Introducing Gareth..
I knew I wanted to work in Web Development pretty much as soon as I graduated 6 years ago. The problem was I’d just spent 3 years studying psychology – hardly perfect preparation. So I carved out a career that was more closely related to my degree. That feeling that I should be doing something else never went away though and last year I decided to do something about it!I felt genuinely stuck for a while, thinking my only options were to:
- Quit my job to study full-time for a year.
- Start at the very bottom and work my way up.

Leading up to the start of term I was a bit nervous about how studying would impact on my time. The tutors obviously know we lead busy lives though and the course material is split into manageable chunks, so it’s amazing how you find time you didn’t even realise you had to fit the work in. For example, this week I’ve read a book chapter over breakfast, studied code examples on the train and watched a video lecture while eating my lunch at work.
I think time management will be the key to successful distance learning – I’ll be giving my hints and tips on this in my next entry.
Ciao for now!
Gareth
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Gareth is from Belper in Derbyshire, UK and is currently studying MSc Computer Science (Online) with the University of Hertfordshire.
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