Surviving the OU: Open University Study Guide - David Wells

Surviving the OU: Open University Study Guide

By David Wells

  • Release Date: 2015-05-31
  • Genre: Education

Description

Are you studying with the Open University? Need help tightening up your TMAs, essay tips or grade-boosting methods?

Then this guide is for you!

Find out how I transformed myself from clueless student to old hand by following a blueprint that I created for myself and I am now sharing with YOU. This is a tight and concise study aid with tips and hints drawn from real-life experiences in a range of disciplines. It explains how to approach study materials and get the most out of the resources provided. It goes in detail through innovative ways to tackle assignments and TMAs.

Including anecdotes and examples from real-life situations. Discover unexpected but common problems you may face and how to overcome them. Basic mistakes that people make when tackling assignments and how they can be avoided. Actual case studies on important course issues that I encountered and how they were dealt with.
While the traditional study guides offer solid advice they never move beyond the basics. This survival guide moves into new territory, offering practical solutions and specific methods for dealing with exams, essays and general study.
This guide provides a fresh new approach on how to get the most out of tutorials and online activities. Using up to date methods to communicate with fellow students. Editing and proofreading techniques that work. Be fully prepared for unexpected problems that may arise. Identify and eliminate them.
Improve your results with information taken from my six years of studying with the OU.