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HELP - is this achievable? An assignment of 1500 in one day? Two days max?

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Pinklittlebaby · 02/08/2025 13:16

I work in disability home care. I had to study a module to become certified. I was working on that over the past few months. It ramped up big time since the end of June with assignments released.

I found it so stressful. It is just everything that is also on top of me - work and family commitments and other issues. All in all it was so stressful.

I was able to complete one assignment and I was feeling ok about it. I am waiting on feedback about it before I submit it.

I am just after learning something this morning.

I made a mistake. A huge mistake.

Basically the online course platform had two different modules open to me.

However I was led to suspect that I was only really required to do one of these. That's what I understood from my work.

When I was reading my own course though I was dipping into the other module anyways just to read it and learn.

I never did any of the assignments for this course.

There is one assignment for this course. Do you think I would be able to do this? However the closing time for submitting work is next week.

Then there is life and everything else on top of me too. This isn't me trying to party it up and have a good time. It seems as if everyone would like to use me as free childcare for the summer for my niece's and nephews. Just dump them all on me. Then I have an aging mother who I think is senile. Everyone wants me to do something.

All in all it's so hard.

I may be able to get a break from babysitting tonight.

This is my one really true gap in my schedule. Tonight and tomorrow.

Once I go into work again next week I won't ever be afforded 5 minutes to complete any of this that I have to do.

It's all so stressful and overwhelming that I feel sick. To make this worse this is my first free weekend in weeks and weeks.

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Pinklittlebaby · 02/08/2025 13:16

The headache on me feels like a hammer and a vice closing on top of my head.

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YerAWizardHarry · 02/08/2025 13:18

Depends how confident you feel with essay writing? (Assuming that’s what it is!) when I was in my 4th year of uni and in that mindset I could write a 1500 word essay in a couple of hours. Not saying it was amazing quality but..

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Pinklittlebaby · 02/08/2025 13:18

I already had a look at the assignment. It is a list of questions. I had a look at these already and there are three of them that is straightforward and easy. Others will require more depth.

Will I throw myself at this for the weekend however I am not very hopeful that I will get any of this done.

Or will just be honest with work.

I am nearing breakdown and burnout.

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welshweasel · 02/08/2025 13:19

Yes of course you can. 1500 words is pretty short. Use chat gpt to help with the research and to suggest a structure for the essay (don’t get it to write it for you) and get cracking. Also, this is more important than looking after other people’s kids (assuming you’re not doing it as a childminder).

menopausalfart · 02/08/2025 13:19

Could you ask for an extension due to circumstances? It is doable, but it obviously won't be your best work.

TabbyCatInAPoolofSunshine · 02/08/2025 13:20

Don't do any unpaid childcare for relatives. If your schedule is clear 1500 words in a day or two is very possible indeed. Being dumped on by your siblings is the problem.

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Pinklittlebaby · 02/08/2025 13:20

YerAWizardHarry · 02/08/2025 13:18

Depends how confident you feel with essay writing? (Assuming that’s what it is!) when I was in my 4th year of uni and in that mindset I could write a 1500 word essay in a couple of hours. Not saying it was amazing quality but..

It's not a while entire essay.

The assignment is based on 8 questions. I have a rough guidelines made already. I could leave the easy questions til last and just through myself at the others maybe.

I am just after completing one assignment so I feel on now about paraphrasing and referencing my work.

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Blackcordoroys · 02/08/2025 13:21

Tell your family you can’t look after nieces and nephews until your course is done, then crack on. It might not be brilliant but it’s doable

Purplecatshopaholic · 02/08/2025 13:24

Defo doable op. It’s not too long, you have questions around the topic so it’s not a blank page you are starting from , you’ve done some work already, etc. Crack on and I bet it’s easier to get done than you think. It only needs to be passable, not prize winnable.

TheyFuckYouUpYourMamAndDad · 02/08/2025 13:33

That’s about 4 sides of A4 if you used a 12 font. I write as part of my job and can easily do this in a few hours (as long as I have all the information I need, which it sounds like you have??)

If I had to do a bit of research it may take a day of solid researching/writing. Again, easily doable if you can carve out some time for yourself.

You can only give it your best shot OP 💪

Redheadedstepchild · 02/08/2025 13:33

As I see it, you have two options:

  1. Ask for an extension on your course.
  2. Refuse to look after your neices and nephews and hunker down with the assignment.

