Took ECE Ethics exam this afternoon after work. Was very nervous about this exam and therefore overstudied. I wasn't very confident about taking this test but my worries were all for naught. I received an A!

After reading about how difficult this test was from many people I decided to use a wide range of resources. I went over the instantcert cards once but was still confused so I bought a College Network Study Guide on Ebay and read through it. It was a bit dry and I felt I needed information that was easier to understand. Was recommended the Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Ethics. It was actually fun to read and made me enjoy learning about ethical theories and applications.

After that I found great ethics lectures on itunes and elsewhere on the Web.
On Itunes -Utah Valley State has great lectures entitled -Phil 2050 Ethics and Values.
There's more than 30 or so of them and I didn't have time to watch them all. The ones I did watch were 2-15, 17, 21,22,23,25. (I watched them all during my commute time, and at the gym!)

Found this great site with lectures and pdf downloads(in easy to understand language!) - Lawrence M. Hinman, Lectures on Ethical Theory. Fall 2001.
Only 13 videos compared with the Utah Valley State ones.

Downloaded some background info on some of the philosphers and theories on Itunes.
Radio Free Philosophy - great podcasts #25 on Relativism, #26 Divine Command Theory, #28 Aristotle Virtue Ethics
Philosphy the classics - Kant #3,Rousseau#5,JS Mill #1,Locke #8,Hobbes #11,Aristotle #15
Ethics Bites- 9 podcasts on applied ethics. I listened to all of them.

After I was done with all this studying I went over instantcert cards one last time before taking the practice test, this time I understood each and every one!

When I sat down for the real test, lo and behold a few of the scenarios were exactly what was on the practice test, the questions were just different. So practice test is a must! Test was heavy on Kant and utilitarianism and quite a few on environmental and medical ethics.

I know all these resources might be overkill for most of you. I'm sure instantcert combined with the Idiot's guide would guarantee a pass. But if one still feels uneasy I recommend adding a video or podcast here or there to supplement on areas that are weak. (everything felt weak for me! Thus my over the top study habits.)

Anways, sorry for the long post. But I am so happy with the outcome of my test that I hope what helped me can help someone else too.

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PURSUING BS in LIBERAL STUDIES @ Excelsior

Completed so far:
Military - 58 credits
Traditional - 12 credits
Clep - 15 credits
Excelsior Exams - Organizational Behavior(B), World Population (A), Ethics (A), Cultural Diversity (B),Psychology of A&A (A), Gerontology (B)
DSST -Drugs & Alcohol (A), Civil War (A), Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (A)

8 more credits and info lit left!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I took my first ECE it was ethics, I mainly googled topics from the study guide, alot of wikipedia, ethics articles from Stanford, as well as a study guide I purchased on E-Bay. The questions were a little tricky but then again I did all of this studying in 12 days.


PASSED WITH A "B"

Passed Principles of Management two weeks ago with a 71 and Principles of Marketing this past Saturday with a 67. Intro to Business up next!

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TECEP's passed:
English Composition 102
Technical Writing
Psychology of Women
Word Processing Fundamentals
Introduction to Computer Information Systems

CLEP's passed:
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature - 60
Principles of Management - 71
Principles of Marketing - 67
Principles of Macroeconomics - 54
Principles of Microeconomics - 57
Introduction to Business Law- 65

DSST's passed:
Principles of Supervision - 59
Introduction to Business - 63
Principles of Financial Accounting- 54

FEMA Credits earned: 15

ALEKS Intro to Stats completed 3/10/09

ASBA - TESC - 3/6/09
BSBA - general management in progress

Working on: PF Business and Technical Writing

Great job!!! I am taking principles of management tomorrow, I hope for your same success.

Passed Principles of Management today with a 68, my best score yet. WE WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Passed TECEP Psychology of Personality with 73 (55 is passing).

I just used wikipedia and 2 generic psych textbooks (that have chapters on personality)to look up the info on the course description.

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AAS (Electronics), TESC-Done
BA Psychology, TESC-Done & waiting
Tests- Eng. Comp. w/ Essay-51, Principles of Mgmt.-59, Intro. to Soc.-62, US History I-66, US History II-61, Intro. to Psych.-68, Biology-55, A&I Lit.-62, Ed. Psych.-63, Soc. Sci. and History-63, Human Growth & Development-65, American Gov't-64, Tech. Writing-63, HTYH-64, Drug & Alc. Abuse-58, Org. Behavior-67, Prin. of Statistics-62, Intro. World Religion-68, Intro to Computing-403, Ethics-439. Research Methods in Psych.-A, Psych. of Personality TECEP-73, Abnormal Psych TECEP-74, Industrial Psych-71
Next-???

Congratulations Chuck...Way 2 Go!!!

From a loyal degree seeker,

Marshall

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Marshall L. Williams IV
Excelsior College (enrolled)
B.S. General Business (42 credits down, 78 to go)

CLEPS:
Social Sciences & History (60)-Principles of Management (68)-Principles of Marketing (72)-Introductory Sociology (69)-Financial Accounting (53)-Introductory Psychology (66)-Intro to Educational Psychology (56)-Human Growth & Development (59)-Analyzing & Interpreting Lit (64)

Courses:
Real Estate Principles & Practices (A)-Real Estate Law (A)-Real Estate Finance (A)-Real Estate Appraisal (A)-Information Literacy (B)

Quotes:
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least." - Goethe

Hi everyone,

I just passed intro to soc this morning with a 56. I used a clep study guide and instantcert to study for this exam and it was pretty good. I notice that some of the questions I was not sure about were actually common sense questions. I did all the ones I knew for sure while marking the ones I had quetions about. After I finished I went back to all the ones marked and stared at them until my eyes crossed, said a quick prayer, and picked the one that made the most sense.

I've been studying for this test for about 3 weeks.

I plan to take Principles of Supervision and Here's to your health next. Does anyone have any suggestions. Also it drives me nuts that DSST are still paper/pencil exams. Which ones are computerized... i want my scores right away.

Congrats! I am still waiting to dive into my first one!

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Working on my AA in Liberal Arts of Social Science
Planning to take my first CLEP's this summer!
-American Literature
-English Literature
-Spanish

Goal: Graduate with my AA in 2008 and start on my Bachelor's!!

Congratulations on your pass nikig23!!! Way 2 Go!!! What are you planning on taking next?

Keep up the good work and good luck on your educational journey.

From a loyal degree seeker,

Marshall

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Marshall L. Williams IV
Excelsior College (enrolled)
B.S. General Business (42 credits down, 78 to go)

CLEPS:
Social Sciences & History (60)-Principles of Management (68)-Principles of Marketing (72)-Introductory Sociology (69)-Financial Accounting (53)-Introductory Psychology (66)-Intro to Educational Psychology (56)-Human Growth & Development (59)-Analyzing & Interpreting Lit (64)

Courses:
Real Estate Principles & Practices (A)-Real Estate Law (A)-Real Estate Finance (A)-Real Estate Appraisal (A)-Information Literacy (B)

Quotes:
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least." - Goethe