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

[Jeff Johnson]

The colleges that offer co-op programs are an exception. My school, 
University of Cincinnati, was the first to do so. Co-op engineering 
students alternate class quarters with jobs in industry. My course of 
study, Industrial Design, was the same.

It could be said that Steve Jobs is above all else an Industrial Designer - 
the user interface is his product's keys to success.

Hmm, how'd I end up here?? Oh, the hobby is now the career ... not a bad 
outcome.

Jeff.Johnson at rfproof.com, CSRE
RFPROOF.COM

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