Pet Hates!

[Alan Cynic]

Nowadays everyone leaves school with As in everything, so there has to be a degree for everyone. It must only be a matter of time before Aberdeen College becomes 'Aberdeen Gallowgate University' and hands out degrees in bricklaying, hairdressing and re-sitting Highers.

Anyway....I did say 'don't get me started on RGU/RGIT' !

[Alan Cynic]

So? Let people do them. They're no less of a degree, and snobbishness is hardly the most constructive attitude.

Nowadays, 'practical' degrees are probably more appropriate to job culture than a degree in, say, History of Art or Sociology.

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I wasn't being constructive...I was 'pet-hating' as per the thread!

'Job Culture' sums up RGU for me

[Shaki]

I have an honours degree in Business Studies, graduating from RGU in 2003 (a 2:2 but nobody tends to ask). This was obtained for less than 25% "attendance" at classes and lectures (so I was told in a threatening letter which demanded I go to see an advisor....which I never did) and around 20 hours of actual study over 3 years (3rd year was an industrial placement). In my opinion only an absolute muppet could not get a degree from there. A couple of classes I never actually attended once but managed to pass the exams by reading the text book for the first time the night before. My thesis, for which I was awarded a mark of 56%, was written over a week (with little sleep) and the research was entirely fictional.

Having said all that I do think that it has helped me in getting a job and it has definitely helped me put together a case for salary increases.

I am basically a con man thanks to RGU!

[Bigsby]

I wasn't being constructive...I was 'pet-hating' as per the thread!

Telt.

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[britheguy]

I have an honours degree in Business Studies, graduating from RGU in 2003 (a 2:2 but nobody tends to ask). This was obtained for less than 25% "attendance" at classes and lectures (so I was told in a threatening letter which demanded I go to see an advisor....which I never did) and around 20 hours of actual study over 3 years (3rd year was an industrial placement). In my opinion only an absolute muppet could not get a degree from there. A couple of classes I never actually attended once but managed to pass the exams by reading the text book for the first time the night before. My thesis, for which I was awarded a mark of 56%, was written over a week (with little sleep) and the research was entirely fictional.

Having said all that I do think that it has helped me in getting a job and it has definitely helped me put together a case for salary increases.

I am basically a con man thanks to RGU!

My lack of degree stops me moving on in my job. 20yrs in the business means nothing, even several of those years have been a supervisor/management level. It pisses me off when I'm told I can't get a job in my chosen field because I don't have a degree...bollocks is what I say!! In the position I'm in just now, I get all these degree holding experts coming to me asking how to do stuff..pish!!!

[Guest idol_wild]

My lack of degree stops me moving on in my job. 20yrs in the business means nothing, even several of those years have been a supervisor/management level. It pisses me off when I'm told I can't get a job in my chosen field because I don't have a degree...bollocks is what I say!! In the position I'm in just now, I get all these degree holding experts coming to me asking how to do stuff..pish!!!

So long as you're not one of these types who resent younger people with degrees coming in to your workplace.

A female friend recently endured some pretty fucking savage bullying as a result of this. It made me want to be physically sick when she told me what was happening.

[Scootray]

Let's face it, a university that is based in vocational degrees can only be a good thing. Or am I wrong?

[Christy]

So long as you're not one of these types who resent younger people with degrees coming in to your workplace.

A female friend recently endured some pretty fucking savage bullying as a result of this. It made me want to be physically sick when she told me what was happening.

Don't be a fucken cocktease. Tell all!

[Guest idol_wild]

Don't be a fucken cocktease. Tell all!

For the sake of discretion, I'm not going in to details. But I was left fucking raging.

Inverted snobbery angers me.

[HateEvent]

I stand by the Mechanical Engineering degree I'm doing at RGU as being real. Some of the courses offered are pretty hilarious though.

[Surfer_Rosa]

Nowadays everyone leaves school with As in everything

Complete load of toss.

My pet hate is finding out all your bread has been eaten by your flatmates while you're trying to make a steak sandwich.

[Soda Jerk]

how many weeks does the Xcrement Factor last for?

Several weeks longer than the subsequent "career" of the winner of said talent contest. One shitey ballad single, and then it's back to stacking shelves. They'll try and milk it for as long as possible, but it never works. Good.

[Bigsby]

Several weeks longer than the subsequent "career" of the winner of said talent contest. One shitey ballad single, and then it's back to stacking shelves. They'll try and milk it for as long as possible, but it never works. Good.

In 'Idol'-like form, Leona Lewis wins big - Los Angeles Times

[Moose]

It is common knowledge that only universities with the name of a city or place in their title are classed as real universities.

[Chris]

It is common knowledge that only universities with the name of a city or place in their title are classed as real universities.

Really?

New universities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All this RGU bashing just comes off as snobbery for the most part.

[Bigsby]

All this RGU bashing just comes off as inverted snobbery for the most part.

I can assure you, there's nothing inverted about it.

[Chris]

I can assure you, there's nothing inverted about it.

Gah you're right. Brain's fried.

[Bigsby]

Gah you're right. Brain's fried.

Let me guess - you're an RGU graduate, aren't you?

[Alan Cynic]

Complete load of toss.

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Well, having been involved in teaching I can assure you that the standard needed to gain an A in my subject is much lower than it once was....folk who got C passes ten years ago would cruise an A no problem nowadays. My last class (a year and a half ago) all got As, and only about a fifth were of traditional A ability.

I think it's even worse in England, where they had to introduce Astar awards to get some differentiation.

Anyway, I've droned on too much.....my pet hate is old folks droning on about how great things used to be (even though they probably were)........

Postal service used to be two posts a day.

Baths were open

My bit of Holburn St had a butcher, a fishmonger, a grocer, a wee bank etc

TV had less channels, but the amount of crap was massively less (not sure about proportionately though).

Radio was better (Peelie was alive)

the Dons had players who semed to have a bit of loyalty, and often gave the Old Firm a cuffing.

etc

etc

[Gus Chamber]

Anyway, I've droned on too much

Keep at it, I'm enjoying the new Evil Alan.

It's like when Hulk Hogan joined the NWO.

[Alan Cynic]

Hulk Hogan joined the Newtonhill Womens Organisation!!?????

His 'cactus clothesline' should upset a few old biddies!

[waltz]

Where'd all my posts go? I don't think I said anything untoward.

[Alan Cynic]

No, you didn't...just argued your case, which is fair enough.....strange....!!!!!

[Guest]

Where'd all my posts go? I don't think I said anything untoward.

RGU students posts don't count. They're non-posts and they've only been awarded full reputation points since the early 90's.

[waltz]

RGU students posts don't count. They're non-posts and they've only been awarded full reputation points since the early 90's.