Well I've managed to put one for each paragraph roughly as that's what my tutor was telling me. not saying it makes much sense but there you go. I do try to weave my reference into what I'm saying normally [rather than just plonking them on the end] but I'm afraid I do have a few this time just sitting there on the end of a sentence.

I would look at the PSHE references with your job Steve if that's who you have been planning for.
here's an example of one of mine as I was explaining how the group Id planned for didn't work together very well [yr 1 children]

As Galton and Williamson [1992] state in study topic 10 on page 10, children need to be taught how to work collaboratively in a group so they have clear ideas of what is expected
hope this helps

Cheers bluebell. A star as ever.

Going to finish it off tomorrow, it'll just have to do. Not happy with this one, and continue to be wound up by the fact I still have no TMA05 back.

Ah well. It's only one TMA and all the others have been pretty good so far.

Well today I got an e-mail off a certain RH who told me JC has been off sick and they're trying to sort other tutors to mark the TMA's. He said I should have been informed though.

Still not happy but not a lot I can do now bar finish of the TMA today and slap it in the post.

hopefully it will be ok Steve, and seems it is something out of their control, though i agree being informed would have been good!

it might be good though to get another tutors comments on some of your work too, although it wont help you for this TMA

Good luck with it all Steve - it must be frustrating. Have you had tutorial notes etc?
There seems to have been a bit of a cock up with tutors on this course, luckily not affecting me but I do feel very bad for the people it has affected.

Nope got no tutorial notes either. So I've done TMA06 completely on my own, no notes, no help from TMA05 notes, no nothing as I can't attend tutorials.

I've e-mailed the OU tonight telling them what's happened because this is two TMA's in a row now I've had to write without having my last one back

Ah well. It's done now and in the envelope ready for posting.

Just the ECA to do now.............and a lot more on U212!

Well guess what?

Took my TMA to the Post Office this morning and it's now gone.

Got back home to see my TMA05 on the doormat and a letter from the OU telling me my TMA has been sent elsewhere for marking but I should still send my TMA06 to my normal tutor. Dated 10th April.

How bad is that? To send a letter only 6 days before the next one is due explaining there has been problems. Will be interesting to see what response I get from them via e-mail from what I sent last night.

It's a lot of money for this course to me and don't feel the service has been great at all.

Steve,
It's such a shame that your experience of doing E111 hasn't been good. I know it doesn't help but my tutor has been brilliant and I haven't had any problems. I've heard from others that they have had a similar experience to me. All I can say is we are nearly finished and good on you for sticking with it despite all the problems. Good luck with the ECA

Steve,
If you want I will forward you my tutorial notes for ECA - tutorial is on 21st April dont know if this will be of any help???
My tutor has also been good and has sent tutorial notes even when I havent attended.
Good luck with rest of course

Glad you got the TMA in the post Steve. As you say it's expensive to study with OU so not getting feedback can be a bugger.

However it's not just this course, my last course had a fantastic tutor but if you didn't attend the tutorial you missed out a lot of information as they were never emailed to you [even if you attended.] On the strength of that I decided to attend tutorial for this course but to be quite honest, I haven't written any TMAs on the strength of the tutorials.

Having said that I have no real complaints about my tutor and they always send notes the same day of tutorial.

Am not going to ECA one and will take pot luck.

I did not go to the ECA tutorial and did well with my ECA mark. By the end you have a better understanding of what they are after and even if your role hasn't changed you can write about other staff having greater respect for you or asking for your opinion ect.

Thanks rl2957, that'd be great.

This gets better. Just got an e-mail back off the OU saying they have no record of my TMA being received. Yet I now have it back!?!

I give up!!!

for goodness sake!!!

I'm sure in the most part these courses go fine. Mine had until recently, and U212 has been great but I think I'm going to put in a complain about this.

Nearly £600 and a lot of my time has been spent on this, and they've mucked up more than enough times. We'll see what they say.

Dont blame u Steve I wouldnt be too happy. Its not ideal to write a TMA without the previous one there to reflect on...especially the ECA where I have referred to previous TMA's.
Good luck with it all - I have always found the OU staff to be more than helpful.