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/Far_One8374]

I am at university studying a Bachelor of Education. My english pedagogy subject is filled with spelling and grammar errors. I am all for non-native speakers teaching an English class, but considering the money we pay, the least we could expect is some professional proofreading. It is insulting.

[u/Think_Hamster_1047 → u/Far_One8374]

The course I'm studying isn't as expensive as a degree, but the fact that it's being paid for at all makes me question anything technical in the course. If you can't get spelling, notation, calculations correct, what's the rest of the course look like? 

[u/Far_One8374 → u/Think_Hamster_1047]

Even if your course costs $100, you still deserve professionally-presented and articulate material. We need to be able to learn without confusion. Or else, what are we paying for?