New News
The newest bit of news on release dates is that Damage Time has been scheduled for release on October 7th. I can’t wait! 🙂
And the other bit of news is that I’ve passed my first year.
For anyone who is interested the full results are:
| Module | Title | Credit | Mark | Grade | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR | CS4001-40 | WRITER’S WORKSHOP 1 | 40 | 74% | A | P | |
| YR | CS4003-20 | READING TO WRITE POETRY | 20 | 70% | A | P | |
| YR | CS4004-20 | INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPTWRITING | 20 | 66% | B | P | |
| YR | MC4001-40 | UNDERSTANDING MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS | 40 | 65% | B | P |
I think we’ll be going out for tapas tonight!
Congrats, well done!
Congrats!
So, a 70% is an “A” over there? Wow. 70% is academic probation over here. Or is that special for the writing program, given its subjective nature?
Yay on passing!!!!!
Congratulations, Colin. 🙂
Michael,
I suspect that there must be different criteria applied. Yes, it is subjective, but hey are counter-marked by a second tutor, and if there is a notable discrepancy between the two marks, they will be looked at by an outside agency.
To pass over here, the student needs 40% on all subjects, which yields a 3rd class pass — literally not worth the paper it’s printed on.
50% will yield a 2:2 and 60% a 2:1. The former is now not enough for most employers, and even a 2:1 is proving unacceptable to many.
By contrast, 70% on all subjects will get the student a 1st class Honours Degree.
It’s almost impossible to get more than 80% in any event, so I suspect that papers are marked hard — or 95% of all students would be on probation, me included. 🙂
Colin