
So the results are starting to come out for the OU exams taken in June. Â Those who were on their last module have got their final degree classification and for the rest of us we’re getting our individual module scores. Â Despite not being due for another 8 days, the results for MS221 came out today.
If you’ve been following my blog you’ll know that I really hadn’t focused on studying for this module as much as I should and, with a new role taking up my time in the evenings and weekends I just hadn’t revised as much as I should have done. Â I even took my text books to the ReWork DL conference in Boston but only opened them briefly on the plane on the return flight. So how did I do?
Well despite feeling completely unprepared, and using every last minute of the three hours of the exam, I felt happier on the day than I was expecting and was confident I’d passed, but still felt that I’d let myself down. I’ve spent the past 5 weeks trying not to think about it1. Â So when I saw a post in the group forum that the results where up I waited all of 5 minutes before checking.
I was very pleasantly surprised to see that I’d got a distinction. Â So that’s 3 modules, 3 distinctions, which of course I’m really happy with. Â But this isn’t helping my study ethic. Â I have, for the third time, done very little and got away with it, which doesn’t make me a very good role model for anyone studying at any level. Â This also means that there’s no pressure on me to do better for the next module.
Assuming that I can get some credit for my PhD and don’t have to do another level 1 module as punishment for not doing the easy start module2, I’ll be looking at doing M208 in October. Â Being a level 2 module I’m expecting this to be harder, and I will need to put some more effort in to maintain success. Â I know this. Â I fear I will be just as lazy.
-  Which has been pretty easy as I’ve been so busy with work and I’d love to be able to blog about what I’m doing but I can’t yet 😉 ↩
- I could rant on about this for a long time, the OU lets you skip a module if you’re capable, but then forces you to do a beginner’s module in a subject you’re not interested in instead, or modules that are at too low a level for the subjects I am interested in… ↩