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Heb123_3
Heb123_3 Posts: 5 Forumite
in Freebies gone but not forgotten
Hi all,

Stumbled across this on another site and thought some of you might be interested - the Barnes and Noble University!
http://university.barnesandnoble.com/campus_life.asp?

You can sign up for free online courses, such as vegetable gardening, beauty techniques, money management (like some of you really need that!) and writing for cash, etc. They do say you need to buy a textbook for the course but I read on the other site that you can get enough useful information from the online course alone, so there's generally no need to buy the book unless you're really interested.

I've signed up for my first course (Beauty: The Basics) which is due to begin on August 7th. I'll post an update to let you know if it's any good.

H.

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  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    This looks like a referral post to me. Use the straight forward address:-

    http://university.barnesandnoble.com/campus_life.asp?

    If you'd like to view the site.
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  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,935 Forumite
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    They look brilliant. Do you know if you get a certificate afterwards?
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  • Heb123_3
    Heb123_3 Posts: 5 Forumite
    squeaky: What's a referral thread? Do you mean I sound like an ad for the place? I'm not, I'm just a newbie who find a good link on another site (this one, if you must know http://www.savingadvice.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2525)

    Black-saturn: I don't think so, it doesn't seem to say on the site. I'm just doing it for my own self-development, though, so certs are not important to me.
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,635 Forumite
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    Hi Heb,

    Welcome to MSE. :)

    Your thread is probably more suited to the freebies board than Old Style, so I'll move it over there where it should get even more response.

    Pink
  • madjohn
    madjohn Posts: 392 Forumite
    Yo Heb!
    Thanks for the post. Look forward to many more, too! :)
    :dance: That window's cracked on both sides!!
  • Kirsty262
    Kirsty262 Posts: 254 Forumite
    can you sign up for more than one course at a time?
  • fruitcake_2
    fruitcake_2 Posts: 728 Forumite
    Kirsty262 wrote:
    can you sign up for more than one course at a time?
    Yes you can! I signed up for four! They don't start until the 7th of August, what a great find!
  • Kirsty262
    Kirsty262 Posts: 254 Forumite
    I have signed up for 2. I have been looking for some free online courses for ages as I am stuck at home all day.

    Thank you
  • neets
    neets Posts: 53 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    From what I can see, the courses mention that you should buy the suggested course material that will be used throughout the course.

    Your instructor has chosen these materials for in-depth use in this course and will refer to them in lessons and reading assignments. These materials are also used for class lessons, assignments and message board discussions. You should obtain these materials before your course session begins.

    I can guess that it may be fruitless trying to follow the course unless you buy the book? Or am I just being cynical...

    Edited: oops sorry, i see that the OP has already mentioned this in their post and it's suggested it may still be worthwhile even if you don't buy the material.
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    Heb123 wrote:
    squeaky: What's a referral thread? Do you mean I sound like an ad for the place? I'm not, I'm just a newbie who find a good link on another site (this one, if you must know http://www.savingadvice.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2525)

    You must pay more attention than me because I just went through the whole thread and didn't spot the post. :)

    Anyway, normally an address looks something like:-

    some_website.co.uk

    or even:-

    some_website.co.uk/index.html


    In some cases there are websites where an individual can earn money or credits if they can make other people visit the site concerned. These are known as referrals. In order for the company to know who it was that got the new visitor onto the site the link has an ID code added on to it, so the address would now become something like:-

    some_website.co.uk/index.html?&id=gty67d

    This is the sort of address that you originally posted, and I see that pink winged has clipped the extra bits off the one in your post when she moved it across.

    It's easy to get caught out. Honest :)
    Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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