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I've been attending the Melbourne International Animation Festival (MIAF), and I've noticed that a lot of the films have used Generative AI. As a festival with over 2000 submissions I find it really disappointing that quite a few of the films heavily use gen AI.

The festival director even openly told the theatre before screening that he was receiving complaints via email.

What really boiled my blood was hearing how the festival director spoke about student worries surrounding AI. I overheard him speaking to the volunteers who were asking about it. Clearly, some of them were students.

He was telling them things like "students complain to me in class about AI, but they all have smartphones, so they're really just hypocrits."

"Students only complain because they're worried about getting jobs, they shouldn't go into uni expecting to come out with a job. That's just the world now, and they have to get over it"

And much more.

Considering MIAF opens with a student showcase and clearly relies on students to volunteer to help run events. I feel like its a bit out of touch to so harshly criticise student worries.

I feel like festivals like this contribute to setting the tone in the industry. It doesn't seem like the best idea to alienate the next generation of submissions.

I won't be attending anymore events.

I'm a part time student so I only do 2 units a semester. (So being a part time mature age student, I have lots of stuff especially with my family and work that I have to fit around uni)

Last year in semester 1 I failed both my units, PHY20004 (Optics, Relativity, and Subatomic Physics) and MTH20014 (Matrices, Vector Calculus, and Complex Analysis)

I'm repeating them in this semester. Thought I was managing it, but then on my first midterm in MTH20014 (which comprises of only like 3 questions, with various points given for the working out.) there was 1 question that I hadn't prepared for and I didn't even know how to answer it, and of course because I didn't get full marks on the other questions, I only ended up getting a 25% on my first mid term.

I had a bit of a break down after that, missed a few classes and fell further behind, second midterm is happening today and I just, can't see myself getting anything better than 25%.

While I know I'm gonna pass PHY20004 (unless I stumble at the final exam again, which I will try really hard not to) I can't see how I can catch up with MTH20014, even if I get a passing grade on the final I'll have to get a super high score to pass.

Would it be better to withdraw now and put all my focus on the remaining unit and try again next year, or see it through to the bitter end and try to get as much knowledge as I can to reapply next year.

Third times the charm, as they say.

Does anyone know if all the Anatomy and Physiology labs are being pushed back by a week? I have a lab scheduled for this Thursday labelled as week 11, but technically this week is week 10. So is the current week 11 lab replacing the missed week 10 lab? And then will the actual week 11 lab happen in week 12?

Before I started anything I had a lot of questions about my university journey and the courses I want to do.

I just want to give back to the people - if you guys have any question about units, assignments, Swinburne, graduation, employment I will try my best to answer to the best of my knowledge.

Hi guys, I saw a post that really resonated with me (Ways to force myself to attend units? Women in STEM specific : r/Monash) and unfortunately my essay was over the limit hahah. Can @ reddit pls fix this

Screenshot 1: Reddit not allowing me to post a response ffs [1]

​I'm a STEM girlie (in cs, math, physics and stats, so very, very male dominated courses like you)!

>I say at the start of every semester, THIS is the semester I will rock up to every class... then at the 2nd or 3rd class I decide attendance is not for me.

This sentiment is something everybody has regardless of gender. However, I will say that most of the research on educational psychology has been conducted on and by white men, so there probably is some bias in education in the sense that the world is made for white men (I realised this quite young, and got very, very, very depressed). However, I think we need to acknowledge the work and effort that brilliant people in all various fields have completed, so we now consider a less biased sample space when conducting research. Anyway sorry for the nerdy yap haha.

>It's mostly a combination of the fact that the TAs often appear untrained or not friendly

Okay, I've been at a few universities in Australia, and have had all kinds of TAs. You said they often *appear* untrained or not friendly. This indicates to me that you yourself aren't putting proactive work to critically engage with the content. And, that's OK! Learning how to learn is the ultimate outcome of university.

>sometimes I can't understand the lecturer's accent

This has happened to me before, and it is a lot of work to self-learn through whichever medium you like the best. However, some things are out of our control, so you either cop it and complete the unit and get a HD, or you don't try and get a mark lower than you were expecting.

