Wednesday, July 4, 2012

UK Coursework: Getting the Right Attitude


Higher education is a hardly digestible food for eager students. Though they project themselves as the Energy Bunny who is ‘so’ ready for this level of education, they impalpably see that there are still some hurdles present inside the college or university walls. And the grimmest of news is that these hurdles are unavoidable.

And yet, students find a way to bypass such hurdles through copying from coursework examples or their fellow’s work. They use technology to cheat exams. It may not be that bad. Or it was for emergency purposes, the last resort. However, they lost something important in the course of short-cuts – the forgoing of a precious opportunity to actually learn.

A UK coursework was never conceived to cultivate cheating; in fact, it was intended for self-learning. Apparently, cheating is the famous fruit of self-learning. Educational institutions may act on it, as well as the policy-makers. They may get on tough and devise stricter and foolproof methods. But the most direct target for the ultimate solution rests on the students, particularly, their attitude. 
 
Below are the three right attitudes to successfully carry on your UK coursework:
  • Patience – to see you through...
It is not easy to work on so many drafts per one coursework when there are so many waiting in line. Patience requires students to have the willingness to experience inconvenience and other nuisances in the name of completion.

  • Determination – to finish what you started...
It is not easy to maintain the same momentum as the start. Determination entails that students pool their powers to prod themselves forward as the going gets tough.

  • Excellence – to fight the temptation of underperforming...
It is not easy to consistently bring ‘best’ in every subject. However, aiming to become a truly excellent student will reinforce the need to exhibit excellence in every coursework, all the time.

Okay, students may still sceptically eye all of these bleats on attitude. For such reception, it can only be concluded that they have no inkling how attitude affects everything, from the simplest decision-makings to the routine UK coursework. 
 
In retrospect, attitudes are one of those intangible frameworks that could only afford to manifest their grasp in students’ lives through their choices. This is contrary to the common perception that choice is free choice – something students have to figure out. That is if they really want to get the optimum of higher education.

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