I went through the Saylor course and took this TECEP last month. Annoyingly some of the Saylor lecture material was AWOL, and there were big holes in the final exam (missing text in questions and answers). They need to start hosting the material themselves, and taking more care. Got an 85 on the Saylor final, but had less than perfect confidence I could pass the TECEP. I had no more time to study (and hated the sight of the material by then), and decided that if I didn't pass it, I would take the course. Got an 80 and got credit.
The essays weren't too challenging as long as you knew what they were talking about. For example, one prompt was about the tragedy of the commons, and if you didn't know what it was, it would be rough sledding. You have to make a solid study effort on this one to pass...which makes sense it being a UL course. I was kinda wishing I had just done the Ethics in America DSST (which has flashcards!), but I got to take the TECEP for free under my comprehensive plan...
The essays weren't too challenging as long as you knew what they were talking about. For example, one prompt was about the tragedy of the commons, and if you didn't know what it was, it would be rough sledding. You have to make a solid study effort on this one to pass...which makes sense it being a UL course. I was kinda wishing I had just done the Ethics in America DSST (which has flashcards!), but I got to take the TECEP for free under my comprehensive plan...
NanoDegree: Intro to Self-Driving Cars (2019)
Coursera: Stanford Machine Learning (2019)
TESU: BA in Comp Sci (2016)
TECEP:Env Ethics (2015); TESU PLA:Software Eng, Computer Arch, C++, Advanced C++, Data Struct (2015); TESU Courses:Capstone, Database Mngmnt Sys, Op Sys, Artificial Intel, Discrete Math, Intro to Portfolio Dev, Intro PLA (2014-16); DSST:Anthro, Pers Fin, Astronomy (2014); CLEP:Intro to Soc (2014); Saylor.org:Intro to Computers (2014); CC: 69 units (1980-88)
PLA Tips Thread - TESU: What is in a Portfolio?
Coursera: Stanford Machine Learning (2019)
TESU: BA in Comp Sci (2016)
TECEP:Env Ethics (2015); TESU PLA:Software Eng, Computer Arch, C++, Advanced C++, Data Struct (2015); TESU Courses:Capstone, Database Mngmnt Sys, Op Sys, Artificial Intel, Discrete Math, Intro to Portfolio Dev, Intro PLA (2014-16); DSST:Anthro, Pers Fin, Astronomy (2014); CLEP:Intro to Soc (2014); Saylor.org:Intro to Computers (2014); CC: 69 units (1980-88)
PLA Tips Thread - TESU: What is in a Portfolio?
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