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Dear Claire, Your response is not much more helpful than that of m99. I believe it praiseworthy when a student will make the effort to want broader info and opinion than the course tutor can provide. Incidentally, Debbie's course tutor is about 800km away, and just a voice on the phone. rgds John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire Wickham" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 1:12 AM Subject: Re: Fw: In need of advice > Well I thought it was an amusing reply, and raised the a valid point about > the quality of the course. The initial advice can surely only be "Discuss > with your course tutor who set the assignment" who should already have > addressed the issues that the m99m rely noted. To the enquirer: there is > nothing wrong about seeking advice but your queries are (mainly) those where > course tutors should be providing support and guidance. (And is this one > module/unit of your Masters' qualification?) > > Claire > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Homan > Sent: 12 May 2004 04:10 > To: > Subject: Re: Fw: In need of advice > > > Thank you for going to the trouble of putting an email together. I think > that the same amount of effort, or less, may have produced a message that is > more supportive than smart-alecky. > > rgds John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "m99m" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:17 PM > Subject: Re: Fw: In need of advice > > > > . > > Eh... You can get a Masters in Disability Studies (well, the passmark > must > > surely be below 60%) just by drinking coffee and writing one good essay on > > one of these topics, or getting a pal to compile it for you? -- and > > obviously without needing to attend any boring lectures, working on a > > prescribed reading list about DS, taking a course on how to find > > information in the modern world, or any tiresome kinda textually-fixated- > > european-male suffering like that? > > What brand of coffee is it, anyway? > > m99m > > > > > > > >Subject: In need of advice > > > I was hoping you could give me some advice on which one I would have the > > best chance of finding information on and what would be beneficial for me > > to learn more about. I have to write 3500 words and it is worth 60% of my > > marks....this scares me a little! I have to choose one of these topics. > > > > > >1) 'A disability implies a non-problematic pathological condition > > intrinsic to the individual; it fails to recognise that the concept of > > disabilitiy is socially constructed'. Discuss this statement. > > > > > >2) Psychology has had an important impact on how we understand > > disabilitiy. Indeed the psychological test has been used extensively to > > identify problems and legitimate action. Discuss this statement, locating > > your response in a particular historical era. > > > > > >3) Policy documents are texts that are interpreted by school > > administrators, teachers and parents. With direct reference to a > particular > > policy, discuss how it has been implemented in a particular educational > > setting. What tactics and strategies have been used? In what ways have > they > > been enabling or disabling? > > > > > >Any advice you could give me would be very appreciated. Let me know if > > you prefer to meet for a coffee and go over anything. > > ______________________ > > > > ________________End of message______________________ > > > > Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List > > are now located at: > > > > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > > > > You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page. > > > > > > ________________End of message______________________ > > Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List > are now located at: > > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > > You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page. > > ________________End of message______________________ > > Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List > are now located at: > > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > > You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page. > ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.