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> Most undergrad CS students want a practical/engineering curriculum. If all someone wants is the practical benefits of programming and has no interest in the
by tharne 2y ago
> Most undergrad CS students want a practical/engineering curriculum.
If all someone wants is the practical benefits of programming and has no interest in the underlying theory, they shouldn't waste their their time and money on a CS degree. All the practical information is available for free or at very low cost.
- SoftTalker 2y agoBut, a lot of employers demand a degree.
- tharne 2y agoMaybe so, but we shouldn't be doubling down on expensive and time consuming degrees in the name of ill-conceived credentialism. That hurts everyone except the universities profiting off of it.
- xelamonster 2y agoHow does that mean anything to the people who need to be employed to continue living? We're not the ones with the ability to change this.
- lupire 2y agoThe same applies to CS, so you're missing something else -- skilled tutors and the campus experience.
- tharne 2y agoAt least in the U.S., many students are paying upwards of a $100k for a four-year degree. That better be one hell of a "campus experience" and some next-level "skilled tutors". Call me a hopeless optimist, but I think there's a better way out there.
- galaxyLogic 2y agoHow about an AI-tutor? Actual professors don't have time to adapt their teaching to every indfividual studen's knowledge background. But AI might. Universities should start their own AI-tutor development programs, in co-operation with others because, only way AI-tutors can become better is by practice practive practice. So I'n not sure if this is a new viewpoint or not, but it is not only students that need training, it is also teachers who need to be trained more in teaching. AI is all about "training", understanding is about training. Training is the new paradigm for me.