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University of Sussex

Brighton

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Give Michael Bull a slap on the wrist for not turning up to his digital media seminar last term and later pretending he had infact taught it. Apparently he's a good bloke though ... specialises in Ipod research at the moment.

University of Sussex

Brighton

Reply 41

Flicker

mine is Prof. Michael O'Shea. But there's no piccy, just a question mark in the box!

Reply 42

slive

how can u specialise in ipod research?

Reply 43

AtotheG

slive

how can u specialise in ipod research?

Well he's well known for researching the effects of and on portable music - I wouldn't be able to give too many details here, he's the professor not me! - and Ipods being the phenomenon they are I suppose it makes sense to focus on them at the moment. I'm not sure if i've completely answered your question here, or at all actually.

Do you mean how can you specialise in something so specific? If so, I think that part of the reason why he's a leading figure in the field is because it is quite narrow, although a lot of questions are raised in his research that extend well beyond what i expected, particularly into sociology. I also get the impression that as a 'leading expert' on Ipods and their use, his status is beneficial to the university and so he is in turn encouraged to research the area more. Stabbing in the dark here though!

Reply 44

slive

hehe shame i don't have an ipod then i guess... prefer creatives soooo blaaah to my tutor...

Reply 45

asmodexx

the picture of my personal tutor JUST popped up. it's Dr Neil Crickmore. I remember him from my interview day, he was the one who interviewed me.

Reply 46

AtotheG

slive

hehe shame i don't have an ipod then i guess... prefer creatives soooo blaaah to my tutor...

I can't vouch for his creativeness ... but I can vouch for the credibility of what someone said earlier - chances are you'll probably hardly ever see your tutor!

Reply 47

slive

don't we have like tutorial things that oblige us to go see him once in a while?

Reply 48

crazydaveuk

AtotheG

I can't vouch for his creativeness ... but I can vouch for the credibility of what someone said earlier - chances are you'll probably hardly ever see your tutor!

I think she meant players made by the rival brand "Creative", not personaly traits... :p:

Reply 49

slive

haha yes i did... woops.

Reply 50

purple_haze

I'm with you on that one though. Creatives* rule the school :cool:

*as in the mp3 players

Reply 51

slive

hehe yeh... well i have the 20gb one, tis bigger than the ipod, cheaper and the battery last ages. ha.

Reply 52

crazydaveuk

purple_haze

I'm with you on that one though. Creatives* rule the school :cool:

*as in the mp3 players

Pfft, I prefer mine... :wink:

http://epsilon.applepics.com/52/userfiles/4331bc3b066c8.jpg

Reply 53

AtotheG

slive

haha yes i did... woops.

Yep got that! Slightly too dry in my response :smile:

There are tutor meetings yeah, but after the first one, not many people that I know turned up again. Tutors didn't seem to mind, it only requires an email once a year saying something along the lines of "no i'm not suicidal, I do know when the exams are and yes my attendance is super". Definately worth going to the first one though, it was useful to know who my tutor was, how I could contact her (as I did need to once in the second year) etc.

Reply 54

crazydaveuk

I remember at 6th-form college I had an "enrolment tutor" on the first day...
Just went through my GCSEs, discussed my A-level choices, filled in some forms.

Never saw him again.

Reply 55

dogtanian

crazydaveuk

Pfft, I prefer mine... :wink:

http://epsilon.applepics.com/52/userfiles/4331bc3b066c8.jpg

I'm a little miffed that they've discontinued the 20 and 40 GB iRivers.

I think I'll get the 5GB one if I get the cash together. iRivers are good stuff.