I have few questions: a) Do they have online classes or a mentor-based class? b) How are you graded for each course? c) What is one big proctored exam at the end of the course? Does it have questions of all courses learned?
a) Its either independant or in a group, b) each is a little different. You are supposed to mark requests for grading comments. Some do it very well, some are too brief but hey online marking pays very little c) Havent wrote it, but I have been told its a one big case and you attack it from several concerns.
I may have asked this before, but I'm not sure, so forgive me. . . Would one be able to obtain a community college instruction post with a DETC Master's like Aspen's as opposed to an RA Master's? Thanks for input in advance. . .
According to this thread, Yes Does having a RA MBA look stupid with a NA MS? http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=26668 Though obviously if you want to teach at an RA school you'd be better off with an RA degree.
:: chuckle :: Thanks. Thought I'd double-check. Sure would be nice if Amberton or Chadron State were to suddenly pop up and offer a $3000 Master's, though.
Being informed is never a bad thing: K FISHER Instructor of Health Information Technology A.A. in Health Information Technology, 1996, Central Oregon Community College B.S. in Health/Biology, 1998, Eastern Oregon University M.S. in Information Technology, 2002, Aspen University At COCC since 2005. Others can be found for those interested in being so informed.
Actually, UNISA would cost you about that or less for a master's degree and would be acceptable for places where a RA graduate degree is required. However, I would expect to work a lot more for a UNISA's master's degree than an Aspen one only because the first is mainly research based and it take a significant amount of work. I also would be careful to select a school only because of price, bear in mind that opportunity cost might be a lot higher that the price of the school. Even at minimum wage, if one puts 1500 hrs of work in a program, you don't want to lose all that work because you did not want to pay extra 5K for a better degree at a RA school.
HMM! Lets see here. If K Fisher received his (or her) M.S. in Information Technology from Aspen University in 2002, and has only been at COCC since 2005, then this teacher was hired after earning the M.S. degree. And therefore, your question doesn't make much sense.
My mistake; however, according to the calendar he has the position of "instructor" while the others have positions of assistant professor, professor and associate professors. So the question is, why is he being classified as an instructor with a master's degree at the CC? It is not uncommon to teach at the CC with a bachelor's degree as this is the minimum qualification required at many CCs, so the fact that he has a MS does not mean that he is getting paid at the rank of MS in this CC. Can one teach with a MS from Aspen at a RA school? technically yes if you have a RA BS degree but I wouldn't count on the school paying you at level of a MS degree because of it. http://web.cocc.edu/admit/new/publ/2007_catalog_staffpp206-219.pdf
There are many questions about many things. Research might offer insight into "the" question, if there is one. But, we don't do much of that here. Conjecture is our watchword.
Steve's Bwa-ha-ha is not appropriate for the nation's largest community college system. While a Master's is required for most academic hiring, there is no distinction made between regional and national accreditation, either in hiring or in salaries. Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges * §53406. Requirement for Accredited Degrees and Units; Definition of Accredited Institution. "All degrees and units used to satisfy minimum qualifications shall be from accredited institutions, unless otherwise specified in this Article. For purposes of this Subchapter, “accredited institution” shall mean a postsecondary institution accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by either the U.S. Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. It shall not mean an institution “approved” by the California Department of Education or by the California Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education." * http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa_ir/psmq/min_qual/min_quals%20_revFeb2406.pdf PS: This is, recall, the system in which an RA Ph.D. in philosophy does not meet the job requirements to teach philosophy, as Marina learned to her surprise. That job requires either an M.A. in philosophy or in humanities, so Marina was hired because of her external hmanities MA from Dominguez Hills. Incidentally, she is retiring from the community college system in three weeks, after 15 years, and will devote her time to teaching at a Buddhist center in San Francisco.
I'm not sure there would be a difference in pay, when teaching with a NA masters degree in California. I hope we can continue discussing the value of NA degrees for teaching in RA schools. It is very interesting... Dave
Just off the top of my head I know of at least 1 guy who uses a NA MPA to teach Criminal Justice at a Community College, but this is after something like 30 years on the force. The degree was probably a "check mark".
Well, I hope that solid NA masters degrees will have teaching utility, but it is unclear at this point. Dave
