I am currently waiting on my module result as I write this, so I can’t tell you how I’ve done yet. I can tell you that this was a fairly enjoyable and challenging module however. This module was broken down into five modules, had 3 tutor-marked assessments and an exam. Block 1: Concepts of cyber
Read MoreThis module review comes late and I’ve had more distance than usual between finishing the module and drafting the write-up. As a result, this reflection will likely be more brief than usual. Although the module content was of reasonable quality and I still earned a distinction, I did meet with some frustrations in this module
Read MoreThe three blocks of TM129 were much more distinctly separated than in other modules. Starting with the networking block on Cisco’s Net Academy, then following that up with an Operating Systems block where we gained practical experience using a Raspberry Pi Linux virtual machine, and finishing on robotics where we programmed our virtual robots through
Read MoreI studied the TM112 module concurrently with the maths module MU123, though the maths module lasted a little longer than TM112. This wasn’t as hard to balance as you might expect, but there were times when I had to prioritise one module over the other. I’ve now finished both modules, though just recently got my
Read MoreI made an error during an activity in my studies that, in other circumstances, could have been a disaster. Here’s what happened and here’s what I learned. This took place today while studying a topic in the Open University TM129 – Technologies in practice module. The topic is on disk management and the activity related
Read MoreBack in February, I participated in my first live capture the flag (CTF) contest. It was presented by BAE with the Open University. Because of the remote nature of the OU, the CTF was online only with no campus for students to get together. Teams were also randomly allocated to make it more accessible for
Read MoreTM111 was my first Open University module and I was very pleased back in October last year when I got my module result back and was awarded a distinction. At the time, I posted a review of the module on my original blog. That post was probably a bit long winded for a simple review,
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