WBS/registration/classes

Hello again, sorry about the late posting. I seem to have less time than I thought I would have. So the exchange is with Warwick Business School and they do their registration slightly different from ours. You have to pre-register in the summer for classes, which for us is somewhat normal, but even then you are not fully registered. I believe it is because of being an exchange student but you have to fill out a form with your desired courses and have it signed off before you are officially enrolled. Do not worry if you do not register for modules before the start of term because you will have plenty of time to do so when you arrive. I am signed up for 5 classes, which equates to 48 CATS. They use CATS instead of credits but I believe having 48 Cats for exchange students is normal. I am taking Project management, supply chain management, equality and diversity, Innovation and High tech enterprise, and Managing organizations. They are all very interesting but take note that unless you plan to try and just read books from the library during term, it will cost more than 10 pounds, as it says on the website.

I am now approaching my second week of term and my first week went well, minus a scheduling error on my part. All my teachers were very nice and I am should be fine with my course work. It is rather easy to lose focus though because unlike at Cornell, where you have typically more than one lecture per week for each class, you only have one lecture a week and generally also a seminar. So you do not get pushed so much on your work and thus it is very easy to procrastinate. The examinations will also be different unless you are staying for more than one term. Instead of having the traditional exams, I have 4 papers and a journal I have to do. By the way, if taking a visiting course and the teacher does not go over the assessment for it, do not be afraid to ask about it. Next posting coming soon, promise. Cheers!

Oh, and on a really quick completely different note. I have a friend in my dorm, who says particularly obvious comments so I will be posting some of them periodically and calling them Ellie-isms, and no that Ellie is not her real name. So the Ellie-isms for today is "That spike is particularly spiky." and "I am going to use my plate, because well it is mine."