20-01-2009, 03:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 20-01-2009, 03:52 PM by nicklawford.)
Thanks for the comprehensive reply, and for the time it must have taken you to do it.
Having not sat anything since 1982, exam technique is big on my mind - and up to 1/3 marks of the whole is quite significant.
I am not really saying *any* of them are easy.
But put it like this, when I initially investigated IRSE past papers, I felt confident enough to tackle minimum one question of every Module 1 paper right away without needing more study.
Then I joined this forum - and found Module 1 regarded as the difficult one, which kind of sounded alarm bells of confidence.
Indeed.
Way too many exams perhaps. At least that is on my side, maybe.
In addition, I have no pressure from my employer or managers in respect of which modules, nor when I take them - it is my choice through a personal development program, and not a ''must do''. However, this does mean zero study time, its all in my time, which I don't have a problem with.
My idea, for now, remains one module in 2009 and one or two (depending on how the first one goes) more in 2010; but that all might slip to 2010 and 2011 respectively.
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Nick
PJW Wrote:I regard that all modules require understanding / competence in various areas: RAILWAYS, SIGNALLING/TELECOMMS, GENERAL ENGINEERING, EXAM TECHNIQUE. Overall I'd rate the relative weightings as 20%, 35%, 15%, 30%
Having not sat anything since 1982, exam technique is big on my mind - and up to 1/3 marks of the whole is quite significant.
Quote:As you say module 1 and to a lesser extent module 7 are quite wide.
I can well believe that you might find them easier for you.
I am not really saying *any* of them are easy.
But put it like this, when I initially investigated IRSE past papers, I felt confident enough to tackle minimum one question of every Module 1 paper right away without needing more study.
Then I joined this forum - and found Module 1 regarded as the difficult one, which kind of sounded alarm bells of confidence.
Quote:do have advantages- Newton's Laws of Motion, Ohm's & Kirchoff's laws are still in force and we learnt them. We did lots of exams rather than projects
Indeed.
Way too many exams perhaps. At least that is on my side, maybe.
In addition, I have no pressure from my employer or managers in respect of which modules, nor when I take them - it is my choice through a personal development program, and not a ''must do''. However, this does mean zero study time, its all in my time, which I don't have a problem with.
My idea, for now, remains one module in 2009 and one or two (depending on how the first one goes) more in 2010; but that all might slip to 2010 and 2011 respectively.
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Nick