MIT Cybersecurity: Technology, Application and Policy

Replicon

I am looking into this course offered by MIT https://mitprofessionalx.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:MITProfessionalX+CSx+2016_T2/about, its only 595$.

What are your thoughts on it?
Anyone have taking it, or know someone who has?
It is worth it?

The content of the course seems to be interesting, but there is not much info regarding how to pass/get course competition certificate. They say you need to have 80% of all the assessment but does not say much about what kind of assessment to expect.

chrisone

its towards the bottom.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

[FONT=&quot]To earn a Certificate of Completion in this course, participants should watch all the videos, and complete all assessments by the due date, with an overall average of 80 percent success rate. Keep in mind that the 80-percent pass rate is across all assessments, and is your overall average “grade” for the course.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Upon successful completion of the course and all assessments, a Certificate of Completion will be awarded by MIT Professional Education after the course has ended.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Sample Certificate of Completion[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Continuing Education Units (CEUs)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Participants of this course who successfully complete all course requirements in order to earn a Certificate of Completion are eligible to receive 1.2 Continuing Education Units (1.2 CEUs).[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]CEUs are a nationally recognized means of recording noncredit/non-degree study and are accepted by many employers, licensing agencies, and professional associations as evidence of a participant’s serious commitment to the development of a professional competence.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Acceptance of CEUs depends on the organization to which one is submitting them. If your employer requires any additional information, MIT Professional Education can answer questions and provide information, but we cannot guarantee that any particular organization will accept our CEUs.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]CEUs are based on hours of instruction. For example: One CEU = 10 hours of instruction. CEUs may not be applied toward any MIT undergraduate or graduate level course.[/FONT]

Ertaz

chrisone wrote: »

[FONT=&amp](CEUs)[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]Participants of this course who successfully complete all course requirements in order to earn a Certificate of Completion are eligible to receive 1.2 Continuing Education Units (1.2 CEUs).[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]CEUs are a nationally recognized means of recording noncredit/non-degree study and are accepted by many employers, licensing agencies, and professional associations as evidence of a participant’s serious commitment to the development of a professional competence.[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]Acceptance of CEUs depends on the organization to which one is submitting them. If your employer requires any additional information, MIT Professional Education can answer questions and provide information, but we cannot guarantee that any particular organization will accept our CEUs.[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]CEUs are based on hours of instruction. For example: One CEU = 10 hours of instruction. [/FONT]

So would that translate into 12 hours of CPEs for ISC2?

NetworkNewb

Looks like this course is starting soon, so has anyone actually done this course? Or think there is any value in having this?

soccarplayer29

@Ertaz - yes, It is my understanding that the 1.2 CEU's would be equivalent to 12 CPEs for ISC2.

@NetworkNewb - there was another thread (buried somewhere--I searched and couldn't find it) and some people here have taken it. I remember reading it and that people had solid things to say about the program and how they felt it was a good value for the price

NetworkNewb

Thanks Soccar

For anyone curious I found a 10% off code for it... MITX10


Edit: found a post where a few people said they took it: http://www.techexams.net/forums/jobs-degrees/92055-advanced-computer-security-certificate-stanford.html