[morecambebay]

(Original post by abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz)
i always thought that a degree from the open university wasn't worth the paper its printed on? so surely every degree at the uni should be free?

I should ignore you, but just because so many people will come across this thread I will point out that postgrad admissions tutors at all other unis disagree with you.

[Funky_Climber]

Are there any decent idea's to vote for?

[Funky_Climber]

A better idea would be something where you can log in to an 'instant messaging facility' where you can log into the subject specific area 'ie what you study at uni' then you can post questions you are stuck on and have other people studying that subject help you out. The amounts of times I got stuck and hunted down friends for answers, it would be like having instant access to other helping hands.

[ForensicShoe]

Who submitted the 'Food for Thought' app or are we not allowed to know?

I have a feeling this man would like to pay him/her a visit

[. . .]

(Original post by Funky_Climber)
Are there any decent idea's to vote for?

This.

I have a good idea just not the expertise to program it.

[lilangel890]

My degree stats is probably the best idea. It's gonna be a pretty simple algorithm, I calculate my percentages and grades etc after each test and it's not too difficult, but then I am a maths student...xD

[Funky_Climber]

(Original post by ForensicShoe)
Who submitted the 'Food for Thought' app or are we not allowed to know?

I have a feeling this man would like to pay him/her a visit

LOL LOL LOL Love it, sure Lord Sugar would give them a good hiding

[cpdavis]

Oh dear. I am not voting, as I've got an app similar to the degree one and the food for thought has been on telly

[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz]

(Original post by morecambebay)
I should ignore you, but just because so many people will come across this thread I will point out that postgrad admissions tutors at all other unis disagree with you.

sorry, i forgot that oxford and cambridge accept people with open uni degrees. My sincerest apologies for my ignorance

[morecambebay]

(Original post by abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz)
sorry, i forgot that oxford and cambridge accept people with open uni degrees. My sincerest apologies for my ignorance

They do.

[Gob Bluth]

The food app should never be there i agree...

But the other one is rubbish. So simple and east to figure out. I would never get that app.

Did only two people enter?

[CuddlyDuddly]

I really wish I'd spotted this competition when it was running. I'm not really sure how I missed it as I'm a regular visitor to the OU section.

Oh well. I hope people don't mind but I would like to post my idea on here anyway. Who knows, someone might come along and develop it anyway.

Degree Genie - The One Stop Shop For Planning & Organising Your Study



The purpose of the application would be to bring together many aspects of a students study routine, combining many of the tasks into a single application. This includes scheduling, notetaking, research paper management, assignment writing and more.

It might help to look at the image I've attached whilst reading through the description. I only came up with this a few hours ago so it's still a very rough outline.

Features:

Calendar management (reminders, alarms etc...).
Notetaking (typed, handwritten, audio).
Research Management (handling of research materials (images, documents, notes, images, audio, video), linked to specific modules.
Documents Creation/Management
Grade Tracking


When you enter the application it will prompt you to create a master folder. This is the overall container for all your future content and will normally be named after the qualification you are studying, in the attached image I have used the LLB Law Degree as an example.

You would then set about creating a series of module folders which map to your course outline, breaking your study into smaller more manageable chunks. In this case the W100, W200, W201 and W300 modules.

Under each newly created module folder there will be a set of standard options: reminders, notepad, research and documents. These options are specific to the module folder they fall under. So you can setup a task or reminder for a deadline within that specific module, or add a research item for a TMA within that module.

The yellow event buttons at the top of the page show options linked to the master folder and the qualification as a whole. For example you can see ALL reminders for your study, ALL notes etc.... ( You can also add items here which are not specific to a module but your study as a whole, maybe your registration letter or a specific University Policy document).

The application would allow you to manage a variety of electronic resources related to your study in a single place. You can store the official course PDF documents for each module, read through them, highlight, make handwritten or typed notes, record audio notes or lectures, then use the various compiled research to help create your assignment.

When you come to the end of the year exam preparation you have all of the material you've used, from official course manuals to handwritten notes in an organised structure. Need to find that assignment you submitted, what about the recording of a tutor phone call you had six months ago, bang... All there ready to access.

Other misc ideas:

Obviously you would want the ability to move items around within the structure, move a notepad item into your research area.
The ability to tag items for a database keyword search.
The ability to save scribbles and handwritten notes onto existing items (PDFs, pictures etc...).
The ability to not only set reminders but link them to specific items within the folder structure.


Anyway I hope someone might find this useful.


John











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[Gob Bluth]

(Original post by CuddlyDuddly)
I really wish I'd spotted this competition when it was running. I'm not really sure how I missed it as I'm a regular visitor to the OU section.

Oh well. I hope people don't mind but I would like to post my idea on here anyway. Who knows, someone might come along and develop it anyway.

