Forwarded Message from Angela via Rupert ...
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> Hi Ken,
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> I am aware of a teaching committee meeting that will be held tomorrow and
> would like to propose a new course relating to .NET technologies. I find
> that most development and analyst jobs in the current market require
> applicants to be knowledgeable in the area of .NET development. In
> particular I am currently in my penultimate year and have been applying
> for several positions in summer internship programs, as well as general
> roles in the industry. During interviews with various companies I have
> noticed that .NET technologies play a dominant role in development.
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> In addition, several universities are currently running .NET-related
> courses. From preliminary research I have found the following courses at
> other universities:
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> Sydney University
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> EBUS4001 e-Business Engineering
> http://intranet.eng.usyd.edu.au/curriculum/uos-details?department%5fid=746&base%5freturn%5furl=stream%2dview&stream%5fid=1221&uos%5fid=2632
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> University of Technology
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> 31100 Enterprise Development with the .NET Framework
> http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/subjects/31100.html
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> 31927 Application Development with Visual Basic .NET
> http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/subjects/31927.html
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> University of Queensland
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> INFS3204/7204 Service-Oriented Architecture
> http://study.itee.uq.edu.au/profiles/2006_2_INFS3204_StLucia
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> I believe that by implementing a .NET course CSE students will be more
> prepared to take on the job market after they graduate and I have met many
> students who would be interested in this course.
>
> I have started a thread on CSE forums to allow other students to voice
> their opinions on this topic.
> https://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~forums/support/viewtopic.php?t=4023
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