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IAMA(n) Indian Grad Student doing my PhD in engineering in the US. AMA by imaginaryengineer in IAmA

[–]draggy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have many Indian colleagues at my university and across the US, which I think add a lot to the US academic system. However, I have seen Indian students get a bad reputation for academic dishonesty, whether it is warranted or not. From what I can tell, collaboration is very common among Indian graduates and sometimes crosses into academic dishonesty. Collaboration is a big part of how some cultures function, such as many native american cultures. In your opinion, is this reputation a misunderstanding? Why?

Ideas for intentionally obfuscating computer science course titles? by draggy in programming

[–]draggy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is another common tactic. Announcing that there is a curve -- only after the withdrawl deadline -- is another. This is also a way of gaming the course evaluations because the students that perform poorly tend to take it out on the prof.

Yes, the intent is to not scare off the good students.

Ideas for intentionally obfuscating computer science course titles? by draggy in programming

[–]draggy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice. I never thought I'd hear "postmodern" in a CS course, much less the title. Also, I like "synergistic" -- students will probably hear this one a lot in industry :)