[olug] advice on UNO computer science degree

[Gill, Jerry T.]

Eric,
I would tend to agree with Jeff's comments, however UNO also has a very good although very young Computer and Electrical Engineering programs.  My back ground is in Electrical Engineering and how I ended up in the IT field is a long and painful tale.  Any of these programs are excellent in my opinion because they teach that rarest of skills, general problem solving.  

Jerry Gill
Certified Database Administrator
West Interactive Corporation
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Hinrichs [mailto:jlh at cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 2:43 PM
To: olug at olug.org
Subject: Re: [olug] advice on UNO computer science degree


Eric,
UNO has a good Computer Science program.  Now as a CS grad I should tell you
that most university CS programs focus on Computer Science as a discipline.
That is to say that there is much more to it than just programming and sys
admin.  Both of which you will learn more about on the job, after your
degree, than during your academic endeavors.  What you will learn about is
theory with some practicals.  Personally, I think that a CS degree is a very
good thing if you intend to make a career out of it.  Programming and
SysAdmins, in my opinion, gain more from working under an experienced person
that what you will learn in school.  However, if you then wish to become
more than a worker bee, this is where your CS degree gives you an edge.  You
are a head of the game as your career moves on to architecting software,
databases, networks, security, et al.

If you see yourself in the industry past age 40(it comes faster than you
might think) a degree is a very good thing.

-Jeff
p.s. I didn't speak to the current employment market as I think that the
current problems are due to the dotcom bomb and resulting hangover and is a
temporary situation.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric P" <eric_olug at yahoo.com>
To: <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 1:25 AM
Subject: [olug] advice on UNO computer science degree


> Howdy,
>
> I'm looking for some advice on a computer science degree at UNO as I
> plan to enroll in the fall semester.
>
> My background includes programming in (don't laugh) Apple Basic and
> also some 6502/65C02 (Apple //e) assembler.
>
> I sorta let programming go the wayside these last 10+ years, but I
> recently became enlightened of all things Linux 2 years back.  I'd like to
> go back to UNO and emerse myself in Linux/UNIX programming and/or
> administrating.
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Eric Pierce
>
>
>
>
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