After two trimesters into the the Business Information System degree course offered by Murdoch, I have decided that I am unable to maintain the current high pressure pace of studying for three subjects in a trimester and will opt to take two subjects instead.
Initially I thought this is an express degree course, as it is advertised as a 16 months degree course. Therefore, I signed up for it without asking about much about the course content since all every sales person will give the generic answer that the course material for us will be the same as the on-site students in order to bait us.
Given that other degree courses have reduced coverage for overseas students, I was expecting the same and that the course material is reduced to accommodate our full time jobs. By now, the BIS1 cohort is well aware that it is not the case. This is not an express degree course, it is an degree course with a compacted time line.
This course has 12 subjects, and is spread over 3 years in Australia. However, the APMI version is 16 months. That is a difference of 14 months. Not only that, our course work is the same as the full time students. Assuming that they sleep for 9 hours a day, they have 15 hours to study, while we have only a pitiful 3 hours at night. That's a difference of 5 times. I do appreciate that the course material is as the same as on campus but certainly not good for people with full time jobs. Squeezing a 36 months course into 16 months should be considered inhumanely and insane. With enforced datelines for labs, assignments, practicals and write-ups due on an average of 2 days, it is driving me insane.
Taking a look at my day job, I seriously doubt I can continue what I have done in trimester 2. This back to back work-studies action is taking a heavy toll on my work performance, studies results and my social life. Instead of taking the risk of poor work and studies results, missing social life, bad health, failing subjects and paying extra to retake them, I will opt to take it easy with 2 subjects per trimester. It should be noted that many degree programs also runs a trimester with 2 subjects, not 3 subjects. Given that trimester 3 will be as hard as trimester 2, it is clear that the situation will not improve.
Trimester 2 was hellish.
Operating Systems - Exam and project difficulty level is insane.
Information Management Systems - The weekly articles are hard to digest.
Database - The lecturer is so slow in marking our papers.
I am well aware that I am no study material, so it's time to bite the bullet.
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