#1 piece of advice I can give is choose units you are interested in not purely based on what you think you are good at, or think will hold the most 'value' in terms of career progression.
Self-study requires a lot of motivation especially if your previous study was the old 'stick' approach from school where if you didn't do the work you got a *******ing - i.e. if you have never had to rely on yourself to drive study as opposed to a rigid timetable with punishments for failure to adhere to it, it can be a bit of a culture shock. This is why I think a genuine interest in the subject is imperative.
Of course, that's not to say some people won't have been highly successful with a 'means to an end' approach of picking courses they think will help them in the job market - but following my experience at a traditional uni, it isn't how I approached OU study.
Self-study requires a lot of motivation especially if your previous study was the old 'stick' approach from school where if you didn't do the work you got a *******ing - i.e. if you have never had to rely on yourself to drive study as opposed to a rigid timetable with punishments for failure to adhere to it, it can be a bit of a culture shock. This is why I think a genuine interest in the subject is imperative.
Of course, that's not to say some people won't have been highly successful with a 'means to an end' approach of picking courses they think will help them in the job market - but following my experience at a traditional uni, it isn't how I approached OU study.