First Years...come and share your experiences

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College, Uni, OU or anything else. How's it going? The good the bad and the obscure.

sounds like you are busy tammy....

well....will really need to start doing some reading!

Can't believe I go back on Monday. Need to be more organised this semester.

Am back tomorrow - first day on placement in forensic. OMG! Am sooo nervous! Hopeyou have all had amazing Xmas's!

sorry about boxing day Fairlady. When does your placement start?

on the 15th...we have study week till then...we have to download a learning package and prepare for placement...reading and prepare our pdp folder and stuff!

I am sure you will enjoy your placement!

Oooh Fairlady - you lucky thing. Then again preparing can be a mare too. We were told not to do too much but I wanted to as I feel more confident having a bit of knowledge rather than going in blind. Have revised MOHO and read 2 books - one on forensics and one on surving placements. What is involved with the learning package?

How was everyone elses first days back?

actually no real idea about the learning package...but I have got a hunch that it is about legal issues and practice....I sort of remember something like that very vaguely!
My educator also said not to worry to much about preparation, as Handtherapy is such specialist area, but want to get my handanatomy, etc. up to scratch, and look at physiology and movement, etc...and then there is the Moho....which reminds me....there was an Amazon mix up. I had ordered the Moho for my friend, but was told by the seller that it wasn't in a good state and in unsellable condition, so got her a different book...anyhow, the book arrived after x-=mas, nothing wrong with it (had been given a refund , so, was surprised...but as book was fine, I kept it and paid for it. However, my friend got one by now, so, she doesn't need it...I'd be happy to send it for you....say for something like £8, to cover cost of book and p&p....let me know if you are interested If not, I will E-mail people from my course....it is not the newest version, but a recent enough one...think it's 2002....it is brandnew, but the backcover is slightly kinked....

Yes - good idea. I guess there is nothing wrong with knowing too much before you start - far better than the other way around!

Thanks for the offer of the MOHO book. I have decided due to finances to only borrow from the libary for now - our library is usually quite good and you can order books so has served me well so far. Thanks though - much appreciated

Off to bed - wish me luck. Eeek!

Notalone, thinking off you I am sure you will be fine

I've got my new group and assignment and I WILL BE ORGANISED this time! I've got today off for some odd reason, but have a test tomorrow (theory and practical all about camera setup and operations). Then it kicks off proper next week. The new film has to be non fiction and each group member has to come up with an idea, research it and pitch it, then we make the best one. The idea is based around a "What's it like to be a..." sort of thing, so loads of scope.

notalone, how is your placement going?

Hey!

Well am a week into placement and I love it. My educator is fab and I have a lot of influence over what I learn / who I shadow / where I visit. I have also been given my own client to work with whom I have met, get on well with and am literally brimming with ideas on how to help their situation. I have met people from all disciplines, been involved in ward rounds with consultants, attended handover meetings, done community visits and am gradually getting to know some of the patients. I am so happy I chose this course. Yay!! Fair lady - you are gonna love it too - I am sure of it! How has your revision for placement been going?

Lollipop - how did the test go?

so glad to hear it, notalone...I know you were a bit worried about it before...

As for revision for Placement....psssst...not done that much, yet...but I will...I am just a typical procrastinator, I suppose, and than all fo a sudden somehting kicks me into gear ...
read some of the Moho though...so, am slowly getting started !

Oh yes, Lollipop, how did your test go?

How is everyone else getting on?

JDB you back at Uni?

You will Fairlady - especially when that date is looming! Remember Volition, habituation. performance capacity, environment. Aaarrggghhh!!! I have a few notes on this so if you want to ask anything I may be able to help

How is everyone else? xx

lol notalone...

I got 22/25 on my tests! 13/15 on the written and then lost a mark on the practical for not setting the monitor up quite right. So I'm happy

well done lollipop

Ooo well done LV!

Notalone, glad to hear your placement is going well :D

Fairlady, not long til yours, good luck!!

I have been snowed under with my projects. Two due this week coming. Two week after. Manic and panic stations, as you probably can see from my FB statuses documenting my freaking out stages! Lol. I'm trying to write a report that's due in this week, but noone has an idea of what we're suppose to be doing. It's not comforting. Our tutors for this part of the module are incompetent tbh. I asked one of them about three times, and other people in my class, and other classes too kept asking what exactly this report is about, but they don't explain it well enough. I suspect they're not too sure either. The other tutor forgot to give his class their brief and they have a week to do a whole semesters work. It's terrible! So I'm working at it and hoping it'll be fine! But other than that, all is going well.

Hello!

I am getting a bit freaked out by looming exams as DH has just got ill, which inevitably means DD will so no nursery for her so no revision for me! Arse!!!

Ah well, I got a 2:1 in one essay and a 1st in t'other, still waiting for last one back but feeling v pleased with myself in general.

well done Osmosis....those are fab results
Hope your dd isn't going to go ill....and that you can revise.

tammy...it's a nightmare when tutors don't really explain what they want, etc...

argh...well, have started on my Learning package and am now stuck...sigh...hope my friend calls me later and that she will be able to shed some light onto it, lol!

Bah humbug. Was supposed to get results on 26th Jan, now been pushed back to 2nd Feb Although do have a job interview for Alton Towers on Thursday!

Alton Towers...sounds ike fun!
Sor to hear about them rescheduling the resuts...we had the same thing happen with all assignments that we anded in before x-mas....you'd think they take the x-mas period into account when making their schedules, wouldn't you....

It's a blumin' pain! We have to rush around getting stuff in when we're supposed to but it doesn't work the other way around! Gah!

Have hit a bit of a brick wall with revision today, because they don't count for much and the whole semester has been handled in su.ch a basic manner I feel a bit meh about it all.

Ah well, probably just that January feeling, have done DH's tax form so feel like a right goody 2 shoes!

I htink it s that January feeling...I have that, too....been procrastinating beautyfully , I really have....haven't ironed as much in ages, and all that....
I know it's naughty...but hohum...am sure once I am on Placement it sets me into a different mindset....(I hope)
tbh, whilst I love this course..I am starting to wonder if I am doing the right thing....I don't know ...just really doubting myself and my abilities....I suppose when I get those assignments back I will see where I am standing...but I am really worried about them...and not sure how well I will take to D's or worse sigh...

Hi Guys,

See you are all stressed! I was so busy over xmas as had essay to hand in first day back and was working lots.

We've been back a week (unlike every one else who is just back this week Its been a bit....boring since we got back. Evidence based practice and health profile and more lessons on how to pull resources of the web, something I'm very good at and we've already had a lecture on it so was not impressed!

Lots going on right now. Helping SIL move house, tonight am ebaying her crap. Tomorrow afternoon am babysitting her 3mo daughter while she tries to amalgamate her house into PIL's.

How's everyone else getting on, despite the stress?