r/deakin

I found out recently that Deakin has a low-sensory room - amazing! However, I really wish that something can be done when it comes to strong scents. There are some strong smelling scents all over campus, and they actually linger in rooms. These scents drive me bonkers and I literally can't function in these spaces/encounters.

What exactly are these scents and how are they even on the market!? How are people even liking them?!

Is anyone like me here, or is it just me? Is there any way to ban them on campus (like in Europe)?

Feeling miserable when entering a classroom bombarded with this stinky smell.

Hello Guys

Recently I submited and assesment for my history class at Uni and i got suspected of using AI. The annoying thing is though I genuinly did not use it.

Im not being acused of Ai sounding writing but instead summarising a source incorrectly in a way that they beilve is a AI generated summary. They specifically said that my summary of a review article “does not reflect the review at all,” and that this suggests either fabricated content or GenAI use.

They offered me an option to redo the annoyed bibliography bit but the score i can get is capped at 50%, plus i have to find 4 whole new sources even though only 1 was flagged

For context, I’m a first-year student taking a second-year history unit, so I’m already a bit out of my depth and honestly really stressed and confused about what to do. Has anyone dealt with something similar before? Is this considered formal academic misconduct, or more of a warning/remediation situation?

When speaking to my sister she said I should just redo as there is no way I can really argue i didn't use ai. However i'm svared that if I do that it will be permanently on my record and peoole will think I'm using Ai.

Here is the wording from the email:

"Your research essay proposal has been flagged by unit staff as showing signs of generative AI use in its production.

Specifically, you have provided a summary of Ian Duffield’s review of Raelene Frances and Bruce Scates’ book Women at Work in Australia that does not reflect the review at all. This suggests that you have concocted the content of the book, and/or that GenAI has been used to produce summaries of the materials you have accessed.”

Hi guys I need advice from anyone studying law and criminology I’m currently a 2nd year law and crim student at VU but I’ve recently received an offer to study at deakin for trimester 2. If I accept the offer I’d be delaying my graduation by a year as not all of my units are transferable. Deakin has a much higher employment rate and a better reputation than VU but VU does the block model which i prefer over trimesters plus it’s closer to where I live. Is Deakin worth the hassle of transferring to or should I just stay where I am currently.

I'm so stressed I attended a test but because of my performance anxiety I am scared that I fucked it up. Will there be any supplementary tests if I fail that one because I have received HD in all my assignments so far. I'm so stressed. I can't pay for this unit again,

Hiii! I'm hoping to withdraw from a unit in Week 10 of the semester due to medical reasons, but was wondering how to do so without incurring an academic penalty. Do you have any suggestions or a direction I can explore to apply for a withdrawal without academic penalty? Thank you so much!

My application for bachelor of nursing got rejected saying I was not a genuine student and then I further contacted them to tell me why I was not a genuine student and they literally told me that I belong to a certain region of India and they won't accept applicants from there as students from there change their University after coming to Australia and this is very upsetting because i wouldn't have done that and they just assumed it that i would.

It used to be a major thing with every course that an exam would be for every subject and contribute the most, but now most subjects (even some engineering ones) and even a lot of courses don't have any? Is it because people don't perceive them as a way of regurgitating old information?

I’m seriously stressing so hard! I had a group assessment that weighs 40%. Anyways got our results released and we failed sitting at 32. Even if I do super well in my next assessment that weighs 20% I still won’t pass the unit. I am absolutely stressed out of my mind. It’s my last trimester before I graduate and if I fail this unit I will be pushed back.
I emailed the unit chair about my situation!! Does anyone have advice or has ever been in the same situation as me?
HELP HELL HELP PLEASEE

Hi, wanted to know what are the easiest level 7 MIS units I can take
My course needs me to take 4 level 7 MIS electives
Need to know which are easy HDS

ill have 2 months left to turn 18 when i start uni. so ill have to do homestay for that period.

i wanna live on campus in a studio. but im afraid the spots would fill up.

is there any way i can book it early or make sure i have a spot after 2 months?

Looking into WIL programs but not sure how useful they are. Do they actually help with jobs later on? Or better to find internships on your own?

I'm currently enrolled in a unit under the SEBE umbrella (won't name for obvious reasons) that is so disorganised it's driving me insane. Assessment rules and criteria are constantly changing. Important features are missing, such as rubrics in assessment descriptions, links to important external resources, incomplete assignment instructions, and so on.

Not to mention on top of that, the unit chair and others running the unit use the most vague, poorly structured language - written AND verbal - when laying out important information on assessment tasks, due dates, and responses to our very confused questions. Due dates for assignments have had to be moved multiple times because of phrases like "complete by end of week 9" when they actually meant Wednesday week 9 at 8pm.

They even changed the dropboxes for an assignment without telling us and then marked everyone who submitted to the original dropbox as a late submission!

I tolerated it at the start, but it's now getting to the point where I'm emailing/posting discussion threads multiple times a week asking for clarification or special consideration after missing a last minute rule change.

I'm at my wits end. Should this be addressed with the chair directly, or is there a way I can go above them and complain to someone else? If anyone has had to do this before, how was your experience? I'm desperate for advice!

Hi everyone,

I wanted to ask how many days it usually takes to receive an unconditional offer letter from Deakin University after submitting the Genuine Student (GS) criteria and all required documents.

I submitted all my documents through IDP consultancy on May 1st, but I still haven’t received any update or reply from the university, so I’m getting a bit worried.

Can anyone who applied to Deakin recently share how long it took for them to get the unconditional letter?

Thank you!

Have studied Law in the UK, 3 subjects to go, arrived here and was told that they don’t accept English law degrees!?

Anyhow, had to start again at the beginning at La Trobe, was not a good experience so have transferred to Deakin online LLB.

Can anyone tell me what it’s like?
In the UK we could discuss, debate, but here everyone is so terrified of getting cancelled they just sit silently and get told what to think.

So wanting to hear from other online LLB students?

Hey,

I don't usually do this but I thought what the hell I'll give this a try.

I'm an international student and I moved to Geelong recently. I'm looking to make a friend. I'm introverted and I've been having a hard time making a connection.

I'm very laid back and easygoing, just looking to grab a coffee or bubble tea with someone who's looking to make a friend as well.

Hmu in dm or in the comments. I swear I don't bite 🤓

Hello, im considering to pursue my masters in MTeach ECE. Share your opinions on it if you are pursuing it from Deakin University already. If its worth doing from Deakin or some other University is better? Also, I will be an international student dont know how much that matters but just in case

Is the commerce degree at Deakin very math heavy? I’m starting a Deakin law/commerce double degree in t2, but im not strong at math (got a 22ss in general math), so will i be able to cope with the math heavy units?

I’m completely overwhelmed with the amount of content in this subject. Is the history actually important to spend time on. I feel like each lecture she spends a significant amount of time on the history and I’m wondering if I can just focus on the actual principles to help ease my load? Any advice for this class is appreciated 🙏🙏