XPost: comp.sys.cbm   
   From: nicetry@migo.com   
      
   "Mark McDougall"  wrote in message   
   news:48ed3e5c$0$22540$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...   
   > Clocky wrote:   
   >   
   >> That's the problem though, a lot of them may be brilliant on a   
   >> theoretical level and place themselves all others that don't have a   
   >> degree but they often lack real world practical experience to solve real   
   >> world problems.   
   >   
   > I'm a degree-qualified electronics engineer and I certainly know *my*   
   > limitations. I did rather well academically but there are some areas of   
   > electronics which almost defy my comprehension and consequently I have   
   > zero experience in those fields. OTOH I'm quite proficient in other areas   
   > and have no hesitation in holding myself up as an "expert" in these.   
   >   
   >>> Engineers don't know it all but they are supposed to be equipped with   
   >>> the knowledge in how to find out how to do something   
   >   
   > You've hit the nail on the head there.   
   >   
   > I've studied with "engineers" that I wouldn't trust replacing the   
   > batteries in my torch - and I've worked with "non-engineers" that have   
   > successfully designed real-world systems.   
   >   
   > A piece of paper is only that - there's nothing magic about the knowledge   
   > gained sitting in a lecture. However, I'd agree that the foundations in   
   > mathematics and physics forced upon you at uni (at least they *used* to   
   > be - there's a worrying trend seeing courses dumbed-down) are invaluable   
   > and not always part of a self-taught curriculum.   
      
   I agree.   
      
   > Of course, society needs yard-sticks and a degree is a ticket to an   
   > interview.   
   >   
   > [As an aside, this whole Jeri-worshipping is pretty sad. AFAIK it all   
   > sprouts from the CDTV/C-One (and nothing else) which quite frankly, is   
   > rather old news now (the C-One is actually a bit of a lemon). There's   
   > plenty of equivalent and more complicated/impressive designs floating   
   > around the net these days...]   
   >   
      
   There are others in the community that have contributed far more over a much   
   longer period who don't get the same attention as Jeri does by her fanbois.   
      
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