ACI Learning Reviews

it was better than my last course

i think more exam related material needs to be added, and for every course, not just this one, students need to be made aware before enrolling in the program, that taking the course alone will not get you to pass the exam. You have to take additional time on your own everyday to study the material and use the additional resources provided by the instructors. For people like me with an already tight schedule with a day job and kids to take care of, i wouldve waited to sign up for this until i had a more ideal situation

I would say that tailoring to how the military learns would be a great help

This was an introductory course curriculum with large portions that are already covered in the Intro to Telecommunications, Firewall, and VPN courses. In the future, the Advanced courses should be designed to address and incorporate specific FFIEC workprograms. A Network Architecture and Security course that addresses the relevant Objectives and Procedures of the new FFIEC IT Handbook - Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations - would be highly effective and very useful in performing out IT examiner job functions. An intermediate class / course that S&S examiners, who examine level B & C banks, that works step by step through the Intrex Support and Delivery module Decision Factors and exam Procedures would aid the less experienced and less technically knowledgeable S&S examiners in their IT examination duties. The other Intrex modules require less technical expertise to complete and, to me, would not be as necessary to address specifically in a course.

overall, its good

This course is horrible for hands on learning or for neuro-divergent learners. I did not have time to write notes during class as I was focused on the discussion. I did not fully understand the material, was too focused on memorizing rather than learning.

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I enjoyed the class

This course was decent, however I feel like there isn't enough time to really cover the material to adequately cover the learning objectives. Having to cover several hundred slides in a day contributes to this. There wasn't enough time to cover the modules, go over practice exams for each module AND the labs, so that the material can sink in and be memorable. I feel like I will have to devote much more than 2-3 hours of personal study time per hour of instruction to feel confident to pass the certification exam.

Course is great. Again, Brad Leppla did amazing teaching the material in real world explanations to help us understand and grasp the material. Wish there was more time for this course, think it would've helped give us more time to fully learn the material.