time i complete my degree ...

 

[enak]

Haha, ur already in, it doesn't matter

Ye, but it would look good if the uai cutoff was 99, and your employer says, shit, you got 99

 

[Dash]

I think civil/structural engineers...

Becuase they have to deal with tensions, forces and all that crap!

My friends brother does civil and he just got a portfolio full of maths questions...

Pretty tricky stuff

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by enak
Haha, ur already in, it doesn't matter

Ye, but it would look good if the uai cutoff was 99, and your employer says, shit, you got 99

that'd look good aye! but then, 97.95 isnt far off from 99

 

[enak]

ye, whats a couple of points difference :rofl: or you could just say it was scaled to 99.9

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by enak

ye, whats a couple of points difference :rofl: or you could just say it was scaled to 99.9

boss: so what was ur uai?
me: 99.95
boss: eh? ur cert says 97.95 ...
me: umm ... yea ... err .... yes, i got scaled
boss: GET OUTTA HERE

 

[LaZy_KoReAn]

the only reason CIVIL ENGINEER course is LOW is because no one wants to do it, because nearly everyone knows CIVIL ENGINEER IS FUCKEN FUCKEN AND I MEAN FUCKEN HARD~~~~~

 

[LaZy_KoReAn]

Originally posted by Da Monstar
boss: so what was ur uai?
me: 99.95
boss: eh? ur cert says 97.95 ...
me: umm ... yea ... err .... yes, i got scaled
boss: GET OUTTA HERE

EMPLOYERS DONT even look at your UAI or your uni marks

i dont think

 

[toisthbe]

Originally posted by LaZy_KoReAn
the only reason CIVIL ENGINEER course is LOW is because no one wants to do it, because nearly everyone knows CIVIL ENGINEER IS FUCKEN FUCKEN AND I MEAN FUCKEN HARD~~~~~

so its not because there are toooooo many civil engineers out there?

 

[LaZy_KoReAn]

Originally posted by toisthbe
so its not because there are toooooo many civil engineers out there?

It doesn't matter if there are alot of civil out there or not

The course UAI is affected by demand

Nearly most i said nearly most, engineering and science courses have lower UAI's compared to other courses, because it is COMPLEXED, ESPECIALLY CIVIL ewwww, if you didnt get over at least 80 for 3unit maths, i REALLY dont recommend it

if you did maybe, thats the same as Acturial studies i guess?

But CIVIL IS HARD

 

[toisthbe]

i'm worried that when if i do do this course and become a civil engineer i will not get a job..
because the uai is so low, i assumed that there must be alot of them..

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by LaZy_KoReAn
EMPLOYERS DONT even look at your UAI or your uni marks

i dont think

mayb not the UAI, but hell yes, they do look at ur uni marks.
would u say someone who comes out of a software engg degree with an average of 51 has an equal chance of getting a job as someone who has a 90 average?
dont think so mate wake up!

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by LaZy_KoReAn
the only reason CIVIL ENGINEER course is LOW is because no one wants to do it, because nearly everyone knows CIVIL ENGINEER IS FUCKEN FUCKEN AND I MEAN FUCKEN HARD~~~~~

civil may be hard, but so are courses like telecom engg, actuarial, law etc .... they got higher uai's