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September 17, 2008

S186 Result

Unexpectedly good:

Using my own method for converting learning outcomes into a percentage gave me a respectable 88%. I can live with that, all things considered..
Just need S151 to finish off my Certificate in Contemporary Science, but I’m putting that on the backburner for a while – want to get my nightmare courses [...]

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August 4, 2008

Thwarted

S186 done & dusted, with the ECA submitted with about, oh, 5 minutes to spare. I think that’s a record for me in the “cutting it close” department. Enjoyed the course up to a point – the subject and course material I found fascinating, I was just hampered by a severe lack of [...]

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July 9, 2008

S186 & M359 Updates

With about 3 weeks to go until the cut-off for S186 (this is my deferral date, so no further extensions), I’m just starting Chapter 5. This isn’t exactly where I wanted to be with this course, but domestic issues plus the dreaded M359 have meant it’s been on the backburner for a while. [...]

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January 31, 2008

S186 First Impressions

S186 – Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis – is my latest foray into the Science Short Course collection. The course author is David Rothery – he was also responsible for S196 Planets: An Introduction, which I thoroughly enjoyed, so I have high hopes for this one. The subject’s a little off what I’d normally [...]

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