Brian Joyce

Employment/ Place of Work:

Language Service Communications Ltd

Country of Residence:

Finland

How I fit the course work into my life

Firstly I negotiated with the people around me; my wife and children; my colleague and employees; my clients. I informed them I was embarking on a 'full-time' three year course and we discussed the implications. This enabled me to create an atmosphere of acceptance and sometimes resignation. In practice I was quite free to arrange my timetable around the programme.

My most cherished interaction on the programme:

There are two: 1. The collaborative exercises we had in H802 and 2. the 'flesh' meetings with Patricia, Helen, Simon, the H804 staff and Derek eating his mashed banana in his room.

Which of the different course models suited me best?

H801: I personally needed the discipline it imparted. H802 gave me new and practical online skills. H804 combined H801 and H802 in a way that made it feasible to run online courses in my establishment. Each course was relevant but all three made the meal.