>I work quite slowly (distracted by class noises etc) and often need to finish outside of class, or the in person resources are easily accessed online and I don't really see the point in showing up.

As a neurodivergent person, this sounds like it could be ADHD. Everyone has a little bit of neurodivergence in them, but if the symptoms are excessive then it could be ADHD. Or perhaps some other confounding variable impacting your ability to concentrate.

Never in my life have I met a combination of straight up rude and/or creepy people in FIT units. I always attend the first few classes and they usually make us participate in some sort of group activity. On multiple occasions I have had people hitting on me, staring or frequently glancing over at me, talking over me in group discussions and being intentionally rude for no reason. I just met these people! I attend uni to learn! On one particular occasion, I was participating in a group activity when the guy scribing intentionally ignored my points, and when another guy repeated the *exact same thing* he'd write it down. It seems like something easily brushed off, but this is not a rare occurrence.

Ok, this paragraph is a big one to respond to. So, I'm going to split it up line by line for clarity:

>Never in my life have I met a combination of straight up rude and/or creepy people in FIT units.

Unfortunately, welcome to STEM, and FIT. As a high-performing woman in any industry, there are bound to be incidents like this to happen. And STEM is especially bad for women representation (and all the other unfortunate consequences due to historical patriarchal society) in developed Western countries. However, Australia is trying to make a change. And Victoria has consistently been one of the most progressive state and territories to live in (only really behind Canberra). Out of them, Monash has had one of the most progressive open-minded stances I've seen in any University I've had the unfortunate pleasure of having to liaise with.

Fun fact iirc: Monash has the largest female IT portion in the southern hemisphere at 29% as of Sem 2, 2025 Bcs Orientation (I can't remember if it also had the largest number of women, cuz percentage neq to number kids!)

TLDR: Monash FIT not perfect but very gord compared to all other countries rn

I always attend the first few classes and they usually make us participate in some sort of group activity. On multiple occasions I have had people hitting on me, staring or frequently glancing over at me, talking over me in group discussions and being intentionally rude for no reason. I just met these people! I attend uni to learn!

Yeah, you summarised my own personal experiences and observations very well. Yeah, the type of people (mostly men in the context of STEM) who do this are usually lacking social awareness due to a variety of reasons. However, I have had to learn the hard way that I am not responsible for their behaviour and actions because we are *adults* and here to learn. I found myself in a loop of self-blame, because my childhood friends stated that if they did not know me, they would think I am "down bad" for them, when I am just being polite and nice. And multiple men have misunderstood my politeness or niceness as romantic interest. The ones who tend to make those types of conclusions also tend to be the men who rage, target and harass me when I do not return their affections. I have spent a huge portion of my life catering to these men out of fear and playing n-dimensional-D chess. What I mean by this is: pretending to like them romantically when I actually dislike them, then acting in a way that they would not find appropriate for a romantic partner. This means that they "leave" happy, wishing me all the best, and I can rest assured that my predictions will probably not happen. Unfortunately, this subconscious coping method of dealing with this type of sexism has had a huge and very horrible impact on my life. And I hope that my post here can provide some sort of "wake up call" to any woman who relates to this all too well.

WE NO LONGER NEED TO COP THIS BEHAVIOUR!!!

ESPECIALLY IN AUSTRALIA, AT MONASH!

MONASH HAS A STRICT NO TOLERANCE POLICY!!

On one particular occasion, I was participating in a group activity when the guy scribing intentionally ignored my points, and when another guy repeated the *exact same thing* he'd write it down. It seems like something easily brushed off, but this is not a rare occurrence.

Yeah, unfortunately this Neanderthalic behaviour is a type of sexism (covert maybe I can't remember the right word off the top of my head). I have experienced this myself many, many times, so I've just decided to play into this haha. I dress however I like (which is in feminine clothing), and I let judgemental people place me into a box. I act like an airhead and pretend I don't know what you mean, and then when it comes time, I pull the rug under you hahaha. It's quite satisfying being the underdog!

