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Although it seemed like a good idea when I read the headline -- get a bunch of engineering students, cram them into one school, and see what happens -- actually
by jmillikin 17y ago
Although it seemed like a good idea when I read the headline -- get a bunch of engineering students, cram them into one school, and see what happens -- actually reading the article was disappointing. Their "core" course listing[1] is heavily stacked towards "enterprise" languages and buzzwords. Where I would have expected a heavy emphasis on maths, there is XML, UML, and Java. The "Math" section itself is anemic, and contains the sort of classes that could be found at any community college.
Furthermore, the culture appears to value immaturity and irresponsibility. All-night Warcraft "raids"? Pervasive hygiene issues, to the point where students are proposing mandatory showering? This sounds less and less like a school, and more like a sugar-fueled gaming convention.
[1] http://www.neumont.edu/education/programs/courses.html http://www.neumont.edu/education/programs/courses.html
- tokenadult 17y agoYes, the math courses would be considered mostly remedial at a state flagship university like University of Minnesota Twin Cities, not to mention at an Ivy plus university.
- Dilpil 17y agoSounds only marginally worse than some of the departments at my school. (University of Pittsburgh for those wondering)
- jlees 17y agoMandatory showering would have been much appreciated during my undergraduate CS course :( Windowless lecture theatres in the summer... never again. Also, all night raids are a pretty good way to foster teamwork and a common ground, as long as you can survive the next day!
- endtime 17y ago* CSC105 Using Modern Operating Systems * CSC160 .Net I: Introduction to Windows Forms Development * CSC260 .Net II: Introduction to ASP.Net Web Development * CSC263 Advanced .Net Programming with C# These all come from the "Computer Science Core". This is not really a CS program...
- tomjen 17y agoI think the mandatory showering was a joke. (Three times a day is insane anyway)