First week of the new semester

So far it has not been that stressful for the first week and we are quite fortunate to be given one week to warm up our engines before the new semester really kicks in to full gear. The schedules this time round are i must say evenly distributed, which means no more free days. Practicals and lectures however are longer and more e learning in our modules. This means that we must do more self directed learning and im already feel that the lecturers are spoonfeeding us less and less. I dunno whether this is good or not, but im determine to give my best and to absorb as much as the lectueres can give.

Our schedules this time round are very erratic. I can still remember the last semester where it had become a daily boring routine and grind of 3 reports every week, same practical timeslots every week and we can even predict whats going to happen the following week. However this time round, the lab sessions will be shifted to many different timeslots and some practicals will not stick to the usual timeslots for a long periods of time. Also, there are some lab sessions that require reports and some dont and all the modules requiring practicals may have practicals on one week but not on the following week.

This sense of “unpredictability” and “chaos” is something that i must be aware of. Gone were the days of routines and now i must better managed my time well so that my life can be a little easier and i can have a peace of mind of whats coming in the weeks ahead. Also, lots of e learning and i must make a point to know which modules have e learning and which doesnt. It takes a while to know intricately all 6 modules’ lesson time plan.

So far it has not been that stressful but i must warn myself that even 6 modules is less than last semester’s, it is certainly heavy in terms of content i must make sure that i revise all the stuff and complete all the tutorials and e learning and assignments given by that week before i can truly say that im ready for a new week.