[GRLUG] Is ITT Tech a Good School?

[Bob Kline]

This is a mouthful.  There is an
obligation on the part of students
to try to learn something just as there
is on the school to give a stamp of
approval only to those it thinks did.

Thus the currently dreaded tests.
People of course hate them, but it's the
only realistic way a school has of knowing
whether someone learned anything, even
if that is only what is on the test. That is
at least something.   Public school
teachers of course hate tests because
there is no where to hide if they don't
work out well.  I put up with tests all
the way through college - and the
test rooms were monitored.  I still can't
see any other realistic way to maintain
the quality of a school.

As for learning on the job, yes.  If you
have a good job.  Bigger companies
often provide ways to take either in
house or college courses now and then.
But all approaches depend on the student
caring about learning something, not just
getting by.  Discipline is no longer a
school function.  Courts actually frown
on it.  If you want someone to whip you
in to action, get a dominatrix.

     -- Bob


On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Lijewski, Scott A <ScottL at mmcwm.com> wrote:

> I graduated from ITT with an associates in Software Application
> Programming.  I have since gone on to get my bachelors in Computer Science
> from another school.  I found most the instructors at ITT to be good (Eric
> Hartwell included) but the course material seemed to be easier than that I
> found at other schools (I graduated with a 4.0 without doing homework).
> Several of the courses consisted of 2 hours of power point and then an hour
> of lab (some of which was copying code from a book into a text editor and
> then a compiler).  I’ve learned more on the job than I did at either school
> I’ve attended.  Looking back ITT was a good way to get a quick degree and
> then get a career in a field but it seemed overpriced.  This was 6 years ago
> so I don’t know if it’s changed since then.
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> Scott
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> *From:* grlug-bounces at grlug.org [mailto:grlug-bounces at grlug.org] *On
> Behalf Of *mooselikebriard
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 22, 2011 7:20 AM
> *To:* grlug at grlug.org
> *Subject:* [GRLUG] Is ITT Tech a Good School?
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> Does anybody here have or know anyone with first hand knowledge regarding
> ITT Tech?  I am thinking of enrolling in the Information Systems Security
> Bachelor of Science program at the Wyoming, MI campus.  Reviews of ITT on
> the net are mixed, although everyone agrees ITT is very expensive.
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> I like the fact it is a rather specific course of study.  I am unsure where
> else a person can learn this stuff so alternative ideas for gaining this
> type of knowledge would be welcome also.
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> Thank you.
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> Brian
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