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Reply 1780

stok3sy

Juno

It's a book that you sometimes get as part of the course. They send it with the stuff; you don't need to buy it. It seems to be the introductory modules that have it as my DD131 has one as does their AA100 (I think).

oh i see, thanks Juno... i'm doing B291 so i doubt i'll get one then as its a level 2 course!

u seem to know wot ur talkin about, this is my first course with the OU, in fact i havent studied in about 9yrs... have u got any tips?!

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Reply 1781

LW5x01

SunburnedCactus

Depends on the degree but usually all Level 2 and 3 ones, except any 10 pointers which you just need to pass.

Seems possible, but what about people who do more than one level 1 courses? I'll only do one level 1 :|

Reply 1782

SunburnedCactus

LW5x01

Seems possible, but what about people who do more than one level 1 courses? I'll only do one level 1 :|

Really? I had 3 courses required at level 1, but none of their marks count towards my final classification. I can't remember where it says whether a course counts towards the degree but it may be in the degree description somewhere, something to check.

Reply 1783

inksplodge

I only have one course required at level 1 as well. All the others are level 2/3.

Reply 1784

raspberryswirl

SunburnedCactus

Depends on the degree but usually all Level 2 and 3 ones, except any 10 pointers which you just need to pass.

Can 10 pointers count towards the classification if they are graded?

Reply 1785

SunburnedCactus

raspberryswirl

Can 10 pointers count towards the classification if they are graded?

Umm possibly. The one I did (M253) was pass/fail but if it is graded (and a specified course for the degree) then it could well count.

Reply 1786

raspberryswirl

SunburnedCactus

Umm possibly. The one I did (M253) was pass/fail but if it is graded (and a specified course for the degree) then it could well count.

Hmms! I hope so! Its all v confusing and when I emailed the OU people they weren't helpful :frown:

Reply 1787

Debonair

Any news on the computer grant?

Reply 1788

inksplodge

Debonair

Any news on the computer grant?

You won't hear anything until after the course starts apparently.

Reply 1789

~ Purple Rose ~

PS Reviewer

What is the electronic notepad? :s-smilie:

Reply 1790

Juno

LW5x01

Seems possible, but what about people who do more than one level 1 courses? I'll only do one level 1 :|

Have you seen this? There's an email at the bottom for award specific questions - did you email them or the general one?

Reply 1791

Juno

stok3sy

I just found out your tutor will be paid between £3000 and £4000 for the whole course.

You can see a taster of your course materials here - the sample course calendar says you have 7 modules, and as the course specification says you have 7 printed texts it would be reasonable to assume you get one for each. So no, I think from that you won't get a course companion.

Um, tips. Install the software onto your computer straight away, otherwise you will get to just before the TMA is due to find you have lost the CD. Make sure you check your course website regularly for updates - you probably have a forum where your tutor might post helpful stuff, and they might post corrections to the TMA or textbook there.

Reply 1792

dg2009

inksplodge

I only have one course required at level 1 as well. All the others are level 2/3.

Same here

Reply 1793

inksplodge

working out honours looks confusing. :confused:

i think i'm just going to do my best and hope it works out... lol. i don't understand, why is having only one level 1 a bad thing?

Reply 1794

LW5x01

inksplodge

working out honours looks confusing. :confused:

i think i'm just going to do my best and hope it works out... lol. i don't understand, why is having only one level 1 a bad thing?

Who said it's a bad thing? :O

I don't know if it is a bad thing, lol.

Reply 1795

inksplodge

LW5x01

Who said it's a bad thing? :O

I don't know if it is a bad thing, lol.

The way you said it was like it was a bad thing!

Wow, I didn't realise how many qualifications there are at the OU. I just got to a list somehow on my tools page, and it was like Humanities > with literature/philosophy and literature/media studies and English language etc... :tongue:

quite a lot, then.

Reply 1796

lupinpooter

inksplodge

working out honours looks confusing. :confused:

i think i'm just going to do my best and hope it works out... lol. i don't understand, why is having only one level 1 a bad thing?

There's an online qualifications planner with a classification prediction gizmo: you can get to it via StudentHome > Qualifications :smile:

Reply 1797

inksplodge

I don't think it'll be any use to me yet as I am only on my first course? :woo:

still getting used to this! Just found the online personal blog - does anyone use it?

Reply 1798

Juno

inksplodge

working out honours looks confusing. :confused:

i think i'm just going to do my best and hope it works out... lol. i don't understand, why is having only one level 1 a bad thing?

It's not necessarily bad. But Level 1 is considered to be easier, so your degree will be harder than it has to be.

Reply 1799

lupinpooter

inksplodge

I don't think it'll be any use to me yet as I am only on my first course?

Go to StudentHome > Qualifications and on the right hand side you'll see a link to the Qualification Planner. You can set up and save plans for entire degrees in there at any time (doesn't matter if you're on your first course) and play around with the classification calculator. HTH :smile: