(forw) Re: Looking for UNIX Sys Admins for 4 hr class

[Rick Moen]

----- Forwarded message from Sheila Brady <sheila at alink.net> -----

Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 10:09:16 -0800
To: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
From: Sheila Brady <sheila at alink.net>
Subject: Re: Looking for UNIX Sys Admins for 4 hr class

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And, in case you know other System Administrators who might be interested 
in taking the test, here is the pitch I sent you yesterday:

We are a small research company in Palo Alto, CA by the name of Acuitus. We 
are located just off the Stanford campus. We are building an educational 
platform using a computer for the teaching of complex concepts and analysis 
under a grant from the National Institute for Standards and Technology. As 
part of our development we are building a class which trains UNIX System 
Administrators in the craft of troubleshooting UNIX system problems. We are 
a reputable company that has been in business doing the research and 
development of this product for the past 4 years.

We are looking for students for this class. The class itself takes 
approximately 4 hours. We are willing to pay $200 to each UNIX System 
Administrator who is willing to take the class and allow us to observe them 
and monitor their experience.

There is a short (26 question) test which has to be taken to make sure the 
UNIX Administrator is at the right level of experience before we sign them 
up for the class. This test has a variety of questions some of which should 
be answered successfully by the prospective student and some of which 
should be unanswerable. So it is very important that the prospective 
student is the actual person who takes the test, without coaching from 
other people, or extra study,  so that we get students at the appropriate 
skill level.

We will need each student to sign a consent form saying that all 
observations and results from the class are the property of Acuitus.

This work is being done according to the guidelines for the protection of 
human subjects vetted by the IRB.

Would you be interested in participating in this class during the week of 
12/15 - 12/19?

Please respond via e-mail or by calling (650) 833-5710.

Feel free to look at our website, www.Acuitus.com for more information 
about our company.

Thanks very much, Rick.  I look forward to meeting you!

Sheila Brady
VP Operations
Acuitus
81 Encina,
Palo Alto
(650) 833-5710