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[Michael S Czeiszperger <czei AT webperfcenter.com>]

"saundrakaerubel.com" wrote:

> Sound off on this discussion at cio.com and read what others have written 
> on this topic
>
> As the day-to-day work of IT professionals
> becomes more specialized, the lessons from a four-year
> college education become less relevant. Do IT
> professionals really need four-year college degrees?
> http://comment.cio.com/sound.cfm?ID=64
> ________________________________________________________

I think it depends on what you're doing. If you will excuse the rough 
analogy, the general
field of IT can be compared to the general field of construction. Most 
outside observers
(and some inside ones) lack a sense of scale, confusing a role similar to 
that of
designing a backyard deck to that of designing (and building) a skyscraper. 
You don't need
a four year degree to design and build a deck, but you might want someone who 
has at least
a four year degree and some experience to build a skyscraper.

Michael Czeiszperger


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