ACI Learning Reviews

I am not sure how the program usually works on campus, but I can't stress enough the importance of hands on training for people like myself. If this is offered during in-person training, kudos. If not it would be something worth investing in. I understand the TestOut lab is simulated to be hands on, but working in a lab with physical components is more of what I am referring to.

Perhaps one innovation could be to include a series of Quiz questions with answers at the end of each topic for emphasising which aspects of the course contents need more attention and study. The rationale being sometimes there could be a flux of information and this will just help in finding the woods among the trees.

Very good course. Highly recommended.

Labs were very beneficial in learning the material

With the understanding that this is an accelerated course I felt that there were portions of the course that I struggled learning in this short time frame even though I've been in the IT industry for over 18 years. I would recommend this course to anyone who has a good working knowledge of IT, but would tell anyone new to IT that this course may be very difficult to learn in the time period of the course.

The homework each night took about 4-5 hours as opposed to the suggested 2 hours. Some days I was just wanting class to end so I could get a head start on the homework. I enjoyed the labs but it was always a challenge arranging my time when some labs took way longer than others, then there would still be an hour and a half of videos to watch. Often I would have to wake up early or go to sleep late to complete everything assigned on the syllabus, then being sleep-deprived I'd have trouble the next day attaining anything new.

Class was interactive, labs were good, many real-life examples, very security focused and relavant to current situation

Fraud Audit School was a great class and the instructor was awesome.

I enjoyed and learned a lot in the class. With little background in security, I needed a baseline level introduction on the topics, and I think it was well represented. One suggestion I would like to see done is the inclusion of a list of acronyms used in the course, and their translation/explanation. This could either be included in the slides, or preferably in a separate document to use for reference. While the instructor always explained what the acronyms stood for, the repeated use of them further in the class made me forget the meaning of them. I would like something to use for reference.

I would recommend this course and I enjoyed this course. Worth the time and money.