Well, TMA04 has been marked and returned and I am pretty happy with the mark, just made it to a Pass1.
The TMA was a bit rushed on my part, partly becuase the prevous TMA took so long to be returned and so I didn't start that section until late, and partly because of the catalgue of domestic disasters that befell me, which just took afternoons and evenings away from me.
So, even though I got an extension of a couple of days, for me TMA was not nearly as thorough as I would have liked and was really written around an expanded analogy found in the text, and the rest of the eassy was filler or a way to bring in this analogy.
Luckily, my tutor liked the thought process and the ideas behind the analogy. They have also made some very useful critisisms of other parts of the text where I have tried to link political theory and scientific theory. This part of the essay was a bit thin, and they have certainly torn it apart. I had to make some pretty big assumptions and unreferenced opinins in orer to get where I wanted to be, and had I had more time I could have 'crafted' this part a lot better, however, between burst pipes, broken down cars and faulty domestic appliances, home life took priority over this essay.
So, the next TMA is about policy. If I chose the case studies of the EU and NHS, I can get away with just reading Chapters 1,2, & 5, but disability policy interests me so I may dip in there and see if there is anything obvius for the TMA there.
Best get cracking, next TMA due 28th March.
Showing posts with label 6.4 TMA04. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6.4 TMA04. Show all posts
Monday, 18 March 2013
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
DD203 - Power, Dissent, Equality : TMA04 submitted
At last, the TMA has been submitted.
It has been one hell of a week, the water tank on my boat blocked, then there was a problem with the calorifier, the shower mixer leaked and need changed, the toilet blocked (oh joy), the dog fell off the jetty, my car broke down miles from home, the cooker oven element packed in and my main laptop is displaying some odd behaviours.
I don't remember shooting an albatross, but I must have done something wrong.
So, I'm not over confident with this TMA, I had some good ideas but not enough linking back to course material.
We shall see when it is marked, hope it comes back a lot sooner this time.
It has been one hell of a week, the water tank on my boat blocked, then there was a problem with the calorifier, the shower mixer leaked and need changed, the toilet blocked (oh joy), the dog fell off the jetty, my car broke down miles from home, the cooker oven element packed in and my main laptop is displaying some odd behaviours.
I don't remember shooting an albatross, but I must have done something wrong.
So, I'm not over confident with this TMA, I had some good ideas but not enough linking back to course material.
We shall see when it is marked, hope it comes back a lot sooner this time.
Saturday, 16 February 2013
Friday, 15 February 2013
DD203 - Power, Dissent, Equality : Chatted to my tutor - things clearer now.
My tutor offered to chat through some things over the phone as I was unable to attend the recent tutorial.
It is strange, but even the act of preparing for the phone call by writing certain things down that had seemed confused, these things then seemed to come clearer.
It was also very interesting to talk to somebody who has apparent absolute clarity of thought on this subject, they were able to draw meaning from my ideas and represent what I had said to them back to me in a far clearer why that I had been able to.
The TMA now seems so much less daunting, and I am much happier with the "theory as a toolbox, ideology as the workbench" metaphor - just need to add in the craftsman, materials, design and output and that metaphor pretty much sorts itself out.
Also, we discussed the relationship and interchangeability of theory and ideology across class, time and meaning.
So this phone call was probably more use than the tutorial that I missed, so now to get on and write the TMA.
It is strange, but even the act of preparing for the phone call by writing certain things down that had seemed confused, these things then seemed to come clearer.
It was also very interesting to talk to somebody who has apparent absolute clarity of thought on this subject, they were able to draw meaning from my ideas and represent what I had said to them back to me in a far clearer why that I had been able to.
The TMA now seems so much less daunting, and I am much happier with the "theory as a toolbox, ideology as the workbench" metaphor - just need to add in the craftsman, materials, design and output and that metaphor pretty much sorts itself out.
Also, we discussed the relationship and interchangeability of theory and ideology across class, time and meaning.
So this phone call was probably more use than the tutorial that I missed, so now to get on and write the TMA.
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
DD203 - Power, Dissent, Equality : Chapter 1 & 5
Chapter 1: Political Legitimacy
Normative, prudencial, constructivist. Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hulme, Bentham, Marx & Engels, Foucault.
Chapter 5: Using Theory
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
This is not going well !
Normative, prudencial, constructivist. Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hulme, Bentham, Marx & Engels, Foucault.
Chapter 5: Using Theory
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
This is not going well !
Thursday, 31 January 2013
DD203 - Power, Dissent, Equality : Where's my TMA03 mark !
TMA03 was handed in, before the deadline, 14 days ago and still nothing from my tutor, this is very off putting and distracting.
I do think that the course would be better time-tabled if there was a week's break/grace between the TMA deadline of one section and the start of the next. Admittedly this would add 6 weeks to the overall course length and the exams would then be mid-August to early September, but it would give people a week to reflect on the last part of the course without the pressure of the TMA distracting them, and it would mean we should get TMA marks back nefore we are too far into the next section of the course.
Oh well, with any luck it will be back today..... tomorrow,..... over the weekend.... next week.....
I do think that the course would be better time-tabled if there was a week's break/grace between the TMA deadline of one section and the start of the next. Admittedly this would add 6 weeks to the overall course length and the exams would then be mid-August to early September, but it would give people a week to reflect on the last part of the course without the pressure of the TMA distracting them, and it would mean we should get TMA marks back nefore we are too far into the next section of the course.
Oh well, with any luck it will be back today..... tomorrow,..... over the weekend.... next week.....
Sunday, 20 January 2013
DD203 - Power, Dissent, Equality : Book 4 - Living Political Ideas
At last, some proper political ideas to get our teeth in to. This is what I'd hoped the course would be mostly about, but it has taken until book 4 to get to these ideas.
Just looking through the contents page gives a idea of what is coming up in the next couple of weeks, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Bentham, Marx, Nozick and Rawls, some of who's ideas we already came across in the political philosophy part of the Philosophy course A222.
It has also helped with study that the snow has effectively limited other leisure activities, so today looks like being sat on the couch with a mug of coffee and Book 4 being read in between the two scheduled football matches.
Just looking through the contents page gives a idea of what is coming up in the next couple of weeks, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Bentham, Marx, Nozick and Rawls, some of who's ideas we already came across in the political philosophy part of the Philosophy course A222.
It has also helped with study that the snow has effectively limited other leisure activities, so today looks like being sat on the couch with a mug of coffee and Book 4 being read in between the two scheduled football matches.
Saturday, 19 January 2013
DD203 - Power, Dissent, Equality : Week 15
19 Jan
- Module Part 4: Living Political Ideas
- Activity: Discussion Audio D, 'Introduction to Part 4'; Online Activity 2; Book 4: Chapter 1, 'Political legitimacy'
Online Activity 2
On to book 4, so that is us over half way through the course marerial, so just 3 TMAs and the exam to go..... Doesn't seem much if you say it quickly.
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