Paid Members Carbomb Posted January 25, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted January 25, 2017 Has anybody ever done a course via Open University? and if so, is it worth it/do you get a proper qualification out of it? Â Depends on the course. OU does degrees just like any other uni, and it's a pretty damn good uni in itself; it has the largest faculty in the world. Its degrees are well regarded so far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Has anybody ever done a course via Open University? and if so, is it worth it/do you get a proper qualification out of it? Â Yup, OU degrees are pretty highly regarded. It shows that you can self-study and manage your time, especially if you have other stuff going on alongside side. if you're looking at degrees, you can do what's called an Open Degree, in which you study modules from across their whole selection and as long as you get to 360 credits, you get an Honours degree. I've not done one myself, but through work have dealt with a large number of people who have, and all speak highly of it. Worth doing if you just don't have time or the financial means to cut down on work and study at a 'normal' place during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Awesome, thanks guys. I've been reading various "reviews" from people some are good, like your input, whilst there are a lot of bad ones. I work full time so wouldn't be able to attend a real university. I'll have a look into it and see how it works out for me. Â Cheers for the comments though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted January 25, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted January 25, 2017 Was it you who was asking about Birkbeck before? If so, what was it that put you off them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Nope, wasn't me sorry. At the moment with work and my family, I don't think I could attend a physical university, which is why the OU appeals to me. Will have to look into cost's as well, as from the look of things it's not cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Awesome, thanks guys. I've been reading various "reviews" from people some are good, like your input, whilst there are a lot of bad ones. I work full time so wouldn't be able to attend a real university. I'll have a look into it and see how it works out for me. Â Cheers for the comments though. Â Are you looking at undergraduate or postgraduate study? Lots of places are now jumping on the distance-learning bandwagon (I'm doing an MA through Middlesex via distance-learning at the moment). if you're worried the OU is not a 'proper' university, do look around elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 It'd be Undergraduate.  It wasn't more that I personally don't think of it in a certain way, I was just wondering if its worth the time/effort and if those qualifications gained are actually valuable. If other Uni's offer distance-learning courses as well, I'll definitely look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted January 25, 2017 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 25, 2017  I'm doing my passport renewal form at the moment and have discovered that my signature has changed since my last passport 10 years ago.  Do I sign with my current signature that I use for everything else, or do I attempt to copy my signature from 10 years ago? Current signature will be fine. Mine has changed several times over the last 20 odd years. Cheers. Form's on its way to Her Majesty as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted January 25, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted January 25, 2017 Banks are not so lenient — when I bought my old flat, I had to go to the bank to process a CHAPS payment, and I forgot my passport. I had to forge my own signature from when I signed up for that account in 1996. Looked like my actual name back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Cheers JohnnyBoy, I also would like to look into Bsc (working more with planetary sciences) so that helps a lot. I'm still looking into my options, as funding will be the yes or no aspect of it really. I'm aware you can get loans/grants, although I probably don't qualify for it. Â Out of interest, which area of Science are you working/training in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted January 26, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted January 26, 2017 Is it wrong to think "nice tits" when watching the Undateables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted January 26, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted January 26, 2017 Seems very inclusive, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I've thought worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted January 29, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted January 29, 2017 This new Photoshop CC malarkey. I've been using CS2 for the last few years but I've just stumped up for a new laptop (and Windows bastard 10). As Adobe will no longer activate CS2, I can't install it on the new machine. I can live with that, as theoretically PScc should have all shiny new things. I'm a bit baffled by the pricing of it though. There's a "Photographers" package that has Photoshop and Lightroom (including - I think - Camera RAW) for £8.57 a month.However, if I want to get Photoshop as an "individual" element of the CC suite, it's £17.15 a month. What am I missing here? Also, is there a way of getting Photoshop and Illustrator without buying the whole £45 a month suite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted January 29, 2017 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2017 I installed CS2 on Windows 10 no problem last week. What's happening? Â I don't know what the catch is with that Photography licence. Sounds backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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