Today, we are proud to announce nanodegrees

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Lerner, Jun 17, 2014.

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  1. Lerner

    Lerner Well-Known Member

    Hi,

    Today, we are proud to announce nanodegrees

     
    Lerner, Jun 17, 2014
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  2. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    As I've written before, students and universities each exchange two forms of capital. Students provide academic achievement and tuition. Universities provide education and a tangible, recognizable asset: a degree.

    This thing might provide an education. But will anyone recognize that?
     
    Rich Douglas, Jun 17, 2014
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  3. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    Cool! I might try this to help me find a nanojob with a nanopaycheck :banana:
     
    Maniac Craniac, Jun 17, 2014
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  4. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I appreciate that they realize people want credentials, but what an poorly chosen name that is. Nano makes it sound inconsequential, and degree, well, it isn't one.
     
    SteveFoerster, Jun 17, 2014
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  5. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    I'd rather just say I have a certificate.
     
    sanantone, Jun 17, 2014
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  6. Jonathan Whatley

    Jonathan Whatley Well-Known Member

    Continuing education programs have pitched short, noncredit "mini-MBAs" for years. Self-study books with titles like "Pocket MBA" and "Portable MBA" have been been in print for over 20 years. Major universities have public talks on medicine called "mini med schools."

    I guess the logic is "Hey, we can't really be overselling it if we add a prefix indicating that it's small." I'm not sure how much I agree.
     
    Jonathan Whatley, Jun 17, 2014
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  7. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    That's true, and I've always thought those were dodgy too.
     
    SteveFoerster, Jun 17, 2014
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  8. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    It's called being an "adjunct."
     
    Rich Douglas, Jun 17, 2014
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  9. jumbodog

    jumbodog New Member

    That's all you need to know about the program, right there. An internship is not a sign of commitment by a company--it is a sign of non-commitment. They want to see if the program is worth anything so they toss it a bone. The better question will be how many of those interns go on to have full time paid employment with the company. If it is greater than 5% I'd be shocked.
     
    jumbodog, Jun 18, 2014
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  10. Asad950

    Asad950 member

    These products are having good quality for use.
     
    Asad950, Jun 18, 2014
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  11. Koolcypher

    Koolcypher Member

    Hi troll, humor us with your crap.
     
    Koolcypher, Jun 18, 2014
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  12. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

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    Johann, Jun 18, 2014
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