M257 - Materials arrived

The material for M257 arrived whilst I was away with work this week. I opened it up this morning, and went through the first two books really quickly just out of curiosity. So far I like what I'm seeing. Seems that M257 does thing the "Java way" and not imposing some of the distinctly strange coding practices that were used in M255. I'm going to be happier doing this module.

The untold benefits (?) of M253

I'm truly hating M253, even more than I expected to having read the dire reports from previous students. It's everything anyone said and more.

The worst thing about it, is that it's caused me to lose motivation entirely, and as such is affecting my work on other modules.

Right now, I'm supposed to be doing some preparatory work for MST121, but I'm on such a downer with M253 that I find I'm not able to put my heart and soul into it despite knowing I should.

If M253 had been the first module I'd tackled, I can truthfully say that it would have been the last, and I would have abandoned my degree aspirations before completing the module.

However, I'm a stubborn SOB, and I'm going to get I'm almost 2/3 of the way through this nightmare module, and I'm determined to see it through one way or another.

And a qualification to boot...

The combination of passes for MU123 and M150 gives me....

Certificate in Computing and Mathematics

M150 Result!

And another pass. I was glad to get this one out of the way, didn't enjoy it much. In fact didn't enjoy it at all. I scored high on the programming assignments, and not so high on the boring bits. The course felt pretty dated throughout, and the programming assignments were a bit Mickey Mouse for me, but I guess that was to be expected. The course has now been replaced, so I guess it was suffering from being end-of-life.

Overall continuous assessment score (OCAS) : 93
Overall assessment score (OAS) : 93

MU123 Result - my very first OU result!

In dire need of something to spur me on in the face of the misery that is M253, my MU123 result showed up today, and although it was entirely expected, a did achieve a pass.

OES (overall examinable score) : 93%
OCAS (overall continual assessment) : 96%

1 down, more (I hope) to follow

M255 TMA03 Result

Remarkable - 100% - can't ask for better than that! (still haven't read any of the course material either)

M255 TMA04 finished

The final TMA for M255 was published last weekend, so I made a start, but didn't have much time to spend on it, so I finished it off this afternoon. It's not due until September, but it now means I can forget about M255 until the Exam in October.

The only concern about the exam is that I'm going to have to write code literally, with pen and paper (shock!).

1. I haven't done this (or much other writing in fact) for many years
2. My problematic little finger (dislocted in cycling accident in January) makes it difficult for me to write at all

I think I'm going to need some practice