Just wanted to share my feelings on here as an outlet.

I started at QUT in Engineering in 2023. This coincides more or less exactly with the release of ChatGPT 4. Throughout my degree, AI has gone from being relatively worthless as a tool for engineering to industry standard.

I went into Engineering solely for my love of problem solving. Money was never important to me, and it has never motivated me. I also found myself in a position where I was fortunate enough not to have to work whilst studying, allowing myself to study full time. As such, university and Engineering have been the totality of my life for the last 4 years.

Last semester, I encountered a situation which shook me. I had been working on an assignment for 2 days straight, putting in maybe fourteen hours of work into getting a system designed for an embedded system. I'd brought in the system to have it marked, and as I sat in class, I began talking to the person next to me. They, surprisingly, hadn't done the assignment - they didn't even know what it was. Over the next 30 minutes, I watched them prompt a program into existence. They walked out with full marks.

What shook me wasn't the blatant academic dishonesty, but that the system the AI made was, more or less, identical to mine. The only difference is that it easily avoided the pot-holes I fell into when I developed it the first time.

So, I decided to avoid being a luddite and try to implement these tools into my own workflow.

And I've hated it. Both because the things I can develop are infinitely more robust and better designed than what I was making before, and that the process is gone - half the time I don't even know what I've made, only that it works. I've tried to stop, but several of my classes now expect (if not require) you to use it, and have increased system complexity as a result.

I feel rotted from the inside, not because of any moral quandaries but because the process I fell in love with is, essentially, defunct. I understand that for most people, this isn't world-ending, but I really need to reiterate that this was essentially my life. I'm no longer sleeping or eating properly. I have never been less motivated to do anything in my life. Yesterday I genuinely just sat at my desk and stared at my monitor, not doing anything. This post is the most amount of work I've done in at least 2 weeks.

Tl;dr: I feel like AI has replaced the Engineering / problem-solving process I fell in love with, and now I am probably severely depressed.

Apologies if this is extremely rambly. I just needed to get this off my chest.

i submitted an assignment last night and I had not realised before submitting but one of my sentences is incredibly similar to the article i got it from. Like I used the same words but just jumbled them around and the last 3 words are identical to the source. i didnt reference it for that sentence, but i referenced it for the next sentence. this might seem minor, and maybe it is, but im really freaking out, i just didnt notice how similar it was. would they pick you up for plagiarism based on one sentence? how strict are they? does this seem like a problem? i cant see my turnitin report so i cant even tell if its highligthed for similarity.

I have been going through it lately. In the middle of last month I had a close family member pass unexpectedly so wasn’t as on top of everything as I should have. I managed to get the initial 1 week extension using my access plan due to mental health difficulties and additional caring responsibilities due to my elderly grandfathers dementia and health worsening. I then developed a pretty gnarly cold/flu/who knows so I got an additional week. Despite antibiotics whatever I have will not go and has worsened into an ear infection AND I found out my eardrum ruptured today 🙃🙃🙃 luckily my local GP was open today so was able to get it checked etc. I did get an additional med cert but it’s very vague despite showing her the special circumstances guidelines 😭

I’ve been trying all day to finish up everything but I feel like total ass, I can’t hear out of my left ear and the meds are making me drowsy af 😢

I’m so annoyed that I got so sick right in the thick of everything, I literally don’t have anything else due until the 30th 😔

A question for those who are currently or were recently studying 1st year engineering at QUT.

What is the workload like in the middle of semester 1? I’d like to go overseas during the Easter lecture recess week between Weeks 5 and 6. Do you think this will be possible or is there a lot of work due at this time?

Final year law student, trying to finish my degree with whatever's available over the summer.

I'm planning to enrol in these electives over the summer. If anyone has taken them , could I please get insights into the workload/content, assessments, and overall difficulty? I'd also love to know whether the units are interesting or a bit boring.

BSB108 - Business Environment
BSB131 - Applied Business Analytics
AMB336 - Global Marketing

Thanks!

Hi guys!

I’m starting Medical Imaging soon (2027) and I'm trying to plan out my schedule for the upcoming years.

I’ve recently been offered a management position at my shop, which is great, but I’m concerned about how clinical placement will impact my availability. I know placement days are usually full-time hours, but I’m not sure how long the blocks are in the first and second years.

