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Assignments give you the opportunity to showcase what you’ve learned and build a foundation to improve on.
Explore the different types of assignment we use at the OU in the sections below.
When your module starts, you’ll have access to its unique assessment guide, which will detail what you need to do on each assignment.
Rest assured, you’ll also have a module tutor to help you with your studies. So if you’ve got a question about an assignment, they’re there to give you a hand.
There will be different types of assessment throughout your study. Here’s a quick run-down of the types you may come across:
Progressing to a point where I felt more comfortable writing my assignments and having my scores reflecting that made me quite happy because it showed the hard work was being rewarded.
It wasn’t easy, but when I handed a completed assignment in I felt such a sense of achievement and knew I was one step closer to my dream.
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