OU Students Past, Present and Future

superflygal

Hi folks, is anyone on S104 Exploring Science?

SFG x

gingerandrubarb

Bagpuss741 wrote: »

I've finished all previous courses mentioned and now studying SK121 Cardiovascular disease and SDK122 Challenging obesity:j

hi i'm doing sk121 and i feel like pulling my hair out, i'm doing an essay on physiological factors affecting contracility and oh my god how do you put that onto paper,,,,, needless to say will keep striving on x

mum2one

juno wrote: »

I'm really hating BU130 atm

Its not that bad is it, I'm due to start it in May, thou on other courses there was 6 who had done/doing it... hated it.... trouble is I need it for my Foundation Degree xx

kaj70

shegirl wrote: »

It is incredibly easy isn't it,and while that's a positive lol it does make you wonder about the strength of the course...of course it could just be we're amazingly talented;):D

i think we are just incredibly talented!

have you made a start on this TMA yet?

juno

mum2one wrote: »

Its not that bad is it, I'm due to start it in May, thou on other courses there was 6 who had done/doing it... hated it.... trouble is I need it for my Foundation Degree xx

It's one of those things you either love or hate, but most people seem to hate it.

Whilst I can see that it's useful to learn from experiences, I don't see how anyone can teach you to do that successfully if they don't know you. For this reason, for the first TMA you're mostly marked on your writing and language - well if I wanted that, I would have done the "start writing essays" course. For my next TMA I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing; one part says for the last 6 weeks I should have been answering questions in the tutor group forum. Either there are 2 tutor group forums and one is well hidden so I haven't found it, or my tutor hasn't been posting questions. An email about this has gone unanswered.

preciousb

Hi i am really thinking about doing the computing and mathematics degree at open university. I have already done a hons degree at Derby Uni but wanted to do this degree as this is what i enjoy.

What are the costs involved for a degree? Also do you have a set timetable. Like you do level 1 modules over the 1st year and so on. Or can i study as much as i want? Hope that makes sense. How long would it take to do the degree?

olly300

preciousb wrote: »

Hi i am really thinking about doing the computing and mathematics degree at open university. I have already done a hons degree at Derby Uni but wanted to do this degree as this is what i enjoy.

What are the costs involved for a degree? Also do you have a set timetable. Like you do level 1 modules over the 1st year and so on. Or can i study as much as i want? Hope that makes sense. How long would it take to do the degree?

All the information is on the OU website pages.

But to answer your questions:
1. It takes on average 6 years to study for a degree.

2. You do level 1 courses first then do level 2 etc.

3. As you have a first degree already you have have to pay for the degree yourself, or if some of your modules are relevant to work you can get your employer to sponsor you. However you can use Tesco Clubcard vouchers to pay towards it.

4. You are advised to study a maximum of 60 points a year. However some people study more. It really depends on whether you want to spend all your free time studying and on the other commitments you have. Most people find studying 60 points hard.

scubaangel

superflygal wrote: »

Hi folks, is anyone on S104 Exploring Science?

SFG x

Not this presentation, was planning it but ended up doing too much studying for work, am planning it next time around though. How're you finding it?

shegirl

kaj70 wrote: »

i think we are just incredibly talented!

have you made a start on this TMA yet?

Nope! I have looked at it and the first part is unbelievably dull.Thankfully,the second half of the course the TMAs are a little more interesting and allow more exploration and structured argument (you can have a peak at the second guide on your course website under the course materials bit).So looking forward to getting onto that much more than anything on this half

preciousb

olly300 wrote: »

All the information is on the OU website pages.

But to answer your questions:
1. It takes on average 6 years to study for a degree.

2. You do level 1 courses first then do level 2 etc.

3. As you have a first degree already you have have to pay for the degree yourself, or if some of your modules are relevant to work you can get your employer to sponsor you. However you can use Tesco Clubcard vouchers to pay towards it.

4. You are advised to study a maximum of 60 points a year. However some people study more. It really depends on whether you want to spend all your free time studying and on the other commitments you have. Most people find studying 60 points hard.

I dont mind paying for the course myself as its a second degree but would i not be entitled to anything as i am unemployed too.