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> Universities don't grant degrees until someone has proved they have whatever competency the degree indicates. Universities grant degrees based on the success
by mrunkel 6y ago
> Universities don't grant degrees until someone has proved they have whatever competency the degree indicates.
Universities grant degrees based on the successful completion of course requirements. I don't know if it's fair to conflate that with what you said. As long as you can get C or better in every course required, you have a degree. Does that necessarily mean that you are competent?
It's an even further stretch if you think that at University cares all that much if one of their Computer Science graduates makes a mistake.
- shadowgovt 6y ago> As long as you can get C or better in every course required, you have a degree. Does that necessarily mean that you are competent? It means that the university granted you a degree (and, indeed, the med student who got a D average in every class is still called "Doctor" when they finish the process). The point is: universities have a vested interest in the question "Does that degree indicate you have competence?" and incentives to change if the answer, on average, trends toward "no" for their graduates. Corporations have no particular vested interest in the question "Does the corporation's name on an ex-employee's résumé mean that employee has competence?" That's some competitor's problem, not theirs.