Preparing Computer Science Students for Jobs
Posted on January 8, 2008 Comments (3)
in, Preparing Students for Jobs, Michael Mitzenmacher, a computer science professor at Harvard asks past students to comment on how well school prepared them for work.
In a recent “discussion” on another blog, I repeatedly heard the refrain that we ivory-tower pie-in-the-sky university computer science professor types just aren’t preparing students suitably for “real-world” employment. Personally, I think that’s just BS. However, I realize I may have a fairly biased viewpoint. I teach at Harvard, and, if I may say so, our students are generally quite good and do well in the job market. Having spent some time in industry, and, if I may so so, being perhaps more interested than the average theorist about practical issues, I attempt to add “real-world” aspects to my classes, like programming assignments in my undergraduate theory course.
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Please tell me, in your experience, did your education prepare you for your life after in the real world.
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Please tell me, in your experience, did your education prepare you for your life after in the real world.
via: John Dupuis
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In this article a teacher is concerned about his student whether they are prepared to meet today’s challenges or not.Very good article, keep posting like this.