I was thinking that this TMA was going to take a bit longer to complete but it is amazing how much you can get done in peace and quiet when you put your mind to it. I have submitted it too with the data set and SPSS output as requested so I'm fairly happy. I am going to go over it again at work tomorrow as I still have till lunch time on Wednesday for the official deadline.
1,992 words to be exact, discussion was over the word limit but results were nowhere close. 9 pages when double spaced.
This assignment has taught me how to zip a file, I know it's easy to all those who know about it but I was green to this concept.
t-tests are now a lot less daunting after this.
Now on to DSE212 TMA04 (have notes) and SD226 TMA01 (have Questions 1 & 2 written but question 3 looks like a pig)
Monday, 6 February 2012
SD226 TMA01 & DSE212 TMA03: Update
DSE212 TMA03 is due Wednesday and although I have the bulk of it, I need to put it all together, print it, then tear it to shreds before re-building so I am staying home tonight rather than spending it with the other half. My other half is very good about my studies but I can’t expect him to sit in silence whilst I get on with it next to him. If I can blitz it tonight then I’ll be back to his on Tuesday night. I think a few glasses of wine should help me get through this tonight and pull an all-nighter. The only down side is that I have a review at work tomorrow and should probably be preparing for that however maybe it just shows where my priorities actually lie.
SD226 TMA01: It’s amazing that when you read something over a few times it becomes less daunting. I have the bulk of TMA01 written (ink) so it was nowhere near as bad as I initially thought however Question 3 is proving to be problematic unless I am missing something completely. After reading, re-reading, making notes and re-reading again, I can’t quite work out how I am going to construct an argument based on the question. There appears to only be a small section on subcortical structures but the questions asks for 4/5 points to argue on. I must be missing something drastic but I’m not going to worry too much quite yet as it’s not due for quite a while.
My progress on SD226 is good, Book 1 has been completed and although it initially gave me headaches with the amount of biological depth, it appears that it is just to give you a grounding to work from. Book 2 is purely a statistics book which I have bypassed for the time being, it is all still very fresh in my mind so will only refer to it when needed. Book 3 chapter 1 is tiny so have swept through that and am now on to Book 3 Chapter 2 which is once again very biologically scientific but luckily is revision to some extent after doing A-level Biology years ago. One study I have found whilst doing this degree suggests that information you learn is always with you and you just need to find a way of drawing it out of your memory – I am starting to find this to be the case.
Once DSE212 TMA03 is out of the way, it will be time to press on with TMA04 which I have already managed to put some notes together for. A whole essay on memory seems very fitting at the moment.
I already know that I am going to want a fair bit of time on DSE212 TMA05 which is Thematic Analysis and it isn’t a strong point of mine however I think it might be something that will raise it’s ugly head in my future career so I really need to be more positive about it rather than panicking already. The positive is that the Research Methods book for DSE212 is fantastic and has examples so I will definitely be clinging on to that book for the rest of my life (have already saved a pdf copy to every storage device that I have).
Due to an issue with my window ledge (book shelf) I have had to remove my books and stack them up next to my bed. I hadn’t really realised till now as to how much I have read to date on the 4 modules worth of books in that pile. It really adds up and makes you a little warm and fuzzy with pride.
SD226 TMA01: It’s amazing that when you read something over a few times it becomes less daunting. I have the bulk of TMA01 written (ink) so it was nowhere near as bad as I initially thought however Question 3 is proving to be problematic unless I am missing something completely. After reading, re-reading, making notes and re-reading again, I can’t quite work out how I am going to construct an argument based on the question. There appears to only be a small section on subcortical structures but the questions asks for 4/5 points to argue on. I must be missing something drastic but I’m not going to worry too much quite yet as it’s not due for quite a while.
My progress on SD226 is good, Book 1 has been completed and although it initially gave me headaches with the amount of biological depth, it appears that it is just to give you a grounding to work from. Book 2 is purely a statistics book which I have bypassed for the time being, it is all still very fresh in my mind so will only refer to it when needed. Book 3 chapter 1 is tiny so have swept through that and am now on to Book 3 Chapter 2 which is once again very biologically scientific but luckily is revision to some extent after doing A-level Biology years ago. One study I have found whilst doing this degree suggests that information you learn is always with you and you just need to find a way of drawing it out of your memory – I am starting to find this to be the case.
Once DSE212 TMA03 is out of the way, it will be time to press on with TMA04 which I have already managed to put some notes together for. A whole essay on memory seems very fitting at the moment.
I already know that I am going to want a fair bit of time on DSE212 TMA05 which is Thematic Analysis and it isn’t a strong point of mine however I think it might be something that will raise it’s ugly head in my future career so I really need to be more positive about it rather than panicking already. The positive is that the Research Methods book for DSE212 is fantastic and has examples so I will definitely be clinging on to that book for the rest of my life (have already saved a pdf copy to every storage device that I have).
Due to an issue with my window ledge (book shelf) I have had to remove my books and stack them up next to my bed. I hadn’t really realised till now as to how much I have read to date on the 4 modules worth of books in that pile. It really adds up and makes you a little warm and fuzzy with pride.
