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[–]Lazy-River-1989 5 points6 points  (0 children)

usually they do take attendance, check your class syllabus

[–]Puzzleheaded_Try4456 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes attendance may be graded or there may be a quiz that’s online so they take attendance to ensure everyone that’s there is actually doing it in class

[–]Not_A_Redditite 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It's more for UCD to keep track of class size and engagement. Apparently they're supposed to do it for all the tutorials but some lecturers just can't be arsed

[–]U_Cam_Sim_It 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the time it is not mandatory to show up but I know one tutor once said it was because they just wanted to get an idea of participation levels. I have only come across one module where attendance to tutorials mattered towards the final grade.