Teeside HNC Electrical and Electronic Engineering

[J_D]

Afternoon guys,

Just started this course as a complete novice, and having to go through the headache-inducing bridging mathematics at the moment

After reading through this thread and seeing how well everyone has got on with the assignments so far I have to ask what your work scheduals are like.
Do you have set days of the week you study, or just a little every night?
Do you regularly complete a lesson in one sitting - or more or less?

And do you read through the questions at the end before you beigin to have them in mind while reading the lessons, or just study every lesson in the section and have a go at the exams when you finish?

Sorry for the questions but I currently work on the course 3 times a week and have found my progress very slow, and answering the exam questions is difficult when the information isn't as fresh as it could be

Cheers in advance,

JD

 

[LeeH]

Hi JD, has the bridging course got a name?

 

[J_D]

Hi JD, has the bridging course got a name?

Hi Lee, having to do the foundation mathematics for engineers module.
Im finding my progress slow, and wanted some advice from others, if you could help

Thanks

 

[Kam]

Hi Guys Im new to this forum glad to see this group I thought I was all alone. I'm doing my ES boy is it hard but getting through it. I need some help can anyone PM me

 

[LeeH]

Hi Lee, having to do the foundation mathematics for engineers module.
Im finding my progress slow, and wanted some advice from others, if you could help

Thanks

Sorry no chance, I'm behind you. I've just passed my Design and Verification so looking at the next step.

Good luck with it mate.

 

[sm75k]

J_D

definitely do the questions as you go, i did ENS by learning it all and then doing the tma's, big mistake, i had to re-learn stuff i had already got my head round once. I always do the questions as i'm working through now.

 

[J_D]

J_D

definitely do the questions as you go, i did ENS by learning it all and then doing the tma's, big mistake, i had to re-learn stuff i had already got my head round once. I always do the questions as i'm working through now.

Thanks for the advice mate, I appreciate it. I've started trying to push on with work everyday now and making good progress.

Wondering about getting a call from the tutor, does this happen once all TMAs for the module have been submitted? If so, have you found it difficult to remember all the details of lessons after the fact?

 

[sm75k]

After the last TMA, in the comments section he asks you to contact him to book a phone call. The conversation is about your results and anything you got wrong or worked out differently, as long as you have your TMA's in front of you, you should be fine, it's just to confirm that it was you who did the work.

 

[J_SPARK]

I just recently finished my HNC and found that although the course material was excellent, i required a handful of books to help me through. I would definitely recommend requesting the TMA and attempting som eof the questions as you go through the material because as someone mentioned earlier if you start the TMA after reaidng all the lessons you have to relearn a lot of it, especially if you are learning on an infrequent basis. I was lucky enough to be given time by my employer on nightshifts to study at my desk and also had a very understanding wife who let me study for long periods on my days off. It is very challenging in parts but dont be afraid to either travel to see a tutor or speak to them frequently on the phone, they are very helpful and i wish i had used them more at the start as i struggled in places because i didnt want to appear to the tutors as struggling.

 

[J_D]

Thanks J_SPARK for the advise, I must admit it never occured to me to get in touch with the tutor in times of need.
Congratulations on finishing the HNC, will you continue on to the HND? The thought of selecting my own optional modules is a a good motivator for me, were the optional modules just as heavy as the core ones?