I'm a student again.....
Sep. 4th, 2008 05:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poltr1Yesterday, I signed up for an Object-Oriented Programming Concepts course (CIS 112) at Sinclair Community College. But it wasn't as straightforward as I hoped. The in-person section was filled, so I signed up for the online section. I filled out the registration form, and was initially denied because the course has a prerequisite of another course (CIS 111). I asked, "I already have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Is there any way I can test out of the prerequisite?" I got sent up to Academic Advisement, who in turn advised me to go to the department. And so I hoofed it to the department, and happened to meet the instructor. After a few minutes of discussion on my background, she gave me permission to take the course. After having the department sign off on the registration form, I re-registered, and was accepted. Then I went to the bursar's office to pay my bill.
Today, based on a tip from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
athenawindsong, I ordered my 2 books through amazon.com. One was new, the other was used. We'll be using a language called Alice and doing OO diagramming in UML using Visio. So I downloaded Alice and installed it on the laptop.
The next thing to do is to obtain a copy of Microsoft Visio from the campus library or whoever handles the software distribution for students. I'll probably take care of that tomorrow morning, unless I have to wait until the quarter starts before I can acces the ELMS system.
Today, based on a tip from
athenawindsong, I ordered my 2 books through amazon.com. One was new, the other was used. We'll be using a language called Alice and doing OO diagramming in UML using Visio. So I downloaded Alice and installed it on the laptop. The next thing to do is to obtain a copy of Microsoft Visio from the campus library or whoever handles the software distribution for students. I'll probably take care of that tomorrow morning, unless I have to wait until the quarter starts before I can acces the ELMS system.
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Date: 2008-09-04 11:30 pm (UTC)Also I got my books from http://www.ecampus.com/ as they seemed to always be the cheapest.
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Date: 2008-09-05 02:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-05 02:02 am (UTC)When I took my Java course (CIS 283) last year, I got a copy of Access 2003 and ordered a copy of Windows XP Professional from one of the labs in Building 3. I think this was done via ELMS (e-academy License Management System), but I don't remember for sure. Unfortunately, it appears that ELMS is restricted to CIS faculty and students only.
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Date: 2008-09-05 02:45 am (UTC)