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I won’t win this battle, but I shall still win the war. This week did not go as planned, study wise anyway. When a friend says “do you want to DJ with me on the 8th. It will be fun, just have a few drink. Don’t worry about work on the Sunday, you will be fine.” I must remember to say no next time. A week of trying to get my set together while working all week doesn’t make much time for study. But all work and no play makes for a very boring life, and after getting 84% on the online test I thought I deserved a mini study break and some fun.

So with notepad and pen in hand it’s time to get my head down and do some study. This week I’m going to concentrate more on going over the notes I have already written as I am still a few weeks ahead. I will also finish off the TMA 01, just need to do the sense part.

Really looking forward to the tutorial on Saturday, I will bring a pen and notepad, my Barbie pink laptop and an apple for the tutor.

Learning outcomes this week are;

I’m getting too old to party till 2am then go to work in the morning

Can’t wait to get back into the books and get back on track. Will defiantly put in double the hours this week.


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Thomas Horsted

"You dirty rat" (James Cagney 1932)

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So here we finally are, after months of waiting, the degree is open for official business. Even though I have got a few weeks ahead of the schedule, I decided to revisit the beginning blocks to keep it all fresh in my mind.

I have done the relevant tasks, blogged the news stories, introduced myself in the forum and googled my name. I also looked over all my notes to jog my memory of things I need to take more time studying. I have been surprised how much math knowledge I can recall from my schooling days. I’m sure the maths will get harder, but so far so good.

It seems some people on Facebook groups are worried about ‘rats’ and ‘moles’ watching over their every post. I sure that the Open University don’t have mafia style cartel of undercover students. If they do, I’m sure they really aren’t that concerned about what their students chat about. If you feel you may say something to get yourself in trouble, then don’t say it! I think everyone is aware that you don’t pass your work around to others. You don’t post answers nor ask for them. And for me the most important part of online life is simply be nice! It’s not hard to do.

My learning outcomes for this week are;

  • Started my first website using Google Apps
  • Frequencies and wave lengths
  • Packet switching and different architectures
  • The Open University website likes to crash, a lot!

This week I will be concentrating on trying to finish block four and complete TMA 01. Hope everyone is enjoying the course as much as I am so far. Looking forward to the first face to face tutorial.


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