I think the Networking subjects are more of a community college or junior
college thing. If you are looking to invest time in a Bachelors or Master
per say- I'd go with a mainline computer science & engineering degree (time
& money). This way the technologies will revolve around the bulk of what
you know (this probably does not pertain to older degrees), nothing will
seem too far of the beaten path. Case in point- I have a friend who wants
to follow the Cisco path, but has enrolled @ the local community college
(Networking program). His studies cover transmission technologies (analog,
digital, MM, SM), patch panels arrangements, horizontal runs, etc., etc.
Basic stuff that one can pick up from 1 or a small handful of books.
Second (a coworker) just graduated from the University of Maryland with a
computer science degree. He immediately picked up all the Microsoft certs
with little mental stretch & almost every Cisco project seems familiar to
him. The other day I was setting up a switching scenario to enable a path
for IDS boxes & he started having flashbacks about Spanning Tree.
Evidently- in his course of study he had most of the algoryms covered. The
application of what he's learned is now the fun part.
Wrapping up- the network studies track (I feel) is too focused on the
physical network & the real world teachers (that can evoke change) do not
exist like they should. Computer Science is a neat place to start. The
fellow I work with might be an exception, but his first job out of school
pays 50k & he teaches Microsoft/ N+ 20 hours a week for another 50k (@ 23
years old).
Now- there is a third person to factor. My boss sold & repaired copiers in
the 80's (when they were the hot commodity). He built Novel servers in the
late 80's (when they were the hot commodity). He built Microsoft servers in
the early & mid 90's (when they were the hot commodity). He started his
Cisco studies in the late 90's (when it was the hot commodity). Today he is
one of the most successful CCIE's I have ever met & though he has no formal
education beyond high school, his network design trade allows him to bills
out @ $200 an hour (with more business than he can handle).
I say all this to say- pick you battles wisely & spend your education
dollars as you see fit.
All the best !!!
Phil
PS (no I'm not always this long winded, just home sick :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "steve billy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 11:22 AM
Subject: computer networking degree
> Hi group,
>
> Can you please tell me good universities from where
> one can obtain degree at the undergraduate and
> graduate level in computer networking (specifically).
>
> Thanks
> Steve
>
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