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Random &S197 21 Jun 2007 09:06 am
Grading of Passes
S197 results were out yesterday for the 2007B presentation, along with a bunch of other science short courses, and I’m happy to say I got what I wanted:
What that screenshot doesn’t show is the OES score (because I keep such things to myself) – which seems to be an endangered species at the moment. This presentation of S197 was the last that will give a score, the current presentation of S194 that I’m working on won’t give a score, and that little habit will soon be spreading to other courses, apparently. I’m not happy about this. Read on below the cut for why…
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Random 18 Jun 2007 02:07 pm
MS Office for £17.49, Anyone?
Personally I prefer OpenOffice, but MS Office has its fans – the OneNote component in particular seems to be all the rage at the moment amongst students. The big drawback with MS Office, though, is the cost – the student price for Office 2007 Enterprise Edition is £89.99, while OneNote 2007 on its own will put you back £15.
But there is a way that some people can get hold of a copy of MS Office 2007 Enterprise Edition (which includes OneNote), direct from Microsoft, for just £17.49 including postage & packaging. Details below the cut.
Random 18 Jun 2007 10:42 am
NVQ / FHEQ Levels
Another post inspired by the folks over at OUSA 10-pointers, this time looking at what qualifications are worth. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority’s website lists the various National Vocational Qualification NVQ levels, alongside the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) levels, to give a fairly good idea of where the OU’s certificates and diplomas slot in on the scale. As an idea, A-Levels are Level 3, Certificates in Higher Education (like the Certificate in Contemporary Science you’d get for completing 6 science short courses) are Level 4, and so on. Here’s a handy link to the full table.
Random 14 Jun 2007 04:12 am
OpenMusings? Whazzat Then?
Welcome to OpenMusings, where I’ll be taking occasional looks at the Open University courses I’ve been working through – and being one of those people who can’t seem to resist clicking the “Register” button, there are a lot of ‘em. What makes me qualified to comment? Well, nothing, to be honest – I’m just your average part-time student who’s enjoying what the OU provide, and want to provide what I hope will be some useful insights for anyone considering trying the courses I’ve been working on. Feel free to make your own contributions, too. And now, on to the first post…