Colorado Tech Online Students and Alumni
Meet Debbie Boyd
BSBA with a concentration in Information Technology – Graduate
MSM with a concentration in Information Technology Management – Current Student
From the Beltway to the Information Superhighway…a Passion for Learning
People who meet Debbie Boyd might be surprised to learn that in addition to being a student at Colorado Tech Online, this part-time dog walker and former IBM quality assurance auditor is also a political news junkie who ran for political office in Vermont. "I knew Howard Dean before he ran for President, when he was a state senator," says Debbie, who ran for the Vermont House of Delegates herself in 1983. She now calls Arlington, Va., home and has another hidden talent for fixing up used cars. Her favorite models are Ford and Oldsmobile.
Bachelors of Business Administration
Debbie is enrolled in Colorado Tech Online's Bachelor of Business Administration program and was named to the Chancellor's list for receiving straight A's in her last two courses. Debbie, who hopes to one day run her own business on the Internet, hadn't even used a computer until a year ago when she enrolled in her first online class. She can't say enough about the positive aspects of online learning at Colorado Tech Online.
The Real World
"The emphasis on self-instruction is more of a Socratic method, with the instructor guiding you and mentoring you. But ultimately you're teaching yourself and learning from other students as well. I find the group projects an interesting aspect of learning at CTU because they replicate what goes on in the real world, where you have to work in project teams to get things done. You come in contact with people who have different ideas of where they want to go in life, and they each bring a unique approach. You might have one person who's pursuing a teaching degree, someone else who's serving in the military—and they're not confined to a time zone—you have students from Eastern, Central and Pacific zones and that also makes it interesting."
"My ideal job would be to create a Web portal where everyone would come together to solve the problems of the world. Instead of being focused on partisan politics and power, they would focus on the things that really matter, like alleviating hunger and providing opportunity for everyone."
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