Open University-Exploring Psychology.

[Vienna]

I am thinking about enrolling on this course and wanted advice or views on it.

Has anyone done it? What did you think to it and would you recommend it?

Any thoughts or views will be appreciated.

[Helcatt]

Not done it but would also be interested in thoughts on the matter.

Really want to start on an OU course (prob Jan) but don't know where to start in making choices

HX

[Helcatt]

Looking on the website - there are lots of people who have given positive feedback, very interesting

HX

[Shoppie]

Hiya,
I did this course last Sept, with the exam being in June and the results out in a couple of weeks. So I don't want to commit myself too much without the results :lol:

I did find the course very interesting, and certianly thought-provoking. The first half was fine, but I found the second half very hard going - we had one assignment per month in the second half so the turnaround with reading on top was quite :zombie: The other thing was I found it quite frustrating being limited as to what I could really put into it, I have always excelled academically and this was nigh on impossible working 4 days per week and having 2 ids on top. It does take a LOT to motivate yourself to do the reading/ stay on top of the assignments. I also think your experience is very driven by the uality of your tutor, mine was realy good so the tuts and support were fab.

I obviously found it interesting enough as I have just signed up for the online 'summer course' which runs Oct - Feb (just in time for baby! :shock:) The alternative though is a one week residential course in either July or Aug which just isn't an option of me with childcare/ work.

[Hello Kitty]

I have just completed Exploring Psychology and can totally recommend it! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Although I have to say it is quite intense, you need to submit an assignment once a month and there is quite a bit of reading to do. It is the perfect intro to psychology though if you haven't done much before. I am just about to start the Conversion Diploma in Psychology now.

[Hello Kitty]

I can email you the study programme from work tomorrow, which might give you a better idea of the course.

[Vienna]

It sounds great, I really do fancy getting my teeth into something different and I think I will give it a go. I understand it'll be hard work so I'm 100% commited

helcatt, let me know if you're going to do it you can be my buddy!

Hello kitty that would be great if you could do that. Thankyou! I'm off out now but when I come back I'll pm you my email address.

Thanks everyone.x

[Shoppie]

HK -are you doing the online course starting Oct? Pm me if you are maybe we can try and be in the same study group!

[Hello Kitty]

Shoppie, how did I not know you were doing this d'oh!

Yes I am signed up for the online course and then starting Child Development in Feb. Will PM you xx

[Vienna]

Hiya,
I did this course last Sept, with the exam being in June and the results out in a couple of weeks. So I don't want to commit myself too much without the results :lol:

I did find the course very interesting, and certianly thought-provoking. The first half was fine, but I found the second half very hard going - we had one assignment per month in the second half so the turnaround with reading on top was quite :zombie: The other thing was I found it quite frustrating being limited as to what I could really put into it, I have always excelled academically and this was nigh on impossible working 4 days per week and having 2 ids on top. It does take a LOT to motivate yourself to do the reading/ stay on top of the assignments. I also think your experience is very driven by the uality of your tutor, mine was realy good so the tuts and support were fab.

I obviously found it interesting enough as I have just signed up for the online 'summer course' which runs Oct - Feb (just in time for baby! :shock:) The alternative though is a one week residential course in either July or Aug which just isn't an option of me with childcare/ work.

Meant to say let us know how you get on with your results!

[DillyDally]

There are often Facebook groups for OU courses, so it might be worth looking - so you can ask current/just finished students. If you give me the course code, I'll have a look on First Class (the OUs online facility) as OUSA (OU Student Association) has heaps of forums for each of it's courses, and they are often a good way to see what the course is like.

I've just finished (well, in June) my seventh OU course - don't know how I did yet. Only one more to go, and I will have my degree. The level 1 courses are usually quite gentle - they get more full on as you progress to level 3 (apart from U212 which I adored, and so didn't find it hard at all :happyno:0

[DillyDally]

I had a little nosy round the OUSA DSE212 forum - most of the posts are from stressed people before/after the exam, so not particularly representative. But it seems on balance people enjoyed the course.