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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Roland Tarver wrote: > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 25/04/10 18:03, Roland Tarver wrote: >>> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Rob Beard >>> >>>> Does that include exam fees etc (and am I right in thinking it's only >>>> £185 >>>> rather than say 3 lots of £185?) >>> Yes. £185 total fee. :-) >>> >>> >>>> If so, doesn't seem too bad really if you get a recognized qualification >>>> at >>>> the end of it. >>>> >>>> Am I right in thinking you can use the points too with other points from >>>> other OU courses to build up a degree type qualification? >>> Correct. I had to do 2 OU short courses to get on my degree program, >>> both 10 points each. The quality is excellent. At least in my >>> experience of the OU. >>> >> Interesting, I was considering a while back going back to college and >> studying, but with a family to support I figured I wouldn't be able to >> afford it, although something like this might well just be the ideal sort of >> thing, studying at home in my spare time. >> >> Rob >> >> -- >> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >> http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >> FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html >> > > OU degrees are very flexible and world renowned. You can do it in your > own time, as you like. I would recommend it. My mum, whose career has > been in education, has her BSc with the OU. > > GO mum hehe! > > But don't just take my word for it, why not do a short course and get > some personal experience of it. > > Anyone else on the list done OU study previously/currently? > > Best wishes > roly > There is also a lot of financial help available, so look in to that option too :) Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Ubuntu 10.04 is 29th April : Visit www.ubuntu.com for details DCGLUG MEETINGS - Details on www.dcglug.org.uk/ - please click on Group meetings link on right hand side Aged 11 - 19 then dfey may be for you, please goto http://www.dfey.org for more details -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkvUjIUACgkQaggq1k2FJq1AGACggb0KyanVB4FbsWSGLXVtKl79 u9gAn1uLLrxZ7SKsXbeqKTgYChfBk5UL =P3/m -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html