This should be followed-up. It's already bad enough that people can get degrees in virtually anything, purporting to be a professional folklore authority (Ph.D on TV is usually bandied about without explanation) is a little bit worse than putting your name on a bridge or airplane.
I are not an engineer, but I know my limitations.
Paul
> As a licensed PE I agree whole-heartedly. Please see article in June
2004 Engineering Times (monthly publication from National Society of
Professional Engineers), page 1 "Quebec Court Fines Microsoft for Misuse
of Engineer Title". The article states that in 2001 Microsoft Canada
agreed to stop calling MCSE-certified employees engineers, but began
calling them engineers again in July 2002.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Bowers
> To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 11:46 AM
> Subject: [PipingDesign] Off-Topic: "Engineers" (small rant)
>
>
>
> I was recently looking for various engineer certification criteria
and
> all I found was sites/pages that were about software "engineers".
>
> Sorry, but someone that puts their name on something that I cannot
walk
> on, touch, drive, or risk losing fingers with does not deserve the
> appellation of engineer.
>
> For software, "developer" or "designer" is more correct. Calling
these
> people engineers dilutes the true meaning in my opinion.
Received on Sun Jun 06 16:47:00 2004
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