Oct 12, 2012, 08:37 pm
In a nutshell, I had a falling out with some of the staff over the general disorganised "feeling" of the degree. I NEED to be able to plan things, CSU has residential schools and placement blocks planned 12 months in advance and posted online for everyone to view. On the otherhand CDU have to rely on getting approved for ad-hoc requests for student placements and sometimes, you dont get much notice at all. If you want to PM me, I can go into more detail.
With CSU, as a DE student, you have the option of organising your own placement at a private facility OR wait for the start of semester and see what the uni offers for each block. The exceptions I have come accross are: they dont allow a SIPP (Student initial practium placement) for placement for NRS294 and they will not allow you to go to a Ramsay owned hospital (they are too expensive). So whilst they publish the blocks for placement in September/October for the following year, you dont get a preference sheet to know exactly where the placements (in public facilities) are until 2 weeks before semester generally. It is much better organised. If there is a specific public facility you wish to go to for a placement, you can ask them and they will try and organise it.
CDU allows enrollment from the start of the degree as a DE student. This is what I did.
I am now finished for the year (except for my placement) and only have 2 units left in semester 1, 2013. Cant wait to have it all finished!
Good Luck.
