[Janetw]

Does anyone on here study with the OU ??

I don't work and was thinking this might help to stop my brain reducing to mush. I tried to sign for some distance learning courses from the UK but am not allowed - not sure I understand their reasoning but there you go....

Anyway there is a HKOU and I wondered if any have any experiances with them ??
My options are to register with the UK branch and pretend I still live there of to register in HK and transfer any credits I may to wherever we live next.......
I do not have a degree and thought I would take the opportunity whilst I have loads of time on my hands. I do not want to do Full time as we travel a bit so the online bit with 'some' face to face study is very attractive....
Can anyone give any advice ???

[grandcider]

If you're interested in distance learning, there are so many options (eg, London external programme), why limit yourself to Open University?

Why not enroll in one of the degree programs administered by HKU Space? The classes are held at HKU Space in Wanchai/Admiralty and degrees are conferred by various universities in the US/UK/Australia.

[Rmulhall]

Hi

I'm looking for the same thing, I just finished work and am looking to do something/anything!!! signed up for lots of short courses at YMCA and YWCA but they are mainly hobby type courses.

Have a look at the adult education offered at Hong Kong Uni - there are some things on there that are in English.

Sorry to say that I tried the HKU Space course and was completely unimpressed, the language was very basic slow English and any "chat" or "jokes" from the tutor were in Cantonese which was fair enough but being the only westerner in all of my classes it didn't help me enjoy the course. HKU Space seemed to be mainly for people that had dropped out of other uni's or at a lower level of education. It took me a very very long time to get on the course and I pinned all my hopes on it and it really was a big disappointment.

HTH please let me know if you find anything.

Rachel

[KnowItAll]

http://www.ouhk.edu.hk tried them?

*never mind .. after looking at the descriptions most of the courses are in cantonese*

[grandcider]

RmulHall: What do you expect? HKU Space is basically a community college geared towards locals. The things you complain about are likely to be much worse at the Open University. At least you can earn a degree from a recognizable second-tier university through HKU Space that will be more highly regarded than a degree from OU. The quality of teaching at HKU will be much higher but their part time degree programs are only at the postgraduate level. If someone is living in HK but only interested in doing a first degree part-time, they can't expect to be too fussy about the classroom experience.

[Janetw]

A lot of the classes at SPACE are supposed to be in English but if the course sontent on line is in Chineese ......... after about 10 mins I wrote them off my list.

I like the idea of the remote learning with the HKOU. You can attend some face to face classes but this is not conpulsory. I looked on line and the class descriptions are in English. The degree is recognized outside HK - but then does this really matter anyway. Esp if you just want to keep your mind active.....

I was thinking about the English degree distance learning, I can work at my own pace - and at 36 do not really have the patience/tollerance to sit a a class with a load of other people regardless of their nationality. Sitting an a group Cantonese class drove me mad.

If you need a degree to get a job for i can't see that an English degree from HKOU is any less respected than any other. It shows a commitment to study as it does take a long time to work through.
If you are applying for a job most require 'an education to degree level' so I can't see that an English OUHK degree is worse than say any other language (German/Italian/Spanish....) if the language studied is not relevent to the position anyway....
Don't even get me started on friends who have got useless degrees...

[beafan]

just yesterday i checked on SPACE, SPEED, HKOU programs and didnt find anything for me. I"m looking for a postgraduate/masters in marketing/communications but i didnt think the courses offered at space were good enough. how about some ivy league schools? any suggestions?

[KnowItAll]

http://www.u21global.edu.sg/web/guest/home

Call their HK office and see if their coordinator (Jenny Koh if I recall correctly) will give you a GeoExpat discount.

http://www.u21global.edu.sg/web/gues...obalOffices#hk

[grandcider]

I don't think any of the Ivy League schools offer distance learning degrees. Please think twice about getting a degree in marketing or communications, unless you really want a career in sales or PR! I was an undergrad marketing major and frankly thought that all the marketing courses I took were fluff (except for a stats-based course on market research). Fortunately I got a second degree with more substance to it. Most business courses are quite shallow, unless they have a quantitative foundation.

[beafan]

Originally Posted by grandcider

I don't think any of the Ivy League schools offer distance learning degrees. Please think twice about getting a degree in marketing or communications, unless you really want a career in sales or PR! I was an undergrad marketing major and frankly thought that all the marketing courses I took were fluff (except for a stats-based course on market research). Fortunately I got a second degree with more substance to it. Most business courses are quite shallow, unless they have a quantitative foundation.

i do have a bcomm specializing in marketing already and i figured i should advance my education while i'm still young. i think MBAs are a load of fluff too, as you say. most of this postgrad stuff in HK or anywhere else doesnt teach you anything you dont already know from experience. but i think companies still look at that kind of superficial stuff.
i am wanting to have a career in marketing though, preferrably in 4As but i think that's quite impossible for me to get in as i dont have any material experience.