I remember you telling this story before ;) And I agree with you actually. I know people who teach at University of Phoenix and other people who are students there. What I hear from them is that the degree there is actually a lot of work.
However, if you are getting the degree for career purposes as opposed to skill development, you might want to get something that isn't perceived as coming from a cracker box. On 1/11/07, Mike Tangorre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "The question addressed by this study is whether a job applicant who > > has earned a bachelor's degree entirely or partially online has the > > same chance of being hired as one whose degree was completed through > > traditional coursework. The findings appear to indicate rather clearly > > that they are not." > > Story time... > > I remember when I first got my Masters degree from Strayer; nobody at work > knew about it because I opted not to have them pay for it (long story). > Anyway, we were in a big meeting one day when some jack-ass started making > derogatory comments about online schools and how no good company should hire > people with online degrees, yada, yada. He sat there for about 30 minutes > going on and on. Then a couple "uppers" joined in the bashing. Meanwhile, I > had just rolled out two new applications that danced circles around anything > previously done before I showed up, so I felt the need to chime in... and I > did. I was on the verge of going ape shit as I found the comments and > attitudes WAY out of line. > > The problem is that the online/distance learning is relatively new and many > old-school people have a hard time realizing its value is no less than a > traditional education (it's all about what the student puts into it). I > opened my remarks to the jack-ass with.. "Hey Dave, I got a BS in Computer > Science from Alfred University and an MS in Computer Information Systems > from Strayer University... and look, we are both sitting at the same table > for the same shitty company who shouldn't hire people with degrees from > online schools... what kinds of contributions have you made since you got > here?". That put the big kibosh on that nonsense. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:224429 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
