Bachelor's in CS, database technology.
21 Feb 2012, 7:17 pm
Ugh.
I'm on my Associate's program right now, specifically for computer programming.
I'm doing school totally online(for various reasons, ( A good B&M with an online program NOT UofP, don't worry lol) and was planning on my getting my Bachelor's online too.
I was lead to believe I could transfer into the Bachelor's program without any issues, but now I see that the Bachelor's in CS with a focus on software development is only being offered at one of their ground campuses.
What's being offered online is a Bachelor's in CS with a focus on database technology, with some courses on software development. I can't even find anything that shows me exactly which courses.
Is this bad? Do I need to go somewhere else where I can get a degree that totally focuses on software development?
Or is this actually good? I still don't know nearly as much as I should and I haven't even started the programming classes yet.
I could always try to transfer to a Uni after 2 years here, but this wasn't the plan. It also won't be possible for me to attend any ground classes for this school at all, I have no car and they're a few hours away.
I mean...my plan is to be a programmer but I'm not opposed to any other courses, I just want to make sure this isn't stupid.
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21 Feb 2012, 10:07 pm
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It's bad if the focus isn't what you want to focus on, but not terrible. You will just have less software engineering courses to take, and more database courses. You have to decide what you want out of the degree (type of job, for example), and how well the set of classes prepare you for it. In my experience CS degrees are often listed as a requirement on IT job notices, but the actual college coursework doesn't even begin to prepare you for the job duties, because the classwork is more theoretical than practical, and doesn't require you to learn much about specific technologies, but that was at a public university, some technical schools might be better. I would suggest that you look at job ads (if you're doing this for a job), look at the course requirements for the degree, and see how much they match up. If they don't match, it might be a good idea to stop at your A.S., learn whatever skills you need to get a job on your own, make up some projects for yourself, and build up a portfolio to take on job interviews and post online with a resume.
29 Feb 2012, 12:14 pm
I'm on my Associate's program right now, specifically for computer programming.
I'm doing school totally online(for various reasons, ( A good B&M with an online program NOT UofP, don't worry lol) and was planning on my getting my Bachelor's online too.
I was lead to believe I could transfer into the Bachelor's program without any issues, but now I see that the Bachelor's in CS with a focus on software development is only being offered at one of their ground campuses.
What's being offered online is a Bachelor's in CS with a focus on database technology, with some courses on software development. I can't even find anything that shows me exactly which courses.
Is this bad? Do I need to go somewhere else where I can get a degree that totally focuses on software development?
Or is this actually good? I still don't know nearly as much as I should and I haven't even started the programming classes yet.
I could always try to transfer to a Uni after 2 years here, but this wasn't the plan. It also won't be possible for me to attend any ground classes for this school at all, I have no car and they're a few hours away.
I mean...my plan is to be a programmer but I'm not opposed to any other courses, I just want to make sure this isn't stupid.
I work at a software company and all the entry level developers they hire have a BS in CS. Database technology would be more centered towards IT-related work rather than what the developers do. Make sure you learn at least one language (C or Java) and understand how to code. The answer to your question is that it probably does not matter as long as you get a BS in CS and can code at least in one language.
29 Feb 2012, 12:42 pm
I'm on my Associate's program right now, specifically for computer programming.
I'm doing school totally online(for various reasons, ( A good B&M with an online program NOT UofP, don't worry lol) and was planning on my getting my Bachelor's online too.
I was lead to believe I could transfer into the Bachelor's program without any issues, but now I see that the Bachelor's in CS with a focus on software development is only being offered at one of their ground campuses.
What's being offered online is a Bachelor's in CS with a focus on database technology, with some courses on software development. I can't even find anything that shows me exactly which courses.
Is this bad? Do I need to go somewhere else where I can get a degree that totally focuses on software development?
Or is this actually good? I still don't know nearly as much as I should and I haven't even started the programming classes yet.
I could always try to transfer to a Uni after 2 years here, but this wasn't the plan. It also won't be possible for me to attend any ground classes for this school at all, I have no car and they're a few hours away.
I mean...my plan is to be a programmer but I'm not opposed to any other courses, I just want to make sure this isn't stupid.
I work at a software company and all the entry level developers they hire have a BS in CS. Database technology would be more centered towards IT-related work rather than what the developers do. Make sure you learn at least one language (C or Java) and understand how to code. The answer to your question is that it probably does not matter as long as you get a BS in CS and can code at least in one language.
Hi, thanks. I researched it a bit and TBH I might like working with databases more than software. All of the languages except c# are offered for the 4 year degree with a major in Database Technology. Well, not all but what I saw was C++ and advanced Java, also some PHP. They offer Oracle as the language we learn for Database programming.
I still wonder about the career, though. I didn't find that much online but I might be more into troubleshooting sort of IT work with programming rather than coding software anyway, as far as I can tell the pay is about the same as an average software programmer(but please let me know if I'm wrong).
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01 Mar 2012, 4:58 pm
I'm on my Associate's program right now, specifically for computer programming.
I'm doing school totally online(for various reasons, ( A good B&M with an online program NOT UofP, don't worry lol) and was planning on my getting my Bachelor's online too.
I was lead to believe I could transfer into the Bachelor's program without any issues, but now I see that the Bachelor's in CS with a focus on software development is only being offered at one of their ground campuses.
What's being offered online is a Bachelor's in CS with a focus on database technology, with some courses on software development. I can't even find anything that shows me exactly which courses.
Is this bad? Do I need to go somewhere else where I can get a degree that totally focuses on software development?
Or is this actually good? I still don't know nearly as much as I should and I haven't even started the programming classes yet.
I could always try to transfer to a Uni after 2 years here, but this wasn't the plan. It also won't be possible for me to attend any ground classes for this school at all, I have no car and they're a few hours away.
I mean...my plan is to be a programmer but I'm not opposed to any other courses, I just want to make sure this isn't stupid.
I work at a software company and all the entry level developers they hire have a BS in CS. Database technology would be more centered towards IT-related work rather than what the developers do. Make sure you learn at least one language (C or Java) and understand how to code. The answer to your question is that it probably does not matter as long as you get a BS in CS and can code at least in one language.
Hi, thanks. I researched it a bit and TBH I might like working with databases more than software. All of the languages except c# are offered for the 4 year degree with a major in Database Technology. Well, not all but what I saw was C++ and advanced Java, also some PHP. They offer Oracle as the language we learn for Database programming.
I still wonder about the career, though. I didn't find that much online but I might be more into troubleshooting sort of IT work with programming rather than coding software anyway, as far as I can tell the pay is about the same as an average software programmer(but please let me know if I'm wrong).
Know that when you start your first job you may very well be the most novice programmer in the company(You are competing against people from across the globe- particularly places like India and Pakistan). Don't let this get to you: Learn from others. As stated before if you don't know how to code then no one is going to hire you in a development(entry level software developer). IT and coding are two completely different things with different skill sets.
