Management Information Systems

[TrailRunr]

I find this thread really puzzling. Almost nobody should be looking for an alternative to the MIS DSST exam even if you're not within driving distance of a test center.

I found the MIS DSST test to be far easier than to take a class from any school, especially since I was able to pass it cold.

I would do anything to take the DSST instead of wasting time and money on a class. I'm sure the CLEP is the same thing.

It's so easy, that I would buy a plane ticket 3-4 weeks in advance for a morning flight to the CHEAPEST testing city (which is not necessarily the closest testing center), rent a car or take a cab, take the test, eat dinner, and then fly back with 3 credits. It's pretty much a guaranteed pass if you are working in a large IT department. If you don't know the subject, it can be crammed in 1-5 days if you know the basics of using a computer. You can do last minute studying on the plane ride. If you need multiple tests, take them the same day.

[adavis84]

...It's so easy, that I would buy a plane ticket 3-4 weeks in advance for a morning flight to the CHEAPEST testing city (which is not necessarily the closest testing center), rent a car or take a cab, take the test, eat dinner, and then fly back with 3 credits. It's pretty much a guaranteed pass if you are working in a large IT department. If you don't know the subject, it can be crammed in 1-5 days if you know the basics of using a computer. You can do last minute studying on the plane ride. If you need multiple tests, take them the same day.

Glad to hear you have a strategy that works for you. Other people have altogether different situations to yours.

[TrailRunr]

Glad to hear you have a strategy that works for you. Other people have altogether different situations to yours.

But when someone says no testing due to distance, I think that's a poor reason. OP didn't mention an underlying reason besides distance.

Much better reasons include babysitting, disability, test anxiety, living outside of the continental US, etc. Not taking tests will cost you a lot of time and money.

[sanantone]

But when someone says no testing due to distance, I think that's a poor reason. OP didn't mention an underlying reason besides distance.

Much better reasons include babysitting, disability, test anxiety, living outside of the continental US, etc. Not taking tests will cost you a lot of time and money.

If you're not close to a test center, Straighterline, ALEKS, and Saylor are just as cheap or cheaper. I wouldn't spend money on a plane and cab if I could just take the MIS class for $300.

[dfrecore]

But when someone says no testing due to distance, I think that's a poor reason. OP didn't mention an underlying reason besides distance.

Much better reasons include babysitting, disability, test anxiety, living outside of the continental US, etc. Not taking tests will cost you a lot of time and money.

When there are other options available, choosing not to take tests is perfectly reasonable. No one has to give more info than that - they can simply say "I choose not to take DSST's if I don't have to due to distance" and that's enough.

I personally would much rather just do things from home, at the time of my choosing. No one has to agree with me; I just get to make that choice.

[PrincessButtercup]

If you're not close to a test center, Straighterline, ALEKS, and Saylor are just as cheap or cheaper. I wouldn't spend money on a plane and cab if I could just take the MIS class for $300.

Unfortunately, I have a toddler in the hospital with a a complex medical condition and I cannot drive so it is far easier for me to take a class or a tecep or something else online and use an online proctor than it is for me to travel and get somewhere and be away from her for an extended period of time, vs. my apartment or even a semi-private room in the hospital for a couple of hours, which is what would have to happen if I were to leave to take the DSST.

The reality is, I have used HRIS systems and I am very comfortable with IT. I am not sure how much MIS will crossover with my background in HRIS but I am hoping a course would be pretty easy and I can breeze through it in a few days.

I contacted COSC about the ed4online course on Friday and someone said they would get back to me because they weren't certain about it but they said that if it was ACE approved, which I believe it is, then it should qualify. I did not receive a call back. I will follow up today and share what I learned.

Thanks.

[PrincessButtercup]

Does anyone know if edx would qualify?

https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-...c3mx-im-1x

[gingerbeefE]

I find this thread really puzzling. Almost nobody should be looking for an alternative to the MIS DSST exam even if you're not within driving distance of a test center.

I found the MIS DSST test to be far easier than to take a class from any school, especially since I was able to pass it cold.

I would do anything to take the DSST instead of wasting time and money on a class. I'm sure the CLEP is the same thing.

It's so easy, that I would buy a plane ticket 3-4 weeks in advance for a morning flight to the CHEAPEST testing city (which is not necessarily the closest testing center), rent a car or take a cab, take the test, eat dinner, and then fly back with 3 credits. It's pretty much a guaranteed pass if you are working in a large IT department. If you don't know the subject, it can be crammed in 1-5 days if you know the basics of using a computer. You can do last minute studying on the plane ride. If you need multiple tests, take them the same day.

Actually, the CLEP is easier... and the Intro to computing DSST is even easier than the CLEP