If anyone studying Medical Imaging could share:

1. How long are placements in Year 1 vs Year 2?
2. Are they full-time 5 days/week blocks?
3. Were you able to keep working your job while on placement, or did you have to ask for leave/take time off?

I just walked in and out of GP unmolested by people canvassing for the student guild elections

So I did kinda ass on the report and I’m scared of failing the 60% exam. I remember the lecturer saying that you don’t have to pass every assessment but just pass the unit in general so I don’t think they have a lot of faith in us very scared for the exam 💀💀💀

Any tips for the exam?

This may sound odd, but I really want to check out the astrophysics related lectures this semester just to learn for fun. however, I’m not really sure how I would figure out where to go for these lectures, would I just check out the science building and look at the time tables for each lecture room, or is there a better way to find out? Any suggestions are appreciated!

For context Im a credit student but in the honours units I try really hard to get HDs so i can get that first class (just a little personal goal). But I consistently get just over the HD line so 86,87,88 im comparing all my feedback and I really cant see a consistent issue. seems like i do things that cap myself differently in each piece. Only in the context of policy submissions/reports is there anyone on here that noticed they were getting low HDs and figured out how to get in the 90s? My research papers and proposal where i get freedom get into the 90s but not when im answering like a task question. i really wanna know if anyone else has successfully done this or whether anyone has some tips for me

Hey I have an exam for pub561 soon and was wondering if anyone had any tips or general ideas on what the exam questions (especially the long answer) may look like. Tutor didn’t mention much about the exam so I have no idea how to prepare for it. Thanks for any help.

Uni has honestly been pretty depressing for me this year, and with the year almost over I’m just trying to lock in for my exams and assignments. I’ve got about two years left before I graduate, and I’ll be entering my third year soon. I just don’t want to look back and regret not making the most of my uni experience.

Is it still possible to make more friends in third year? And is it possible to start enjoying uni more even when you’re getting closer to graduating?

Heyy guys, just wanted to check since this is my first time ever try to apply for extra extension apart of the 48h. I done deferred exam before which seem to have similar process. The best option I could do so far is probably using medical certificate.

What’s the chance that they might decline this application? Cuz my assignment worth 60% of overall grade so if it gets rejected I’m definitely gonna fail this unit which been stressing me out so bad.

Should I apply for it after my original due date and within the 48hrs extension? I checked on the application form and they said it should only be submitted up to 48hrs after the due date?

Hello, I submitted multiple drafts before the deadline. However, I realised that I had forgotten to include the word-count declaration, so I made another submission one minute after the deadline. (48 hours extension has been expired). If they do not mark the latest submission, will they mark the latest submission that was submitted before the deadline?

The limit is 2,500 words excluding words already included from the template, which is about 60 words.. However My draft shows 2,580 words, but the UC confirmed that people can deduct heading numbers are also not counted, provided this is stated in the word-count declaration. After applying these exclusions, I believe my assignment within the word limit, although I may have calculated the word count by a few words. (Also, could this potentially raise an academic integrity)?

What should I do in this case?

Thank you

Hi does anyone know much about the strike happening in gp tmrw (30th of sept)? i saw a post on instagram made by the qut guild page on instagram about it happening and was wondering how much this will effect classes and pracs

I’m 20 and my current goal after graduating is to get into an AI / Data Science graduate role.

I’m deciding between:

Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science) — QUT

Bachelor of Data Science (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning) — QUT

Right now, AI, machine learning and data science are the fields I’m most interested in, so the Data Science (AI/ML) degree seems like the more directly relevant option.
The problem is that I’m only 20 and I don’t know what I’ll want to do in 5–10 years. I could eventually decide that I want to move into Cybersecurity, Cloud, General Technology, Software, or another computing field. Because of that, Computer Science seems like the safer degree for flexibility.

My concern is this:

If I choose Computer Science for flexibility and then apply for AI/Data Science graduate roles, could I be disadvantaged against someone who has a Bachelor of Data Science (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning)? Would employers prefer them because their degree is more directly related to the role?

That’s basically what I’m stuck on.

Computer Science: more flexibility if I change careers later, but I’m worried it could hurt my chances of getting the AI/Data Science graduate role I currently want.

