Personally I prefer online classes. However, people who have attended the University of Phoenix tell me it is a great deal of work, and the degree is still seen as a csort of correspondance school thing. Before we have another round of flames over this -- this is not MY perception. I currently work for a Distance Learning program after all. But the perception is out there.
My recommendation is something along the lines of what Deanna is talking about, distance education classes from a bricks and mortar institution. This removes you from having to fight the battle of whether it's as good an education.Your degree says nothing about online. On 7/9/07, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Funny. I'm actually considering this program: > http://www.uwplatt.edu/DISTED/degrees/pm/ > > I've done the same thinking that you're doing. While I think there are > definite benefits to doing in-person education, and a masters in IT, > it's a difficult proposition where I live. The main university here > doesn't cater to working adults. They've got 40,000+ students and turn > people away all the time. So, why cater to them, right? They have 1or > 2 masters programs that might work with my life. But, I think it's > just easier by far to go the online route at this point. Or, I could > spend lots and lots to get a masters from one of the small schools > that don't have any better reputation (and in some ways worse) than > going the UW-Platteville route. And, I particularly like this aspect > of the program (quote from website): > > The Master of Science in Project Management degree provides a > foundation of business courses at a graduate level of rigor. It is > designed to provide a way for students with a technical or business > background to advance their value to an organization and improve their > skills at a level similar to MBA programs. > > -d > > > On 7/9/07, Jacob Kisner wrote: > > I have been in the IT field for 12 years now, with the last 11 years at the > > same place. I am pretty much at the top of the food chain, unless I am made > > CEO of the company. That is not bound to happen. > > > > Where I work, it is really a one man IT shop but I do have one assistant. > > We > > have about 85 employees. Currently, with all the duties I do and, I would > > probably fall under the title of IT manager. My pay would also fall along > > the same line. I have no real title. > > > > Now, since I am in the burn out stage, I am looking to further my career. I > > am looking to move into IT management / project management. I currently > > have no formal training or education in project management and I would like > > to get that going now. I have managed quite a few projects in the past, but > > I would like some type of training to help me establish a standard. And > > since human resources like to see some type of training or certificate, I > > guess I better get the ball rolling. I have a few optionsÂ… > > > > 1. 1) Get my masters in information technology with an emphasis in > > management. > > > > 2. 2) Study for an project management certificate like PMP or CAPM > > from www.pmi.org > > > > 3. 3) Go for a certificate of project management which can be done > > in a few months, like > > http://www.csufextension.org/Classes/Certificate/CertDetail.asp?GN=3136&GV=4&LID > > = > > > > Currently, I have an A+ and Network+ certificate and I am working on my > > CCNA. I could also go for Project+. > > > > I am thinking about doing #3, which can be done by December and they go for > > Project+ certification. I feel this could give me solid foundation. > > Starting in 2008, I would start my masters. > > > > I feel that if a potential employer sees that I have some type of > > certification in project management and currently going for my masters in > > information technology / management, this will be a huge bonus if applying > > for an IT manager position. > > > > What are your thoughts? What path would you go down? And, how would you > > feel about an online college versus a traditional college, like University > > of Phoenix? > > > > Thanks, > > Jake > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:237950 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
