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Thank you! It is just the first assessment which was not very difficult, although the first half were self reflection type questions which I usually find difficult, and I did consider that maybe they purposely score high to boost peoples confidence, but I'm happy anyway. I just need to figure out what it is I want to do in future now. I came to this with the idea of increasing my ability to run a business but I'm really liking the idea of practicing law.
One of my friends was in charge of a major secondary school kitchen. K. joined the OU, not quite sure what she wanted to do, but knew she wanted a change. Summer School had a careers advisory apptitude test thing, so she took it, and the results said that Law would suit very well.
So, nothing loathe, few more credits and she applied and was accepted at Glasgow University. Came out as a lawyer, and then went to work for the Procurator Fiscal's office
Nothing wrong with studying something of interest that might lead to a different career
M
So, nothing loathe, few more credits and she applied and was accepted at Glasgow University. Came out as a lawyer, and then went to work for the Procurator Fiscal's office
Nothing wrong with studying something of interest that might lead to a different career
M
That’s what I was told too.
I have worked with three local authorities and I have to say that of all the departments, including my own (Leisure Services), Cleansing were the most cheerful, helpful people who knew how to have a good time.
I never achieved a career as a dustman.
I have worked with three local authorities and I have to say that of all the departments, including my own (Leisure Services), Cleansing were the most cheerful, helpful people who knew how to have a good time.
I never achieved a career as a dustman.
Just a quick update. I’m about halfway through the Business & Law access module now. I completed TMA02 before Christmas and got 89%, which I was really pleased with. I did make a couple of silly mistakes with word count and referencing, but all the required content for the question was there, just not in as much detail as could have been. It’s better to make these mistakes on an access module rather than on a degree.
Business on the access module hasn’t been what I expected. I didn’t really know what to expect going in, but I thought I’d find it fascinating. In reality, I don’t, a lot of it feels pretty dry. Some parts have been useful, especially where it’s made me think about my own business and prompted a few changes this year, but things like SWOT and STEEPLE analysis, yeah, not for me, I found it terribly boring.
The law side of the module, on the other hand, I’ve found genuinely fascinating. I’ve found myself powering through the business sections, counting down the chapters until the next law part. Because of that, I’ve enrolled on a law degree with the OU, which officially started last Saturday. I also met my tutor on Sunday, who’s a practising barrister.
I find myself both excited by the prospect of studying law and completing a degree, and slightly terrified that the next six years of my life will involve a lot of studying.
Business on the access module hasn’t been what I expected. I didn’t really know what to expect going in, but I thought I’d find it fascinating. In reality, I don’t, a lot of it feels pretty dry. Some parts have been useful, especially where it’s made me think about my own business and prompted a few changes this year, but things like SWOT and STEEPLE analysis, yeah, not for me, I found it terribly boring.
The law side of the module, on the other hand, I’ve found genuinely fascinating. I’ve found myself powering through the business sections, counting down the chapters until the next law part. Because of that, I’ve enrolled on a law degree with the OU, which officially started last Saturday. I also met my tutor on Sunday, who’s a practising barrister.
I find myself both excited by the prospect of studying law and completing a degree, and slightly terrified that the next six years of my life will involve a lot of studying.
Thank you, yes it is certainly. I have a very full on year ahead of me between OU and other commitments.
Will done Dan, well done Indeed.
For Essays have you tried the “Ten Headings” technique.
Divided the number of words required by ten.
Let’s say 5,000 words
Look at your response and write out ten headings / single words that typify your thinking on each head.
The first is your intro and the last is your conclusion anyway
Now you need to just write five hundred words at a time on each heading. If there is a bit of overlap that is great - it shows consistency from two viewpoints.
It won’t be five hundred words on each head but it only has to average that.
Presuming that you know where you are headed by the end of your research / reading I thoroughly recommend writing your conclusion before anything else. It will help you focus the other headings.
This technique got me through the most bizarre Masters degree imaginable.
Good luck.
Oops!
5,000 words @ 500 per paragraph
Decimal places are tricky little buggers but better than a single magnitude
For Essays have you tried the “Ten Headings” technique.
