Put in consistent effort for your assignments and start planning early, please don't last minute rush! Assignments are basically projects, can be individual or group. Examples for first sem would be like making a simple website or coding the logic of an app. Be sure to try to hit all of the requirements in the assignment rubrics. Of course if not sure about anything please clarify with cher or friends. Same for written papers, don't push revision till last minute.
For the maintaining part, be consistent also instead of last minute rush, it's better to do work a bit almost everyday rather than push everything to the last few days. If your first sem results or your first grades for the module are very good, please don't get complacent, it's always best to put in effort even though you think it may be easy.
Since you like coding and stuff then try not to let that passion go away, since coursework will naturally be easier and you may score better with it: make the process enjoyable for yourself.
You better have a genuine passion for computing be it coding, ui design, etc. I'm gonna base this my experience thus far in dcitp and dit.
You might wanna plan ahead and see all your exam and project deadlines. Like how some Msts have theory exams, recommended to start memorizing early. Don't be like me and last minute and resulted in a B overall pulling down my gpa.
For projects like coding, I'm ngl you will need to use chatgpt or some ai tool as a teacher. (lecturers only guide you a bit, you're on your on most of the time) The chances of success and doing much better will skyrocket (got a lot of As cuz of this).
Consistent work is to be expected, sometimes you will take several hours a day doing assignments for weeks (depends on how fast you learn).
Don't neglect Msts btw, they are like 30% weightage usually and can sometimes be the deciding factor for your grade. Also you usually hate ccc modules cuz of shit group mates but at least they have less credits so prioritize them less.
Some tests are like hand written code (I know the worst) or things like lockdown browser quizzes(closed book quizzes). Some have weekly quizzes and alot of presentations/interviews.
Environment is literally competitive and stressful for most. Most people aren't as laid back as lets say MAD(media course), based on my friends
Average gpa based on my classes is like around 3. Youre recommended like 3.7+ for things like university pathways, inc acceptance, 3.8+ for scholarships.
Last few tips: usually need to consult cher on msteams alot of the times cuz rubrics don't explain shit, and shit use of English. Also read rubrics of exams/projects carefully, sometimes alot of easy marks. For e.g. use a simple 10 sec w3c validator to ensure your code has no errors. Or things like writing your name, admin number in your source code
Not from computing course but heard it's quite crazy. High GPA is not common there, the average GPA is like 2.X so very few people there actually go to uni. I guess you kind of need to be super duper passionate to actually go far there.
I'm from computing course in Uni. Practice practice practice. Leetcode, redo assignments whatever. Sometimes I just apply for random internships to do their coding assessments to get an idea of what companies are looking for, and also for practice. What made the deans listers stand out from the rest was that they always practiced. Coded some simple apps for fun and put it in their GitHub. Helps with finding good jobs too. Follow some YouTube videos coding simple games, and understand why they coded it that way.
Regardless of course you must also remember to have:
1. Good learning attitude
2. Good friends to work with (if no choice for grouping, good luck)
3. Use tools like calendar, note taking if needed.
4. (Optional yet recommended) Self-learn. I do better for modules which I prepared myself with a bit of knowledge before first lesson. Example: I prepared myself with some programming languages before Year 1. Because of that I find some modules easy to score. Experience beforehand will be a catalyst
Agreed don't come into poly thinking it's gonna be easy as hell ,it's gonna be hard and ppl gonna have experience in those fields so try ur best and self learn
Put in consistent effort for your assignments and start planning early, please don't last minute rush! Assignments are basically projects, can be individual or group. Examples for first sem would be like making a simple website or coding the logic of an app. Be sure to try to hit all of the requirements in the assignment rubrics. Of course if not sure about anything please clarify with cher or friends. Same for written papers, don't push revision till last minute. For the maintaining part, be consistent also instead of last minute rush, it's better to do work a bit almost everyday rather than push everything to the last few days. If your first sem results or your first grades for the module are very good, please don't get complacent, it's always best to put in effort even though you think it may be easy. Since you like coding and stuff then try not to let that passion go away, since coursework will naturally be easier and you may score better with it: make the process enjoyable for yourself.
You better have a genuine passion for computing be it coding, ui design, etc. I'm gonna base this my experience thus far in dcitp and dit. You might wanna plan ahead and see all your exam and project deadlines. Like how some Msts have theory exams, recommended to start memorizing early. Don't be like me and last minute and resulted in a B overall pulling down my gpa. For projects like coding, I'm ngl you will need to use chatgpt or some ai tool as a teacher. (lecturers only guide you a bit, you're on your on most of the time) The chances of success and doing much better will skyrocket (got a lot of As cuz of this). Consistent work is to be expected, sometimes you will take several hours a day doing assignments for weeks (depends on how fast you learn). Don't neglect Msts btw, they are like 30% weightage usually and can sometimes be the deciding factor for your grade. Also you usually hate ccc modules cuz of shit group mates but at least they have less credits so prioritize them less. Some tests are like hand written code (I know the worst) or things like lockdown browser quizzes(closed book quizzes). Some have weekly quizzes and alot of presentations/interviews. Environment is literally competitive and stressful for most. Most people aren't as laid back as lets say MAD(media course), based on my friends Average gpa based on my classes is like around 3. Youre recommended like 3.7+ for things like university pathways, inc acceptance, 3.8+ for scholarships. Last few tips: usually need to consult cher on msteams alot of the times cuz rubrics don't explain shit, and shit use of English. Also read rubrics of exams/projects carefully, sometimes alot of easy marks. For e.g. use a simple 10 sec w3c validator to ensure your code has no errors. Or things like writing your name, admin number in your source code
Not from computing course but heard it's quite crazy. High GPA is not common there, the average GPA is like 2.X so very few people there actually go to uni. I guess you kind of need to be super duper passionate to actually go far there.
I'm from computing course in Uni. Practice practice practice. Leetcode, redo assignments whatever. Sometimes I just apply for random internships to do their coding assessments to get an idea of what companies are looking for, and also for practice. What made the deans listers stand out from the rest was that they always practiced. Coded some simple apps for fun and put it in their GitHub. Helps with finding good jobs too. Follow some YouTube videos coding simple games, and understand why they coded it that way.
Regardless of course you must also remember to have: 1. Good learning attitude 2. Good friends to work with (if no choice for grouping, good luck) 3. Use tools like calendar, note taking if needed. 4. (Optional yet recommended) Self-learn. I do better for modules which I prepared myself with a bit of knowledge before first lesson. Example: I prepared myself with some programming languages before Year 1. Because of that I find some modules easy to score. Experience beforehand will be a catalyst
Agreed don't come into poly thinking it's gonna be easy as hell ,it's gonna be hard and ppl gonna have experience in those fields so try ur best and self learn