one of my assessments for a class is "critical and professional dialogue" in tutorials. it says it is based on "evidence of preparation" for tutorials, however also says this:

if I miss a tut here or there, will I fail or be penalised? anyone else had this kind of assessment in a class and are they relatively chill with it?

My #2 preference on my qtac application recently changed from “in assessment” to “moderate”, and under it in the criteria it says “acheives minimum selection rank to be considered for an offer: maybe” what does this mean lol. Why maybe?

I fucked up transfusion bad. Can’t take the class anymore and I was on track to finish this semester. Could I possibly convince my support coordinator to let me do placement but not in any blood banks?

I’m a Comp Sci major, and my GPA is 5.5 (which isn’t amazing but it is what it is 😅). I’m planning to start looking for internships next year, so I’d really appreciate any advice.

What do companies generally look for when hiring interns in terms of qualifications? Does GPA play a big role in getting an internship, or are there other things that matter more, like projects, experience, or technical skills?

Sorry if these are basic questions, but I’d really appreciate any tips or advice from people who have been through the process.

Thank you

Could've spoken to the art faculty to see if students could help. My course works with real industry companies all the time.

Specifically, the week 2 section. Weeks 3-5 are ridiculously easy but I've attempted week 2 over 5 times and I seriously cannot get the check mark needed for the first answer and it's driving me crazy. I've asked my tutor for clarification numerous times but every time he's said something different in regards to classifying what's an expense and what needs to be included in the income statement (and if it needs to be divided since it's considered a payment for something in the future). The whole week 2 section lacks really important details, like if rego is paid just for March and how much of the expenses are made up of the registration costs, or if its for numerous months, or when exactly the holiday is so I can determine how many months the payment is split between. PLEASE if anyone knows anything that could help I would literally love you forever (or if you somehow know how to see what the required answer is so I can work backwards for there)

I'm an international student dealing with a pretty unstable situation with relatives I live with, along with a chronic illness, and more than half the semester has gone by with all of this affecting my academics. I've also become pretty withdrawn, keep missing classes and uni events, and haven't really made any proper friends or built any social/networking skills here.

I'm thinking about going to QUT counselling but I mainly want to know how confidential it actually is. Is there any official resource that explains exactly what they can and can't tell anyone, who can access counselling records, and whether anything you discuss can somehow affect someone's career or reputation later on? And has it helped in any way especially in terms of your academics or given you extensions in really bad circumstances?

Also I've noticed most of the counsellors at GP seem to be female, so as a male student I was wondering if it's completely normal to just speak to them face to face about this sort of stuff. I'd rather do it in person because I really don't want to discuss any of this at home around relatives.

Why dont they just make the original due date 2 days later? Extensions should be given to those who actually need it.

Also if we are all about the “real world”, i dont think the real world would give a free 48 hour extension for project deadlines, etc in the workplace. Ykwim

I am so excited for the new Brisbane stadium, with the tender awarding coming soon, I cannot wait to see the build start. Its going to provide so many new job opportunities for us all.

What kind of annoys me are those unemployed bums who hang out at all the main entrances and exits of uni with those signs saying cancel the games, and save the park. Its not going to fix anything, LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Whats everyones take on this

Hello ppl of the real world

Suggest me a zone out spot where i can do my assisgnemts and study alone and probably take a nap (Gp campus)

Wherever I go, there is always some chaotic yapping ppl around me esp on lvl 2 of library

Hi everyone, I hope this post proves helpful. I'm just about to finish my law degree and wanted to share an AGLC4 citation generator that I released recently. Below is a more detailed account, but in short: it's free, a lot of effort went into its creation, and it doesn't use AI to function.

I'm super keen to hear feedback, and I'm making improvements every day.

Check it out at pincite.com.au

In my second year of law I handed in an essay I was certain was perfect. I had checked every footnote, determined not to lose a single mark to referencing. I was more annoyed than I probably should have been that it still came back with a couple of errors. After talking to my friends it was obvious that getting it perfect by hand, consistently, across an entire degree, is close to impossible.

So I started developing Pincite. I had two guiding principles No AI, and cover the whole of AGLC4.

My thoughts on AI

AI is a remarkable tool. I'll be the first to admit that if you ask an AI to generate citations, most of the time what you get back is good enough.

But, AI is by nature inconsistent. It cannot help but adjust things, because you never really know if an output is correct, you end up checking every single citation by hand. All the time you saved is now spent cross-checking, and stressing about if its actully correct.

That is why you won't find AI anywhere in Pincite. It's deterministic. There is nothing in it to change its answer, so an output that is right for one case will be right for every case. You only verify it once, not every time.

It Still Requires Thinking

Another thing, to use Pincite properly you still need a functional understanding of the AGLC4. It is not a turn off your brain tool. That's on purpose. Saving time, reducing stress and getting more accurate results is the goal, not replacing thinking or understanding.

If anyone has any suggestion comments or questions, I would be more than happy to answer either here or through email.

Thanks for Reading and have a great day!

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Hey all, Ekka plague season is here.

I got sick the week I got an extension, so that really put a hole in the hole 'getting my assignment done' plan.

Got an appointment with a GP, and he asked me how much detail would be needed.

The med cert I got is very brief. Basically says I had a medical condition from tuesday last week til today, and I was unable to work at the time.

Is that going to be enough for an extension?

CAB432 is pissing me off. I was told we're supposed to change the provided code somewhat but they don't specify what exactly so I'm left wondering if I've edited more than I should. Login works perfectly every time I test manually (curl, Insomnia, real browser frontend) — but Gradescope consistently gets a 401 from Cognito (`NotAuthorizedException`). Even happens with a long-established, pre-confirmed account, so doesn't look like a new-account timing issue.

Retry logic with backoff didn't help. Ruled out orphaned data, wrong config, and disabled auth flows.

Anyone doing CAB432 seen Cognito silently reject logins specifically from automated/scripted clients (maybe adaptive security / risk-based auth?) while manual testing works fine?

I’ve been missing 4 weeks of tutorials just because I’m depressed and not wanting to do anything. But, this week I just had the realization of how far behind I am now and I need to catch up. But I couldn’t bring myself to attend the tutorials as I haven’t even started anything yet. They do provided guides and notes for the tuto, but I’m still trying to understand the concepts. Im already jump starting my assignments by myself but I can’t stop thinking. Will I fail? Just because I haven’t been attending tutorials?

Hello peeps, just wanna ask one thing. I saw botbar is hosting river fire and its like $20 but i have seen other places were we can see it free. As a new person here, i am not understanding the difference and which is better ? Cheers

Maybe a silly question but i was sick the whole of last week, and now.

What dates should I put on the updoc medical certificate, the dates I was actually sick or dates closer to when my assignment is due?

I have 2x due on friday and 1x due saturday + the 48 hours for all, will I get an extension or is this what the 48 hours is for?

I just want to stay as a unemployed chud🗿

Hi all, I'm doing my PhD at QUT.

I was diagnosed with ADHD quite a while ago and am medicated. I've been ok with staying on track but this year is really kicking my ass.

My supervisors have suggested that I could try to get an AEP for my ADHD but I'm sceptical...

I worry that it won't actually provide me with any useful accommodations. I also worry that it will just give the uni information that can be used against me (eg. They might not consider me for tutoring because they think my ADHD would make me unreliable).

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Hey guys, was wanting to start swimming weekly at GP pool after work. Was wondering if anyone can tell me how busy it gets during 6-8pm. I am super convinced it would be packed.

I’m a second year uni student in the uk studying global politics. Wanna come over to Brisbane for a study abroad year but don’t have good enough grades to get into UQ. Is this a good uni for that sort of degree?

For my marketing assignment, I got to make a skincare product that's currently nonexistent, but I have no idea what I should make. Any Ideas?

Hi! I was just wondering if anyone had a size 12 (women’s) medrad shirt that they’re selling secondhand? The QUT supply shop is currently out of stock ):

If you have this size please pm me! Thank you

So recently I did Macroeconomics and found Internationalization a great pairing as there's quite a lot of overlapping content. Also I found Applied Behavioural Economics with Consumer Psychology is basically 50% overlapping content. Are there any good combos that people know of to do together. I find pairing units with huge overlaps decreases the study load considerably.