Help for PPD and PDD

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YASHIKA GULATI

January 25, 2021 20:30

Hi everyone

I need some recommendation on Study Material and study plan. I am planning to take PDD and then PPD. I am a full time working Mom so time is scarce. I Would like to know where to start ? and how many hours a day during the week and weekend should be sufficient to get these 2 exams out of my way.I finished all the other in 4.0 and these two are left for 5.0. All suggestions are welcome

Thank You

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  Aspen Thorstenson January 27, 2021 00:47 (Edited January 27, 2021 00:47)

  Hello Yashika,
  I am taking the exams as well, as a mother and working full time among other things. The best thing I can say is to prioritize your exams. If you're in a relationship, have your SO give you time without the kids and make a schedule. My husband keeps the kids and I go to a hotel for a few days before every exam so I have a clear head and can focus. Or have other family help, knowing how important this is.

  I spent 1 hour a day (sometimes a lunch break) and a full day on the weekends. I use a lot of video courses like black spectacles or YouTube videos so it's easy to digest when I'm tired. I find a lot of value trying to coincide my daily work with what I'm learning as well! Hope this helps and good luck!

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  Alison Chen January 31, 2021 01:56

  For me, one of the best resources for PPD was Architect's Studio Companion. For PDD it was Fundamentals of Building Construction, but since PDD is so broad yet detailed I would try to absorb as many resources as possible. 

  Not sure what your timeline is, but time-wise I tried to get close to 100 hours per exam which, if you study 3 hours a day for a month gets you close. Finding that with everything else going on with work, aiming for 2-3 hours of solid, active learning, especially early morning, is good enough, anything over results in a kind of brain shutoff. 

  My strategy for absorbing the content is to make flashcards and diagrams on every single thing. That way when I am on the go, or have some downtime I can just pop them out and test my knowledge. I am hoping to make mine available to people after I finish my last PDD test so I can let you know! 

  Best of luck!

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  Devina Parbhoo July 25, 2021 04:46

  I made a YouTube video explaining all of the resources and strategies I used in order to pass this exam in two months. Check it out here https://youtu.be/hXHFKlN-Bx4

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