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I want to do some subjects from two separate TAFE online courses to prepare me for further study (I don’t need the qualification but it’s been a long time since I studied so want to refresh my maths, learn some programming etc)

For anyone who has experience with TAFE NSW online self paced courses:

- Is it sequential, so you have to complete core courses before the next?

- Do you have to wait for assignments to be marked to move on to the next unit? If so, how long does that usually take?

- How many units can you do at once?

- How do they track your workload - for example to get Austudy?

- Can you take time off (for example, I will be overseas for a month later in the year)

Has anyone done the ANU masters of computing and have any feedback?

I am from a non-cognate background, looking to incorporate software/computing skills into my current field and hopefully build cool stuff that currently only exists in my imagination.

I’ve also always been interested in founding a startup or working for one and this would be helpful.

I’ve done some very amateur coding with the help of AI in the past but definitely don’t understand the fundamentals. Also interested in machine learning.

Was also considering doing a data science masters online or at the ANU, or a bachelors of engineering at ANU or UC, (or even just studying a few undergrad programming subjects at UC) but benefits of this degree would be:

- more mature age students with non-tech backgrounds like myself

- better grounding in the actual technical stuff compared to data science

- shorter than a bachelors

- have always wanted to do a masters and while unlikely, might be a pathway to PhD

- in person means I’ll probably be more engaged

because I can sometimes struggle with self directed learning

Interested in anyone’s experience including how big the cohort is/whether there’s support among students, startup culture at the ANU, quality of the course, assumed knowledge/whether I should do a bridging asthmatics course beforehand

Thank you so much!!

Can anyone recommend a website that will show me historical flight paths (including time) of rescue helicopters in Australia? I’m essentially trying to establish that a hospital helipad is unable to hold two helicopters at a time (despite the design) and I’m looking for examples of helicopters circling the helipad (which I’m told has happened, anecdotally)