01-28-2014, 01:54 AM
Yeah. I wouldn't want to be doing Calculus IV anytime soon myself if I don't have to. You're welcome for the link, If you are interested in any more computer science courses that are offered for free you should check out this link: Computer Science: Free Courses | Open Culture
I've found almost every course I plan to take at TESC on that list lol.
I got started as an intern because I had a friend who put in a good word for me. I already had a pretty firm foundation in Java(My company programs primarily in Java) so that was a plus. I had also spent the year leading up to the internship going through web languages, making a crappy game site, hosting some proxy's, doing some mySQL stuff with PHP. Just playing around with anything I could get my hands on, you know? I also had some knowledge of C++, but it was limited. I'm currently in the process of teaching myself C++ again in preparation for my Data Structures course(as the course is taught in C++).
As far as what classes are necessary. That depends on what you want to do with your degree. I kind of hope to end up in a software engineering degree or a programmer analyst position. What I would tell you is necessary is based off of talking to my colleagues and my interest in software. If you were wanting to be a web developer or a database administrator, then you would have a very different opinion on what is necessary. And it would also depend on your programming background. If you are already familiar with a class there is little use in taking it.
I've found almost every course I plan to take at TESC on that list lol.
I got started as an intern because I had a friend who put in a good word for me. I already had a pretty firm foundation in Java(My company programs primarily in Java) so that was a plus. I had also spent the year leading up to the internship going through web languages, making a crappy game site, hosting some proxy's, doing some mySQL stuff with PHP. Just playing around with anything I could get my hands on, you know? I also had some knowledge of C++, but it was limited. I'm currently in the process of teaching myself C++ again in preparation for my Data Structures course(as the course is taught in C++).
As far as what classes are necessary. That depends on what you want to do with your degree. I kind of hope to end up in a software engineering degree or a programmer analyst position. What I would tell you is necessary is based off of talking to my colleagues and my interest in software. If you were wanting to be a web developer or a database administrator, then you would have a very different opinion on what is necessary. And it would also depend on your programming background. If you are already familiar with a class there is little use in taking it.
I'm a 19 year old, Software Engineer, who is enrolled at TESC for a B.A. in Computer Science. My bachelors coursework is completed and I am waiting for graduation to roll around. Will start pursuing ALM in Information Technology with a concentration in Software Engineering from Harvard Extension School sometime in the coming year.
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