“OU costs more per full-time equivalent (FTE) student”
Yes, you said this already. It's because the OU _currently_ has a huge number of part time students. Which is irrelevant. "I don't know" was an acceptable answer, the real world is more Math Olympiad (negative points for wrong answers) than GCSE multiple choice.
"Unless, of course, there was a really huge expansion"
So, the topic in hand is the case you don't consider. Brilliant.
But OK, it sounds like it wouldn't work because of the following dialog
Student: I've signed up full time OU: Part time, yes Student: No, full time OU: You get the same degree, it just takes longer, part time Student: No, full time. Three years. OU: Part time, six years, yes Student: ...
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Date: 2010-07-19 09:16 am (UTC)Yes, you said this already. It's because the OU _currently_ has a huge number of part time students. Which is irrelevant. "I don't know" was an acceptable answer, the real world is more Math Olympiad (negative points for wrong answers) than GCSE multiple choice.
"Unless, of course, there was a really huge expansion"
So, the topic in hand is the case you don't consider. Brilliant.
But OK, it sounds like it wouldn't work because of the following dialog
Student: I've signed up full time
OU: Part time, yes
Student: No, full time
OU: You get the same degree, it just takes longer, part time
Student: No, full time. Three years.
OU: Part time, six years, yes
Student: ...