Never having enough time seems to be a symptom of being an OU student. That's why I never seem to have enough time to add to my blog.
I did get some answers from the OUs advisors although it seemed like jolly hard work to get there, for me and for the two hard-working ladies who went seeking information on my behalf. It appears that, if you seek information about the OUs plans you must embark on a perilous quest involving monsters, riddles and portals into dark, unknown worlds in order to get a straight answer.
But, thanks to the persitance of Jo and Rosemary, I did get an answer. It wasn't ideal but I will be able to finish my degree with something resembling a relevant module, albeit being forced to take at least 6 months longer over it, assuming the OU don't decide to alter the start date from the planned October 2014. I wouldn't put it past them.
The planned course is T319-Environmental Management. Not ideal, as I said, but it does include advanced management studies like systems thinking, which I was planning to do dedicated modules on.
But did I get this information in a timely fashion to make a decision about T211? No!
And entirely down to people at the OU being cagey about their future plans and by an amazing lack (or apparent lack) of anybody actually being able or willing to give out any solid information. It seems to me that many people at Milton Keynes don't give a monkeys about students getting to study the modules they want to study or are relevant to their goals so long as they study something and keep paying for modules. So I've commited to another module costing £775 as it was too late to get my money back if I wasn't able to complete my degree.
Do I trust this information?
Enough to get it in writing, save it, back it up and print off a hard copy.
Am I Misplacing my Trust?
Never having enough time seems to be a symptom of being an OU student. That's why I never seem to have enough time to add to my blog.
I did get some answers from the OUs advisors although it seemed like jolly hard work to get there, for me and for the two hard-working ladies who went seeking information on my behalf. It appears that, if you seek information about the OUs plans you must embark on a perilous quest involving monsters, riddles and portals into dark, unknown worlds in order to get a straight answer.
But, thanks to the persitance of Jo and Rosemary, I did get an answer. It wasn't ideal but I will be able to finish my degree with something resembling a relevant module, albeit being forced to take at least 6 months longer over it, assuming the OU don't decide to alter the start date from the planned October 2014. I wouldn't put it past them.
The planned course is T319-Environmental Management. Not ideal, as I said, but it does include advanced management studies like systems thinking, which I was planning to do dedicated modules on.
But did I get this information in a timely fashion to make a decision about T211? No!
And entirely down to people at the OU being cagey about their future plans and by an amazing lack (or apparent lack) of anybody actually being able or willing to give out any solid information. It seems to me that many people at Milton Keynes don't give a monkeys about students getting to study the modules they want to study or are relevant to their goals so long as they study something and keep paying for modules. So I've commited to another module costing £775 as it was too late to get my money back if I wasn't able to complete my degree.
Do I trust this information?
Enough to get it in writing, save it, back it up and print off a hard copy.
Legal action may only be postponed!