So my first year course with the OU is coming to an end. It's been fun. Handily, a fair chunk I knew already but of the other material none of it was really that hard. The calculus sections have stretched me the most, but that is countered by the probability section being my bread and butter for several years.
Regardless, I'm on track for a big pass - only tempered slightly by the fact that this module doesn't count for overall degree classification. I need 30% on my last written assignment and while I have no intention of just scraping a pass I won't be too upset if I drop a few marks needlessly. That will, of course, all change when every mark matters.
The most frustrating thing is that some people have decided that the module is far too hard for them and rather than admit this to themselves, their tutor, and the OU they have just cheated. Answers to two of the assignments (both multiple-choice) have been posted on the internet apparently. What's the point? While I absolutely do not condone this. at least in something like history you can rewrite the answer and bluff a bit, and claim no-one really knows for sure. In maths, you either understand the method or you don't. Bring on the exams, I say.
So I've found MST121 (Using Mathematics) useful in confirming that this is what I want to do for the next 4 or 5 years of my life (part time), and it was a relatively gentle starter for me. For the next academic year it all gets a little more important as I take on two modules, both of which may count for degree classification, one of which will get me a diploma.
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