Both options require you to ask for something - which I have a feeling you're not very comfortable with. It's up to you to think over which option you feel most up to doing, right now, with maybe a thought to how you will feel about things in the future.

Good luck.

thechicks · 02/08/2025 13:34

At this point unless you can get an extension, it's better to hand in something. Even if it's not your best work. I'd give it a try and do what you can, hand in whatever you have by the deadline.

Grimbleton · 02/08/2025 13:38

Use Perplexity not ChatGPT to find your evidence and references. It will list its sources and is more reliable than ChatGPT for this type of work

Then ask it to critique your answers. Ask it what key words / points have not been made

LemonBeagle · 02/08/2025 13:38

Did you post about this before?

I think it's doable.

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Pinklittlebaby · 02/08/2025 13:41

LemonBeagle · 02/08/2025 13:38

Did you post about this before?

I think it's doable.

Yes. However that was with my other module and assignment and I was really struggling.

This is last minute now anf finding that there's another module and more work.

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Pinklittlebaby · 02/08/2025 13:42

Grimbleton · 02/08/2025 13:38

Use Perplexity not ChatGPT to find your evidence and references. It will list its sources and is more reliable than ChatGPT for this type of work

Then ask it to critique your answers. Ask it what key words / points have not been made

Thank you for this. Will do this.

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Crinkle77 · 02/08/2025 16:47

welshweasel · 02/08/2025 13:19

Yes of course you can. 1500 words is pretty short. Use chat gpt to help with the research and to suggest a structure for the essay (don’t get it to write it for you) and get cracking. Also, this is more important than looking after other people’s kids (assuming you’re not doing it as a childminder).

Don't use ChatGPT for research purposes as it makes up references. It should be ok to help with structure.

If you fail will you get chance to resubmit? As another poster said its best to hand something in or you may get marked zero otherwise. 1500 words isn't much to write but its the research that takes the time. Although it sounds like it's not a traditional essay so might be a bit easier. I'd try for an extension though.

Redheadedstepchild · 02/08/2025 17:08

Step one: Ask for an extension. I can't really see them saying no. I've done these kind of courses, albeit not in the UK and mainly in person, but they are generally quite understanding.

Then if not, get cracking with the black coffee/diet coke and do your best.

AubreysMonkey · 02/08/2025 18:10

You can do this! Don't look at it as a 1500 word essay .. you say it's questions you have to answer? This naturally beaks it down into manageable chunks. Go get cracking 💪🏼

ninjahamster · 02/08/2025 18:28

You post about this with every assignment. You need to prioritise your studies and write a schedule. Break it into chunks.

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Pinklittlebaby · 02/08/2025 23:21

ninjahamster · 02/08/2025 18:28

You post about this with every assignment. You need to prioritise your studies and write a schedule. Break it into chunks.

Not with every assignment. I thought I was nearly done. I thought there was only one more assignment to do. Which would be somewhat manageable over August. I will be asking for an extension.

However I am now just finding a new load dumped onto my shoulders. I completely misses a whole entire module and an assignment to go with that.

The stress is tremendous that it is making me sick now too.

I worked on this a lot this evening. I never even had time to do it earlier when I first discovered my mistake.

I am getting a lot of this done now. So far it's just stuff written into my copybook as drafts and I am yet to type it and provide references too.

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Pinklittlebaby · 02/08/2025 23:22

I am getting tired now. I don't know if I should keep going for another few more hours or go out bed and work again tomorrow morning.

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murasaki · 02/08/2025 23:23

You can do it.

And tell them you cannot look after their kids. Not your problem.

murasaki · 02/08/2025 23:26

Pinklittlebaby · 02/08/2025 23:22

I am getting tired now. I don't know if I should keep going for another few more hours or go out bed and work again tomorrow morning.

Bed now, essay tomorrow. Don't answer the phone to the relatives, just crack on. You've already done a lot of the groundwork, you'll be fine.

ShowOfHands · 02/08/2025 23:43

Sleep and then get up in the morning and crack straight on.

I'm doing a postgraduate qualification and the assignments are 1500-2000 words. Takes me around 3hrs to write each one, proof read/edit and reference it. I just need utter silence and no interruptions. Insist upon this.

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