How does an engineer’s training help them to systematically analyze complex information and apply a holistic approach in designing solutions?
Engineers today are not only highly sought after by manufacturing but even service sectors. A significant index showing that today’s engineers being cultivated is of a higher caliber than to those in the other fields of concentration.
Other than textbook based learning, institutes today makes it a must for engineering students to be involved in project and design based modules. Even junior colleges are moving in this direction with project work being implemented as a major requirement for their graduation. What makes engineers so appreciated in the workforce is due to this type of learning and thought processing that they are taught and put through within these modules. Even textbook based modules now have mini projects that are graded towards their final marks thus showing the increasing approval of problem solving based learning.
What makes such learning different is the process that the students have to approach in acquiring the answer. There would never be a single solution to the problem which makes it a worthwhile experience to students solving it. Garnering their knowledge to brainstorm ideas in the initial phase, problem solving and debugging of errors faced while implementing their ideas and all the way to the final fine-tuning of their device/program is what the module is trying to accomplish. Not only does the student gain a sense of accomplishment but passively, he would be preparing himself for what he will be doing frequently in the future when he joins the workforce.
The knowledge and experience the engineer gains during his/her education plays only a small part of what he/her might face in the future. The exposure while working is where they will meet with real life problems that occasionally lead to a dead end and is where an engineer’s real training starts.
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ReplyDeleteI must agreed with you on the part where engineers are put through "the type of learning and thought proccess."Very well defined.For an engineer,there will always be no fixed answer to any particular question.Its all up to the individual to came out with his/her own solutions.The day to day training/learning and projects greatly helps an engineer to think outside of the box
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with you on the 2nd paragraph.The education makes students stand nearer to the real job. The examples you showed strongly proved your view.
ReplyDeleteI like your last paragraph. It is a good conclusion and also shows us how the school training will be related to engineers' further development.
I agreed with you that knowledge and experiences the engineer gains during their education only plays a small part. When each of us starts our career we might gain different knowledge and experiences which was not taught in school.
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