UMPI YourPace Computer Science

[ashkir]

As I said the courses were in the attachment of the first post.

Core Courses  Credits
Introduction to Computer Science  3
Programming Fundamentals  4
Data Structures  3
Network Concepts  3
Introduction to Web Design  4
Object‐Oriented Programming  4
Algorithm Theory and Development  4
MAT 131:  Calculus I  4
MAT 274:  Linear Algebra  3
MAT 201:  Probability and Statistics I  3
MAT 202:  Probability and Statistics II  3
total credits  38

Practical Learning Experience (choose one)
Internship  3
Independent Study  3
Senior Thesis  3
total credits  3
 
Select One of two Concentrations:
Software Development Concentration
Multimedia Design  4
Advanced Web Design  4
Software Engineering I  4
Software Engineering II  4
total credits  16

OR

Information and Data Management Concentration
Management of Enterprise Data  4
Data Analytics  4
Management of Agriculture and Natural Resource Data  4
Bioinformatics  4
total credits  16

[rachel83az]

Oooh, data analytics.

[Vle045]

Ohh. That’s a lot of maths.

[bluebooger]

> Oooh, data analytics.

its only one course
probably using R or python to some some statistics, regression and plot the data

> Ohh. That’s a lot of maths.

I'm an so happy they're requiring Linear Algebra

now if they dropped one of these
Introduction to Computer Science 3
Programming Fundamentals 4
and replace it with Discrete Math then it would be near perfect

[rachel83az]

> Oooh, data analytics.

its only one course            
probably using R or python to some some statistics, regression and plot the data

Two. Bioinformatics is a branch of data analytics as applied to biological data. It's not the same as "regular" data analytics but it's not all that different either. I would not be surprised if "Management of Agriculture and Natural Resource Data " also had some data analytics as part of the course.

[StoicJ]

I think it's great that there is going to be a new option, but just remember that these are comp sci courses and not biz admin. Seems to me a LOT more folks will be able to plow through the requisite BA path in a couple of terms versus the CS path.

Still, even if it DOES take twice the number of terms to complete you're WAY under $10k.

[ashkir]

I think it's great that there is going to be a new option, but just remember that these are comp sci courses and not biz admin. Seems to me a LOT more folks will be able to plow through the requisite BA path in a couple of terms versus the CS path.

Still, even if it DOES take twice the number of terms to complete you're WAY under $10k.

Exactly how I feel. I don't want the computer science engineers working for my company to not have an understanding of how software actually works! I feel a lot of people are racing this degree just to get a good job and then just hop around place to place.

As a business manager, we ASK for githubs, etc,and ask technical questions and on the spot questions which will quickly weed those without an understanding out.

[bluebooger]

> Oooh, data analytics.

its only one course            
probably using R or python to some some statistics, regression and plot the data

Two. Bioinformatics is a branch of data analytics as applied to biological data. It's not the same as "regular" data analytics but it's not all that different either. I would not be surprised if "Management of Agriculture and Natural Resource Data " also had some data analytics as part of the course.

but Data Analytics is only one course in the Information and Data Management Concentration

sure there are other courses in that concentration that might use data analytics, but my point was there is only one "data analytics" course            
its not like "data analytics" is the name of the concentration

I found the descriptions for the courses here          

http://catalog.umpi.edu/preview_program....nto=search

and they do require discrete math

[Vle045]

> Oooh, data analytics.

its only one course            
probably using R or python to some some statistics, regression and plot the data

> Ohh. That’s a lot of maths.

I'm an so happy they're requiring Linear Algebra                

now if they dropped one of these
Introduction to Computer Science  3
Programming Fundamentals  4
and replace it with Discrete Math then it would be near perfect

This is me.... running away from all those numbers coming after me....

[Cofffeee]

I think it's great that there is going to be a new option, but just remember that these are comp sci courses and not biz admin. Seems to me a LOT more folks will be able to plow through the requisite BA path in a couple of terms versus the CS path.

Still, even if it DOES take twice the number of terms to complete you're WAY under $10k.

Exactly how I feel. I don't want the computer science engineers working for my company to not have an understanding of how software actually works! I feel a lot of people are racing this degree just to get a good job and then just hop around place to place.

As a business manager, we ASK for githubs, etc,and ask technical questions and on the spot questions which will quickly weed those without an understanding out.

Its misconception that if u get University degree u actually know the subject. Not the case. Many students get out of Universities with comsci degrees and have minimal amount of knowledge. In some cases even less........