Was browsing monmap to figure out what electives im going to do next year and came across the reviews for SCI1000 😭

What are they doing to you guys in this unit??

EDIT: seems it really is that bad 💀💀💀, site is https://monmap.monashcoding.com/search for those who were asking or wanting to read/write their own unit reviews

For this (honours!) unit I'm taking, the lecturer uses AI for everything, including generating assignments AND marking them.

The assignment feedback has blatant AI markers. More importantly, there are a few "dumb" students (no offense) in class who use their AI agent to do everything, including the assignment, and they managed to score higher than people in the class who are objectively more well-versed in the material in every way, shape or form (more relevant undergrad major, relevant thesis topic, etc.). My theory is that, since AI is marking our assignments, it would obviously like the assignments from students who also used AI to do their assignment while those of us who actually did the assignments ourselves were marked harshly by the AI marker.

Also, if you are telling AI to mark an assignment, it will always find things to nitpick on to deduct marks. The result is that a lot of the marks we lost have some bullshit nonsensical explanation. In addition, we were told specific things about this assignment verbally that are not in the actual assignment guidelines, but since AI was used to mark, it didn't take this additional info into account, leading us to lose unfair marks.

Basically, you are penalized if you actually did the work themselves instead of getting AI to do it. The AI marker much prefers an AI assignment (like-minded, ay?) VS a human-written assignment.

The CE doesn't help his case by being super pro-AI either.

This is horrible for those of us planning to do a PhD cause our honours marks are so important. It is incredibly frustrating seeing such a lazy and careless lecturer shit all over us.

Asking for a friend (friend is me)

What’s ur WAM and which years are you in?
Really hope that I can get involved in next year’s winter or summer SVS😭but I currently only got 61 WAM and in my second years in Monash.

hi, i made the stupid mistake of cheating and using AI on a test and now have an academic misconduct on my record, i am really worried if something happens in the future and I get accused of using AI and get suspended. Does the uni suspend people over two academic misconducts?

bc what do u mean it used to be 6/9 and now it’s 6/8 bc they decided to remove the week 12 lab as a competency lab??

we were allowed to miss 3 labs and still pass. now we can only miss 2.

i’ve already missed 3.

originally i could pass just by doing the wk11 and wk12 labs. now im not even going to meet the competency hurdle bc i’ve only completed 4 in person labs.

i don’t get why they would change that decision last minute??

Hi everyone,
I’m just looking for some advice if anybody knows what to do in this situation or has been in the same boat. There’s been a death in my family about a week and a half ago and the funeral has been scheduled for the same time as one of my mid-semester exams. I would love to be at the funeral and am supposed to be speaking, but need to sit this exam to pass the unit. If anyone knows if this is grounds for special consideration and what category it’d fit into and evidence I’d need to supply if so, any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

unfortunately i might not get the atar for science so, if i do switch to science in semester2 from arts or smt, do i start in semester 2 science or start from the beginning?

if thats even possible n if it is, is it competitive?

or let me know other pathways into science!

ty :)

Have any international students gotten a uc/rv offer yet?

Hi guys, as exam season is coming up I had a question. I really do study for all assessments and exams but when the results come out it’s always average or even below it. I’m not sure how to write answers in the exam such that I get good marks for it. I do prac exam and content revision but I still haven’t figured out how to get good marks even tho I study. (2nd year btw)

Hi everyone, I'm looking for units to take over the summer, preferably Commerce or Computer Science / IT units, but I'm also open to electives from any other faculty.

Would appreciate any recommendations, especially if you've taken the unit before and can share your experience.

Thanks

Hi! Just saw that people have started receiving offers and unfortunately I haven't received anything yet :/

Just curious for those who have received their offers:

- did you apply for UC/RV?

- what time did you apply?

- when did you receive your offer?

I applied 2-3 hours after it opened with a preference for the postgrad areas in UC but now stressed I won't get in :(

Are there any artists, ideally painters or photographers, who would be interested in being interviewed for a feature story?

I'm planning to write a feature article about art and how it has changed given the advancements in AI.

Any recommendations please let me know, I'd be happy to reach out. Thanks

I was looking at the course map for Bachelor of Law and in the first year you take 4 non-law electives. I wanted to ask for advice on what would be the best courses to take a look at. I am generally looking for easier and more fun classes that won't take up too much of my time. Also any advice would be appreciated for someone going into year 1.

I… have not studied at all and have a few days before the exams come and idk what to do I have work the week before the exam and that weekend and there’s no way I can cancel cuz they’ll straight up fire me and I can’t survive so please give me advice I need to pass. ATM I’m on 29.5% for Contract B and I haven’t got my assignment marks for Consti but so far from the quiz I have 14% but I need to do well on the exam 😭😭

Is PASS offered for level 2 units?

For those who have taken one or both units in the last 2 years, which is better as a WAM Booster (they're part of a compulsory level 1 science sequence I have to take)?

Hi all,

Wanting some feedback on the master of nursing practise M6016 course. I have completed an undergrad in science and have been offered a place but do not know anyone who has completed the course at monash to offer some advice.

I also live in the west so was wondering if placements will be closer to monash side of town or are they spread out?

Thanks :)

Hi! Are there any business students coming to Caulfield or Clayton? DM me to be added to the group.

could i take a level 5 unit in year 3 of my bachelors? how likely is it that i would get a prerequisite waiver for a unit thats only for masters students?

hi! im joining monash soon and doing ba of education, however i want to start learning percussion. does monash offer music lessons tho im not doing a music related course? thanks :)

Is anybody doing EAE1011 able to post a share the content list for each week (from the unit dashboard) with me?

I am thinking of taking it as an elective next sem to test the waters of some of my interest areas, but I wanna make sure I am actually getting into what I think I am, as the unit overviews you can find on monash's website are pretty vague.

Thanks

hey guys, starting the master of nursing practice soon at clayton and trying to get organized.

for anyone who’s done or currently in the course, do we genuinely need to buy hardcopy textbooks for units like NUR5111 or NUR5005? or are the prescribed readings easy to access through the library search?

also if there are any specific books or clinical guides you actually found useful to own in person (like for labs/CLE), let me know. don't want to waste money buying stuff before week 1 if nobody uses them haha. thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm in a bit of a dilemma and would appreciate some advice, especially from current PhD students or graduates in Australia.

I recently received fully funded PhD offers from Monash and UOW. My wife also received a fully funded PhD offer from UOW, which she has already accepted due to our complicated visa situation (we've been waiting around 13 months).

My background is in engineering and AI (both bachelor's and master's). At Monash, my PhD would be in the Psychology department, with research somewhat related to AI. At UOW, the research focuses directly on AI and drones, which aligns much better with my background.

Personally, I've always wanted to study at Monash because of its reputation and ranking. The stipend is also significantly higher. However, choosing Monash would mean living separately from my wife for potentially 3–4 years, paying rent in two cities, and having higher overall expenses.

If I choose UOW, we can live together, share expenses, and I'll be working on research that is more directly related to AI. Wollongong is also close to Sydney, which could be useful for future industry opportunities.

I've spoken to a few people, and opinions are divided. Some say Monash's reputation would be better for my future, while others say research alignment and personal circumstances matter much more during a PhD.

I'm worried that turning down Monash might be something I regret later, but I'm equally concerned about the financial and personal challenges of living apart.

For those familiar with Australian universities and the AI job market, how much does university ranking actually matter for PhD graduates? Would you choose UOW in my situation?

Thanks!