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By my calculations [0], one nanodegree is equivalent to approximately 0.0007 seconds of classroom instruction. If you're going to create a self-driving car, p
by logfromblammo 10y ago
By my calculations [0], one nanodegree is equivalent to approximately 0.0007 seconds of classroom instruction.
If you're going to create a self-driving car, please, please, please get at least a millidegree (~2 hours).
[0] ~120 credit-hours per B.S. degree * ~16 classroom hours per credit-hour * 360 seconds per hour * 10^-9 for nano- prefix
- Namrog84 10y agoI'm assuming your being hyperbolic or sarcastic. I don't think it's intended to mean literally a Nanos worth of a degree. More attune to just buzzword for a certificate or completed coursework. The word "Certificate" comes with a lot of preconceived thoughts. I think they are trying to break away from with a new name
- logfromblammo 10y agoIf it is not intended to mean that, perhaps Udacity should have used elements in their trademark that do not have such well-established definitions. Perhaps no one realized that the inherent meaning of "nanodegree" might be derogatory to the product? A certificate course by any other name is still a certificate course.