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Update from OIAHE

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Back in 2010 I did a brief OU course for introduction to Linux.  I wrote an article about it because I was unsure how I managed to lose 55% of the marks for a task as part of the Assessment.  I wrote a complaint to the OU, and then went through the OIAHE process.

The update so far is – the OIAHE have written with what they call a preliminary decision that my complaint is Not Justified.  Needless to say that I have written back to the OIAHE to highlight the flaws in the assertions they made when reaching their preliminary decision.

Now the way I look at things relating to this episode is that I paid to learn elements of Linux from the Open University, and that I certainly learned a lot from it.  But I believe that the answer I put in task 5 did not match the marking guide for the course, and the question was therefore marked as incorrect.

I even have it from the OU that the answer I gave was correct.  In a letter dated 12 July 2011 the Director, Students said :

“…whilst she(Dean and Director of Studies) had no doubt that the task was correct, the module’s aim was to teach process as well as outcome, and it had been felt that your response to the former could have been more comprehensive.”

So if a question has been accepted as correct, but marked as incorrect, doesn’t that look like someone not keeping their marking guide up to date?  It looks that way to me.

 

My advice if you are studying T155 Introduction to Linux.

  • Don’t think.
  • Don’t try anything new.
  • Consume the information provided for you in the course, and only the information provided for you by the course.  After all, they are a University, and they never make mistakes.
  • Regurgitate only the information supplied to you by the University
  • Don’t rock the boat, be compliant.
  • Accept the judgment of establishment
  • Believe me, experimentation and research is not worth the risk.

If you’re thinking about studying T155 Introduction to Linux, my advice would be : Save your cash.  £200 is a lot to pay for a course.

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