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mmss1 · 11-19-2010, 03:32 AM

Another update...

I just got a PM from another member asking me if I found any more material so here is what I wrote to him/her:

I ended up doing the courses at Bluewater in Antibes. Mostly due to the fact that I'm based nearby. The course notes from Bluewater is reasonably good, they follow the structure in the (outdated...) MIN 208 and a lot of of the information is relevant. Unfortunately there is also a lot of redundant and irrelevant material in the notes which I didn't see when I initially got them.
They also refer to outdated M-Notices in some places.

During my pre-studies before attending the first course it turned out that I put a lot of effort into learning material that had nothing to do with the exam. And, let's be honest, in this case it is the exam that is important rather than actually learning for life...

I still think 100 Euros per module is a fair price though.

The instructor at Bluewater, Tim Moss, is very good and I think that helped a lot. Every day we got old exam questions as homework and every morning we went through them in class. He was very focused on having us to pass the exams.

So, to sum it up, in the end I actually didn't get any other material than the course notes and despite some redundancy and irrelevance I think they are good enough to have you pass the exams!

11-19-2010, 03:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
mmss1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Remo Posts: 41	Final(?) update! Another update... I just got a PM from another member asking me if I found any more material so here is what I wrote to him/her: I ended up doing the courses at Bluewater in Antibes. Mostly due to the fact that I'm based nearby. The course notes from Bluewater is reasonably good, they follow the structure in the (outdated...) MIN 208 and a lot of of the information is relevant. Unfortunately there is also a lot of redundant and irrelevant material in the notes which I didn't see when I initially got them. They also refer to outdated M-Notices in some places. During my pre-studies before attending the first course it turned out that I put a lot of effort into learning material that had nothing to do with the exam. And, let's be honest, in this case it is the exam that is important rather than actually learning for life... I still think 100 Euros per module is a fair price though. The instructor at Bluewater, Tim Moss, is very good and I think that helped a lot. Every day we got old exam questions as homework and every morning we went through them in class. He was very focused on having us to pass the exams. So, to sum it up, in the end I actually didn't get any other material than the course notes and despite some redundancy and irrelevance I think they are good enough to have you pass the exams!