I work for Purdue University and they happily provide opportunities to advance learning. This includes opportunities for seminars, classes, and a special IST program.
Class time is during working hours up to two a day if the class is work related. Othewise the time must be made up.
The IST program is incredible. As an employee, I take a concentrated (~two week) course presented by a professor and have no future obligations as a result of advanced classes (initial, 15-credit semester requires 2 year commitment). Further, credit hours are included, and there is not cost to me. In roughly two years I've completed 27 credit hours over 3 semesters, all while receiving full salary.
Working for a Univerisity is probably the first good use of the Net for gov't. Already there's a rush for Univ's to put all student information and applications on-line. Its demanded by students, so to draw the best, the Universities must comply. And we do here.
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As an informed, identity-paranoid IT person:
How will my SSN and other personal information be secured from workers who have zero responsibility to secure it, from a legal perspective?
I work for Purdue University and they happily provide opportunities to advance learning. This includes opportunities for seminars, classes, and a special IST program. Class time is during working hours up to two a day if the class is work related. Othewise the time must be made up. The IST program is incredible. As an employee, I take a concentrated (~two week) course presented by a professor and have no future obligations as a result of advanced classes (initial, 15-credit semester requires 2 year commitment). Further, credit hours are included, and there is not cost to me. In roughly two years I've completed 27 credit hours over 3 semesters, all while receiving full salary.
Working for a Univerisity is probably the first good use of the Net for gov't. Already there's a rush for Univ's to put all student information and applications on-line. Its demanded by students, so to draw the best, the Universities must comply. And we do here.