OU Students Past, Present and Future

a.sykes

Well done penguin83! I'm doing W200 it starts in a few days, but I've already managed to psyche myself out, as i find doing the essays difficult and i want to get atleast 70 on each. Any pointers to help?

Sasha101

Hi all

I have managed to get to the end of book one and to be fair, it wasn't as bad as I first thought so can't wait to get my hands on the TMA booklet now and get started.

My module website doesn't open until March 25th and I'm so looking forward to meeting my local group. I hope the face to face tutorials are not too far away from where I live.

I am already chatting to a few people on the OU forums - what a nice bunch - but a little whinge, the forums are a mess, the posts sometimes are messy and look all over the place! Come on OU sort it out! tut tut!

My hat is off to anyone who studies two or more modules at once. I am so glad I only chose the one to start with; one book every 3 weeks with a full time job is enough for me I think.

Hope everyone is well x

thriftywannabe92

Hi all,

I'm a newbie to MSE but been studying with the OU since October. I'm currently studying K101 and S104 as part of my BSc Open Degree. Considering changing that to a health and social care degree but not entirely sure just yet.

I'm finding K101 a breeze, not saying it's easy at all but I'm really enjoying it which is why it all sinks in so well I guess. I actually look forward to the course material which I wasn't sure I would.

As for S104, I only started that one this month and it's a hell of a lot of reading. The maths is going a little over my head but I hope I'm doing ok. Time will tell when I get my first TMA back I suppose lol.

celyn90

thriftywannabe92 wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm a newbie to MSE but been studying with the OU since October. I'm currently studying K101 and S104 as part of my BSc Open Degree. Considering changing that to a health and social care degree but not entirely sure just yet.

I'm finding K101 a breeze, not saying it's easy at all but I'm really enjoying it which is why it all sinks in so well I guess. I actually look forward to the course material which I wasn't sure I would.

As for S104, I only started that one this month and it's a hell of a lot of reading. The maths is going a little over my head but I hope I'm doing ok. Time will tell when I get my first TMA back I suppose lol.

:waves: welcome to the thread

Glad you are enjoying K101. S104 covers some really diverse topics, it's a great way of seeing lots of different sorts of science

penguin83

a.sykes wrote: »

Well done penguin83! I'm doing W200 it starts in a few days, but I've already managed to psyche myself out, as i find doing the essays difficult and i want to get atleast 70 on each. Any pointers to help?

Sorry I have only just seen this! Hope you are getting into the course now. The only things I can think of is to read as much as you can and make notes as you go along. It is such a help come revision time. Attend as many of the tutorials as you can - I could really see the difference in my marks when I missed a tutorial. Also don't forget the podcasts and revision material on the website. It can help your understanding of a particular topic when you use all the info available. Good luck. xx

wannabeslim

Just handed in my first TMA, this should be interesting

carousels

Hi guys!

I'm thinking of signing up to The OU soon. Just wondering if anyone has any advice regarding how much I should take on? I work full time (35 hours per week) and would love to do my degree in 3 years rather than 6 (or longer!)

Is there anybody here who works full time who has successfully completed a degree by studying the full 120 credits for the year?

Also how are exams conducted? Are you called in to sit them at a particular setting?

Thanks!

mum2one

carousels wrote: »

Hi guys!

I'm thinking of signing up to The OU soon. Just wondering if anyone has any advice regarding how much I should take on? I work full time (35 hours per week) and would love to do my degree in 3 years rather than 6 (or longer!)

Is there anybody here who works full time who has successfully completed a degree by studying the full 120 credits for the year?

Also how are exams conducted? Are you called in to sit them at a particular setting?

Thanks!

I would say it depends on the courses, - as generally there are 2 start dates a yr, generally a 60 point course is 9 months.

In Level 1 - then possibly you could do 120 points over the year, as generally you dont get exams in Level 1 courses (although there are odd exceptions)

For exams - you go to a local centre and sit them in one large room, (think gcse days), - you may have to travel 1hr / 1/2hrs - you do get notice of your exam date.
x

carousels

Thank you for your reply, @mum2one!

Since I'm working full time I was a bit anxious about the exam dates. But if they let you know well in advance, I can easily take the day off to attend.

I might go for the 120 credits in Level One and then slow things down by splitting them during during Level 2 and 3.

mum2one

carousels wrote: »

Thank you for your reply, @mum2one!

Since I'm working full time I was a bit anxious about the exam dates. But if they let you know well in advance, I can easily take the day off to attend.

I might go for the 120 credits in Level One and then slow things down by splitting them during during Level 2 and 3.

Its a guide line
30 point course - 8 to 12hrs per week
60 point course - 12 to 16hrs per week.

Some weeks seem easier than others, my main tip is try to get 3 weeks in advance, then if your poorly or holiday, busy as work, etc you have some personal leaway.

All of the courses do give you a week off for Christmas, week off for Easter, etc - you do get free time.

Level 1 - they allow you a week of no study to do the TMA, and Level 1 is a lot of the work is done for you , - in terms of research etc, - you dont need to stray far.

You usually get your box of goodies (books, discs etc) this has a timetable from memory you can pin the exam down to a week, they do give you plenty of notice.

What course are you doing?

My plan was BAHons Business, - so far I got to Foundation degree in business, but I kept getting distracted and picking other courses, did a year of Law, marketing, additional finance - worth it thou xx