The education in British universities and Prince 2 Courses London is somehow different to other countries.
The traditional system is where you go to class the teacher talks and talks and you take notes. Sometimes the teacher dictates. Some hand outs are given so you can read them, underline the best part and then you have an exam to test what you have memorized.
In Prince 2 Courses London teacher want you to think and be critical, not to memorize a bunch of data. The teacher are very good professionals with an impressive CV. They will give you handouts at the beginning of the lecture. Then they will start explaining the subject and you can take some notes. Every course has a list of recommended readings. In a list there could be 50 books. It is up to you to go to the library check them out and take notes. The classes are not intensive because not everything is given to you. It’s your choice to go and start reading since the beginning of the semester or just simply do nothing and read the basic in exam week.
Prince 2 Courses London students know that they are expected to understand things and not memorize them. That’s why in the exam the questions are not multiple choice. The questions are normally 5 open essays that you need to write to discuss something you are asked about. The teacher will grade you according to your understanding of the subject and tour capacity to express opinions and suggest solutions. Obviously that your background reading will show up in your exam and the teacher can tell whether you just memorized facts or really went onto reading about the topic.
Some modules come with extra sessions called workshops. Usually it is the teacher´s assistant who deliver these sessions. You are asked to read a case before that you will discuss in the session. Here the monitor will only guide the process but the students are the ones expressing ideas and analyzing cases. This will help you to get prepared for the exam. Attendance is important and counts as part of the module grade.
Some teacher will ask you to do assignment in groups. This is because you are supposed to know how to work in groups due to the fact that that how it is working in the real life. Some teachers even don’t let you chose your partners so you are forced to work with people you don’t know or u don’t get along. That’s a matter of luck. During the first modules they might let you choose the members of your groups. This is done so you can get to know your class mates.
British education is considered one of the best in the world and the students end up with a learning experience instead of a list of memorized concepts. They are more prepare to affront real world day to day job situations.