I will explain my situation and could someone please help me to see my options. * I will complete my MS from TUI by the summer * I would like to continue my education * The company I work for will only pay $4,000 per year tuition assistance for accreditied schools * I do not want to pay for school out of my pocket * I do NOT want to write a dissertation * I do not want another Masters degree My only conclusion is an Ed.S., am I wrong?
Hi Randell - I'm not going to pretend to have a solution to your problem. I'm curious though, what is an EdS going to get you that makes it better than another Masters degree? Just asking, Jack
Nothing...that is why I am stuck. I guess I could start a PhD program and finish ABD if I really could not / did not want to complete the dissertation.
Will your employer pay for DETC accredited schools? How about a JD from Concord or Taft coupled with 24-40 credits(depending on subject/s) in science/engineering courses. Perhaps enabling you to practice patent law. Tony Sorry, it's all I could come up with.
That is a great suggestion and I have considered Taft. Most of my credits are technicial -computer networking- which I don't think will not help with patent law. I am considering a law degree but I don't know if Iwant to explain the whole non-ABA...can't take the Bar in Florida thing. Thank you for the suggestion.
Do you have a degree (BS) in Computer Science, System Engineering, or Software Engineering or Electrical Engineering. You are a shoe in if you have those degrees...other applicable degrees for patent attorneys: Biology Chemistry Physics Any kind of Engineer.
There is only one program in the US that I can think of but it is expensive. Regent University in VA Beach offers a DSL (Doctor of Strategic Leadership) and instead of a dissertation you can do a final project. http://www.regent.edu/acad/cls/dsl/admissions.html I am not sure what is involved but it is not a traditional dissertation. Writing is part of the project but from what I have read it sounds more like an implementation that you document. Duff
Dare I ask why? Doesn't education intrinsically reach a stage where one should be doing original research instead of learning about what other people have done? And haven't you reached that stage?
Re: Re: What are my options? Marks point is well made. As for me, I'm unclear about your goals. You don't want another Masters and don't want a Doctorate, are willing to consider an EdS and seem intrigued with the idea of a JD . . . what are you trying to accomplish? Jack