Divided the number of words required by ten.
Let’s say 5,000 words
Look at your response and write out ten headings / single words that typify your thinking on each head.
The first is your intro and the last is your conclusion anyway
Now you need to just write five hundred words at a time on each heading. If there is a bit of overlap that is great - it shows consistency from two viewpoints.
It won’t be five hundred words on each head but it only has to average that.
Presuming that you know where you are headed by the end of your research / reading I thoroughly recommend writing your conclusion before anything else. It will help you focus the other headings.
This technique got me through the most bizarre Masters degree imaginable.
Good luck.
Oops!
5,000 words @ 500 per paragraph
Decimal places are tricky little buggers but better than a single magnitude
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Good for you dude. I did an AS Level in law and found it really interesting. Let us know how you get on.
I went to uni late - not to OU though. I come from a not well-off background and didn't flourish at school. So, later, I went and did 2 A-levels to see if I had the appetite. Did kind of OK-ish. Got a place in uni as a mature student, aged 27. Worked at the coursework whilst keeping down a part-time job. Turned out that was what was required as well as an interest in the subject. I did a few other degrees later. I have enjoyed every second of it since. One of two or three massive choices I have made in my life and it completely changed my outlook on pretty much everything, as well as how I carry myself in the world and relate to others.
I hope (@OP) that you are enjoying it as much as it appears. It is very rewarding, and even more so if you can find the thing that you want to do .. doesn't have to be vocational; in fact, it might be better if you view experience of going to uni as something that isn't strictly vocational and has a lot of elements where you can think less pragmatically. This is the part that does you good.
I hope (@OP) that you are enjoying it as much as it appears. It is very rewarding, and even more so if you can find the thing that you want to do .. doesn't have to be vocational; in fact, it might be better if you view experience of going to uni as something that isn't strictly vocational and has a lot of elements where you can think less pragmatically. This is the part that does you good.
Essays a lot easier than many assignments we did; tutor didnt like them.
Title
Details
Intro
sections
sum up
conclusion
Bibliography
Can you REFERENCE properly?
Google Scholar will give refences for all your paper in the format your tutor wants
Make sure you know what format.
Tengu (worlds Worst referencer...)
Title
Details
Intro
sections
sum up
conclusion
Bibliography
Can you REFERENCE properly?
Google Scholar will give refences for all your paper in the format your tutor wants
Make sure you know what format.
Tengu (worlds Worst referencer...)
There’s an excellent plugin for browsers to handle references, plugs into word processer software and it’s free - Zotero - highly recommend it, allows difference reference types as well as click of a button.
Thank you Pattree, and thank you for the tip, I will save that and have a go when the time comes to writing full essays!Will done Dan, well done Indeed.
For Essays have you tried the “Ten Headings” technique.
Divided the number of words required by ten.
Let’s say 5,000 words
Look at your response and write out ten headings / single words that typify your thinking on each head.
The first is your intro and the last is your conclusion anyway
Now you need to just write five hundred words at a time on each heading. If there is a bit of overlap that is great - it shows consistency from two viewpoints.
It won’t be five hundred words on each head but it only has to average that.
Presuming that you know where you are headed by the end of your research / reading I thoroughly recommend writing your conclusion before anything else. It will help you focus the other headings.
This technique got me through the most bizarre Masters degree imaginable.
Good luck.
Oops!
5,000 words @ 500 per paragraph
Decimal places are tricky little buggers but better than a single magnitude
I am not bad at referencing, I guess my skill level is probably where it's supposed to be at for my current progression through the Access module.
Well done Dan. On a very simplistic level, I find a SWOT analysis very useful, and unlike the other types, can be done easily and quickly on the back of an envelope. e.g. if a potential client has asked me to look at his desired installation project, - or a supplier is trying to entice me to go single source with them. Sometimes it causes me to rapidly decline the offer!
References- anybody? - if one is relying on a search engine is there a risk that the inevitable AI will invent a reference or give an irrelevant reference having a single key word in it?
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