Otago HSFY chat - archive

[Wongtong]

edit: Has anyone done the HUBs lab yet? What does it involve? I've got it tomorrow morning @ 9, looking forward to it.

It's pretty straightforward.

Some intro stuff, followed by a short clip. The room is then divided into two groups and half of the group do one section on the computer (recording data with electrodes then producing a graph on the computer) while the other group does work on directional terms, terms to describe movement, ID of bones and other things like that. Then the groups switch and do the other group's activity after 55 minutes.

You'll then do a short check in/check out test which doesn't take long. You also don't need to freak out about making mistakes because the demonstraters will tell you what you've done wrong on the spot and you will pass after they demonstrate where you've gone wrong.

 

[Sam]

It's pretty straightforward.

Some intro stuff, followed by a short clip. The room is then divided into two groups and half of the group do one section on the computer (recording data with electrodes then producing a graph on the computer) while the other group does work on directional terms, terms to describe movement, ID of bones and other things like that. Then the groups switch and do the other group's activity after 55 minutes.

You'll then do a short check in/check out test which doesn't take long. You also don't need to freak out about making mistakes because the demonstraters will tell you what you've done wrong on the spot and you will pass after they demonstrate where you've gone wrong.

Ah cool, seems fairly simple. How many people per lab?

 

[Cathay]

Ah cool, seems fairly simple. How many people per lab?

Around about 100

 

[Profiterole]

Just wondering, is there a med-student-online HSFY study group like thing? Cause we all have pretty much the same goals/work ethics and perhaps it will be beneficial for all us HSFY-er's?

[MENTION=10716]frootloop[/MENTION]- I will try, I'll probably crash and burn after a month or so but hopefully last as long as possible :?

 

[frootloop]

Just wondering, is there a med-student-online HSFY study group like thing? Cause we all have pretty much the same goals/work ethics and perhaps it will be beneficial for all us HSFY-er's?

@frootloop - I will try, I'll probably crash and burn after a month or so but hopefully last as long as possible :?

I think there is ('super-fantastic HSFY study-buddies', or something like that, lol).
And in all honesty, it isn't worth it. The readings for HUBS are about the only ones you'll really even find useful this semester, I only did readings for CELS/PHSI if there was something I really didn't understand (didn't do any for CHEM), after lectures. You'll find that the focus of the lectures is often quite different to the focus of the textbook, so if you do the textbook readings first you're likely to learn a whole lot of useless information (eg: CELS gives entire chapters for 'readings', when about one paragraph of the chapter is the useful stuff), then get to lectures and realise you don't know much about what they actually want you to know. If you're going to do readings (which I maintain is, for most subjects, a waste of time, and you'll give up on it within two weeks anyway...) then do them *after* the lectures.
Use textbooks to further your understanding of textbook material, not the other way around. It isn't the textbook authors who write your exam questions, after all, but your lecturers ('cept with CHEM, where the textbook's lead author is a lecturer ).

 

[Nimbus2000]

So the general consensus is that everything on lecture slides is what you need to learn - but how necessary is some of it? For instance from today's CELS lecture, is it really necessary for us to know the dates/history/people involved with the development of new microscopes or is it ok if we just know the way each type of microscope works?

I came across this on the discussion board in bb for cels - apparently you should stick to the objectives but make sure you have an "appreciation" for other things... Just how far that appreciation is meant to be... Who knows? Imno expert but I highly doubt that we'd need to know dates etc... Maybe know some of the names to recognise the fact that they arenimportant in the whole we now can study cell biology because of their beginnings but I doubt it would be of an use knowing the nitty-gritty details... Someone did ask on the discussion board about what's examine or and not with that particular lecture specifying the history part, so as soon as I see somebody reply... I will write something here so watch this space

Just wondering, is there a med-student-online HSFY study group like thing? Cause we all have pretty much the same goals/work ethics and perhaps it will be beneficial for all us HSFY-er's?

Yes jono there is a group and front named it... Although we've all moved to contacting each other via Facebook so maybe join the group and there's eVerybodys details... It hasn't started but it will soon!

 

[Profiterole]

Yes jono there is a group and front named it... Although we've all moved to contacting each other via Facebook so maybe join the group and there's eVerybodys details... It hasn't started but it will soon!

Would you mind linking the page group cause im on dialup right now and each MSO page takes about 5 min to load (with a 33-50% of the load failing) x.x

 

[hermafish]

For the first aid certificate we need to apply for med, would a Level 1 First aid course like this be fine? First Aid - Level 1

 

[Voldemort]

Guys you don't need to know dates. I would suggest you understand the development of the microscope, and that's the kind of appreciation you need.

 

[Sam]

Would you mind linking the page group cause im on dialup right now and each MSO page takes about 5 min to load (with a 33-50% of the load failing) x.x

Amen to this, I tried looking for a group on FB but couldn't find anything.

The Chem lecturer (the older one) was good fun, hope the rest of them are good.

 

[Profiterole]

chem was great, the 'start off with a bang' was very nice

I must say that all the lecturers are very good (perhaps with the exception of the HUBS intro lecturer)

 

[Sam]

chem was great, the 'start off with a bang' was very nice

I must say that all the lecturers are very good (perhaps with the exception of the HUBS intro lecturer)

Heh, I can't wait for it all to really start up. Haven't got a lot to do, just sitting in the library rote learning anatomy.

And yeah, the HUBs lecture was a bit dull, the lab is kind of fun though.

 

[Profiterole]

Heh, I can't wait for it all to really start up. Haven't got a lot to do, just sitting in the library rote learning anatomy.

You too? I'm stuck here until my HUBS lecture at 1700 and is really slowww...........

 

[Sam]

You too? I'm stuck here until my HUBS lecture at 1700 and is really slowww...........

Lol yep, been here since 8.. zz, so bored!

 

[Profiterole]

Lol yep, been here since 8.. zz, so bored!

You came here at 8am for chemistry and are stuck here too?

 

[Sam]

You came here at 8am for chemistry and are stuck here too?

Yah, long day of nothing

 

[Profiterole]

I think we're in the same stream for chem and hubs

but yes, I'm barely keeping awake- so boring x.x

 

[Sam]

I think we're in the same stream for chem and hubs

but yes, I'm barely keeping awake- so boring x.x

That we are! Only 2 hours till class.. lol.

Does anyone know if it's worthwhile ordering the offical UMAT prep stuff from ACER?

 

[Profiterole]

the official prep stuff are the 2 practise tests right, are there any more stuff?

 

[Sam]

the official prep stuff are the 2 practise tests right, are there any more stuff?

Yep, 2 practice tests. Apparently you get 1 of them when you sign up (that doesn't open until early april though) and the other one is optional to buy. They're only $35 ea so it seems like they would be a worthwhile investment.