[ale] Masters Program at KSU

[Dennany, Jerome {D177~Roswell}]

	My experience with KSU is with their BS in Information Systems,
for which I was enrolled for several part time semesters during 2001.
My experience with their undergrad program is that they had a severe
shortage of qualified professors, and that they augmented most of their
CS staff with adjunct professors.  There was very little commitment to
quality education, and I felt as if I was part of a 'paper mill' (even
more so than when I was studying for my MCSA).  

	The instructors were often poorly educated in the current
aspects of computer science, and I actually had to explain garbage
collection to one professor.  Another professor had not even heard of
.NET.  (How can you be current in this field and not even heard of this
technology?  I'm not saying that I expected her to be fluent, but let's
at least keep current with industry news, hmm?)

	I achieved a high GPA while attending KSU, but was not satisfied
with their overall program, and moved on to another school. 

	Perhaps they've improved, or perhaps their graduate program is
better.  If there are any Kennesaw students or alumni with better
experiences, please share.


Respectfully,

Jerry Dennany

-----Original Message-----
From: runman at speedfactory.net [mailto:runman at speedfactory.net] 
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 8:17 AM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] Masters Program at KSU

Has anyone on the list signed up for the Master of Science with major in
Applied Computer Science for Experienced Professionals (MSACS) degree at
Kennesaw State University ?  It looks to be very hands on and oriented
towards actual applicable knowledge rather than theoritical/esoterical
stuff.  I am thinking about trying to get a Master's degree (but in
something I could use as opposed to just "padding" on the resume) and
was wondering if anyone had any experience/knowledge about this program.
It looks interesting and the faculty seems to be top notch.

Greg

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