Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[entropy]

http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f28977f2ec664fb9f10de0685&id=15aafae7a2&e=acd13e478b

The Three Pressure Points in Hospital Consolidation - Paul Keckley

[Ghengis Jon]

That's really odd. Online is normal now.

For some companies. My company will hire someone who has a brick and mortar Bachelors over someone with an on-line Masters. The HR attitude is that on-line degrees are only one step above a matchbook cover university. I tend to agree based on the new graduates from both types I've seen. Work ethic seems to be better in those who had to slog it to an actual classroom rather than those who sit in their kitchen wearing bunny slippers.

[entropy]

I agree with the perception of online vs in person...

Several years ago, Carnegie-Mellon was offering an executive MBA program where you had online lectures 3 weeks out of the month and travelled to Pittsburgh every 4th week. I'm not sure where they stand with that program today or if they've even continued it, but I can see that having value.

I also wonder if the online MBA's are more for employees looking to boost skills or meet an internal corporate requirement. Getting an MBA online while staying with the same employer probably is viewed differently and may not matter.

[iam416]

I can't believe I missed this: http://freebeacon.com/issues/elizabe...earnings-2016/

Elizabeth Warren pays female staffers 71% of what she pays male staffers. Shame, Pocahontas. Shame.

[AlabamAlum]

The wage equality thing has been a bit of a canard for the last 15 years or so.

[iam416]

I think it's clear Elizabeth Warren values male work more than female work. The evidence is manifestly obvious.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Shaddup simpleton

[hack]

I agree that the value of an online course just seems lower. But it's out there and normal. And it's no cheaper, though you'd think it should be.

[Wild Hoss]

Customer service aint what it used to be.

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[crashcourse]

University of Phoenix runs a fine school of officiating wouldn't ya say wiz?

[AlabamAlum]

I agree that the value of an online course just seems lower. But it's out there and normal. And it's no cheaper, though you'd think it should be.

And it's often more difficult than the in-person classes.

[CGVT]

I think it's clear Elizabeth Warren values male work more than female work. The evidence is manifestly obvious.

Uh...No

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/elizabeth-warren-pays-women-men_us_58e53d4de4b06a4cb30ea420

[AlabamAlum]

It's interesting that HuffPo used the median as opposed to the mean. I think before this is put to bed, you need the mean.

[hack]

And it's often more difficult than the in-person classes.

Plugging in and staying focused with Coursera is pretty damn hard. And maybe employers are right to be skeptical. I got myself a certificate in data analysis from Duke last year, and learned absolutely nothing in the process. Presumably even for an online degree program the standards are much higher, but the suspicion lingers probably for good reason.

Which is why it's such a shitty move to be offering programs online only and at the same price. Caveat emptor...

[iam416]

Uh...No

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b06a4cb30ea420

Uh, yes. They refute nothing in the analysis. They simply look at it from 2012. In 2016, Warren paid female staffers 71% of male staffers. Sorry, dude. Even the fantabulously biased HuffPo doesn't dispute that.