In addition, the people who are in my opinion, worthwhile to interact with are those who are able to make unbiased judgements based on what they have observed rather than circumstantial evidence. It kind of becomes a "are you worthy of my attention" test?

Now, my official response to this would be:

1. Talk to the person directly. I know this can be hard, but sometimes people fail to realise their own mistakes. Sometimes, our overthinking is wrong, and the only way we can find out is by talking to people.

Post-edit & Aside: Oh, I just realised I have a tendency to email lecturers instead of emailing my TAs first, whoops. Also, I'm pretty sure I'm using "Aside" in a different context, but hey, English is a living language, and the meaning of a word is just what society considers it to mean.

Screenshot 2: A friend expressing his opinions after I first posted this [2]

2. If 1. fails, and you do not see any active efforts to change, then email the CE and express your concerns. You do not need to name names, but just say, hey this happened to me in this class. Any competent and caring CE would respect your request for anonymity and perhaps make an announcement or post if they think this is an important issue to be addressed.

3. This is pretty nasty protocol and procedure. I'm not going to go into the details, but you only go beyond the first supervisor (e.g. your TA or CE) if you are unhappy with how things were dealt.

In a male dominated unit, I expected some general misogyny, but it seems like it just gets worse the further into my degree I get. (3rd year)

I think this is cuz of IT faculty. I tend to find the more educated a person is, the more likely they are to be able to remove their own personal biases and empathise with people better. Which is why the people that have changed the world or made a meaningful contribution tend to be the people who didn't "fit in". My point is: for cs third year most of the people in there are there to just finish their degree (cuz of sunken cost fallacy) and thus are not the type to actually have critical thinking skills to even comprehend their own faults (Dunning-Kruger effect haha).

Are there any suggestions from people who have also experienced this? How do you put up with it?

Anyway, rant done, I would just like to say I have personally suffered events such like this at the hands of a TA. And this TA may be teaching my core second year unit. I am under the impression he also socially isolated me from an entire community (related to my degree) out of anger I did not reciprocate his feelings (I applied the same strategy but met my bf so I was able to tell the truth and say I have a bf haha). Context aside, I did not. I spiraled into drinking as a way to cope with the insomnia, with the inevitable doom that something may happen because of his actions, and I cannot control it.

If you're reading this (cuz ik you know this is my account, and ik you monitor Monash reddit), fuck you. We are the same age, yet you act like a fucking toddler. You are one of the most narcissistic, self-deprecating, pick-me guys I have ever met. And, I have met a lot online, and now I understand how they are able to "appear" normal; it's because men like you mask their true intentions and only reveal it when they feel like they can take advantage of you without any consequences. But I'm sorry buddy, you picked the wrong target, because I will fight back if you take advantage of my tolerance.

Anyway, personal anecdote aside, I am still suffering from the consequences of his actions. You reap you sow.

If I have to just pull through it - any suggestions on elective units that don't require in class participation/quizzes/marked labs to pass? Don't really care what field, as long as I don't need to rock up (or pre-reqs)

I don't have any particular courses in mind with these requirements, but I do have a list of people who I think actually care about women (this is in no particular order btw and defs not a comprehensive list):

Post-edit aside: I just realised I could've created a table to categorise this better, but I can't be fucked haha.

For Mathematics:

- Tim Garoni

- Todd Oliynyk

- Julie Clutterbuck

- Victor Villalba Rojas

For Physics (ngl I think the physics department is one of the best departments for this stuff, but I haven't interacted properly with a lot of them and honestly don't remember their names):

- Scott Findley

- Lincon Turner

- Sam from PHS2061 labs

For IT:

- Pierre Le Bodic

For Arts:

- Andrew Junor

Course specific:

FIT1045

- Andrew Cain

FIT1058

- Rebecca Robinson

- Alejandro Stuckey De La Banda (guys I had to open up my Monash email to make sure I didn't butcher his last name lmfao)

- Graham Farr

- Thomas Hendrey

And ngl, there's probs a lot of staff I can't even name off the top of my head. There's also a lot of students (but I would need their permission before I doxx them publicly like this)

Anyway, my point is you are the heroine of your own story. As with media, we can watch the heroine go down her journey but usually (apart from games etc.) we can tell that her actions, words, and perspective do change how she interacts with the world. So, your actions can and do change the world you interact with. Mask, but do not do it at the expense of your own health!

