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- From: Reg Foulkes
- Subject: Re: Colleges Need to Fix the Bugs in Computer-Science Courses
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.222530.28147@bnr.ca>
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- References: <2388.2a708d66@vger.nsu.edu> <36207@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> <1992Jul28.145301.27057@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu> <5349@naucse.cse.nau.edu>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 22:25:30 GMT
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- In article <5349@naucse.cse.nau.edu> kwc@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Ken Collier)
- writes:
- >In article <1992Jul28.145301.27057@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu>
- waltp@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (waltp) writes:
- >>In engineering, there is a separation between engineering degrees
- >>and engineering technology degrees. I think we need the same
- >>distinction in computer science. Many (most?) CS graduates
- >>go to work as applications programmers and could benefit from
- >>less theoretical computer science and more practical work in
- >>related areas (business OR engineering OR physics OR...)
- >>
- >
- >While you may have a convincing argument for playing down the
- >theoretical education that CS majors get and emphasizing the
- >practical, we have observed some serious problems with this ap-
- >proach. I am in the computer science department at Northern Ar-
- >izona University which is housed in the College of Engineering
- >and Technology. Except for CS all of the other engineering
- >departments in our college (EE,ME,CE) have had tech alternatives
- >for the past 15 years or so. Feedback from alumni have told us
- >that people with tech degrees have greater difficulty getting
- >jobs and command lower salaries with far fewer opportunities for
- >advancement. As a result of this, the tech enrollments have been
- >on a steady decline until this past Spring when the tech programs
- >were finally given a proper burial.
-
- The problem does not necessarily lie with the degree maybe it lies
- with the employer. He must be convinced that they are of equal difficulty
- just different perspectives...
-
- Most employers don't really know what they need.
-
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