TESC System Analysis and Design - Mentor Review

[lavagirl]

It is actually 18CR UL out of 33CR in the Area of Study.

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Ah!!! I was happy for about 2 hours. And then came bricabrac and gave me... doze of reality. And now I am sad again... ( Just joking around...)

[lavagirl]

I'll follow up on this thread tomorrow after I talk to Mr. Stoltz to see what he says.

Can you give us update?

[UptonSinclair]

Hey UptonSinclair,

Since you are suggesting for lavagirl to skip the Software Engineering course, what key concepts from the Software Engineering course do you think are of value in case she wanted to learn them on the side in a day or two? I would agree that the course is worth skipping, but there are a handful of important concepts.

I would personally suggest learning about the Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Programming, The Waterfall Model, and Evolutionary Model as they are all seen inside the software industry to some degree. I would also recommend learning about design patterns as they can make your code leaps and bounds better. Some general purpose design patterns are taught here and some User Interface/User Experience design patterns are shown here.

If someone knows the Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Programming, and some basic design patterns it will make them a much better programmer. I've even seen job interview questions over these concepts for my company's "Programmer Analyst" positions.

The Software Development Life Cycle is covered in the System Analysis and Design Course. I don't remember design patterns being covered in System Analysis, but I am sure there are books that are far better than the textbooks on the subject. Unfortunately, the textbooks on Software Engineering cover the topic a mile wide and an inch deep.

[benjenkinsv95]

Hey Bricabrac,

You were right. I just got some bad info.

On the plus side the Dean's office gave me a "one time exception" because of the misunderstanding and moved my CMP-354 course into my Area of Study. That will allow me to still graduate on time, hopefully this coming March. Though they made it pretty clear they were only allowing the course inside my area of study because of the misunderstanding I had with Mirsky.

[lavagirl]

On the plus side the Dean's office gave me a "one time exception" because of the misunderstanding and moved my CMP-354 course into my Area of Study. That will allow me to still graduate on time, hopefully this coming March. Though they made it pretty clear they were only allowing the course inside my area of study because of the misunderstanding I had with Mirsky.

Thank you for the update. It is great that at the end everything turned out good for you.

[bricabrac]

Hey Bricabrac,

You were right. I just got some bad info.

On the plus side the Dean's office gave me a "one time exception" because of the misunderstanding and moved my CMP-354 course into my Area of Study. That will allow me to still graduate on time, hopefully this coming March. Though they made it pretty clear they were only allowing the course inside my area of study because of the misunderstanding I had with Mirsky.

Benjenkinsv95,

I'm so happy to hear the problem was resolved and you received a 'gift' for your troubles.:coolgleam:
I know TESC can be difficult at times, steering through the problem advisors/mentors, but the end result has been consistent. The decision makers are always fair and supportive of their students. This is why I continually advise students to take advantage of the appeals process The ultimate prize, your degree, is worth the email.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! cheersmate