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    Excelsior: Which router, MIS or CIS

    Just a brief note, the standard for IS/CIS degrees includes 15 hours which can be business. IS/CIS is designed to be something which can include...
    Post by: dmprantz, Feb 3, 2004 in forum: IT and Computer-Related Degrees
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    Article on fast accreditated degree

    I always thought it had something to do with accredidation. I remember hearing some where that most or all RA bodies insist upon a residency...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 30, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Outsourcing dims job prospects for many tech grads

    Re: Re: Outsourcing dims job prospects for many tech grads I know several people who used to work for a large local company and are no longer...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 28, 2004 in forum: IT and Computer-Related Degrees
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    Information on Athabasca University and IP

    My reply may have been a bit aggressive, but your post was a bit offensive. It basically boiled down to you telling me that it was okay for...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 24, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Difference btween Thesis and dissertatation

    An interesting side note on this. There is no Nobel Prize in Mathematics. Most mathematicians who make great enough discoveries to warrant a...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 24, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Information on Athabasca University and IP

    FWIW... As promised, I contacted several "higher ups" at AU via snail mail and included my eMail address. I recently received the following...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Tuition & Fees at Excelsior College

    Re: How much to graduate with MA/MS? Follow the links mentioned, and you will find all the fee schedules. It wasn't really meant to be a...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Another Excelsior College question...

    Slight correction: The annual fee is about 450 USD. The enrollment fee (one time only), is about 1,000 USD, and includes the first annual...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Tuition & Fees at Excelsior College

    Excelsior's fees are clearly stated. On their website there is a section marked "Fees & Tuition." You click on "General Information," and then...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Difference btween Thesis and dissertatation

    I agree with the North American views stated in this thread, but then again, I'm North American:) I do get a different feel for the terms...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Credit by Testing - Is this a good thing?

    My brief $0.02: 1) It was asked if it is fair for a potential grad school or employer to consider passing a CLEP (general term) the same as...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    CLEP Math

    Not to sound conceited, but I'm a math wiz, so none of the the exams were a problem for me....that said, I still used review material and aced...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 17, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Discrete Mathematics?

    Just a brief comment: The SWT discrete course does NOT have any pre-reqs. I took it and never had to prove to them that I had them. That...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 14, 2004 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Excelsior BS/CIS vs Excelsior BCI?

    I have never taken stats or probabillity and do not know how "easy" it is. For calculus, there is a CLEP exam. I'm not aware of any others,...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 14, 2004 in forum: IT and Computer-Related Degrees
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    Excelsior College BSCIS

    From what I've seen, the first steps are to get you used to the program and to teach you a language or two. After that, one of the first courses...
    Post by: dmprantz, Jan 7, 2004 in forum: IT and Computer-Related Degrees