Just some info on UPD's CS programme. UPD CS programme is not employment-oriented. Meaning, we do not teach our students to be marketable. Our students get more theoretical computer sciences and mathematics. This is what companies are often telling us -- teach Visual Basic since it is popular in companies. Teach this and that. Although we do realize that there are specific applications that may make our students more marketable, we do not, however concentrate on specific products (software).
UPD CS students do not perform well in contests - as compared to the previous years. The quality of the students is declining - thanks to the primary and secondary education that they're getting. A lot of students are lazy! Add this to the fact that some teachers often spoon-feed their students or worse [regurgitated!]. Students do NOT have the discipline. [and yes, the CS department does not train students for contests - it is up to our students to train themselves. The CS department supports them by providing them the facilities during training, paying for application fees, etc.] UPD CS is geared towards producing computer scientists -- more of the research-oriented type. UPD CS use Open Source tools. Although UPD CS is a member of the MSDN, it does not use Visual Studio in any of its programming. Elementary programming use Turbo C++ on the PC or vi/pico on Linux/Solaris. [sorry, Sacha, not that many use emacs - but I use Apple eMac, does that count? hehehe] UPD CS students are required to learn LaTeX. The students submit their final year special project report on LaTeX. Presentations are done in PDF or OpenOffice.org Impress. See -- UPD CS does not conform to what is popular. hehehe... Cheers! --o000o-- Prof. Rommel Palma Feria, MSc, MIEEE, MACM Director, University Computer Center University of the Philippines - Diliman Quezon City 1101 Philippines Voice: +63 2 9268837 Fax: +63 2 9204803 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using DeskNow Lite - Free mail & collaboration server http://www.desknow.com -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
