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There's a pretty clear delineation between courses that lead to a degree, and "extension" courses that don't. > automatically assume it is worth the high price
by AlbertCory 2y ago
There's a pretty clear delineation between courses that lead to a degree, and "extension" courses that don't.
> automatically assume it is worth the high price
Data needed: what do "regular" bootcamps cost and is Caltech's cost any higher?
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoIs there really a difference? Most of these universities outsource the actual teaching to grad students.
- galleywest200 2y agoGrad students who are technically under the employ of the University...that is not outsourcing.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoTo me the difference is just a technicality. My point is you’re not getting taught by who you’re paying for.
- Cupertino95014 2y ago> who you’re paying for Only ignorant people think that all beginning courses are taught by real professors. That hasn't been true for generations.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoRight but what you’re paying for is still not a random grad student of unknown reputation for whom teaching the class is a way to build favor with the professor
- AlbertCory 2y agoAside from the fact that you've got your negatives confused: Grad students' assistantships often require them to teach classes. It's not "a way to build favor with the professor," it's required for them to stay in grad school. As for whether they're "random" or not: how would you know how they assign classes? I doubt it's by lottery.
- whimsicalism 2y agoat least at harvard you can get a degree in “extension studies”