rhce difficulty / focus

[Joshua Zeidner]

On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Joey Prestia <joey at linuxamd.com> wrote:
>
> Joshua Zeidner wrote:
>  > On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Joey Prestia <joey at linuxamd.com> wrote:
>  >> Randy Melder wrote:
>  >>  > Wondering if anyone in the list has taken the RHCE exam in the last two years?
>  >>  >
>  >>  > What did it cover? What surprises were there?
>  >>  >
>  >>  > Also, did you use the book "RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux
>  >>  > Study Guide (Exam RH302) (Certification Press)" to prepare? How would
>  >>  > you rate it?
>  >>  >
>  >>  > Thanks!
>  >>  >
>  >>  Randy,
>  >>
>  >>  I have not taken the test, but I got to the RedHat Academy at Estrella
>  >>  Mountain Community College and Know this they make you sign a non
>  >>  disclosure agreement when you take the test so that you cannot talk
>  >>  about the test or they will take your certification.
>  >
>  >   Wow, thats pretty extreme!  I've never heard of that kind of tactic
>  > before.  Do you know if this NDA exists somewhere online?  or are you
>  > not allowed to talk about that either?  :)
>  >
>  >>  Which I can understand.
>  >
>  >   Seems a bit excessive to me, its a cost saving measure in that they
>  > don't have to have as many questions, etc.  The whole 'adaptive
>  > testing' movement was born of this very situation.
>
>  I'm not certified yet but as a student at EMCC  have asked questions and
>  all I get is the same answer that their not allowed to say. I was told
>  it was so that teachers don't teach to the test to help the students
>  pass the test thereby lowering the value of the certification. No I
>  haven't seen it any where online but have found several articles online
>  mentioning it  http://www.linux.com/articles/35283
>

  I wonder if they reserve the right to revoke your cert at any time-
without refund.  Such a situation will inevitably lead to abuse.

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