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Posted 23 Sep, 2005 at 00:49 by kael in /World | Permanent link

So, I'm taking a non-degree retail management issues course at $BIG_SCHOOL by Distance Ed. There's a set of course notes we need for this course.

The course started Monday.

September 12th, that is.

The course notes weren't available until yesterday. I'm wondering if the late production of these course notes was intentional for this course.

In any event, I've been calling almost daily to find out when the course materials would be in, to make sure that I can get them when they are in.

So.

I get there early this afternoon, and can't find the course notes in the Distance Ed shelves in the bookstore. Silly me, assuming that they would put them where they would make the most sense. I'm wondering if this, also, was intentional.

I ask at information where the course notes are, since they are not on the Distance Ed shelves.

Pasty faced clerk: "For what course"

Me: "BLAH 100"

PFC: "I think we're sold out on that course." [1]

Me: "You. Are. Kidding."

PFC: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhletmecheck."

PFC fiddles around on a computer for a minute.

PFC: "Did you check the retail shelf in the full time section?"

Me: "Squagger fraggem argh ferclump"

I figure I already know too much about these kinds of issues, thank you very much.

[1] Maybe another issue for this course?

Comments (1 comment so far)
Ooooh...that sounds familiar! The courses in my department don't start until October...we think. No one has actually said yet. I suspect that in many cases, the people supposedly doing the teaching are still out of the country. At least Matt seems better organized. Good luck with distance ed!
Posted 2005/9/24 10:55:22 by Wendy
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