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Almost through unit one on M140 already and the course doesn't officially start for another few weeks.  Ideal for me to get a big head start on this one so that I am almost complete by the time MST125 kicks off early next year.

All of the TMA papers seem to be available already which is a bit odd but not complaining as it will enable me to hopefully get them complete and not have to worry about them.

It seems to just be a pass or fail module although there looks to be the possibility of gaining a distinction also which again seems strange.

Initial thoughts on this are that it feels like light relief compared to MST124, it will obviously get more difficult as the module goes on but I don't have that feeling of "oh sh*t" like I did when I started MST124.

I've spent around 8 hours studying and have already completed unit one.  I've completed the practice questions three times over and found them relatively simple although I made a couple of silly mistakes.  I need to really concentrate to eliminate these when doing the real thing!

This leaves me with a bit of a dilemma as I'm now having to wait for over two weeks for the iCMA and TMA associated with unit one to open.  I'm contemplating moving onto unit two with the intention of skim reading unit one once the assessments become available.  Otherwise it feels like wasted study time.

I've emailed OU to ask about the feasibility of completing another module during this academic year as I'm starting to feel I've probably been a little over cautious and opted for a very simple module worth only 30 points.  I'm still awaiting a response on that.

I am really enjoying it though and finding I'm actually looking forward to studying.