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For reference, the ranking used by the author is from US News & World Report[1]. While it's far from objective, it certainly holds enough merit such that UC Dav
by huu 12y ago
For reference, the ranking used by the author is from US News & World Report[1]. While it's far from objective, it certainly holds enough merit such that UC Davis being the last school you would attend for CS sounds ridiculous.
[1]: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-gradu...
- Alupis 12y agoYou linked to Grad School rankings -- hardly what anyone would consider "beginner programming courses".
- argonaut 12y agoGrad school rankings are a proxy for the strength of the professors, grad students (who TA/grade classes), and the overall CS research strength.
- Alupis 12y agoBachelor level students do not conduct research... so it seems odd to rank schools for their Bachelor CS degree program based off of stats about their Graduate CS programs. (this thread is about beginner programming courses, ie. undergrad students). -- as a footnote, at least at my school, the graduate level professors are not the same ones teaching undergrad classes.
- krakensden 12y agoAt Davis even the famous professors like Rogaway and Matloff teach undergrad courses.
- argonaut 12y agoGrad school rankings tell you how strong the professors are. Both professors and lecturers teach courses. The strength of the department also tells you the quality of the lecturers it's able to hire.
- khyryk 12y agoNo one in their right mind "ranks" beginner programming courses.