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As a recent computer science student graduate I can relate to this. It's worrisome how many of my classmates are graduating with very little knowledge on how to

As a recent computer science student graduate I can relate to this. It's worrisome how many of my classmates are graduating with very little knowledge on how to actually build something, rather than solving little math/CS problems. I was lucky to have taken a startup programming course they taught for one term, in which we were required to build a scalable startup from ground up. Wish me luck finding employment now!

marincounty 11y ago
It's nice your college cared enough to offer a startup programming course. If I was looking at CS degree, I would want to see a few courses like this(practical experience) required for the major? A lot of degrees don't offer much practical knowledge for the real world? With what you people are paying for tuition; I would demand it from your university though? You students have so much more power than my generation had. I picture a lot of tenured professors thinking, "Woa--I got them through the textbook! I'm not really prepared to deal with real life situations? After all, I been holed up here for years, and my sabbaticals were basically vacations?" I understand why most majors can't really prepare the student for the real world, and real world problems. Years ago, I got a degree in Business Administration/Management. It was a joke, and there was really no real world/relevant courses offered. I had one Econonomics Professor give some real world advise, he told us, "If you want to get ahead in business; you will need a red nose--" He was a returning to teaching from a long stint in the private sector. . His last job was working for Texas Realestate company? He said at lunch--it wasen't uncommon to Have to drink 3-5 cocktails--just to fit in with the guys. I really dated myself with that comment? It's probally the opposite today? Maybe not in Texas though? When I was in college, I thought General Education courses were a waste of time. I now look back, and I am so glad I was forced to take so many, seemingly random courses. The courses for my major we a waste of time. I picked business because I was young, and very poor. I was about to drop out, and I figured I needed a degree in anything--so I wouldn't resent paying back those student loans, and maybe go to a professional school? In the 80's, Business Administration was considered a safe degree in terms of employment. If I was to do it over, I would have majored in something I was really interested in! Geology? Engineering? Art? Philosophy? Biology? Yes--we had CS, but I just wasen't interested in it.(It's such a better major today!)

marincounty 11y ago

It's nice your college cared enough to offer a startup programming course. If I was looking at CS degree, I would want to see a few courses like this(practical experience) required for the major? A lot of degrees don't offer much practical knowledge for the real world? With what you people are paying for tuition; I would demand it from your university though? You students have so much more power than my generation had. I picture a lot of tenured professors thinking, "Woa--I got them through the textbook! I'm not really prepared to deal with real life situations? After all, I been holed up here for years, and my sabbaticals were basically vacations?" I understand why most majors can't really prepare the student for the real world, and real world problems. Years ago, I got a degree in Business Administration/Management. It was a joke, and there was really no real world/relevant courses offered. I had one Econonomics Professor give some real world advise, he told us, "If you want to get ahead in business; you will need a red nose--" He was a returning to teaching from a long stint in the private sector. . His last job was working for Texas Realestate company? He said at lunch--it wasen't uncommon to Have to drink 3-5 cocktails--just to fit in with the guys. I really dated myself with that comment? It's probally the opposite today? Maybe not in Texas though? When I was in college, I thought General Education courses were a waste of time. I now look back, and I am so glad I was forced to take so many, seemingly random courses. The courses for my major we a waste of time. I picked business because I was young, and very poor. I was about to drop out, and I figured I needed a degree in anything--so I wouldn't resent paying back those student loans, and maybe go to a professional school? In the 80's, Business Administration was considered a safe degree in terms of employment. If I was to do it over, I would have majored in something I was really interested in! Geology? Engineering? Art? Philosophy? Biology? Yes--we had CS, but I just wasen't interested in it.(It's such a better major today!)