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- Latest in higher ed: the Bachelor of Innovation
- In the true spirit of American ingenuity, the University of Colorado has announced it will be offering Bachelor of Innovation degrees, reports Campus Technology News. Students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will be the first in the U.S. to be able to receive a...
- Tags: Education Technology, Higher Ed, Bachelor, Innovation
- Blog posts 2006-12-01
- H-1B visas hit roadblock in Congress
- H-1B visas hit roadblock in Congress"guest workers"? get real. Try "cheap labor paid for by our tax dollars"If people in congress and corporations claim Americans are stupid, when why the bleep isn't the same tax money being used to improve Americans and our infrastructure? Especially when it's...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, H-1B visa, Bachelor, U.S. Congress, H-1B, job, tax money, tax
- Discussion threads 2006-03-31
- Adobe Systems Case Study: Tennessee Technological University
- The four-year Bachelor's of Science degree program in Web Design at Tennessee Technological University TN Tech was founded on two simple premises. First, communication is core to the human experience, and, second, the ability to communicate effectively via the Web is a key differentiator for today's college graduates. The more...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Bachelor, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Development Tools, Marketing, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development
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- Software Engineers and Engineering: A Survey of Undergraduate Preconceptions
- Past research has demonstrated that student misconceptions about degree programs can negatively affect enrolment and retention rates. Software engineering is a relatively new discipline that is distinct from computer science and other engineering specializations; however, it is still rapidly evolving and consequently there is potential for misconceptions about the new...
- Tags: Software, Software Engineering, Misconception, IEEE, Survey, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management
- White papers 2008-10-31
- Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality
- Guest editorial by Emma McGrattan In the current economic climate, businesses of every size are looking to reduce their spending wherever possible. Open source software, which has no upfront licensing fees, is one way of achieving significant savings. However, in order to protect their...
- Tags: Software, Security, Open Source, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- The green tech edition of ‘what I did on my summer vacation'
- How would you like to spend your summer break doing some groundbreaking green technology research? IBM has hired a couple of hundred college students worldwide to lend their brains to projects across the company's 13 research labs, including several focused on solving problems related to making data...
- Tags: Green Technology, IBM Corp., Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Hey, kids! IT isn't boring!
- Hey, kids! IT isn't boring!There is no future in ITThe IT bubble bust around 2000 was only the tip of the ice burg. Today, IT is a mediocre industry that has an ecosystem of incompetent and insufficiently educated people from the "IT Recruiters/HR", the people doing the hiring to the...
- Tags: Professional development, Strategy, Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, IT IS, information technology, career
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- ABC called looking for an "All American" bachelor...
- I got a call from one of the producers of The Bachelor looking for a new crop. Did I know any bachelors? I said I did. They said they should be tall, the women are asking for at least 6 foot tall, they should be charming, handsome, and have...
- Tags: Look, ABC Inc., Women, Gender And Diversity, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Human Resources, Internet, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- A lawyer inside your PC - British software can flag corporate nefariousness
- A lawyer inside your PC - British software can flag corporate nefariousnessTotal B.S. (Bachelor of Science ?...)I spent a year in a Ph.D. program in linguistics, which is the [b][i]science[/i][/b] of language. From around 1955 to 1975 the U.S. military, primarily the Air Force, pumped MILLIONS of dollars into linguistic...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, MILLIONS, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-04-14
- "More SCI/tech headlines"
- "More SCI/tech headlines"Science for science's sakeUntil Universities start offering Bachelor of Arts in Computers, IT will be equated to science. Computer Science is more like creative technical writing. Programs follow an algorithm - which is a set of rules. Literature follows a set of rules too (into, body, conclusion, other...
- Tags: theory
- Discussion threads 2008-04-10
- 8,021 Computer Science students graduated in 2007
- In the 2006-2007 academic year only 8,021 students graduated with computer science degrees US schools granting PhD degree, the lowest number of graduates this decade. In 2003-2004 14,185 students were awarded bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science, according to Computing Research Association. by AM
- Tags: Computer Science, Computer, Productivity, AM
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Tiger update brings Safari headaches
- Tiger update brings Safari headachesBut it IS Apple's fault[i]Some commentators, such as John Gruber, say we should know better than rely on such hacks. And I agree to a point. It’s not all Apple’s fault when it introduces something that breaks an “unsupported” feature provided by a third-party developer —...
- Tags: Web browsers, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Safari headach, Web browser, headach
- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
- Missouri State, IBM launch IT services degree
- Missouri State, IBM launch IT services degreehmm...I have to ask what the heck? How is it that a vendor can come into a university and set up a program to train students on how to use IBM's products and services?What if Sun, Oracle or Microsoft did such a thing? Do...
- Tags: Call centers, Recruitment & Selection, IT services, job, help desk, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-09-19
- Missouri State, IBM launch IT services degree
- Missouri State University and IBM plan to team up on a Bachelor of Science degree in IT service management. Think of it as a degree in Big Blue's biggest business. The IT services degree will be the first of its kind in the U.S....
- Tags: IT Services, Information Technology, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-09-19
- Schwarzenegger appeals ruling on video game law
- Schwarzenegger appeals ruling on video game lawWhere have the responsible parents gone?I mean, isn't it the responsibility of the parent to raise their child? If they don't want violent video games in the house they can ban them. Why does a Governor even have to step into ban...
- Tags: Games, Corporate communications, video game law, video, video game, game
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- Google's Brin: I love you, and your biotech start-up
- THIS JUST IN: In Silicon Valley's version of "The Bachelor," Anne Wojcicki not only landed one of America's richest men, Sergey Brin, a co-founder of Google, but she also got her husband's company to finance her start-up.Google said Tuesday that it invested $3.9 million this month in 23andMe, the biotech...
- Tags: Culture, Google
- Blog posts 2007-05-23
- Why Google Search will NOT rule the Universe!
- Today may very well be looked back upon as the first day that marked the beginning of the end of Google's upward ascent.How so? Google aims for Universal Search domination in its just announced  proclamation that no need to go anywhere else but Google.com for anything and everything: Images, Maps, Books,...
- Tags: Culture, AdWords, Advertising, Google, Search, Search Advertising
- Blog posts 2007-05-16
- Is Apple Out to Kill Tivo?
- Is Apple Out to Kill Tivo?QualityFact is internet video quality still sucks. Until we get HDTV quality video without buffers, we're tied to broadcast TV. When FiOS gets out here, though, I'm all over that.MisleadingYou stated that the average american watches 4.5 hours of TV/day, which would be 30.5 hours...
- Tags: DVR, TVs, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, AT&T Corp., TiVo Inc., TV, digital video recorder, Apple Inc., Apple TV, cable
- Discussion threads 2007-01-24
- Science degrees continue to decline
- Science degrees continue to declineLittle/No reward for scientists in itThe trends in Sci/Tech industry are an evidence of the fact that the sci/tech industry has turned into a war-zone filled with deadly intellectual property IP "land-mines". Needless to say that while IP provides HUGE incentives directly to businesses and lawyers...
- Tags: Professional development, S&E Degrees, enrollment, industry
- Discussion threads 2007-01-08
- Latest in higher ed: the Bachelor of Innovation
- Latest in higher ed: the Bachelor of InnovationInnovation in School ?While it sounds like a really good idea, I am reluctant to accept that a formal school can address innovation. "Higher" education has a long history of resisting new ideas, whether social or technological. Historically they have always...
- Tags: Leadership, UCCS, innovation
- Discussion threads 2006-12-06
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