Actually, rethinking the original argument that the written exam is biased towards the class, I would say the exact opposite is true: The practical exam is biased towards the class. In fact, everything in the practical exam is taught in the class almost step for step.
On Sep 21, 2008, at 10:20 AM, Chris Brentano wrote: > I would also disagree that the written exam is biased towards people > who attended the training. I attended a Bootcamp earlier this year and > thought I was fully prepared to pass the dCAP. Especially since I > already had real-world Asterisk experience. But the written exam > covered material that we hadn't even discussed in class, some stuff > that was in the book, and other that I was totally lost on. I passed > the practical with a near perfect score, but fell just short of > passing the written. IMHO, the written portion needs to be re- > evaluated. > > What I think needs to change is de-coupling the dCAP exam from the > Bootcamp class. I'll likely never retake the dCAP exam since Digium > doesn't offer the Bootcamp in my area (Portland) and I can't go to a > local testing facility (New Horizons, et al.) and do the exam. It > would cost me well beyond the $300 to take the exam after factoring in > travel costs and time spent away from work. > > Also, the problem with the dCAP being coupled to the Bootcamp is that > it gives you the false impression that the Bootcamp prepares you to > pass the dCAP and that is completely *not true*. In my Bootcamp class > of 9 only 4 took the dCAP. Our own instructor said it took him 3 tries > to pass! If this isn't going to change, then the dCAP should be > changed so that the Bootcamp *does* prepare you to pass. And > similarly, Digium should then also offer less expensive (at least, > less than $3K) self-study materials or online training that also > offers similar training without having to be present at the Bootcamp > That way someone could elect to train at their own schedule and later > coordinate to drop-in on the last day of a Bootcamp session and take > the dCAP. > > - Chris > > > On Sep 21, 2008, at 9:15 AM, Tilghman Lesher wrote: > >> On Thursday 18 September 2008 20:56:58 Craig Guy wrote: >>> I felt at the time the written portion was heavily biased towards >>> people >>> who had done the training - in fact I would go so far as to say >>> that it was >>> designed specifically to discriminate against people who had not >>> attended >>> the official training. >> >> I'd have to disagree with that, having taken the written portion >> without >> having attended the bootcamp, and I got one of the highest scores of >> the >> people there that day. Included was one question that I believe I >> was the >> only that day to have gotten right. Of course, I had the written the >> application upon which that question was based, so I had an unfair >> advantage, >> I suppose. Other than that question, though, I'd have to say that >> the >> written portion highly favored the person with a well-rounded set of >> experiences with Asterisk. >> >> However, the test has been revised since I have taken it, and Jared >> assures me >> that some of the more tricky questions have been removed, so the >> written >> portion may be easier nowadays. >> >> -- >> Tilghman >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona >> Register Now: http://www.astricon.net >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users