Amazon employee takes advantage of CCIS ALIGN program
Mon 08.29.16
Amazon employee takes advantage of CCIS ALIGN program
Mon 08.29.16
Amazon employee takes advantage of CCIS ALIGN program
Mon 08.29.16
Amazon employee takes advantage of CCIS ALIGN program
Mon 08.29.16
By Shandana Mufti
Many people would be done with school after earning an undergraduate degree and an MBA. Not Andrew Dickens (MSCS ’17). Andrew is currently working on his second graduate degree, this one in computer science, through CCIS’ ALIGN program.
“My team is embedded in an engineering team,” Andrew, a program manager at Amazon, says. “I had a desire to learn more about computer science for some time, but didn’t have a concrete plan.”
That changed when he saw signs for the ALIGN program posted around Amazon’s Seattle campus. The graduate-level program is designed to prepare individuals for careers in STEM, even if their undergraduate degree was earned in a different area of study. Two semesters of the program ground students in computer science through fundamental courses before they enroll in masters-level classes.
Andrew completed an undergraduate degree in management information systems at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and an MBA at Saint Leo University. Some students might be interested in changing their field completely, while others, like Andrew, want to develop technical experience to continue to grow in a position they already hold.
“My role isn’t very technical, but I work with technical teams in a technical organization,” he says. “Earning this degree will allow me to pivot and then move into a more technical role.”
He’s halfway through the two-year program now, and says he’s gained valuable computer science skills during that time. The Object Oriented Design course stands out as a favorite, because of both the subject matter and the professor, Therapon Skoteiniotis. Andrew also took an introductory programming course under Skoteiniotis. He says that the professor was able to to bridge concepts between the two courses and that his teaching style made the content easily accessible to students.
Andrew is currently balancing classes and his full-time job, which he says has been one of the biggest challenges of the program so far. He plans to stay at Amazon after completing the program, at which point he’ll have a deeper understanding of the technical work of his colleagues.
“Seeing the value of having a background in engineering or computer science prompted me to seek out a way to get that experience,” Andrew says. “This program was my way.”
By Shandana Mufti
Many people would be done with school after earning an undergraduate degree and an MBA. Not Andrew Dickens (MSCS ’17). Andrew is currently working on his second graduate degree, this one in computer science, through CCIS’ ALIGN program.
“My team is embedded in an engineering team,” Andrew, a program manager at Amazon, says. “I had a desire to learn more about computer science for some time, but didn’t have a concrete plan.”
That changed when he saw signs for the ALIGN program posted around Amazon’s Seattle campus. The graduate-level program is designed to prepare individuals for careers in STEM, even if their undergraduate degree was earned in a different area of study. Two semesters of the program ground students in computer science through fundamental courses before they enroll in masters-level classes.
Andrew completed an undergraduate degree in management information systems at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and an MBA at Saint Leo University. Some students might be interested in changing their field completely, while others, like Andrew, want to develop technical experience to continue to grow in a position they already hold.
“My role isn’t very technical, but I work with technical teams in a technical organization,” he says. “Earning this degree will allow me to pivot and then move into a more technical role.”
He’s halfway through the two-year program now, and says he’s gained valuable computer science skills during that time. The Object Oriented Design course stands out as a favorite, because of both the subject matter and the professor, Therapon Skoteiniotis. Andrew also took an introductory programming course under Skoteiniotis. He says that the professor was able to to bridge concepts between the two courses and that his teaching style made the content easily accessible to students.
Andrew is currently balancing classes and his full-time job, which he says has been one of the biggest challenges of the program so far. He plans to stay at Amazon after completing the program, at which point he’ll have a deeper understanding of the technical work of his colleagues.
“Seeing the value of having a background in engineering or computer science prompted me to seek out a way to get that experience,” Andrew says. “This program was my way.”
By Shandana Mufti
Many people would be done with school after earning an undergraduate degree and an MBA. Not Andrew Dickens (MSCS ’17). Andrew is currently working on his second graduate degree, this one in computer science, through CCIS’ ALIGN program.
“My team is embedded in an engineering team,” Andrew, a program manager at Amazon, says. “I had a desire to learn more about computer science for some time, but didn’t have a concrete plan.”
That changed when he saw signs for the ALIGN program posted around Amazon’s Seattle campus. The graduate-level program is designed to prepare individuals for careers in STEM, even if their undergraduate degree was earned in a different area of study. Two semesters of the program ground students in computer science through fundamental courses before they enroll in masters-level classes.
Andrew completed an undergraduate degree in management information systems at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and an MBA at Saint Leo University. Some students might be interested in changing their field completely, while others, like Andrew, want to develop technical experience to continue to grow in a position they already hold.
