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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:18 pm
by Leisher
Finished the first semester tonight. So far, I'm underwhelmed.

Is it just me or is this course mostly fluff? I mean, most of the techniques and technologies you "need" to know are old and nobody uses them in the real world.

Imagine a soldier in the year 2165 where laser rilfes and handheld nukes are the standard weapons having to know how to load a musket.

I had to fill out a course evaluation for Microsoft tonight and they asked how much of this semester's material I use in my job. 10% was my answer. (This semester was managing and maintaining a Windows environment.)

I also advised them that when they redo the classes (coming soon from what I hear...the MCSE will soon be a thing of the past), that they need to focus on best practices and most commonly used tools and procedures, not "everything, including the kitchen sink."

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:30 am
by Cakedaddy
Wait a minute. . . you said semester. Are you doing this at a college? I've only known people who do the 3-5 day class thing. If they are dragging a 3-5 day class out across a semester. . . I can see where there'd be some fluff.

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:47 am
by TheCatt
MCSD was similar in craptacularity. They teach to the test, not the real world. I never did classes, but took some tests/read books for prep. Cover crap that's just plain irrelevant.



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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:21 pm
by TPRJones
The MOS stuff I looked into was equally irrelevant to anything anyone would actually want to use.

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:36 pm
by Leisher
Wait a minute. . . you said semester. Are you doing this at a college? I've only known people who do the 3-5 day class thing. If they are dragging a 3-5 day class out across a semester. . . I can see where there'd be some fluff.


Yep, at Stautzenberger College. That's the only way to get it done these days around here. In fact they are the ONLY place that offers it in Toledo.

I heard a place in Monroe will get you ready fast (think day long 3-8 days at a time, training sessions), but it all happens during work days and I couldn't get that approved through work. So I'm fucked.

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:33 pm
by GORDON
Or in Ireland, you'd be fooked.

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:04 pm
by Cakedaddy
On the Galactica, he'd be fracked.