r/swinburne

hi all, i’ve enrolled into a diploma of community services at hawthorn and i need some help regarding the building locations and stuff. even though i haven’t started my course, can i come into swinburne to figure out where my classes will be? i was also wondering if i will gain anything at all from the open day or if its mainly targeted towards bachelor students. also, on my first day am i just like expected to know where everything is? is there like any sort of orientation day/week for diploma students??

i’m super nervous about starting, and i can’t believe it’s already less than a month away 🥲

what is the job prospect like ? I don't want to spend 4 years on the degree and be unemployed in the end or struggle to get employed

How do assessments work for engineering at swinburne (especially civil)? Are there assessments which are online and then a final exam thats worth around 30 - 50% of the final grade?

Is engineering at swinburne harder compared to RMIT? Im hearing that its really hard at swinburne.

Hey! I’m coming to study Law at Swinburne in Semester 2 as an exchange student. At my home university, our work was typically assessed through essay-based assignments.
I was just wondering what the difference is between an assignment and an assessment at Swinburne, as I’ve noticed that the module pages list both. I’ve also seen that some units don’t mention a final exam. Does that mean there isn’t a traditional end-of-semester exam held in an exam room?
More generally, what do assessments usually consist of? Are they mainly in-class or online tests, research assignments, essay-style questions, or a mix of these? I’d love to get an idea of what to expect before I arrive. Thanks!

Is the professional experience in law (Placement) that you can do in your second semester paid or unpaid?

Hi everyone 👋, I’m planning to take this unit as an elective next sem. I’m genuinely interested in the topic, but I have basically zero prior exposed to security concepts or malware analysis. Appriciate any insight, many thanks!

Hi, I had a math-heavy difficult engineering class exam a couple weeks ago and felt terrible after it.

I had done extremely well during the semester, achieving 100% on the 2 in-person tests (each worth 15%) and had done similarly well on the assignments. So my struggle in the exam was a big surprise.

It went so badly that I really worry I won’t even get the minimum 40% on the exam to pass the class.

If this happens, is there any recourse possible to try dispute the marks and get more? Such as meeting with the marker to argue for more marks, supplemental assessments, etc.

Thank you and good luck for results!

Hi guys, I will be joining in Swinburne in August, Sem 2. I am going to study CS, majoring cybersecurity and my 4 units are COS10009 (intro to programming), COS10026 (web tech project), TNE10006 (networks and switching) and COS10004 (computer systems). Having just more than a month, I'd like to know what basic knowledge and coding languages that I need to prepare, based on my units. Thank you for your time!

Hello, I'm new to the school and I'm currently enrolling. I have a question: Do I need to enrol in all of the later semesters besides the 2026 2nd semester, which I'm joining in? And if no, when will I have to enrol the next semesters? Thank you for your time.

So I've been broke for a bit and all my other mates have seen it and I'd like to know what the craze is personally.

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We can play pool after or smthin

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I'm very chill

Hi, Im an international student of master in media and communication could someone guide me regarding how important/relevant the orientation is? is it worth spending all day for the welcome event and social night. What really goes on?

hiii im starting this week n i lowkey missed orientation so id love to get to know people. im 18f feel free to dm mee!!
i saw a post like this from 4 yrs ago hehehe