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| From | Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.help |
| Subject | Re: No Jobs for new computer guys :-( |
| Date | 2012-08-15 19:08 -0700 |
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:17:00 -0700, Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org>
wrote:
[snip]
>I would expect at least algorithms to be covered at some level in a
>first degree course, even if it is not called that and is scattered
>around other courses, such as data structures.
In two British Columbian unis, I have seen an algorithms and data
structures course positioned just into second year. First year has
first programming, and the A&D course is a prereq for practically
everything else later.
My alma mater allowed one to do the course later in one's
studies, but it was required to graduate in compsci. One instructor
told me that the course had a high (60%?) failure rate.
It is an important course.
>It is very important to understand that university education is just a
>start on learning how to learn. In addition to the sorts of topics Lew
>mentioned, universities tend not to give students the feeling of working
>on a large project.
There are projects courses, but even these are not dealing with
big systems IME.
[snip]
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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Re: No Jobs for new computer guys :-( Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 14:31 -0700
Re: No Jobs for new computer guys :-( Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-08-15 19:08 -0700
Re: No Jobs for new computer guys :-( Kevin Doyle <kfrdoyle@gmail.com> - 2012-08-16 07:50 -0700
Re: No Jobs for new computer guys :-( Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-16 08:47 -0700
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