I did read the post before replying, and know what a full course load is. As my second sentence states, when you cover a semister in 5 weeks, more than 1 class at a time results in less than desirable results.
With the amount of material covered in 5 weeks, a full schedule is achieved over the period of 1 year.
The UoP on-line curriculum is designed to cover a semester over a 5 week period. Taking more than one at a time at that pace is setting you up for failure.
I completed my BSIT from UoP in May. Like you, I had a few years in a traditional campus environment (albeit almost 30 years ago). When I decided to go back and finish what I had started, I had 25 years as a self taught software developer.
There were classes I didn’t think I needed, but approached them with the attitude of filling the assignment requirements. My biggest complaint revolved around the group projects. Like you, I was the one in the group that would keep the ball rolling and make sure the assignment was turned in on time. That, however, is an indication of what to expect in the real world, where there’s always going to be someone expecting others to pick-up the slack.
The pace is hectic. I spent more than a few long nights and weekends doing the coursework. Too often I needed to choose between doing something I wanted and completing an assignment. Neither is different from a ‘traditional’ setting.
There is no easy way to the end. Higher education is not necessarily to learn material, but to learn how to learn.
Let me answer this way. I'm not magnanimous in any way about the Holocaust. While I didn't live through it, I grew up with kids whose parents survived it. As for those dying in Gaza, stop firing rockets into Israel, and there would be no need to send in troops. How can this be compared to any companies involvement with the Holocaust? Last time I checked, it was defense, not genocide. Yes, I'm an American, and I feel no guilt. Nor have I judged anyone. For the record, I'm Jewish and support our troops in the war on terror. I agree parallels exist, but as always nothing is learned from history. Therefore, I firmly stand by my last sentence. The world can never forget.
I've worked with IBM hardware for over 25 years. It's kept a roof over my head and food in my belly, but involvement in the Holocaust can not be forgiven. While I've not read the book (it's on my list now), all companies and people supplying goods, services, or "just following orders" carry the guilt.
We are talking about 6 million people here. What was their crime? Being Jewish?
Consider what was stolen from the world. What medical discoveries are still decades away? How much more and better technology could we have had?
The world can never forget.
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I did read the post before replying, and know what a full course load is. As my second sentence states, when you cover a semister in 5 weeks, more than 1 class at a time results in less than desirable results. With the amount of material covered in 5 weeks, a full schedule is achieved over the period of 1 year.
The UoP on-line curriculum is designed to cover a semester over a 5 week period. Taking more than one at a time at that pace is setting you up for failure.
I completed my BSIT from UoP in May. Like you, I had a few years in a traditional campus environment (albeit almost 30 years ago). When I decided to go back and finish what I had started, I had 25 years as a self taught software developer. There were classes I didn’t think I needed, but approached them with the attitude of filling the assignment requirements. My biggest complaint revolved around the group projects. Like you, I was the one in the group that would keep the ball rolling and make sure the assignment was turned in on time. That, however, is an indication of what to expect in the real world, where there’s always going to be someone expecting others to pick-up the slack. The pace is hectic. I spent more than a few long nights and weekends doing the coursework. Too often I needed to choose between doing something I wanted and completing an assignment. Neither is different from a ‘traditional’ setting. There is no easy way to the end. Higher education is not necessarily to learn material, but to learn how to learn.
So, you got the one that works!
Let me answer this way. I'm not magnanimous in any way about the Holocaust. While I didn't live through it, I grew up with kids whose parents survived it. As for those dying in Gaza, stop firing rockets into Israel, and there would be no need to send in troops. How can this be compared to any companies involvement with the Holocaust? Last time I checked, it was defense, not genocide. Yes, I'm an American, and I feel no guilt. Nor have I judged anyone. For the record, I'm Jewish and support our troops in the war on terror. I agree parallels exist, but as always nothing is learned from history. Therefore, I firmly stand by my last sentence. The world can never forget.
But IBM supports Linux, so all is forgiven.
I've worked with IBM hardware for over 25 years. It's kept a roof over my head and food in my belly, but involvement in the Holocaust can not be forgiven. While I've not read the book (it's on my list now), all companies and people supplying goods, services, or "just following orders" carry the guilt. We are talking about 6 million people here. What was their crime? Being Jewish? Consider what was stolen from the world. What medical discoveries are still decades away? How much more and better technology could we have had? The world can never forget.