Saturday, 4 February 2012
SD226 TMA01 – Question 1 complete
Work has been rather quiet and flippin’ freezing so I thought a little mental exercise might counteract the cold and boredom. I have managed to complete Question 1 for SD226 TMA01 as it wasn’t too taxing and makes me feel like I have actually achieved something today.
1a) Printed off the word copy, made the text larger and double spaced. It now has circles with comments for each sentence. My advice with this is to take it one sentence at a time and tear it to shreds.
1b) Get your head around what the question asks, make notes from the text (there isn’t a lot to learn) and write 200 words but not making the same mistakes as the student in question 1a. This should be a breeze on the basis that I doubt SD226 should be the first level 2 course to be tackled.
Question 2 will follow when I’ve got that far.
After reading through SD226 TMA01 a few times and ‘sleeping on it’, I feel a little more positive about getting it done, especially as it is in bits rather than a 2000 word eassy.
1a) Printed off the word copy, made the text larger and double spaced. It now has circles with comments for each sentence. My advice with this is to take it one sentence at a time and tear it to shreds.
1b) Get your head around what the question asks, make notes from the text (there isn’t a lot to learn) and write 200 words but not making the same mistakes as the student in question 1a. This should be a breeze on the basis that I doubt SD226 should be the first level 2 course to be tackled.
Question 2 will follow when I’ve got that far.
After reading through SD226 TMA01 a few times and ‘sleeping on it’, I feel a little more positive about getting it done, especially as it is in bits rather than a 2000 word eassy.
Friday, 3 February 2012
DSE212 TMA03: Update - The deadline draws near
Hmmm….
….. DSE212 TMA03 is due next Wednesday and it is still very much a work in progress. I suspect there is at least 3-5 hours of work to polish it so I really need to get a move on.
The work rota for February has finally appeared and it looks like I’ll be working 1 in 3 Sundays which is my day in the week that I can blitz school work and really has worked for me in the past so I’m not dreading it as such.
Want to get TMA03 finished before Monday so that I can get a move on with TMA04. SD226 looks like it is going to be toughie so am going to need to spend extra time doing these ones, at least there is a fair bit of time between each TMA.
I am not looking forward to DSE212 TMA05 as I’m not great with Thematic Analysis so will need extra time there too.
….. DSE212 TMA03 is due next Wednesday and it is still very much a work in progress. I suspect there is at least 3-5 hours of work to polish it so I really need to get a move on.
The work rota for February has finally appeared and it looks like I’ll be working 1 in 3 Sundays which is my day in the week that I can blitz school work and really has worked for me in the past so I’m not dreading it as such.
Want to get TMA03 finished before Monday so that I can get a move on with TMA04. SD226 looks like it is going to be toughie so am going to need to spend extra time doing these ones, at least there is a fair bit of time between each TMA.
I am not looking forward to DSE212 TMA05 as I’m not great with Thematic Analysis so will need extra time there too.
Thursday, 26 January 2012
DSE212 TMA03 Draft 1
I am not sure how but I have my first draft of DSE212 TMA03 ready, today at work, the creative juices were flowing and the results, discussion and procedure just flowed out on to a computer screen. There is still a long way to go to make it appear in English but I am happy that the bones are there to start messing around with. I have to admit that the methods book for DSE212 is far better than that of ED209. I really do wish that I had done DSE212 before ED209 as it would have been a great basis but hindsight is a great thing and I would have had a large gap. I still passed ED209 but maybe would have graded slightly better.
Time to start a plan for DSE212 TMA04 which will take my mind off TMA03,and makes me feel like I am getting somewhere.
Time to start a plan for DSE212 TMA04 which will take my mind off TMA03,and makes me feel like I am getting somewhere.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
DSE212 TMA03 Update
Today has been a very lazy day off. I got up stupidly late when the plan was to get a grip on TMA03 however with the other half working till 8pm tonight, I still had plenty of time. I have the following completed: Title, Introduction, Design, Participants, apparatus, appendix, references. Still to complete are: Abstract, results and discussion so I feel I have really got far today. I still managed to catch up on the last 2 90210 that have appeared on Project Free TV.
Last night I had a 'video' blitz. I find that I don't watch the DVDs that come with the courses so I made the effort and got up to date with DSE212 video stuff, some interesting, some dull but at least it's done.
Going to hit the first SD226 DVD right now then off to other half to watch random stuff on Netflix.
I still haven't got my head around how you know if your t-test is significant or not!!! Going to ask a friend.
Last night I had a 'video' blitz. I find that I don't watch the DVDs that come with the courses so I made the effort and got up to date with DSE212 video stuff, some interesting, some dull but at least it's done.
Going to hit the first SD226 DVD right now then off to other half to watch random stuff on Netflix.
I still haven't got my head around how you know if your t-test is significant or not!!! Going to ask a friend.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
A Step Further
Writing this blog is definitely for my own benefit rather than anyone else’s. It give me the motivation to drive further when ‘laziness’ rears it’s ugly head and it gives me somewhere to ramble about things that interest me but probably nobody else.
