Re: "online Universities"

I don't know if you can go to an american university but Western 
Governors University is a good option if you would like to use your real 
world experience.  Most of the classes allow you to substitute your 
certifications for the class.

Talisker wrote:
> Hi Flosse,
> I know of many including myself who are in the same position.  Many
> universities will count your real world experience as equivalent to a
> degree.  However, most employers don't feel the same way.  My answer to this
> was to bypass the degree and go straight for an MSc.  The time commitment
> varies from full time to part time and the part time varies from a day or
> two per week to a five day saturation followed by self study.
>
> I have details on all the UK based Information Security MSc's here, 
> http://securitywizardry.com/postgrad.htm we are currently working on degrees
> as well.  I doubt there would be room to make this global though it may be
> worthy of investigating those that are in English (selfish I know)
>
> Best Regards
>
> Andy Cuff
> Chief Technology Officer
> Computer Network Defence Ltd
> http://www.securitywizardry.com
>
> 07010 709014
>   
>
>
>   
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: listbounce@securityfocus.com [mailto:listbounce@securityfocus.com]
> > On Behalf Of Florian Rommel
> > Sent: 03 November 2006 22:06
> > To: security-basics
> > Subject: "online Universities"
> >
> > ok so I don't have a degree from a University, I am one of those that
> > dropped out and got certifications instead and real world experience.
> > This was a good move at the time as I made very good money and i
> > actually still do BUT I would like to get a University degree within
> > the IS domain. There are plenty of Universities advertising online
> > studying etc. but since I live in northern europe usually a no-no to
> > enroll. Plus tuition costs are free here for "real university" but
> > time is a problem to go during the day or even at night, self study
> > at a reasonable price would be best.  Does anyone have any
> > suggestions for this? Or is it even wroth it?
> >
> > Just to list the "certs" so you can see that i am not just doing the
> > "normal" ones :)
> > MCSA, MCSE, MCDBA,LCP,CISSP,SCSP(x4),SCTA(x4), and just about to
> > come: GIAC:GCUX
> >
> > I mean yes, compared to my real world experience they don't mean
> > squat but every employer I have been with so far wanted me to get one
> > of these.
> >
> > Anyway , any thoughts are really appreciated, as I sometimes feel
> > like some people "respect" your opinion more with a degree, even
> > though I can hold my own with very seasoned professionals and this
> > can just be in my head too...
> >
> > cheers already
> >
> > //Flosse
> >
> > http://blog.2blocksaway.com
> >
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