Online foundation degree

[Blakes 7]

I have been trawling the archives to see if any one has done the online degree with Myerscough.

I am considering doing it but would like to know the quality of the course and perhaps how realistic it is to do it alongside everyday work/ life commitments.

Thanks in advance.

[gibbon]

I did it, finished it in 2008. How hard it is to fit in around everyday life will depend on you current work situation and your current understanding of the subject areas. When I started it I had been out of education for 10 years and just been reading up on things as I learnt skills on the tools. It was the Tech Cert then the FdSc or straight into the FdSc so I just went for it.

 

I thought Myerscough's learning system was good, you could choose an interactive format or PDF for most material. Some lectures better than others but that's to be expected. I think I spent 2-3 hours monday to thursday evenings and most of the day Sunday working on it for 3 years (during term times), but I had 0 experinence in some areas.

 

I learnt a lot and gained the confidence that I was able to back up my work with a qualification as well as experince

 

Its doable. I was employed when I registered and ended up self employed, had a child, moved house, worked in Panama and Romania for short contracts and got our business through AA approval during it and I'm no genious, so go for it.

[combined tree services]

thats a really handy post gibbon , after i got off of the phone to you i kicked my self as i was going to ask you about your on line degree . im really keen on doing one , i was going to do my tec cert but several people have said that you might just as well go strait to the foundation degree , how long does it take ?

[gibbon]

3 years online

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Im doing my first year as we speak, i cant really add to that of gibbon. some of it is hard to get your head round, everyone will have weak areas but its doable. It isnt what I would call a walk in the park, but it certainly isnt rocket science iether, same as gibbon, was tech cert or go for it, so i did.

 

my tutors are brilliant, but i find the course information abit disjointed and hard to find bits sometimes, but I would recomend anyone whos been in the game with a keen interest to just go for it, youll get through if you want to.

[BTS]

Iam in my third year got to little ones and one due within the month, the course has been brilliant, previously hadnt studied for well over 10 years, so found it hard at first, but soon got into the swing, the tutors are very good, there have been a couple of problems with certain subject areas but myerscough have sorted then out. you will be able to find time for it, i ended up getting a laptop to work from bed in the evenings but hopefully will be worth it. i would say 100% go for it and good luck

 

someone could set up forum on here to help out students as would be useful to share ideas and get help from all in the know

[John Shutler]

im in the second year of my foundation degree, though im not doing it online

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Iam in my third year got to little ones and one due within the month, the course has been brilliant, previously hadnt studied for well over 10 years, so found it hard at first, but soon got into the swing, the tutors are very good, there have been a couple of problems with certain subject areas but myerscough have sorted then out. you will be able to find time for it, i ended up getting a laptop to work from bed in the evenings but hopefully will be worth it. i would say 100% go for it and good luck

 

someone could set up forum on here to help out students as would be useful to share ideas and get help from all in the know

 

it is a good idea, have to watch it doesnt constitue cheating though! they will be watching!

[BTS]

Oh watch your 3rd year you have to do scale drawings, or if you know someone with autocad start to get reallyfriendly with then now, cheating more of helping hand

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Oh watch your 3rd year you have to do scale drawings, or if you know someone with autocad start to get reallyfriendly with then now, cheating more of helping hand

 

your kidding! what we supposed to do go out and get a cad liceance!