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Screenshot 3: Me implementing my own advice (so I don't come off as a hypocrite hahah) [3]

​Anyway, signed:

The spiraling female science/cs student hahaha

Anyway, if you would like to come hang out or meet me, a few of my friends, we are organising a student-run poker event in Week 12 Friday at 6pm (29/05). I hope we can make a good event with the little time and resources we have left. Of course, it is not a guarantee this event will happen, and there is no pressure whatsoever to reveal who you are.

https://discord.gg/KqKkgJ82

Screenshot 4: My own reflection on my own behaviour and how my actions and behaviour affect people [4]

References:

[1] Ways to force myself to attend units? Women in STEM specific : r/Monash

[2] AA #real-general-proper-:sweat_smile: at 4:51am on 16/05

[3] AA #real-general-proper-:sweat_smile: at 5:20am on 16/05

[4] AA #real-general-proper-:sweat_smile: at 5:29am on 16/05

I skipped most of one of my units at Swinburne because I got anxious after missing the first few classes and group assignment meetings. Now I’ve missed around 8 classes and semester is about to end. The unit has no exams, only assignments, and I heard it doesn’t affect GPA, but I’m still worried about failing or getting credits issues. Has anyone been in a similar situation? What should I do

Has anyone been offered an extension for assignments due on Monday 18th. I feel it’s so unfair if my assignment is due on Monday and I wasn’t able to access canvas for a few days especially over the weekend (Swinburne online)

Hello guys, I’m going to try and be broad to remain anonymous, but if you need me to be more specific with this situation please let me know. I have had an overseas trip planned before the semester started, let alone before the Canvas hack and one week delay of the semester, and now there is a pretty big chance that my one and only exam for this semester will overlap with me going away. If the week delay didn’t happen the holiday I’m going on would be directly after the final assessment period. I’ve reached out to the convenor of the class to see if in the case this situation happens, we could find a workaround, but he said if this were to happen I’m expected to be available for the final assessment period. I figure because of this, if I’m away while the exam is on he will refuse to help me or give me an alternative. If this situation were to occur where could I go to ask for assistance? I feel like I have the right to still go on this holiday because i made it work with my school times and i had nothing to do with Canvas shutting down. Is there someone higher up I could speak to about this?

Hii guys.

I wanted to know do i have chances of getting scholarship for bachelor of nursing. I'm from India and I have scored 86% in my year 12. I contacted the addmission team and there is no response so far.

Just checking to see if anyone else can log into canvas, I was able to over the weekend but not today.

I feel horribly unproductive, and I have no idea what to do. I didn't download any of the course materials to cover the time missed and still missing.

Anyone else in Perth? Feels like this calls for a bevvy.

Hi, i registered for swinnys early entry program form with all my details. Today i was clearing my emails and in my spam i see a email from Swinburne about Your Early Entry Program application has been received | Here's how to finalise it. So thank goodness i did check my spam email. My referee is my VCE General Maths Teacher as he knows me the best and we have a positive relationship in class and etc. How much of a chance do I have of getting a confidential offer? Anyone have any experience with Swinburnes Early Entry?

Is anyone else having issues with Canvas? For some reason I can’t login to the app on my phone, or on to my PC. Everything says Canvas is undergoing scheduled maintenance but I can’t find any announcements or emails or any correspondence stating that there would be a planned outage so idk if it’s just me or if it’s an issue for everyone?

Hello everyone,
I am taking classes in-person and online. Standard Canvas is back, but when I try to log in online, it says no account exists for my student number.

Anyone have any info?

EDIT: back online now :)

if i have an assignment due today (Sunday) and no word from the teacher abt an extension, do i stil assume its due?? help please i haven't started