I managed to complete chapter 3 of Book 1 for SD226 however I am pretty sure that I am not taking much in. Even though this course does not have an exam (which generally gives rise to understanding only what is required for each TMA) I think I am actually going to have to re-read all the biology bits in order to get it in to my head. Might try to find an interactive website to play with at work.
Yesterday at work proved to be a little dull and this morning is not looking much different so I think that I have enough information for the following for DSE212 TMA03:
Title – Written, not great but at least I have something to work with. I quite fancied something witty but I think I will stick with something to the point.
Abstract – Not written but the rule of experiment write up suggests this will flow when everything else has been completed.
Introduction – I have enough information to put in to this and the Research Methods book is fantastic enough to give me some structure.
(Basic structure: Discuss attention? – Discuss automatic processing – Discuss Stroop effect – Discuss the experiment. This is all in the Research Methods book anyway)
Results – I know that I need SD, Mean, Median and a t-test. A case of messing with SPSS tomorrow (day off) to complete these parts. I haven’t as of yet worked out how to create a double bar chart but I’m sure it won’t be rocket science.
Discussion – Discuss my findings with regards to previous and talk about limitations etc. This is in rough draft form so far so shouldn’t be too hard.
References: Hmmmm, 2 books.
Appendix – The biggest pain in the butt (at least I think so). Consists of: SPSS results sheet (I think that should be easy to attach), Consent forms (Annoying as I think each one will need to be scanned and somehow attached to the final TMA file. Stimuli (Hoping this shouldn’t be too hard)
BINGO – Simplz!!! Yeah yeah, I’m very thankful that my job has serious down time!!!
SD226 TMA01 – I need to print off the instructions and bed it in to my mind, not even going to touch on this for a few weeks – Not due till March 28th
DSE212 TMA04 – Due March 14th so I will jump on to this as soon as TMA03 is complete. It is pretty straight forward, another essay focussing on Memory Research (I’m choosing option B).
Films:
Blitz – Picked randomly to watch and it was pretty darn good. Based in London around a cop serial killer who’s hunted by Jason Staham (Aggressive issues). All actors very good. Rated 18 (language)
West is West – Follow up to East is East. Very good, the young lad Saj steals the show. Bit more serious in places that the first one but it still has some great comedy moments. Supposedly filmed in Pakistan however Wiki suggests it was actually India.
Day off tomorrow so my day will be: 90210 catch up, New Girl catch up, DSE TMA03!!!!
I managed to complete chapter 3 of Book 1 for SD226 however I am pretty sure that I am not taking much in. Even though this course does not have an exam (which generally gives rise to understanding only what is required for each TMA) I think I am actually going to have to re-read all the biology bits in order to get it in to my head. Might try to find an interactive website to play with at work.
Yesterday at work proved to be a little dull and this morning is not looking much different so I think that I have enough information for the following for DSE212 TMA03:
Title – Written, not great but at least I have something to work with. I quite fancied something witty but I think I will stick with something to the point.
Abstract – Not written but the rule of experiment write up suggests this will flow when everything else has been completed.
Introduction – I have enough information to put in to this and the Research Methods book is fantastic enough to give me some structure.
(Basic structure: Discuss attention? – Discuss automatic processing – Discuss Stroop effect – Discuss the experiment. This is all in the Research Methods book anyway)
Results – I know that I need SD, Mean, Median and a t-test. A case of messing with SPSS tomorrow (day off) to complete these parts. I haven’t as of yet worked out how to create a double bar chart but I’m sure it won’t be rocket science.
Discussion – Discuss my findings with regards to previous and talk about limitations etc. This is in rough draft form so far so shouldn’t be too hard.
References: Hmmmm, 2 books.
Appendix – The biggest pain in the butt (at least I think so). Consists of: SPSS results sheet (I think that should be easy to attach), Consent forms (Annoying as I think each one will need to be scanned and somehow attached to the final TMA file. Stimuli (Hoping this shouldn’t be too hard)
BINGO – Simplz!!! Yeah yeah, I’m very thankful that my job has serious down time!!!
SD226 TMA01 – I need to print off the instructions and bed it in to my mind, not even going to touch on this for a few weeks – Not due till March 28th
DSE212 TMA04 – Due March 14th so I will jump on to this as soon as TMA03 is complete. It is pretty straight forward, another essay focussing on Memory Research (I’m choosing option B).
Films:
Blitz – Picked randomly to watch and it was pretty darn good. Based in London around a cop serial killer who’s hunted by Jason Staham (Aggressive issues). All actors very good. Rated 18 (language)
West is West – Follow up to East is East. Very good, the young lad Saj steals the show. Bit more serious in places that the first one but it still has some great comedy moments. Supposedly filmed in Pakistan however Wiki suggests it was actually India.
Day off tomorrow so my day will be: 90210 catch up, New Girl catch up, DSE TMA03!!!!
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