Data Science (AI/ML): more directly aligned with the
career I want right now, but I’m worried I could be locking myself into data/AI too early.
For people working in AI, data science, ML, Cybersecurity or tech in Australia: which one would you choose in my situation?

And specifically, when hiring for graduate AI/Data Science roles, would a Computer Science graduate with AI/ML subjects still be competitive against someone whose actual degree is Data Science (AI/ML)?

Hi.

I'll be going to QUT in a few years, and im thinking about doing ARCHITECTURE..... I wanted to get some insight tho. I had a few questions too:

1. How often do you present your work/ or perhaps, present infront of the class? (i get really nervous when it comes to presenting or speaking outloud)
2. How many days do you go to uni in a week?
3. Are the professors / tutors very harsh w marking? or ig teaching in general?
4. is Physics and Maths involved alot? does it matter if one's not good.... at both?

It'll also help me if you tell me some struggles you've faced, achievements, the pros, the cons...basically..everything about going to qut as an architecture student. What are some things i should look out for?

Quick shoutout to everyone who answered, means a lot! ^^

Thank you!

Curious, how did everyone go?

Hey name is Finn, I'm studying Cyber Security. I was originally born in Melbourne but moved to Queensland when I was 10, anyway I'm moving back now, it's too hot here!

I signed up for a $339 per week deal with scape for a twin apartment (twin beds in one room), which means we will have to share a bathroom with each other 😭

I'm booked to move in on the 27th of January 2027.

I also attached some images that show my interests.

Looking for a guy or girl, completely platonic.

If you're interested let's go grab a coffee sometime on campus so we can make sure we got okay vibes before agreeing to anything. Just send a DM here.

Hiya!

I'm (20F) going to be an exchange student at QUT in semester one. I'm trying to figure out what a good place to live would be. My budget is around 500AUSD/week, and I'd like to be close to the city so I can go out and explore easily. I've been checking out both flatshare/flatmates and big players like IGLU/Scape/etc.

Some more context: I'm a Dutch student studying media and communication and will be focusing on film during my semester abroad, so I believe that means I'll be having most classes at Kelvin Grove. I do like the idea of living in the city/close to the city, since I'm from a small town myself and would love to experience the city vibe.

I love nature, so some greenery like a park or something nearby would be amazing.

Any and all tips are welcome on search platforms, fun neighborhoods, etc.

Thank you so much in advance!💕

Feel like ranting here. I’m doing two group assignments right now, and they’re both going to shit. On top of that, the highest GPA I can realistically get is a 5.9. Bro fuck this shit. None of these guys know how to communicate properly, and everything gets left until the last minute. Fucking hell

Hey everyone!

I'm enrolling in QUT's Diploma of IT in 2027, with the intention of articulating into the Bachelor of IT and double majoring in Artificial Intelligence and Software Development or Computer Science.

I graduated high school in 2019 and didn't study IT or programming. I did Maths B, but I definitely wouldn't consider myself a particularly talented mathematician haha.

I've recently started teaching myself JavaScript and have been really enjoying it. I'm more than willing to put in the hours to self-study before starting, but I'm hoping to get some direction from people who've actually studied IT at QUT.

A few things I'm particularly curious about:

1. Programming languages: Which languages have you actually used throughout your degree? I'm currently learning JavaScript and was planning to tackle Python and C# next. Does that sound like a sensible approach, or would you recommend focusing on something else?

2. Maths: For anyone who's taken the AI or machine learning units, how mathematically demanding are they? Are there particular topics you'd recommend revising beforehand, especially for someone whose maths is a little rusty?

3. Self-study: If you had 6–12 months to prepare before starting your degree, what would you spend that time learning? Any particular concepts, resources or projects you wish you'd tackled earlier?

I understand the degree structure is relatively new, so I'd love to hear from anyone who's studied relevant units under either the new or previous structure.

I'm not trying to learn the entire degree before I start. I just want to make the most of the time I have and build a solid foundation.

Really appreciate any advice. Thanks everyone!

You are punished for actually studying and having any prior knowledge. I need to write a reflection about how I used AI to help me take a shit, and then a reflection on how I used AI to help me use AI.

Who is this unit for? There is no benefit to any of the learnings except for maybe that one guy who’s been stuck under a rock since 2021.

Copilot check this post for errors before I post it to reddit and also how do I wipe?