SPI Group 4 B2+2: Self Study Is Your Last Chance.

It was a little disappointing to reach the end of the course and find that a few students did not know what was required of them or how their final grade would be assessed. Going up to the next level does not depend on sitting an exam but on how you performed over the 4 components that were made clear to you during the term:

• Essay
• Presentation
• Progress Test (today)
• Self Study

Each component is worth 25%, so if you don't do one of them you are seriously reducing your chances of passing the course.

It was also clear that some of you had not been keeping up to date by following this blog. As I have made clear many times this term, you have to take responsibility for your own progress and if you are away it is up to YOU to catch up with the work missed. With the University frequently cancelling lessons at the last minute this term, it was even more important to keep up to date by regularly checking the Study Blog.

Similarly a few of you still seem to be confused about self study. As mentioned above, it is worth 25% of your final grade - so it could mean the difference between passing or failing - especially if your performance today - in the test, the presentation or both - was poor.

Rather than wait for your bad result and expect to fail, you could instead be proactive about your situation and do something about it. I will be accepting written self study summaries via email until 20th May. Think about where you went wrong this term. Revisit the areas you found difficult - in your notes, in the text book or on the internet and write about it in your email to me. For notes on what you self study should include click on this link.

You have one week left to make a difference.