“My role isn’t very technical, but I work with technical teams in a technical organization,” he says. “Earning this degree will allow me to pivot and then move into a more technical role.”
He’s halfway through the two-year program now, and says he’s gained valuable computer science skills during that time. The Object Oriented Design course stands out as a favorite, because of both the subject matter and the professor, Therapon Skoteiniotis. Andrew also took an introductory programming course under Skoteiniotis. He says that the professor was able to to bridge concepts between the two courses and that his teaching style made the content easily accessible to students.
Andrew is currently balancing classes and his full-time job, which he says has been one of the biggest challenges of the program so far. He plans to stay at Amazon after completing the program, at which point he’ll have a deeper understanding of the technical work of his colleagues.
“Seeing the value of having a background in engineering or computer science prompted me to seek out a way to get that experience,” Andrew says. “This program was my way.”
By Shandana Mufti
Many people would be done with school after earning an undergraduate degree and an MBA. Not Andrew Dickens (MSCS ’17). Andrew is currently working on his second graduate degree, this one in computer science, through CCIS’ ALIGN program.
“My team is embedded in an engineering team,” Andrew, a program manager at Amazon, says. “I had a desire to learn more about computer science for some time, but didn’t have a concrete plan.”
That changed when he saw signs for the ALIGN program posted around Amazon’s Seattle campus. The graduate-level program is designed to prepare individuals for careers in STEM, even if their undergraduate degree was earned in a different area of study. Two semesters of the program ground students in computer science through fundamental courses before they enroll in masters-level classes.
Andrew completed an undergraduate degree in management information systems at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and an MBA at Saint Leo University. Some students might be interested in changing their field completely, while others, like Andrew, want to develop technical experience to continue to grow in a position they already hold.
“My role isn’t very technical, but I work with technical teams in a technical organization,” he says. “Earning this degree will allow me to pivot and then move into a more technical role.”
He’s halfway through the two-year program now, and says he’s gained valuable computer science skills during that time. The Object Oriented Design course stands out as a favorite, because of both the subject matter and the professor, Therapon Skoteiniotis. Andrew also took an introductory programming course under Skoteiniotis. He says that the professor was able to to bridge concepts between the two courses and that his teaching style made the content easily accessible to students.
Andrew is currently balancing classes and his full-time job, which he says has been one of the biggest challenges of the program so far. He plans to stay at Amazon after completing the program, at which point he’ll have a deeper understanding of the technical work of his colleagues.
“Seeing the value of having a background in engineering or computer science prompted me to seek out a way to get that experience,” Andrew says. “This program was my way.”
By Shandana Mufti
Many people would be done with school after earning an undergraduate degree and an MBA. Not Andrew Dickens (MSCS ’17). Andrew is currently working on his second graduate degree, this one in computer science, through CCIS’ ALIGN program.
“My team is embedded in an engineering team,” Andrew, a program manager at Amazon, says. “I had a desire to learn more about computer science for some time, but didn’t have a concrete plan.”
That changed when he saw signs for the ALIGN program posted around Amazon’s Seattle campus. The graduate-level program is designed to prepare individuals for careers in STEM, even if their undergraduate degree was earned in a different area of study. Two semesters of the program ground students in computer science through fundamental courses before they enroll in masters-level classes.
Andrew completed an undergraduate degree in management information systems at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and an MBA at Saint Leo University. Some students might be interested in changing their field completely, while others, like Andrew, want to develop technical experience to continue to grow in a position they already hold.
“My role isn’t very technical, but I work with technical teams in a technical organization,” he says. “Earning this degree will allow me to pivot and then move into a more technical role.”
He’s halfway through the two-year program now, and says he’s gained valuable computer science skills during that time. The Object Oriented Design course stands out as a favorite, because of both the subject matter and the professor, Therapon Skoteiniotis. Andrew also took an introductory programming course under Skoteiniotis. He says that the professor was able to to bridge concepts between the two courses and that his teaching style made the content easily accessible to students.
Andrew is currently balancing classes and his full-time job, which he says has been one of the biggest challenges of the program so far. He plans to stay at Amazon after completing the program, at which point he’ll have a deeper understanding of the technical work of his colleagues.
“Seeing the value of having a background in engineering or computer science prompted me to seek out a way to get that experience,” Andrew says. “This program was my way.”
By Shandana Mufti
Many people would be done with school after earning an undergraduate degree and an MBA. Not Andrew Dickens (MSCS ’17). Andrew is currently working on his second graduate degree, this one in computer science, through CCIS’ ALIGN program.
“My team is embedded in an engineering team,” Andrew, a program manager at Amazon, says. “I had a desire to learn more about computer science for some time, but didn’t have a concrete plan.”
