UMUC Bachelor's Degree for $10,000 - the 3D scholar program?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As someone who does technical hiring for my group (software development) after numerous interviews w/ UMUC graduates that simply don't know anything, I've gotten into the habit of not even responding to resumes with degrees from there. Not sure if this is just an issue w/ CS.

This is what concerns me. UMUC is entirely online, isn't it? Students aren't living on campus, attending classes in person.

[Anonymous]

"As someone who does technical hiring for my group (software development) after numerous interviews w/ UMUC graduates that simply don't know anything, I've gotten into the habit of not even responding to resumes with degrees from there. Not sure if this is just an issue w/ CS."

I'm surprised that anyone would ever confuse a degree in "Computer Networks and Cybersecurity" with a degree in Computer Science.

As someone else said, "Computer Networks and Cybersecurity" has obviously been developed to provide a very specific set of skills for a short list of potential employers who need to employ lots of people with those skills.

[Anonymous]

It seems like this program is more like a trade school than a bachelor's degree college education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"As someone who does technical hiring for my group (software development) after numerous interviews w/ UMUC graduates that simply don't know anything, I've gotten into the habit of not even responding to resumes with degrees from there. Not sure if this is just an issue w/ CS."

I'm surprised that anyone would ever confuse a degree in "Computer Networks and Cybersecurity" with a degree in Computer Science.

As someone else said, "Computer Networks and Cybersecurity" has obviously been developed to provide a very specific set of skills for a short list of potential employers who need to employ lots of people with those skills.

To be fair, the PP was not going out and scooping up graduates of UMUC and then complaining about them. These were people who applied to positions, presumably because they thought they were qualified for them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Business Admin and Computer Networks/Cybersecurity are easy to find jobs. I don't think these are second rate majors.

The program has to be for a self motivated kid though. I teach finance for UMUC and it is HARD for these kids. The material is complex and it's all online. There's no ability for a kid to walk into office hours and "I just don't get it"

The amount of time and effort required for online classes exceeds what you would have to put in if all you had to do was get your butt into a seat.

I also suspect there may be co-op opportunities or employers subsidizing these degrees, which may be why they only offer these majors right now. It's a great recruiting tool for employers in a tight job market, and they can even make demands of UMUC as to what skills the majors need to make sure they cover.

UMUC Prof here. This is very true. There are often courses that are developed around what an employer wants. Outside of the private sector, the military is the biggest "sender" of students. What the military wants, the military gets in the courses.

But, isn't that true because many military can easily go into CS/security jobs because they are able to get clearaces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"As someone who does technical hiring for my group (software development) after numerous interviews w/ UMUC graduates that simply don't know anything, I've gotten into the habit of not even responding to resumes with degrees from there. Not sure if this is just an issue w/ CS."

I'm surprised that anyone would ever confuse a degree in "Computer Networks and Cybersecurity" with a degree in Computer Science.

As someone else said, "Computer Networks and Cybersecurity" has obviously been developed to provide a very specific set of skills for a short list of potential employers who need to employ lots of people with those skills.

No need for surprise; I'm talking about UMUC graduates with degrees in Computer Science.

http://www.umuc.edu/academic-programs/bachelors-degrees/computer-science-major.cfm

I'd suspect that more focused degrees like the networking and cybersecurity one you mentioned would probably be good enough to land you a job in a help desk or sys admin type role.