Starting my MA with Robert Kennedy College - another new experience

A major decision last September to enrol on an online Masters degree with Robert Kennedy College and York University in Leading Innovation and Change. I debated long and hard about this, having become aware that in order to progress at ictQATAR, I would need a Masters degree. A new labour law had been instigated which meant that it was highly likely someone could be put in in post over me with no experience but a higher level qualification. It became clear that if I was to stay at the Ministry and wanted promotion, I would need this further course of study.

At my mature age, it has not been easy to start studying again, although technology has made things a lot easier than when I did my first degree in 2000. The course is entirely online, with a great online learning environment which has been created specially for the College and University delivering these courses.

The delivery includes video lectures, downloadable powerpoints from them, online forums and discussions with the other classmates and assignments are uploaded to the system.

So far, it has been enjoyable, hard work and very challenging. I have just started the third module and am awaiting my marks for the second!

Water after the long drought

Here I am again - life has been very busy for the last few months but I am back on the blogging trail again to continue the tales of life in Doha. I'll try and backtrack a little so be patient - I'll need to trawl my diary for the interesting bits - I promise there are some. Some major highlights have taken up a lot of my time: first of all Gillian and Mark's wedding and secondly starting an MA which has taken up all my spare time - more of these later but for now a picture of my beautiful daughter and new son-in-law.