04-24-2012, 02:10 PM
(04-24-2012, 11:10 AM)LT Crow link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=Surf314 link=topic=2632.msg243596#msg243596 date=1335280608]Yes, they are. When a department no longer exists, that constitutes "getting rid of it"
They aren't getting rid of it
(04-24-2012, 10:16 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: [ -> ]just gutting it and taking away all the research and crap.That crap is what attracts decent professors. Rolling computer science into other departments will happens like this: you'll have a little bit of Java, and some procedural programming in the physics and/or math departments. I've been subjected to that, I already knew Java before taking the computational physics class, they managed to make me unlearn most of Java, it was an absolutely horrible class. The super low level intro to office, database (MS access) and "web development" (LOL 2 credit hours of Html) will be moved to the business school, except when they dropped the graduate program in CS, there is now no one left to teach it. Roll some graphic design stuff in to Fine Arts, which will subtly shift from "how to create in this design suite" to "that's solid design but it doesn't twang my artistic string, F" -they're taking the instruction of computer science out of the hands of computer scientists. Which while completely screwing the CS majors (I mean, really, what are these guys going to do?), also screws the rest of the school who relies on that department for subject matter expertise.
(04-24-2012, 10:16 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: [ -> ]Maybe gut liberal arts instead?I'd be more OK with that. It's retarded to cut Science or Technology education right now.
(04-24-2012, 10:16 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: [ -> ]Also the athletic budget is separate, so its not like one is being stolen for the other.Sounds like it's time to raid the cookie jar. I'm sure the board of directors could, if they wanted to, granted someone would probably sue though. I often wonder how people forget it's a School.Â
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As one of the people this is affecting, I'm seriously considering either switching majors or transferring to UCF/FSU. Maybe I'll switch to Information Technology and just teach myself programming.