Hey #AcademicTwitter how do interpret online courses on people's CVs?
E.g., if a student/postdoc's CV says: "I did X online course" — do you consider it the same as/better/worse than an equivalent module in a university degree?
Please reply with your rationale too if possible!
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Replying to @o_guest
I’ve done both myself and while I’ve learnt a lot from online courses the depth and quality varies a lot - sure it also varies on taught courses but the quality of these at least is typically assessed in some way.
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Replying to @hisotalus
I've never fully done an online course except occasionally viewing lectures. I have a hunch that the online courses though can be quite strange/tough for self-motivation based on what I know from others.
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Replying to @o_guest
I learnt how to write experiments on MATLAB using lecture slides that were available online for psychtoolbox (a MATLAB toolbox for writing experiments in psychology). However, if I was to write that in a CV I would phrase it as 'self-learnt'.But then I don't think taking a course
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Replying to @hisotalus @o_guest
whether it's online or in person is interesting in itself. It's interesting to know what you've learnt. E.g. looking at a CV that says they did a course where they used MATLAB does not suggest to me that they know MATLAB.
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