[BC] It's not just Engineers....

[Mike McCarthy]

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EE is not the only discipline hurting for PRACTICAL application of 
the theory learned by new grads.  I read another trade publication 
regularly and the timbre is the same.  Just change the acronym.  All 
brains, but not able to apply the knowledge in real world practice. 
The schools are teaching theory and CAD with no practical application 
attached.  So when a graduate gets their first job, it's Practical 
Application 101 under mentorship.  This is where the PE 
apprenticeship comes into play.

HOWEVER, there aren't as many mentor's left for a 1 to 1 stewardship 
during those early formative years. Senior level types often have 
more than two under their tutelage in addition to their primary work 
responsibilities. Which is what is so troubling to industry leaders 
who are now only recognizing their paring of already seasoned 
professional staff has now short changed their future quality control 
AND pool of suitable higher level candidates.

Does that sound familiar...?  It should....

MM

At 02:54 PM 5/2/2008 +0000, RichardBJohnson at comcast.net wrote
>Most of the current crop of engineering schools need
>to be reformed to change from esoteric engineering to
>practical engineering courses.