My brief views on this:
- The curriculum could be leaner (see the UoN-SCI course bronchure,
available at the reception)
- The end result of the programme is largely up to an individual
-- At UoN-SCI, there was (I suppose this is still the case)
sufficient literature (books) for any student with the intention of
empowering self in useful CS skills.
-- I actually found a course like Automata actually useful (Did some
reading after classes)
- A missing element "might" have been lack of pulse with the "CS in
practice". I suppose first years should be baptized with the fire of
skunkworks or similar communities or the experiences of past students
instead. (Maybe Phares can arrange to have meetups within campuses -
there is more room)
---
Also, since universities are keen on keeping down costs, it is only
practical that labs run on open source (or free) operating systems -
UoN felt like another enterprise stuck with Windows.
>> Chrome!<http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/big_00.html>
On 2/24/11, Kamiru Mwangi Samuel <samuel.kamiru@gmail.com> wrote:
> Andrew ...exactly my point....
>
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Andrew Wachira <washirah@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Peter - thats because they are not I.T graduates.. Computer Science is
>> more
>> of the fundamentals behind the tools and not necessarily usage of tools
>> like
>> in I.T courses.. stop wasting your sadness!
>>
>>
>> On 21 February 2011 17:48, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Some interns at my place of work, fresh from campus, didn't know how to
>>> install centos. They also didnt know that one can install virtualbox and
>>> install centos on top of it without touching the guest windows 7, made me
>>> rather sad coz I assumed these were basic skills.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Simon Mbuthia
>>> <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello techies,
>>>>
>>>> I have been invited by my Alma Mater for a brainstorming session with a
>>>> view to improve their Computer Science degree program. I thought it
>>>> would be
>>>> a good thing to first of all hear from employers and supervisors of
>>>> Computer
>>>> Science degree holders what they think most graduates lack that would be
>>>> worth considering when coming up with a computer science degree program.
>>>>
>>>> Your thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Muchas gracias,
>>>>
>>>> Me.
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