That changed when he saw signs for the ALIGN program posted around Amazon’s Seattle campus. The graduate-level program is designed to prepare individuals for careers in STEM, even if their undergraduate degree was earned in a different area of study. Two semesters of the program ground students in computer science through fundamental courses before they enroll in masters-level classes.
Andrew completed an undergraduate degree in management information systems at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and an MBA at Saint Leo University. Some students might be interested in changing their field completely, while others, like Andrew, want to develop technical experience to continue to grow in a position they already hold.
“My role isn’t very technical, but I work with technical teams in a technical organization,” he says. “Earning this degree will allow me to pivot and then move into a more technical role.”
He’s halfway through the two-year program now, and says he’s gained valuable computer science skills during that time. The Object Oriented Design course stands out as a favorite, because of both the subject matter and the professor, Therapon Skoteiniotis. Andrew also took an introductory programming course under Skoteiniotis. He says that the professor was able to to bridge concepts between the two courses and that his teaching style made the content easily accessible to students.
Andrew is currently balancing classes and his full-time job, which he says has been one of the biggest challenges of the program so far. He plans to stay at Amazon after completing the program, at which point he’ll have a deeper understanding of the technical work of his colleagues.
“Seeing the value of having a background in engineering or computer science prompted me to seek out a way to get that experience,” Andrew says. “This program was my way.”
By Shandana Mufti
Many people would be done with school after earning an undergraduate degree and an MBA. Not Andrew Dickens (MSCS ’17). Andrew is currently working on his second graduate degree, this one in computer science, through CCIS’ ALIGN program.
“My team is embedded in an engineering team,” Andrew, a program manager at Amazon, says. “I had a desire to learn more about computer science for some time, but didn’t have a concrete plan.”
That changed when he saw signs for the ALIGN program posted around Amazon’s Seattle campus. The graduate-level program is designed to prepare individuals for careers in STEM, even if their undergraduate degree was earned in a different area of study. Two semesters of the program ground students in computer science through fundamental courses before they enroll in masters-level classes.
Andrew completed an undergraduate degree in management information systems at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and an MBA at Saint Leo University. Some students might be interested in changing their field completely, while others, like Andrew, want to develop technical experience to continue to grow in a position they already hold.
“My role isn’t very technical, but I work with technical teams in a technical organization,” he says. “Earning this degree will allow me to pivot and then move into a more technical role.”
He’s halfway through the two-year program now, and says he’s gained valuable computer science skills during that time. The Object Oriented Design course stands out as a favorite, because of both the subject matter and the professor, Therapon Skoteiniotis. Andrew also took an introductory programming course under Skoteiniotis. He says that the professor was able to to bridge concepts between the two courses and that his teaching style made the content easily accessible to students.
Andrew is currently balancing classes and his full-time job, which he says has been one of the biggest challenges of the program so far. He plans to stay at Amazon after completing the program, at which point he’ll have a deeper understanding of the technical work of his colleagues.
“Seeing the value of having a background in engineering or computer science prompted me to seek out a way to get that experience,” Andrew says. “This program was my way.”
By Shandana Mufti
Many people would be done with school after earning an undergraduate degree and an MBA. Not Andrew Dickens (MSCS ’17). Andrew is currently working on his second graduate degree, this one in computer science, through CCIS’ ALIGN program.
“My team is embedded in an engineering team,” Andrew, a program manager at Amazon, says. “I had a desire to learn more about computer science for some time, but didn’t have a concrete plan.”
That changed when he saw signs for the ALIGN program posted around Amazon’s Seattle campus. The graduate-level program is designed to prepare individuals for careers in STEM, even if their undergraduate degree was earned in a different area of study. Two semesters of the program ground students in computer science through fundamental courses before they enroll in masters-level classes.
Andrew completed an undergraduate degree in management information systems at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and an MBA at Saint Leo University. Some students might be interested in changing their field completely, while others, like Andrew, want to develop technical experience to continue to grow in a position they already hold.
“My role isn’t very technical, but I work with technical teams in a technical organization,” he says. “Earning this degree will allow me to pivot and then move into a more technical role.”
He’s halfway through the two-year program now, and says he’s gained valuable computer science skills during that time. The Object Oriented Design course stands out as a favorite, because of both the subject matter and the professor, Therapon Skoteiniotis. Andrew also took an introductory programming course under Skoteiniotis. He says that the professor was able to to bridge concepts between the two courses and that his teaching style made the content easily accessible to students.
Andrew is currently balancing classes and his full-time job, which he says has been one of the biggest challenges of the program so far. He plans to stay at Amazon after completing the program, at which point he’ll have a deeper understanding of the technical work of his colleagues.
“Seeing the value of having a background in engineering or computer science prompted me to seek out a way to get that experience,” Andrew says. “This program was my way.”
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