- From: Dave McFarland <notifications@webstandardsproject.grouphub.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:08:26 +0000
- To: J Public <public-xg-owea@w3.org>
--- Reply ABOVE THIS LINE to post a comment to the project --- Company: OWEA Project: Open Web Education Alliance Link: https://webstandardsproject.grouphub.com/C45159186 Dave McFarland commented on a message: I have a question about the Summary & Conclusion to the White Paper. At the end it's mentioned that one of the goals is to "Create a Web Science Degree." What does this mean? In colleges and universities (here in the US at least) a "degree" has a very specific meaning and degree programs are developed within those institutions by professors, deans and other administrators in the university. I think it's a bit presumptuous to claim to be creating a new degree program, since OWEA is not a university, nor has power to institute degree programs at universities. On the other hand, if it's meant to suggest the development of a set of courses that are a complete foundation for a Web professional, that's another thing, and seems to fall more under the purview of "curriculum development." I would suggest eliminating any talk of developing a "degree program" per se. One other thing in that conclusion caught my eye: "Establishing Web Career Pathways." I don't think it's OWEA's responsibility to develop career pathways. Careers are created by industry and the requirements of the workforce. Actual job descriptions and job titles really vary from workplace to workplace and, as we've clearly seen in the past 10 years, are constantly changing. Trying to guide that process seems way out of scope for OWEA, which (as I see it) should try to provide the competencies people need to build professional, standards-compliant Web sites. My 2 cents. .......................................................................... See the original message, view this comment, and download attachments at: https://webstandardsproject.grouphub.com/C45159186 You can always check the Overview for the latest project activity: https://webstandardsproject.grouphub.com/projects/3106824/log To stop receiving emails when comments are posted to this message, visit: https://webstandardsproject.grouphub.com/posts/25375551/subscription/unsubscribe
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