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CBC Subject Choice 2014. Help with Choosing Subject Choice…. Classes with Guidance Counsellor Subject teachers speak to students in their class Presentation of all option subjects by Heads of Subject Department Students sat their DATS in December
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CBC Subject Choice 2014 H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Help with Choosing Subject Choice… • Classes with Guidance Counsellor • Subject teachers speak to students in their class • Presentation of all option subjects by Heads of Subject Department • Students sat their DATS in December • Meeting Guidance Counsellor individually regarding their DATS results and subject choice H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Subject Choice - Guidelines • Pick the subjects most interested in. • Maximise points. • Pick the essential subjects for course or career. • Achieve grades specified by college courses. • How not to choose…. • Own research is essential!!!! H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Advice for your Son: • Get your hands on the course books / past papers to review the course content • Speak to current students / teachers about the course • Consider elements such as class size, course length, learning / revision ratio • Ask yourself: What kind of a learner am I? Suited to essay style, project work, learning factual information, solving problems etc. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
DATS • Snapshot • Percentile • Links with some subjects H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Your own research is essential!!! • Check the relevant college/employer literature • check the overall college requirements • check the course requirement • subject • grades/level • Check the course content - • this will highlight what subjects are predominant • Good websites include • www.qualifax.ie; www.careersportal.ie • www.skoool.ie; www.NCCA.ie H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
2 Important Things to Understand when making Subject Choice: • 1. The Points System • 2. Matriculation and Subject Requirements H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Calculating CAO points H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
The Points System: Selection system used in Irish 3rd Level Colleges is POINTS SYSTEM • Points are calculated from ONE sitting of the Leaving Certificate only. • Points total is calculated from SIX best subjects H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
The Points System: H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014 Courses that are popular will generally have high points Points change EVERY year – rise and fall depending on POPULARITY Points have no bearing on the difficulty or the value of any course. 10
CAO Points Table: 25 Bonus Points for each grade in HL Maths
Matriculation • To matriculate for a college means to have the basic requirements for entry. It has nothing to do with points. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
NUI Matriculation • The minimum entry requirement for The National Universities of Ireland (UCD,UCC,NUIG,NUIM) is 6 subjects, including English, Irish and a third language. • In 2 of these subjects, students must have achieved grade C at Higher Level. • NUI’s no longer required to have a third language for entry into engineering, science or nursing. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Matriculation for IT’s • Level 8 (Honours Degree) courses: students generally require a minimum of grade C in 2 subjects at Higher Level and grade D in 4 other subjects, including maths and Irish/English. • Levels 6 and 7 (Higher Certificate and Ordinary Degree): students require 5 grade Ds, including maths and Irish/English. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Course Requirements: • One of the most important things to understand when picking Leaving Cert subjects is the idea of COURSE REQUIREMENTS • Besides matriculation requirements for colleges there are also Minimum Subject Requirements for certain courses H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Examples of Course Requirements: • Engineering courses (degree)[Level 8] • Honours Maths (HC3), 1 science subject • Primary School Teaching [Colleges of Education] • HC3 in HL Irish • Health and Performance UCD • OD3 lab science • Computer Science UCD • B3 in ordinary level Maths/HD3 Maths • Commerce UCD • B3 in ordinary level Maths • As we look at the individual subjects we will look at courses that require them H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Qualifax • All students will be shown how to use the Qualifax Minimum Subject Module • Very important to use this search engine before make final subject choice H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Subject Choice: • So what are the Subjects to choose from in CBC? H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Core Subjects • Every student has to take: • English • Irish • Maths • French/German PLUS • 3 Option Subjects H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
14 Optional Subjects to Choose from: • Applied Maths can be taken as extra subject • Classical Studies can be taken as an extra subject H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
The Science Group • Biology • Physics • Chemistry • Please Note that if your son struggled to pass science at Junior Certificate then maybe a science option is not for him H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Examples of Courses which require a Science subject: • Health and Performance (Sports Science) • Medicine • Pharmacy • Radiography • Physiotherapy • Occupational Therapy • Engineering in some universities H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Biology • Biology is the science of life and living things. It forms a knowledge base for hundreds of careers ranging from oceanography and ecology to medicine and biotechnology H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Biology: • Leaving cert Biology is the most popular of all leaving certificate science subjects and many students pick this as their one science subject. • However, don't fall into the trap of thinking Biology is the "easy" science subject. 9.7% of students failed Biology in 2012. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Biology: • The leaving cert Biology course is really diverse and covers everything from Cell Biology to the Human Body to Ecology and Plants. There is a lot of learning to be done in this subject and with all the new terms it can sometimes seem like you are learning a new language! • Makes sure you know your definitions when studying Biology. They can often make up 25% of the questions on the exam. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Topics studied in LC Biology: • Bacteria,Viruses,Fungi & Yeast • Blood & Circulatory System • Breathing System • Cell Division • Cell Metabolism & Enzymes • Cell Structure • Digestive System • Ecology & Ecosystems • Excretion • Experiment Questions • Eye/Ear & Nervous system • Food & Food tests H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Topics in LC Biology: • Genetics, DNA & Evolution • Hormonal System • Human Reproduction • Immune system • Musculoskeletal System • Photosynthesis • Plant Reproduction & Transport • Plant Responses & Seed growth • Plant Structure • Respiration H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