Degree Genie - The One Stop Shop For Planning & Organising Your Study



The purpose of the application would be to bring together many aspects of a students study routine, combining many of the tasks into a single application. This includes scheduling, notetaking, research paper management, assignment writing and more.

It might help to look at the image I've attached whilst reading through the description. I only came up with this a few hours ago so it's still a very rough outline.

Features:

Calendar management (reminders, alarms etc...).
Notetaking (typed, handwritten, audio).
Research Management (handling of research materials (images, documents, notes, images, audio, video), linked to specific modules.
Documents Creation/Management
Grade Tracking


When you enter the application it will prompt you to create a master folder. This is the overall container for all your future content and will normally be named after the qualification you are studying, in the attached image I have used the LLB Law Degree as an example.

You would then set about creating a series of module folders which map to your course outline, breaking your study into smaller more manageable chunks. In this case the W100, W200, W201 and W300 modules.

Under each newly created module folder there will be a set of standard options: reminders, notepad, research and documents. These options are specific to the module folder they fall under. So you can setup a task or reminder for a deadline within that specific module, or add a research item for a TMA within that module.

The yellow event buttons at the top of the page show options linked to the master folder and the qualification as a whole. For example you can see ALL reminders for your study, ALL notes etc.... ( You can also add items here which are not specific to a module but your study as a whole, maybe your registration letter or a specific University Policy document).

The application would allow you to manage a variety of electronic resources related to your study in a single place. You can store the official course PDF documents for each module, read through them, highlight, make handwritten or typed notes, record audio notes or lectures, then use the various compiled research to help create your assignment.

When you come to the end of the year exam preparation you have all of the material you've used, from official course manuals to handwritten notes in an organised structure. Need to find that assignment you submitted, what about the recording of a tutor phone call you had six months ago, bang... All there ready to access.

Other misc ideas:

Obviously you would want the ability to move items around within the structure, move a notepad item into your research area.
The ability to tag items for a database keyword search.
The ability to save scribbles and handwritten notes onto existing items (PDFs, pictures etc...).
The ability to not only set reminders but link them to specific items within the folder structure.


Anyway I hope someone might find this useful.


John











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100x times better than the rubbish posted in the OP. To think someone might get what they can get for those ideas just puzzles me.

[morecambebay]

Why doesnt everybody post the ideas that they entered so we can see the alternatives? This was mine:

Description: ‘Course 2D’ is light hearted game based on Open University courses. By teaching creative thinking techniques, it gets players to ‘diss’ anything which tries to disrupt their academic work by turning it into an improvement. The aim of the game is to collect positive teacher/tutor feedback on the improvements made. The better the feedback, the bigger the ‘diss’. It is flexible enough to be turned into any kind of app, or even just made into a website.
At REGISTRATION the game is downloaded and a COURSE GUIDE provides an introduction. The COURSE MATERIAL teaches the techniques and a HANDBOOK provides a summary. AMA’s (app-marked assignments) are practice exams to check understanding and chart skill level. Real EXAMS are the player’s academic work and their RESULTS are their teacher’s/tutor’s feedback. TUTORIALS take place in a TSR forum where players can give and receive advice and post their favourite ‘disses’ as examples.

How can it aid student life: It aids student life by teaching people how to overcome disruptions by turning them into learning opportunities. It encourages them to make important progress and succeed even if things have gone wrong, and shows that academia can be something which rewards students for using their own experiences.

[Gob Bluth]

Competition was probably fixed.

Another better idea there.

[morecambebay]

I forgot to point out that the OU already does 'my degree stats' under a different name. Every course is linked to a website which will automatically calculate your grade for you. Im going with fix aswell. What is the point in asking people to come up with new ideas when the winner just has to offer something that you already do?

This is the problem with the OU. It has so much potentiol, it could be brilliant, and yet it feels like it is run by amateurs. Mistakes like this happen to often. They are also running this competition at the moment, it seems like it's been pulled straight out of a tweenies magazine. They patronise people.

[mikeyd85]

My idea was a 2nd hand uni course book app.

Imagine going to an open day for a uni of your choice. The app would be location aware so when you opened it, it would have a list of courses available at that uni. You select your course and it shows you all the books used by the students at this course. You could then select any book and see where it is for sale second hand in the local area. Each book would have a review section (think like Amazon) and recommendations based on other user's book collection. It would be compatible is ISBN numbers and have a barcode scanner built in for easy cataloguing.

Finally, it would have had a burn the book mini game which would allow you to find the book of your choice and set fire to it.

[CuddlyDuddly]

Out of interest, who won?

Still kicking myself for missing this. This would have been ideal for my LLB :-)




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[CuddlyDuddly]

(Original post by CuddlyDuddly)
Out of interest, who won?

Still kicking myself for missing this. This would have been ideal for my LLB :-)




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Anyone?




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[morecambebay]

(Original post by CuddlyDuddly)
Anyone?




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My degree stats