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Discussion in 'IT and Computer-Related Degrees' started by Komal, Nov 8, 2001.

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  1. Komal

    Komal New Member

    Does anybody know about American College of Science and Information System(ACCIS), Alabama? This college provides DL in Computer Science. I am interested in Masters of Computer Science and so I want to know if there is anything bad about this college so that I could decide right thing at right time. My main concern is whether the degree provided by this college is of good standard or not. Please let me know if any of you know anything typical about it.

    If any of you know about other DL universities for Masters in Computer Science with resonable tution then please write to me.
     
  2. Gary Rients

    Gary Rients New Member

    It is accredited by the DETC, which means that it should have reasonable acceptance in the workplace, but the credits may or may not be accepted for transfer by regionally accredited schools.

    You should buy the book "Bear's Guide to the Best Computer Degrees". It's not comprehensive, but it's a good start. The biggest weakness of this book is that it doesn't provide any information about the costs associated with each school. I was disappointed by this, but it is still a good resource.

    You should also check http://distancelearn.about.com and read the area that discusses accreditation. There is also an area there that lists some graduate programs in the CS field.

    There are also some good grad programs that result in a Masters (or MS) of Software Engineering, if that's something that you'd be interested in.

    Good luck!
     
  3. Komal

    Komal New Member

    Thank you Gary for your quick response.

    Yes, I want to do Masters in Computer Science or in Software Engineering. And I won't need to transfer my credit to any further schools in future, I guess so. I simply want to make sure that once I complete my masters degree from DETC accredited school, my degree is accepted by the professionals. So, this is what I want to make sure, whether this degree will be accepted by the companies or not.

    I can't afford very high tution so I can't think of going to any very high grade school which charges very high tution, this being my very big limitation I want to complete my degree within this limitation. And my main aim of doing Masters is to get job in my professional field.

    Any further suggestion is requested.


    Thanks.
     
  4. Gary Rients

    Gary Rients New Member

    From what I can tell, a degree from a DETC accredited school should generally be acceptable for purposes of getting work. At least I haven't heard of anyone being accused of trying to pawn off an illegitimate degree if it's DETC.

    You might want to check out the Master of Software Engineering program at Kansas State University. Distance learning students pay the same tuition/fees as in-state (which they list as $146 per semester hour credit). Here's the link: http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/engg/cis/index.html . Just don't apply the same semester as me, I don't need the extra competition! [​IMG]

    You might also want to consider looking at some of the Australian schools. Some of them are very inexpensive due to the exchange rate.
     
  5. Komal

    Komal New Member

    You might want to check out the Master of Software Engineering program at Kansas State University. Distance learning students pay the same tuition/fees as in-state (which they list as $146 per semester hour credit). Here's the link: http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/engg/cis/index.html .

    >>>Thanks for the information. I am trying to find out some extra information on this site. Could you please tell me is there any extra steps necessary to apply if the previous degree is from another country? Actually I have degree in Electronic Engineering from Nepal and I am not a residence of USA? Can I still apply in this university with my international transcript, is there any extra requirements for admission in such case?

    And one thing more, is there any payment plan like doing the payment in monthly basis?

    Just don't apply the same semester as me, I don't need the extra competition! [​IMG]

    > Lets see if I get a chance then I would like to do the competition, it would be a fun! [​IMG]

    The main thing I liked about this university is that it has similar course content for in campus and distance learning and that the certificates are also the same for both.

    Thanks again.
     
  6. Gary Rients

    Gary Rients New Member

    I'm not sure, you should email them or call them. Here's page with the contact info: http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/engg/cis/info.html . There's a toll-free number for the distance education department. As long as you have a legitimate 4-year degree I doubt that it would be a problem. Actually, after re-reading some of the information it looks like the distance learning courses have some additional fees, which bring the cost up to around $1000 per course (11 courses total for the program).

    Since your undergraduate degree is in EE you may need to take some background courses in CS before starting a graduate program in CS. You may want to look at some of the IT or computing programs that are designed for people without an undergraduate CS degree. One that is very reasonably priced (due in part to the good exchange rate between US and Australian dollars) is the University of Southern Queensland. They have a Master of Professional Computing program that costs about $450 per course (actually, they call each class a unit and the entire program is called a course). They are at http://www.usqonline.com.au/ .

    Good luck, let me know if I can help. I've spent a lot of time looking at programs for myself, so I've acquired some information. [​IMG]
     
  7. Komal

    Komal New Member

    Thanks again for all the information. I will contact you if I need some more help.

    Have anice day.
    Bye
     
  8. PSalmon

    PSalmon New Member

    If "Information Systems" is OK, as opposed to "Computer Science" per se, then there are many more possibilities. Athabasca is one, and relatively inexpensive.
     
  9. Komal

    Komal New Member

    No, I don't want to shift towards Information Systems, I hope to study Computer Science!

    Bye
     
  10. Komal

    Komal New Member

    After doing some searches on DL, I found that most colleges which provide DL don't give options for any kind of final project or Thesis in Masters degree program, they simply provide 10 or 11 courses for the whole degree(total 36 credit hour). Do you think Masters degree without any project work will be valuable in professional field level?


    Thankx
     
  11. Gary Rients

    Gary Rients New Member

    I would prefer a thesis program myself, but that's really just in case I decide to pursue a PhD later. For professional purposes I really don't think that it will make any significant difference either way.
     

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