{"id":24661,"date":"2020-10-30T14:15:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T18:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/?p=24661"},"modified":"2020-10-30T14:15:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T18:15:52","slug":"allison-coleman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/2020\/10\/30\/allison-coleman\/","title":{"rendered":"Allison Coleman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alumna Allison Coleman (MET\u201920) Lauds BU MET as Outstanding \u201cLeader in Distance Education\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nWeb Application Developer, California State University, Bakersfield<\/strong>
\nMS in Computer Information Systems (MET’20);\u00a0BA in Communications, California State University, Bakersfield<\/em><\/p>\n

Why did you choose BU MET for your graduate studies? What set BU MET apart from other programs you were considering?<\/strong>
\nOf all the schools and programs I considered, BU MET had the best combination of everything that was important to me. I was drawn to the Master of Science in Computer Information Systems<\/a> (MSCIS) curriculum and its relevance to my personal and professional goals, the flexibility of the program, and the fact that BU had one of the top 10 online graduate IT programs in the nation. Also, my initial communications with BU (I\u2019d reached out to a graduate admissions advisor) left a great first impression, which made a world of difference for me as a prospective student considering multiple schools.<\/p>\n

Were you able to use faculty as a resource? Is there a particular faculty member who enhanced your experience at BU MET?<\/strong>
\nWith the help of Dr. Vijay Kanabar<\/a>, I landed a graduate research assistantship during my last semester, which allowed me to develop new module content for the course I\u2019d taken with him Web Application Development (MET CS 601)<\/a>. It felt great to give back in a way that would help future students, to contribute to the evolution of BU MET\u2019s curriculum, and to be entrusted with such an opportunity, while studying fully online.\u00a0I received word from Professor Kanabar that the material I worked on was a success with\u00a0the Summer 1 students, which I\u2019m very happy about!<\/p>\n

How were you able to adapt to some of the challenges of balancing work, home-life, and school? Did you benefit from BU MET\u2019s flexible class delivery options?<\/strong>
\nI owe a lot of my ability to adapt to my supportive family, friends, and colleagues. Having a solid support system was important, as was my recognition that I would have to make sacrifices during my pursuit of the program. My employer, fortunately, was very accommodating toward my academic commitments, which was also a huge help. I definitely benefited from the flexible class delivery options. I likely wouldn\u2019t have considered BU MET had those options not existed, as I live in California and work full time.<\/p>\n

Is there anything else you\u2019d like to add?<\/strong>
\nNot all distance education programs are created equal, and I found BU MET\u2019s approach to be exceptional. Resources were plentiful, courses in the program were well-conducted, and both faculty and staff were very responsive to any inquiries I had. BU MET is, without question, a leader in distance education\u2014a notable strength, no doubt, and especially so in the midst of the current pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alumna Allison Coleman (MET\u201920) Lauds BU MET as Outstanding \u201cLeader in Distance Education\u201d Web Application Developer, California State University, Bakersfield MS in Computer Information Systems (MET’20);\u00a0BA in Communications, California State University, Bakersfield Why did you choose BU MET for your graduate studies? What set BU MET apart from other programs you were considering? Of all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2828,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10837,60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24661"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2828"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24664,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24661\/revisions\/24664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}