RE: Time to get serious

[qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Tom Liotta)]

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Tom Liotta

midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   5. Time to get serious (Jim Hawkins)
>
>Some of this discussion has migrated to the skills that recent graduates 
>have.  Since I serve on the CIS curriculum advisory board for a local 
>community college (in Southwest Michigan) ; let me ask a few questions.
>
>1) What skills should students have upon completing the program?
>2) How much focus should be placed on RPG II and the cycle?  How much is 
>it being used in your shop?
>3) Should there be more emphasis on RPG IV and ILE?
>4) How would you assess a recent graduates skills, aptitude?
>5) How important are specific languages verses the ability to learn 
>languages and understand the business processes?
>6) Any other thoughts?

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