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A big topic in the industry magazines over the last couple of years has been
"partnering". The idea is that computers are becoming so essential to
businesses that it can no longer just be handled by a computer priesthood
off in a room with special security. Business managers strongly want people
that are not only competent in technology, but can understand the needs of
business as well. If your career goal is to be a database administrator at
end-user sites, then I would strongly vote for the MBA over the MSCS. If
your career goal is to work for a software vendor, then the MSCS might be
the better choice, but that would depend on your precise goal.
Dennis Williams
DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
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Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 5:32 AM
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GOT my MBA, but I don't let it push me towards damagement... I find it interesting to figure out what I can do better in my systems to better meet the needs of the people I end up supporting (for some reason, I always seem to support the accounting department in one manner or another). Knowing the language and kind of understanding what they are talking about helps me to make the leap in trying to understand how to help them.
Did graduating with the stupid thing do anything for me directly. $&(# no. Not likely to, either... no one even bothered to congratulate me when I finally finished (after 5 years and 3 different schools in 3 different states and 62 masters credits). BUT, I finished for me, and it helps me.
It isn't for anybody. If I knew then what I know now, probably wouldn't have bothered even starting it. A lot of busy work. A lot of hassle for what I could have gotten out of a couple good websites and a few library books. Live and learn.
April Wells
Oracle DBA/Oracle Apps DBA
Corporate Systems
Amarillo Texas
Well-behaved women rarely make history
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Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 1:32 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
I don't have any degree higher than a plain BA. It hasn't made a difference as far as I can see, however, I have gone on interviews where they asked if I had a college degree. They didn't seem to care WHAT the degree was in (mine as it happens IS in Computer Science).
I started an MBA program. And realized that it would push me towards the management track (I hope I'd never turn into damagement), where I didn't want to be.
Someday I'll go back to school, perhaps for another degree, perhaps not. Definitely for something I'm interested in as opposed to something just to earn money
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