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DanH84

DanH84

DanH84

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I'm thinking of signing up to do a course in october, more from the point of view that i didn't end up going to university proper and i always felt it's an opportunity missed. I'm quite happy to pay the £575 each module costs and I'll be doing it in my spare time, the only thing I'm unsure of is whether or not to do it in a subject in which i'm interested for the sake of the subject itself (a humanity or science) or something which would have a direct impact on career opportunities. I guess i'll have to mull it over.

Anyone else ever done anything through these guys, if so what are your experiences with them?

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Hi

I am over halfway through my Open University BSC and cannot recommend it enough.

I was in pretty much the same boat as you, I left school at 16 and got an apprenticeship, went to college etc.

I felt that the one thing holding me back career wise was the lack of degree. I started in 2004 but had a few hiccups with course selection. I find the "named" degrees to be very restrictive in the modules you have to study to achieve them, therefore I switched to an "Open Degree" which allows you to mix and match modules, something I have found to be to my taste.

If you have any other questions, post them here and I will do my best to answer.
 
Captain-Fungi said:
I am over halfway through my Open University BSC and cannot recommend it enough.
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Assuming the Open University is a learning at home program, do you not find it a bit restricting that you are not allowed to study science hands on, as in, inside a laboratory? I suppose that not all sciences require such experience anyway, I'm only asking because I'm curious (Not trying to poo-poo it).
 
Some Open Uni courses have week long residential parts/modules which I guess give you at least some hands on experience.
 
[TW]Fox said:
Uni without the social stuff.

Errrr whats the point? :/
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Just kind of having a structured means of exploring something which i have an interest in really.

I mean the ideal would be to go to a university even now, however, i've got bills to pay and if i can study towards something in my own time and with my own money then I can still work and pursue an interest and i suppose through the open degree i could be entirely indulgent in what i allowed myself to study.
 
[TW]Fox said:
Uni without the social stuff.

Errrr whats the point? :/
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Perhaps the point is that I can carry on working and owning my own house, car and so on, whilst working towards something.

You never know, you might actually enjoy it if you were to actually consider trying it rather than just rubbishing it straight off. You do seem to spend a lot of time doing this i have to say.
 
im studying towards a OU degree in ICT, currently finished 2 lv 1 IT courses and half way though a lv 1 maths course, at the start of next yet i have 2 level 2 courses starting. so far its going good, the only thing i dislike is that they dont do microsoft courses themselves (but if you do finish a MCSE or similar somewhere else and can prove it, you can use that as points towards your degree), and the CCNA course they do only teaches you the stuff and provides some points towards the degree, it doesnt actully make you CCNA certified if you pass the course.
 
Ian_Eb said:
You never know, you might actually enjoy it if you were to actually consider trying it rather than just rubbishing it straight off. You do seem to spend a lot of time doing this i have to say.
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Actually I've probably spent less than 10 minutes of me total life on this planet rubbishing the Open University but thanks all the same :p
 
[TW]Fox said:
Actually I've probably spent less than 10 minutes of me total life on this planet rubbishing the Open University but thanks all the same :p
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Maybe he means rubbishing other stuff too? Maybe a tad more than 10 minutes then Mr Fox? :p
 
I've been toying with the idea for the past couple of years. I certainly don't need a degree to further my career at present but having known only IT for the past 6 years I think it would be nice to broaden my horizons a little. Learning for the sake of learning.

I had them send me all of the literature a long while ago, now it's just a case of deciding what I want to study and working out how to fit it into my life.

It's not expensive either - if you're strapped for cash I believe you can even pay the course fees monthly.

Let us know how you get on :).

Fox said:
Uni without the social stuff.

Errrr whats the point? :/
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I expected a more intelligent reply from you. Surely you were just jesting and you do actually realise what the purpose of the OU is?
 
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