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I doubt this is a sign of a decline in quality of higher ed, and more a sign of the popularity of CS as a major and software engineering as a career. These kin
by bearforcenine 9y ago
I doubt this is a sign of a decline in quality of higher ed, and more a sign of the popularity of CS as a major and software engineering as a career.
These kinds of courses and prep has existed in similarly popular fields for many yeas: law, medicine, finance, etc.
- tinokid 9y ago1) Those are professional schools 2) Even so, no respectable law school offers a bar prep class. Nor does any med school offer "How to ace the USMLE".
- sjg007 9y agoBut do most law school grads take bar prep classes?
- lr4444lr 9y agoYes, but good law schools aren't squandering the value of their most cherished currency on them - the reputation of their course credits in the world of academia.
- eli_gottlieb 9y ago>1) Those are professional schools And a computer science degree is deliberately, emphatically NOT a professional training regimen towards a career in software engineering.
- u801e 9y ago> Nor does any med school offer "How to ace the USMLE". Some medical schools will use NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners) subject exams as final exams for various third year clinical rotations. Through a combination of experience on the rotation and studying material from textbooks and review books, the exams serve as good preparation for the USMLE step 2 exam since the test style is largely similar.