[ale] OT - MSIS at Kennesaw (or anywhere for that matter)

[Wandered Inn]

Dan Newcombe wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, John Wells wrote:
> > My only concern is that the curriculum looks more
> > focused on management than on technology, which is not
> > what I want.  I'm a programmer by trade, but do not
> > have a bachelor's in CS and want to participate in a
> > very technical program.
> 
> Well, first off, ths MSIS is a Masters program - I don't know about
> Kennesaw, but don't schools usually want a bachelors degree to let you
> enroll in a Masters level program?

Not necessarily.  If you can produce the proper documentation, generally
a mix of work experience, current resume' and/or certification, many
schools will accept you.

> 
>  Also, IS (Information Systems) programs tend to be more heavy into the
> management and business side of things.   It's more about how to meet with
> a client, determine needs, come up with how much it'll cost, how long
> it'll take...etc... More planning. They then go back (unless they are
> really good) to the "CS" people and say
> "We need to have MS Office running on Xenix for this client.  Since they
> are both MS products it shouldn't be a problem.  And it needs to be done
> by Tuesday, running on that old Mac." :)
> (*note to IS people: I'm joking.  Most of the IS people I knew in school
> were good folks.)

This is pretty much my assessment as well, but I'm actually considering
doing the same thing, since an MS is better than none and both Emory and
GA Tech are too far for me to travel, as well as hold down a full time
job.  I can throw a rock and hit Kennesaw State, that is, if my throw is
accurate.

> 
> > The thing I like about Kennesaw is that they try to
> > facilitate class for the working student (nights and
> > weekends).
> 
> I would think that any school that did not would not be long for this
> world.

Hmmmm, I'd suggest that Kennesaw is probably in a different category
than most schools.  I'd be willing to bet that they have a higher
average age, % of married students, off campus attendees and 'returning
to in the midst of career/family' students.

I would expect that I could get the MSIS there much easier (course
availability) than at GA Tech, but that's without researching course
availability at either institution.  So, feel free to prove me wrong.

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