Counting my chickens?

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2013-05-27 15:07:00 I wish it was all over California uber alles – Dead Kennedys

A couple of days ago I received the following email from the Web design and development lecturer:

Dear Student

Your overall mark for the module is D3 – well done.

You can pick up your feedback sheet from the school office.

Leaving aside my annoyance at the lecturer’s inability or refusal to email comments (compare and contrast with other lecturers), I think this means I’ve passed this module.

So with a few caveats

  • final marks have not yet been moderated
  • I’m not sure these grade-boundaries are set in stone
  • where I only know a grade, I assume the actual mark is in the middle of the range
  • I’m not sure these are the current rules

the marks from the taught part of my course are on the distinction track. Here’s my current infographic and here’s more detail on the marks so far. The management of software projects mark is pretty vulnerable to the above caveats: it’s quite possible I’ll end up with a P5 for this  module.

The dissertation, where I need to be my own boss, WILL be the scene of a severe train-wreck.

BackToMyMac restored

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2013-05-27 14:31:00 happier It ended on an oily stage – British Sea Power

For a few weeks BTMM hasn’t been working for me, so when I’ve needed to take control of my dad’s mac I’ve needed to take control as a normal VNC client. This involved talking him through finding his mac’s IP address.

Anyway, BTMM now appears to be back with us, so there’s no need to talk-down. In the screenshot, MIA (on the train) is observing/controlling Iggy (in Edinburgh). In turn, Iggy is observing/controlling my dad’s mac (in Worcester).
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Revelation in a train toilet

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2013-05-22 12:37:00 amused A billion balconies facing the sun – Manic Street Preachers

On the 10:51 from Edinburgh to Birmingham, I caught a glimpse of myself in a mirror and realised why the world’s best spinning club name is Lifescycle, not Lifecycle. The former has 10 letters, so 5 letters either side of the maillot’s zip and hence easily readable.

Genius!

Lifescycle folk

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2013-05-17 18:35:00 calm News Quiz

Some of us met up to give Stewart a good send-off. His project in Edinburgh has finished, so he’s moving to a project in Manchester. Here’s some snaps.

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Bruce, Derek, Hugh Bruce, Derek, Jo, Johnnie W, Stewart, Adam

Marked!

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2013-05-15 19:00:00 pleased none

The marks for the second coursework for the Management of Software Projects module have just been released.

 

Dear Bruce

This email gives you your marks and some individual feedback on your submitted Coursework. Thank you for the effort you put into this piece of work.

Further detailed comments and feedback on your submission can be found on TurnItIn’s Grademark. (This is an experiment – your feedback would be useful). You are of course also welcome to contact me for further individual feedback.

Kind regards

<Lecturer-name>

Name: Ryan, Bruce
Matric Number 40070877

INF11103 Management of Software Projects – Coursework 2 marks and feedback

Marking grid Weighting Overall Comments
As usual, a huge amount of work has clearly gone into this, but there is still some work to do in communicating it in fluent English.
Abstract, Introduction and contextual discussion 10 P5 Sets out context and content of the paper well. Be clearer about what the paper is aiming to achieve though.
Research activity, range of materials used and topic coverage. 10 D2 Excellent range of sources, though I would avoid using multiple papers from the same author if they are all saying much the same thing
Synthesis and analysis of the main issue under discussion 20 D1 Excellent – You cover a lot of ground. However sometimes there is a sense of getting lost in the details.
Discussion of topic and conclusions drawn within the wider ERP context 20 D1 Excellent insights
Presentation and readability, structure, referencing 10 P5 Good presentation though I would suggest fewer subheadings would help improve the flow of argument
Overall total D1 – Excellent
Assessment comment grid.
This work
Meets the specification given Ex Explanation
Ex – Excellent
Gd – Good
OK – OK / Satisfactory
Pr – Poor
Un – Missing / unattempted
Treats topics in depth Ex
Is evaluative/analytical rather than descriptive Ex
Justifies/illustrates its arguments well Ex
Uses an impersonal/academic writing style Ex
Is fluent, succinct and grammatical OK
Has few spelling / typing errors Ex
Is well set out in an appropriate format Ex
Organises the material appropriately OK
Uses a good range of appropriate sources Ex
Consistently applies an approved referencing system Ex

I’m well aware how turgid my English can be, even for academic writing. I think this will be with me until they nail the lid down. Unfortunately I can’t yet download the annotated piece from Moodle (Napier’s virtual learning environment), so I may well end up copying and pasting annotations into a local copy. The unannotated version is here.

So it appears I’ve passed this module. If so, I now have enough taught-module credits for the MSc. (I took an extra module this in the second term of 2011-12.) I won’t update the infographic until the module mark is released.