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Can someone give me more of an idea as to what actually happens in a seminar at uni??
These are what I'm most dreading. From what I know, it's kind of just talking in a group, and I hate doing stuff like that. Talking in groups, presentations etc. are all things I find really really hard, and I get really nervous.
Do you HAVE to contribute?? Do you get prompted to contribute, or is it up to you?? Do you have to do presentations in front of the group, or anything like that??
Thanks
These are what I'm most dreading. From what I know, it's kind of just talking in a group, and I hate doing stuff like that. Talking in groups, presentations etc. are all things I find really really hard, and I get really nervous.
Do you HAVE to contribute?? Do you get prompted to contribute, or is it up to you?? Do you have to do presentations in front of the group, or anything like that??
Thanks
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I know everyone is in the same situation, but not everyone is the same. It may not sound too bad to some, but having to do a presentation for 10-15 mins, or even introducing myself to a group sounds like hell to me. Even if it is only a small group.
I'll just have to see how I cope
In economics we had homework to do, like some short exercises and we would take it in turns to read our answer out, if you didn't know the answer you just said so and she moved on to the next person.
In history one seminar leader liked the sound of his own voice so much that no-one else could get a word in edgeways!
Another seminar leader simply made you read a book and then tell everyone the manin points from it.
Sociology was much the same - you had to discuss questions in small groups and then one person had to tell the whole class what you'd discussed.
I tend not to talk much, but that doesn't mean I am not learning anything!
We have to go along to our departments and sign up for the seminar slots we want.
I always waited about two days before I went along then I could see what the least popular groups were (in terms of number of people). I would then sign up for that time slot. Sad but true.
I thought it would mean that I had a lot of 9am seminars but I didn't really, only one a fortnight.
Also, most courses only require a few seminars a term. As you're doing psychology you may find you have more practicals than seminars anyway.
Heh, sounds like something I'd do. I'll try it if it works like that at my uni
I get what they are now, but new question - what are the differences between a seminar and a tutorial??
Thanks again
At my university I call a session in a group with a leader a seminar. We sit and talk about what we've learned, discuss problems arising from lectures and goover the lecture topics. We usually have to do some background reading for this.
Tutorials involved doing some work before hand, like answering some questions froma textbook or some the group leader had given us.
However, my friend at the same uni did english lit and her department seemed to call seminars tutorials.