I went for Mammals simply because it's what I would choose and you get the loveely glossy book and DVDs of the TV series.
As you probably don't know, I work in the O.U. library, cataloguing course materials, so if there are any 'samples' you'd like me to e-mail you, just let me know ;-)
10 pointers generally equate to 1/2 a regular term's work and last about 2-3 months (although some have a slooow option for people without much time). They're a good place to start.
I would just say that the Openings courses (those beginning with a Y such as Understanding Society) are really aimed at people who left school twenty years ago at 16 with two CSEs and haven't studied since. They really lead you be the hand and the assignments all include questions at the end along the lines of 'Describe and explain one way in which you found it quite difficult to answer the questions above; and one way in which you found the task quite easy'. Which I would find quite tedious. Having said that, I printed the main text for 'Understanding Management' recently (it was for my sister!) and I thought the content was actually very good.
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Date: September 21st, 2006 08:30 am (UTC)From:As you probably don't know, I work in the O.U. library, cataloguing course materials, so if there are any 'samples' you'd like me to e-mail you, just let me know ;-)
10 pointers generally equate to 1/2 a regular term's work and last about 2-3 months (although some have a slooow option for people without much time). They're a good place to start.
I would just say that the Openings courses (those beginning with a Y such as Understanding Society) are really aimed at people who left school twenty years ago at 16 with two CSEs and haven't studied since. They really lead you be the hand and the assignments all include questions at the end along the lines of 'Describe and explain one way in which you found it quite difficult to answer the questions above; and one way in which you found the task quite easy'. Which I would find quite tedious. Having said that, I printed the main text for 'Understanding Management' recently (it was for my sister!) and I thought the content was actually very good.