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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] RE: power play by certain GIS-related groups |
| Date: |
01/08/2004 12:25:00 PM |
| From: |
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Neither do I have any idea what a GIS certification
exam would look like.
But as one who has worked with - and sometimes managed
- GIS wonks in a developing country I know that I
would place far higher credence on practical
capabaility than theoretical card-carryingness. There
seems to be more than enough work to be done, and too
many hopefuls that see merit in cartographic detail
rather than the rigour of their analytical methods or
the appropriate clarity of their presentations.
I am no great believer in any form of certification
but, if it is to apply, let be based on practice and
result rather than only on study and qualification.
My two bobs' worth.
--- "Brian J. Hill" <bjhill@execpc.com> wrote: > I
don't have much of an idea about how difficult it
> would be to come up
> with an exam for GIS certification - I don't have
> that kind of time on
> my hands. However, a point system? This just seems
> completly
> ridiculous to me. If URISA wants certification to
> be taken seriously
> it would come up with a process that rewards a
> professional's
> abilities, not how much course work or years they
> have spent as a GIS
> Manager/Analyst/Tech etc. I'm sure that we all know
> a few people who
> have been in the industry for many years that know
> less than others who
> have only been working for a few. Also, why reward
> the person who got
> all C's in their GIS classes the same as the person
> who got all A's?
> No, a point system is just plain wrong IMHO. If
> there is to be
> certification, I will not take it seriously unless
> it is merit based.
> For those who say this opinion is unfair, they need
> to examine their
> definition of "fair".
>
> Brian J. Hill
> Municipal GIS Partners
> 847.366.6236
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