On Apr 2, 2007, at 8:54 AM, Shannon wrote:
> My comment has always been that my engineering degree
> is the equivalent of an obedience school certificate
> -- it proves I'm trainable.
Interesting point. I'd been out for years before I realized that
engineering curriculums really teach people how to take tests and
solve problems that have only one answer which someone else has
already figured out. Along the way you learn enough physics and math
so that when you get to real problems you have a few tools to help
solve them.
What you don't learn in engineering school is communication and organizational skills. You also get no training in critical thinking or in dealing with ambiguity--both important parts of professional life.
Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at chrisw@skypoint.com | this distance" (last words of Gen.
.......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania1864)
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