Epic Fail - Diploma level TAFE External Studies
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:23 pm
Hi All,
Allow me to share with you the exact revelation of horror that wraps up a full weekend of study madness, on top of several days of collection for my current unit.
I had enrolled in two units over the summer break - something I was keen for... why? Because when I first enrolled at MSIT, it was about as clear as mud to me how the system worked, and I mistakenly believed we handed in our units by the deadline, and then waited to get the all clear before progressing to the next unit - completely not so. As it turns out you smash it out, and hand it in, then enroll in the next one and keep going UNTIL the deadline tells you to stop... useful information that came way too late.
So I gunned for the summer school - and although overwhelmingly busy, knew I need to get a jump start on All The Rest of epic list of units before first semester begins.
Off to the side in my life? I spend two months running up to Christmas period running two rooms as a Group Leader - with catch up monthly programming to do, Christmas concerts to organise, I'm sure you can imagine. I was out of state for a following two week period, and moved house on the return weekend. Back to one room again, but still juggling a mountain of regular paperwork from work I find myself hiccuping through the last few weeks of summer break desperately trying to finish the first of the units...
Turns out I needed to ask for an extension for the second unit - which was not given due to my own 'lack of time management skills' so sayeth the tutor in condescending tones. Now, I have nothing against being told no - which is fair, a no is a no. I do have something against condescension... <miffed>
So, she allows me one extra week to smash out the second unit. I download the competency unit, I collect my research, skimmed through the readings, and spend my entire weekend formatting and typing my heart out. BAM. I get this done in plenty of time to be able to get it over to my supervisor to sign off on and submit by the deadline of tomorrow...
...when suddenly I notice that the unit I have faithfully finished - is the wrong code for the one I have enrolled in. Wait... What??!!!
Yessir. I have completed CHCIC511A. I was actually enrolled in CHCRF511A. See that? See those two little letters... CI and RF. The different between a pass and an incomplete.
I didn't even realise this until After I had accidentally sent a blank email in... and then the email with the attached unit... which bounced back due to overly large size...
You think you are having a hard time with your study? Message me. I will commiserate like no tomorrow.
Allow me to share with you the exact revelation of horror that wraps up a full weekend of study madness, on top of several days of collection for my current unit.
I had enrolled in two units over the summer break - something I was keen for... why? Because when I first enrolled at MSIT, it was about as clear as mud to me how the system worked, and I mistakenly believed we handed in our units by the deadline, and then waited to get the all clear before progressing to the next unit - completely not so. As it turns out you smash it out, and hand it in, then enroll in the next one and keep going UNTIL the deadline tells you to stop... useful information that came way too late.
So I gunned for the summer school - and although overwhelmingly busy, knew I need to get a jump start on All The Rest of epic list of units before first semester begins.
Off to the side in my life? I spend two months running up to Christmas period running two rooms as a Group Leader - with catch up monthly programming to do, Christmas concerts to organise, I'm sure you can imagine. I was out of state for a following two week period, and moved house on the return weekend. Back to one room again, but still juggling a mountain of regular paperwork from work I find myself hiccuping through the last few weeks of summer break desperately trying to finish the first of the units...
Turns out I needed to ask for an extension for the second unit - which was not given due to my own 'lack of time management skills' so sayeth the tutor in condescending tones. Now, I have nothing against being told no - which is fair, a no is a no. I do have something against condescension... <miffed>
So, she allows me one extra week to smash out the second unit. I download the competency unit, I collect my research, skimmed through the readings, and spend my entire weekend formatting and typing my heart out. BAM. I get this done in plenty of time to be able to get it over to my supervisor to sign off on and submit by the deadline of tomorrow...
...when suddenly I notice that the unit I have faithfully finished - is the wrong code for the one I have enrolled in. Wait... What??!!!
Yessir. I have completed CHCIC511A. I was actually enrolled in CHCRF511A. See that? See those two little letters... CI and RF. The different between a pass and an incomplete.
I didn't even realise this until After I had accidentally sent a blank email in... and then the email with the attached unit... which bounced back due to overly large size...
You think you are having a hard time with your study? Message me. I will commiserate like no tomorrow.