By tim, on October 9th, 2011 at 7:29 pm Today’s revision efforts have been focussed on production of knowledge. Of all of the blocks in the module, this has been my favourite. I enjoyed writing the final TMA on individual differences (and really enjoyed the mark that I got for it) and both of the two probable exam chapters are fascinating as well.
If I get a choice on the exam, I’m still leaning towards writing about bystander intervention and Francis Cherry’s critique of Darley and Latanės work. There are so many angles to critique and counter critique from, the course themes of power and situated knowledges are everywhere . . . → Read More: Existential football – a.k.a. the production of knowledge revisited
By tim, on October 8th, 2011 at 8:23 pm Having spent the day going through the group processes block, I’ve now decided that if I get the choice, I’d rather answer a question centred on conflict and prejudice than intragroup processes and entitativity. This goes against what I’d originally planned for this block, which was to primarily focus on intragroup processes, but I’m glad I’ve recognised that now, rather than in the pavilion at Derbyshire County Cricket Club next Thursday afternoon!
It’s not that the subject matter of entitativity is difficult to remember – it’s just that answers to previous year’s questions seem more difficult to structure than those . . . → Read More: DD307 revision – group processes revisited
By tim, on October 2nd, 2011 at 7:08 pm Revising group processes seems to be far more difficult than either production of knowledge or social judgement. The sheer number of studies in the prejudice and conflict chapter makes it difficult to see the woods from the trees, but I think I can just about make a critical argument or three now. Anyway, enough of me rambling, here are the photographs.
I'm relaxed about the DD307 exam, even if you aren't
All ready to start the day
The garden bench could do with a bit of TLC
Today's fruit is a tomato
Off to visit . . . → Read More: DD307 revision – a weekend of photographs: day 2
By tim, on October 1st, 2011 at 6:06 pm Rather than write a post about revision today, I’ve been taking photographs instead. My aim this weekend is to produce seven A3 handwritten sheets that I can use during the week to remind me of the things I know (in blue and black – one for each “opposing” perspective in the chapters) and the stuff I still need to learn (in red).
Today has been about attitudes, attributions, bystander intervention and embodiment. Tomorrow will be the three group processes chapters. This is today’s story:
All organised for a day's DD307 revision to start – with coffee!
I don't . . . → Read More: DD307 revision – a weekend of photographs: day 1
By tim, on September 24th, 2011 at 9:30 pm Today has seen me attend my final tutorial for DD307 and press the “submit” button on my SD226 EMA. It really is the beginning of the end now, with just the DD307 exam to go in less than three weeks.
I’m sure that at some point in the future I’ll be able to reflect properly on my Open University journey over the last five years. It’s been a lot of fun and I feel that it’s helped me to improve at work too. When I write sales proposals now I think that they make a lot more sense than they . . . → Read More: The beginning of the end and new beginnings
By tim, on September 23rd, 2011 at 6:00 pm I’ve been refining my revision strategy for DD307 over the last couple of days within the three blocks I’ve decided to study (Block 3 – Social Judgement; Block 5 – Group Processes; Block 6 – Production of Knowledge).
I’ve decided to focus the majority of my future revision efforts on a single chapter from each block. Unsurprisingly, as the discursive critique is the only one I’m really comfortable with, all three of my selected chapters pit the social cognitive against the discursive perspective. As none of these chapters came up in a TMA question, I figure that it’s a reasonable . . . → Read More: My DD307 revision strategy refined
By tim, on September 20th, 2011 at 8:35 am Imagine my delight when I woke up to this email from the OU today:
Dear Tim Personal Identifier: ******** You will have received a message about an updated version of the Examination Arrangements booklet for October Examinations. As the module you are studying does not conclude with an examination please ignore the message sent to you regarding the Examination Arrangements booklet. It was sent to you in error. I am sorry for any confusion this may have caused you. M Bell Senior Manager, Examination Operations Please do not reply directly to this message as this mailbox is not monitored. We will . . . → Read More: Bulk email SNAFU
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