How should a god university conduct its Computer Science courses?

Question

A friend of mine is planning to enrol in the university soon and he planned to take up Computer Science.

The problem is that there are a lot of universities in the world and he does not know which one of them is a good university. As taking up a course in a foreign university is costly, it is of utmost importance for him to select a good university.

Can anyone suggest any university that is good in Computer Science or Computing? I would also like very much to know how a good university conducts its course. How are their courses structured?

My friend has received complaints from his peers that the way some universities conduct their courses are ridiculous. It seems some universities over emphasised on programming in their assignments.

For example, a friend of his took Expert Systems in his university. He feels by right the students should be given more opportunities to do research on it and understand the subject. However, the students in his university was given a programming assignment instead. To complicate matters, the assignment was a complicated, project style assignment where he had to create an expert system from scratch. The university also never gave them a reading lists or a reference book for the subject, but only power points notes.

In another case involving another student I personally knew, she complained that in her subject Programming and Algorithm, there was a major change in the language used for the subject. It was previously Java, but when she took the subject, they changed it to C. The lecturer also added a whole new topic to the subject - Metrices. The girl felt this was too major a change for the subject.

Besides, isn't Metrices more suited for Computer Networks? So, why must they use it for a programming subject?

Another complaint some students spoke of is the neccessity for them to pass their overall assignments in order to pass their subjects. They also felt that programming is a very precarious topic. All it needs is one mistake and the whole program crashes. This will make the student fail the assignment or get low marks. Because of this, students waste precious time doing their assignments, instead of using their time for more research.

So, the end result was that students in these universities hardly do research and learn anything but waste time doing programming assignments.

In another case, a friend of my friend also told him in spite of their shortcomings, the staff of his department are very arrogant and insists their university is the best in spite of the fact it was a poor second. A lecturer in his department also chose only to speak to certain students he likes and ignore the rest, even when some of the rest had approached him for assistance. Another arrogant lecturer who was in charger of the school's computer networks refused to see him and attend to him even though his account with the school computer was down. He was left standing outside the lecturer's room for half an hour before another lecturer saw him and told the lecturer his problem.

Hence, I would like to ask, how should a university, especially a good university, conduct its courses? Is it all programming? Must they also pass their assignments in order to pass their subject? Should lecturers be forcoming in helping the student in their work?

For example, how should a university teach its Expert System course? Should there be a major programming assignment in it? Must students pass the assignments. Likewise, what software should a university used for its graphical programming? Is 3D Studio Max suitable?

My friend is really worried. He really want to choose a good university to get a good start in establishing myself. It seems not all universities are equal and some are just awful

Can someone please tell me, in detail, how a good university conducts its courses? Thanks.

Answer 1

Your friend would be better off getting an MCSE and other related certifications.

However if he is dead set on getting a CS degree, the best thing to do is pick a few universities he think he'd like to attend which offer CS degrees and visit them. Universities always welcome prospective students to visit the campus. He can then sit in on a class or two to see how they are run.

Answer 2

i might say take a million type in programming your first semester. in case you get no gratification from programming then i might say do something else. as quickly as I application something, i'm getting a seance of euphoria while the challenge is carried out. It merely merely makes me satisfied as quickly as I make something and it particularly works. when you're taking the class and in the experience that your nevertheless uncertain i might say the best ingredient to do is think of roughly issues that made you satisfied as a toddler, is there something there which you adore, if so discover out how college might nicely be utilized to it and bypass after it. solid success, you have some tuff possibilities to make.