Degree Mill

I noticed that quite a few Australian unis are offering rather short duration degrees to polytechnic students from Singapore, especially in the Computer Science area.

For example, the Ngee Ann-Adelaide degree programme will allow someone with a poly diploma in computer studies to complete a degree in 1.5 years full time.  Lectures per subject are done over a weekend - typically Friday nights then whole day on Sat & Sun.  Assignments are on projects that require coding are submitted online. 

In comparison, NUS and NTU require the student to start from Year 1 - no exemptions.  At both NUS & NTU, honours class requires a 4th year.

I see similar trends for engineering students pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering in Queensland Uni.  2.5 years instead of 3 years with an engineering diploma.

Leaves me to wonder how high is the uni standard in Australia these days?  "Meeting a demand" is really about making money only.