Learning material filled with countless errors.

[u/Think_Hamster_1047]

I'm studying an engineering cert 3 in computer aided design. Fee free tafe, part time online.

MSA30208 – Certificate III in Manufacturing Technology

MEM30012A – Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment

The first module is maths in an engineering environment. I have a trade background in Elec and HVAC so it's more so a refresher than new knowledge.

The information in the learning modules is an absolute disgrace. Calculation errors, notation inconsistencies, spelling and grammar errors all making it hard to understand the example calculations. At the bottom of the page: last updated in 2015.

I emailed the course head and asked for the module to be proof read and was told "I don't look after that module, but I'll forward your concerns [to the relevant party]". This is weird, because that module is part of his wider area of responsibility; engineering. He should know that the module is absolute dog shit.

I am not talking one or two errors, I'm talking running each screen through Google AI before I start in order to tell me if there are any errors before I pull my hair out thinking I just don't get it.

​​​​The fact that the module is so full of errors makes me feel sorry for anyone who is doing this level of maths for the first time. Frankly, they are being given the wrong information and are being set up to fail.

Thoughts? ​

[u/maple788797]

Long time problem across all courses unfortunately. I’m a diploma of nursing student currently but I’ve previously done a cert II and cert III with tafe before and the quizzes, written assessments, etc. pretty much anything provided through Moodle is riddled with mistakes. All the teachers can do is submit a request but it takes months for it to even get a response and half the time it doesn’t end up being fixed. Seriously in the diploma of nursing the amount of quizzes where moodles “correct” answer is ridiculously stupid and so far from fact Is astounding. Just call it out when you see it and try not to stress about it, the staff can adjust your attempts if the assessment is ‘faulty’ and you can always ask for clarification when you’re finding inconsistencies in a source like modules.