LC Biology Exam: • An exam paper at higher and ordinary level. You are required to keep a record of your practical work (experiments) over the two years of the course and there will be experiment questions on the written paper. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Courses which specifically require Biology • Genetics in UCC • Human and Health Disease in TCD H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Chemistry • Chemistry deals with the composition of matter, the laws of chemical change and the relationship between the properties and composition of substances. • Students must have an ability in Maths to do Chemistry. The majority of students that choose Chemistry would be doing HL Maths H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
LC Chemistry: • Leaving cert Chemistry builds on the foundations of the Chemistry section of Junior cert Science, so if you found that tough think carefully about taking leaving cert Chemistry. • The course includes 28 mandatory practical experiments which must be completed in the lab, as well as a written paper including questions on these experiments and examining the theory and applications of chemistry. • It's really important that you learn your definitions and mandatory experiments as these make up a lot of the marks in the exam. Take note: definitions must be learned word for word. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Topics in LC Chemistry • Acids, Bases & PH calculations • Atomic Structure • Chemical Equilibrium • Electron Arrangement • Experiment Questions • Fuels & Thermochemistry • Gas Laws, moles & Gas Properties • Instrumentation & Chromatography • Ionic & Covalent Bonding H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Topics in LC Chemistry: • Option: Atmospheric Chemistry • Option: Industrial Chemistry • Option: Materials & Polymers • Option: Metals • Organic Chemistry • Oxidation & Reduction • Periodic Table • Radioactivity • Rates of Reaction • Stoichiometry, Formulae & Equations • Water & Water Analysis H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
LC Chemistry Exam: • The leaving cert exam is three hours in duration. • There is no element of continuous assessment in Chemistry, but students will have to memorize the chemical components of a series of prescribed experiments. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
7 Courses specifically require Chemistry: • Human Nutrition and Dietetics in DIT • Pharmacy in TCD • Public Health Nutrition DIT • Veterinary Science in UCD • Dentistry, medicine and Pharmacy in UCC and a second science subject. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Physics • This subject aims to give students an understanding of the fundamental principles of physics and their application to everyday life. • Leaving cert Physics is the most mathematical of the sciences, with many exam questions requiring you to solve a problem using learnt formulas. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Topics studied in LC Physics: • Acceleration • Applied Electricity • Circular Motion • Circular Motion • Current & Charge • Electric Circuits • Electric Circuits • Electric Circuits • Electric Circuits • Electromagnetic Induction • Experiment Questions • Force,Mass & Momentum • Heat & Heat Transfer • Light • Magnets and Magnetic Fields • Nuclear Energy • Particle Physics H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Topics studied in LC Physics: • Potential Difference & Capacitance • Pressure, Gravity & Moments • Reflection & Mirrors • Refraction & Lenses • Resistance • Semiconductors • Simple Harmonic Motion • Speed,Displacement, Velocity • Static Electricity • Temperature & Thermometers • The Atom, Nucleus & Radioactivity • The Electron • Vectors & Scalars • Vibration & Sound • Waves & Wave Motion • Work,Energy & Power H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Physics • Complete 24 mandatory practicals of which majority are done in Fifth Year • 30% of final written exam is based on the mandatory practicals H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
LC Physics Exam: • 100% of your mark goes for one 3 hour exam but you are required to keep a record of your practical work over the two years of the course. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Only one courses requires LC Physics for admission… • Theoretical physics in TCD • HOWEVER,there is a high physics content in most engineering courses, along with some paramedical careers such as Radiography and Optometry H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
The Social GroupHome Economics • Students do not have to have studied Home Economics for the Junior Certificate to study it at senior cycle. • There is no project or practical cookery exam as is the case in the Junior Certificate H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Home Economics The new Home Economics course introduced recently, is divided into three sections 1. Food studies (45% of the total mark) Which includes topics such as food science, food composition, microbiology and food safety, and special diets. 2. Resource management and consumer studies (25% of the total mark) This covers topics such as financial institutions, taxation, insurance, and money management. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Home Economics 3. Sociology (10% of the total marks) This includes the study of marriage and family law There is also an elective area comprising three optional areas of study of which students choose one (20% of the total mark) a). Sociology b). Textiles c). Home Management H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Topics studied in LC Home EC: • Consumer Studies • Diet & Health • Elective1: Energy & Emissions • Elective1: Heating, Water, Lighting.. • Elective1: Interior Design • Elective1:Housing -Planning, building.. • Elective2: Fabrics • Elective2: Patterns & Fashion • Elective3: (un)employment & Poverty • Elective3: Education in Ireland • Elective3:Family life & Leisure H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Topics studied in LC Home Ec: • Food Industry & Packaging • Food Science & Nutrition • Food Spoilage & Food Safety • Foods: Meat, Fish, Cereal etc.. • Household Appliances • Household Finances • Marriage & Family Law • Meal Planning & Preparation • Textiles • The Family H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Home Economics Exam: • Practical Coursework - 20% • This is worth 20% of the final mark this is submitted in journal form in sixth year – a lot of the work is done in Fifth Year • Written Exam paper – 80% H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
The Business Group • Business Studies • Accounting • Economics H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
Business • Leaving Certificate Business is a popular subject and is very factual so requires you to do a lot of learning. You should try and keep an eye on business and current affairs in the news. The Business exam gives you a lot of choice but is marked quite strictly. H.Fitzpatrick: Subject Choice 2014
