progressing; 'bigger picture' Past Review
By A student (Griffith University) - abroad from 02/20/2012 to 06/24/2012 with
Griffith University: Gold Coast - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
yes don´t give up, hard-working, developing your own skills, motivation
Review Your Program
* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
hard: workload is really hard and intensiv, especially for international students (for non-native speaker) no exceptions for international students (for hand-in dates, hand-in regulations and so on) |
* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
ok |
* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
lecture theatres and tutorial rooms sooooooooooooooooooooooooo cold - i was ill 2 times.... aircondition doesn´t fit to temperatures outside and the aircondition 'politics' doesn´t fit to the environmental attitude/politic of GRIFFITH - should DEFENTIVELY be reassessed..... |
* Food: |
defentively to expensive, not affordable for students |
* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
no support to get to know the australian/local culture |
* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
to expensive, paying for additional medicine/pills |
* Safety: |
ok |
If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
i haven´t spent $200 per week, but it was still REALLY hard to finance and manage my living costs here, especially rent+food, costs for international students from Europe are immense high. In germany i usually spend about 120€ per week for rent+food.... |
* Was housing included in your program cost? | No |
* Was food included in your program cost? | No |
Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $240 including rent, 'social expenses' and food |
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | not living at griffith village, buying food at ALDI or carrera market |
Language
* Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
I HAD to use english otherwise i couldn´t get in contact with people |
How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Advanced |
How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Fluent |
What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 3rd year course |
How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | stay in contact with foreign students and particularly from other countries than your home country use english help and the offered english courses from int. department |
Other Program Information
* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
* What did you like most about the program? |
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* What could be improved? |
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* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | structure, framework of griffith, libary confiugartion workshop offer |
Individual Course Reviews
Course Name/Rating: |
1008PSY |
Course Department: | Psychologie |
Instructor: | Michele Dunbar |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | tutorial well-structured, interesting, challenging and demanding (but really good) tutorial framework, tut. teacher very good prepared and intensive knowledge about all topics |
Credit Transfer Issues: | i don´t know yet |
Course Name/Rating: |
1001EHR |
Course Department: | HRM |
Instructor: | Ruth McPhail |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | assignments (case study´s) starts to early - beginning in the 2nd week to much assignments (5 case study´s - 30%; essay - 20%; career development - 10%; final exam) tutorial teacher VERY good, competent and helpful (my best tutorial teacher at griffith) a attended the tutorials every week except one time - really helpful, well-structured and absoulutely interesting |
Credit Transfer Issues: | right now i don´t know - i will see, when i will be at home in juli |