Well I got quite a surprise during the week – first I got my CMA back and had managed to score 100% that brightened a bad day with health and other problems that were going on.
And then I got my TMA04 back…I scored 89%!! Which amazed me considering how ill I’d been when writing the report. Definitely put a smile on my face!!
Now I’m working hard on Block 5, slowly but surely making progress. Will post again soon!!
I didn’t realise it had been so long since I updated this blog!! Oops! Anyway quite a bit has happened since then, I’ve been beavering away working on Block 4, answering the CMA and writing the TMA.
I really enjoyed Block 4: I love encryption and all the maths behind it. Biometrics turned out to be much more interesting than I first thought it would be and although things have been difficult with my health, making studying hard work I managed to submit TMA04 four days prior to the deadline. Now I’m eagerly waiting it’s returning and hoping I’ve written something which makes sense! I’m also waiting for feedback on CMA43.
In the meantime I’ve moved on to Block 5, although the study calendar says we can have a week’s break during it I’m just going to spread the workload a bit more so I can include more rest breaks and hopefully (fingers crossed) get myself more stable health-wise. Currently I seem to be using all my energy (and more) on studying and assignments, inevitably ending up crashing once an assignment is submitted and sleeping for a good few days. I know this isn’t doing me any good, so I’m hoping that being able to spread the workload out a bit more, including more rest breaks etc. I will be able to break that cycle and get on more of an even keel so to speak.
Still having problems writing and typing, adding to my problems is a chronic (very) sore throat which makes talking difficult, so even using Dragon can be challenging. As a result I’ve been typing/writing instead despite the pain in my hands and the weakness that results. The ganglion cyst on my hand is getting bigger again as a consequence of all the repetitive movements and is making things slightly more difficult.
On a slightly more positive note: it occurred to me the other day that if I pass this current module (T215) then I will have 180 credits towards my honours degree. Meaning I’ll be halfway there!! That in itself is an achievement and something I shall be celebrating when the day comes.
Right now I’m off for another rest, feel free to leave a comment or tweet me @SmilingClare or take a look at my other blog on my life in general: http://www.alifewithinanillness.blogspot.co.uk
I will post again soon, probably once I have my results of the latest assignments!
Wow, very quick return for my third TMA – deadline was noon yesterday and I have it back today!! Amazingly got 95% which I am both shocked and really pleased at!! Some of my tutor’s comments are amazing as well. š
It’s brightened a day where I was seriously doubting my ability to go on studying. I’m really struggling with the ME and seem to be going backwards instead of improving at the moment. Taking notes is proving difficult as is spending any meaningful amount of time on the computer. Kinda ironic I chose a Computing, I.T. and Business degree ain’t it?! In my defence at the time of choosing my degree and even my current course I wasn’t this severely affected by M.E – it has got worse in recent months.
Anyway with the help of assistive software etc. & the support of my friends and family I’m hoping I’ll be able to continue. Think today has just been a ‘down’ day where every little thing I’m struggling with seemed insurmountable!!
That’s all for now!
Well it’s been a while since I last posted on this blog – apologies! Things haven’t been easy but they have improved since when I last posted, I’m no longer stuck in bed with the curtains drawn! Mainly sofa bound instead, and studying does prove difficult with such limited energy levels but I’m just about managing.
So what’s new?
I scored 93% on my second CMA and 83% on my second TMA which amazed me considering how ill I had been whilst doing it!
Today I have submitted my third TMA. This one I found tough going as it involved a lot of group work on the forums – factoring in checking & replying to posts on the forum as well as reading the course materials and getting the assignment tasks done was really difficult. I have literally not been doing much else! But it’s now done and I’m allowing myself a few days rest before tackling Block 4; Security, including encryption & biometrics, which I’m really looking forward to studying!
Yesterday I bit the bullet and registered for my next course which will start in October. Or more precisely October 05th. So I won’t even get two weeks between this one ending and that one starting but oh well, it’s the one I want to do! Anyway as of October I will be studying B203 Business Functions in Context!! Well as long as all the forms go through ok – currently awaiting the finance forms to come through the post for me to fill in and send back to them!
Think that’s all that’s happened this past month or so…now I’m off for a bit of rest! Bye for now!
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