Engineering Online Degree | Online Program Protested

Posted by bposton on November 7th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

Did you hear about the protests going on at Florida Tech?

Seems that the Dean of the School of Business, David Steele was fired recently.

It’s alleged (by other faculty members) that he was fired because he disagreed with the board of
trustees over an online undergraduate business degree program the schools was starting.

The students are protesting his firing, and the online program, saying that
all that will be required for an online degree is a high school diploma and
students being 22 years of age or older.

The university says that it already has an online MBA program, and that the
standards for admission to the undergraduate program have not yet be defined.
The program is scheduled to begin in January 2008.

My opinion?

Well, from were I sit in my online degree dorm room, I can understand the student’s point,but
I think the protests are a little premature. I think the university should be given the chance
to determine the adimission requirements and then lets see if those requirements really impact
the traditional progams.

Those students (and faculty it seems) should take a look around. They’d see that a big part
of the future of education will distance and online learning programs.

Just my humble opinion :-)

Ben

 

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engineering degree online : calling all astronauts…

Posted by bposton on October 27th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

Interested in the highly specialized field of Aerospace Engineering?

Here are a few of the colleges that offer online Masters degrees in Aerospace Engineering, starting with the newest program: Georgia Tech

The GT School of Aerospace Engineering currently offers two different master of science (MS) degrees.

The first is the “Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering” degree and is generally referred to as a “designated degree.”

The second is the “Master of Science” degree which is referred to as an “undesignated degree.”

What’s the difference between “designated” and “undesignated”?

Well, according to their website, the designated degree requires that you must have completed all academic course work which is required for a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering degree. 
Here’s the list of other schools that offer a Master’s degree in the Aerospace Engineering field (or in that general area):

Illinois Institute of Technology
Program: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Location: Chicago, IL
University of Washington
Program: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Location: Seattle, WA

University of Southern California
Program: Aerospace Engineering
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Buffalo State College, SUNY
Program: Engineering
Location: Buffalo, NY

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Program: Space Operations
Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Binghamton University (S.U.N.Y.)
Program: EngiNet Programs
Location: Binghamton, NY

Stanford University
Program: Part-Time Graduate Degree Study (HCP) At A Distance and On-Campus In Aeronautics and Astronautics
Location: Stanford, CA

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Program: Master of Aeronautical Science
Location: Daytona Beach, FL

University of Colorado at Boulder
Program: Aerospace Engineering
Location: Boulder, CO

North Carolina State University
Program: Online Graduate Degree Program in Aerospace Engineering
Location: Raleigh, NC

Saint Louis University
Program: Master of Science in Aviation Safety Management
Location: St. Louis, MO

Auburn University
Program: Aerospace Engineering
Location: Auburn University, AL

University of Alabama
Program: Aerospace Engineering
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL

University of North Dakota
Program: Space.Edu Distance Education
Location: Grand Forks, ND

Ben

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