2010 DETC Outstanding Graduates

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  1. imalcolm

    imalcolm New Member

  2. emmzee

    emmzee New Member

    Congrats! :)

    These stories demonstrate that for many people DETC degrees are worthwhile pursuits.
     
  3. blaterson

    blaterson New Member

    On my end, if I'm correct, your profile is page 41 but then again I'm using a different .pdf viewer than most (not adobe, its a portable app).

    Look at the guy around page 8, got his MA from American Graduate University and is now a professor at Seattle University. Where was that comment that RA universities never accept NA graduates for academic work?

    And a guy around page 44, a graduate from Andrew Jackson University (AJU) in 2005 got a job teaching at American Intercontinental University (AIU). That's also from NA to RA for work.
     
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  4. 03310151

    03310151 Active Member

    Whatever fits your narrative. Do you actually believe these two individuals were given those positions based soley upon completion of a sub-standard accredited degrees? The first guy earned his degree in Project Management, but is teaching classes in CJ and Intel-which he has great experience in. That degree did nothing for him other than allow some administrator to hire him and "say" he has a graduate degree.

    Same for the other guy. He is teaching CJ classes based on his experience as an investigator, and I may have missed it but where does it indicated he earned a Master's degree? Teaching CJ is more about your actual law enforcement experience, than your academic levels.

    Bad examples.

    You think you can go get a MA in CJ from AJU and teach at a real CJ college like John Jay without any actual field experiece? I doubt it.
     
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  5. imalcolm

    imalcolm New Member

    Yeah, it's me (Ian Malcolm) on page 41 of the electronic version. It's numbered page 40 at the bottom.

    DETC did send me three copies of the printed booklet to show off.
     
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  6. kozen

    kozen Member

    Based on what you have mentioned. Are you implying that he can get the job based on his actual enforcement experience without having a Master's degree? I believed that hiring is largely based on his actual experience but candidants would still need to fulfill the min. requirement if a Bachleor degree or even MBA/Master degree is required. I don't believe one would be able to get a job as a lecturer basely solely on his professional experience or just a degree(without experience)
     
  7. TMW2009

    TMW2009 New Member

    According to his Linked-In profile, Douglas Larm also has Masters level coursework from Villanova.. :p

    That could answer some questions as far as that...
     
  8. gbrogan

    gbrogan Member

    Getting back to the topic.....

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    I was selected as an Outstanding DETC grad a few years ago.
     
  9. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

  10. mongoose65

    mongoose65 New Member

    That is exactly the scenario I hope for. That I can get an masters as inexpensively as possible so I can get the interview because I have the piece of paper. My experience and skill will have to seal the deal. Without the parchment though, my resume goes straight to the shredder. So these stories inspire the heck out of me!
     
  11. mongoose65

    mongoose65 New Member

    I don't know about that. You can have a HS diploma, but sell a million books, albums or make a few million dollars and they'll give you an honorary degree (for a nominal donation, of course, like a new gym or library)!
     
  12. This is GREAT for nationally accredited degree holders. People need to know that a person's lifetime accomplishment should be enhanced, not denigrated, by the degrees they hold.

    My first Bachelor's and Master's were both accredited by the Distance Educational Training Conference. At the time, they weren't given much respect, but now I have gone so far as a Regionally Accredited doctorate. In my opinion, there is a lot of overlap between RA and NA, so a swooping generalization like "this is better than that" is completely uncalled for.

    Sincerely,
    Dr. Gary Shwinn, P.Hd
    Director of Public Relations
    University of Antonius
     
  13. DBA_Curious

    DBA_Curious New Member

    Just so you know. No one buys your act. I doubt many people think you're funny. And the truth is you're acting like an ass.

    I wish the worst for you.
     
  14. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

  15. jek2839

    jek2839 New Member

  16. Chip

    Chip Administrator

    You'll note that "Dr." Schwinn apparently doesn't even know what the doctoral abbreviation he has behind his name even stands for, so the likelihood he holds a legitimate doctorate is very close to zero.

    Also, the "Distance Education Training Conference is a fraudulent accreditor. (Should we be surprised, considering the source?) The legitimate national accreditor is the Distance Education and Training Council
     
  17. Chip

    Chip Administrator

    Congrats on your achievement, Ian!
     
  18. RoscoeB

    RoscoeB Senior Member

    Congrats, Ian!

    Well done.

    Roscoe
     
  19. Y-rag

    Y-rag Guest

    Congrats dude. Cool article. I almost completed a degree through CIE years ago, I thought it was excellent. It helped me score high on my ASVAB (military entrance exam). Inductance, capacitive reactance, dit, da, dit,dit da. Can't stand math now. You've had at least 15 mins of fame!
     

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