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CCM:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 12, 2008, 09:48:02 am ---
I need to be able to hold something in my hand, work it around,
There is pretty much zero satisfaction for me in what I do now.
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--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 15, 2008, 03:28:55 pm --- I'm almost ready for hardwoods.
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Are you working on getting a promotion? Or just a raise? :laugh2:
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: CCM on February 15, 2008, 03:33:42 pm ---Are you working on getting a promotion? Or just a raise? :laugh2:
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I'm hoping that when I finally burn out I won't leave the chimney clogged up with creosote.
Wade:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 15, 2008, 02:58:34 pm ---There's a world of difference between the application design process and the actual coding of it. It's two completely different skill sets and generally two completely different personality types. A computer science major comes out knowing lots of technical information but absolutely nothing about business processes or needs, unless they took some electives. A MIS major comes out knowing basic business principles, application design, and some soft skills on the actual coding... unless, again, they took some electives.
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I hate to say it (just because it's coming from pinballjim) ;) but I generally agree with the above. They are both computer related degrees, but the MIS is more of a business management degree with a computer emphasis, and the comp sci is a math/engineering degree with a computer emphasis.
Wade
Sir Auros:
Teaching is a hell of a rewarding job if you enjoy being around kids and are good with them, the benefits are usually pretty good, and it's not the same old thing day in and day out. There are downsides, but I'm happy with my career teaching in a high school.
In WVa, can you get a provisional license without having a MA? I ask because you may be able to get a job teaching and have up to 3 years to get your MA. In VA, it used to be set up so that anyone with a BA could get a provisional license, and then take the required teaching courses and tests within three years and get full certification.
It's also worth mentioning that many school systems will pay for classes you take for certification or recertification, and that having a Master's is invaluable in education. I have mine, and I can take Underwater Basket Weaving 101 and it will count towards my recertification points.
boykster:
--- Quote from: Wade on February 15, 2008, 04:42:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 15, 2008, 02:58:34 pm ---There's a world of difference between the application design process and the actual coding of it. It's two completely different skill sets and generally two completely different personality types. A computer science major comes out knowing lots of technical information but absolutely nothing about business processes or needs, unless they took some electives. A MIS major comes out knowing basic business principles, application design, and some soft skills on the actual coding... unless, again, they took some electives.
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I hate to say it (just because it's coming from pinballjim) ;) but I generally agree with the above. They are both computer related degrees, but the MIS is more of a business management degree with a computer emphasis, and the comp sci is a math/engineering degree with a computer emphasis.
Wade
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And in my experiece, the best application designers / managers / technical directors / department heads can live just as comfortably in both worlds.
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