Daniel Jones wrote, On 06/02/07 15:28:
> Leo Fellmann wrote:
>> Daniel Jones wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Well, now I'm studying at the Open University. Science. Go me. Or
>>> something.
>>
>> Which science?
>
> All. It's the Science Foundation course(S103).
>
> I'll know a lot of it but my knowledge of some sciences, most notably
> biology and chemistry, is actually pretty poor. It's non-existent for
> geology and the like. It'll serve as a refresher course for physics and
> stuff; I haven't done science for years, except for a Planets short
> course I did a couple of years back.
My parents both did OU degrees. IIRC my mum was in the first years
intake and she now has a BA(Hons) Sci, or is that a BA(Sci) Hons. Well,
an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Science.
Do you already have a degree or will this be your first?
>>> It looks like the Government/OU are going to pay for it(most of it),
>>> though. Everyone earning under £25K or so now gets an award(assuming
>>> they apply) - a certain amount towards the fees and another amount
>>> towards miscellaneous expenses like buying a computer and getting
>>> internet access and stuff.
>>
>> Sounds sensible. I thought anyone wanting any money off the UK state
>> nowadays for education was told to go and get a loan; is this the lone
>> hold-out?
>
> That's just it; it's not a hold-out. It's brand-new.
>
> There's no way the OU could afford to do something like this themselves,
> so I can only assume this must be some Government initiative.
>
> It looks like Tony Blair has done something right. Something is wrong
> in the Universe. :)
Must be a mistake then. I would not qualify but I agree that it is a
good idea.
>>> I /was/ going to do their CCNA course too but now I'm not so sure.
>>> The phrase 'You will need to set up your firewall to allow ‘pop-ups’
>>> from the Cisco and OU sites.' had me wondering.
>>>
>>> What kind of academic computer scientist type person would think you
>>> block pop-ups with a ****ing FIREWALL?
>>
>> None that I know. Mind you, what sort of academic computer scientist
>> is involved with with CCNAs? :)
>
> Well this one you can count as a 30-pointer towards an OU degree.
> (You need 360 IIRC for a degree)
>
> 'tis weird though. The course is on networking and they say something
> as dumb as that.
Well, my firewall can block ActiveX and all sorts, so it is possible
that some firewalls can block popups ;-)
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Flash Gordon
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