I said it was the best course in the country, I'm not sure how that is a comparison to an informal conference.
I am not sure where I claimed that an MSc was a substitute for experience.
I am also not sure where I claimed that I, a student in Information Security, would be superior to an experienced practitioner. I have absolutely no doubt that someone who does this stuff day in, day out, would kick my behind. If they didn't they should be fired. I am, after all, a student. Actually most of the people on the course are Information Security specialists who take the course to enhance their CV. Weirdly they seem to think that having this apparently irrelevant course on there is valuable.
I am doing it to add another string to the bow, and develop my career as a hybrid network/security guy. I don't for a single moment hold any allusions as far as being as knowledgeable or skilled as an InfoSec professional goes.
I would suggest, though, that your dismissing the MSc as something that 'teaches you how to pass a course' without looking at the syllabus and the course in general is pretty churlish.
Regardless I've no idea what any of that has to do with what I was responding to.
Rather than addressing my post you appear instead to be saying that my course sucks. That's fine, you are entitled to your opinion. Doesn't change that you didn't read my original post where I covered your points properly.
EDIT: Incidentally challenge not accepted. For the same reasons I wouldn't take a challenge from an undergraduate doing a BSc in networking. I am not far off being a newbie in Information Security, which is strangely enough why I'm doing the course
