Home for Christmas

I'm back in the UK for Christmas, Cold, Damp and Foggy, just how Christmas should be IMHO. Lots to do before the day, so I doubt I will be blogging much.

I also have got the results of my two OU exams, as well as the overall course results.

For M255 (Object Oriented Programming with Java) I got 88% in the exam, with my overall coursework mark of 99% gives me a Distinction.

For MT262 (Putting Computer Systems to Work) I got 95%, with my overall coursework mark of 97% also gives me a Distinction.

Oddly before I started the courses I would have said I knew Java better, but perhaps that was a hindrance considering that I achieved a much better score in the C++ exam (MT262) than the Java (M255). It's surely a testament to the OU teaching material anyway.

Exams done.

Finished my second and last exam for 2006 this afternoon with over an hour to spare. I spent 20 minutes checking through and tweaking some answers and then left.

Reading the OU forums for the course I see that many other people left early. I'm not sure but I think we are the first year to sit this course as there were no past papers available for revision, except a specimen exam sent with the course.

I noticed a few errors in some questions which was quite annoying. You'd think someone would have proof read it?

Well I'm still hopefull of a distinction (85+%) but time will tell. Results should be available near Christmas. I've almost settled on which courses to take next year but quite shocked at the price rise. I'm going to need to find £950 just for next year!

I will now be rushing around preparing for my return to Lagos very shortly.

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One down...

My exam went well. Questions were quite taxing but I think I may have scraped it. It was nice to see quite a few people my own age there, or maybe I'm just getting older?

So MT262 (putting computer systems to work) is finished now. I hope to gain a distinction but one can never really tell how well one did until the results come, can you?

M255 (object-oriented programming with Java) is coming up next week, and I'm more comfortable with that one than todays.

The results of my last TMA coursework assignments were, 94% and 100% for MT262 and M255 respectively.

Exams are coming

I've just submitted my final piece of coursework for my Studies with OU in 2006. I am anticipating a very high overall score for the coursework in both courses, however I must still achieve 85% in the exam to achieve the Distinction grade I am aiming for. I managed it last year with T224 but this year I have two exams and both are very technical, requiring a lot of study.

I have a few things I'd like to complete for the various projects in Nigeria while I am home, and also I am off to Rhodes next week for a short vacation. On top of that I need to find time to go and reapply for my Nigerian visa in London, and visit friends and family.

Then if I have time there's the usual household maintenance that normally occupies me here. I can see a gate that needs creosote and a lawn that needs some TLC from my window right now...

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