List of Contributions

I agree with Aaron, with one major exception. After 52 years of experience and company ownership and then senior advisor roles, the social humanistic electives are essential. Art History was only one example, a 1 credit course that is easy to fit into one's workload. It's value, as stated, is seeing ...

Who says it is still OK to graduate engineers after just 4 years of college? The universities are not producing graduates with the practical skills we need in the business. Neither MDs or PEs suddenly become capable on their own after a given number of years. We are always learning. In the civil ...

You won't master the art before leaving school. Nor any software program. Nobody cares, except you, and nobody expects you to. Engineering, like medicine, is applied science. Mastering either discipline requires extensive experience. You're in Nigeria? The most important subject to be ...

Enthusiasm. Affable personality. Ability to work with others. It should go without saying, that since engineering is practically applied science, a solid grasp of the scientific principles and knowledge to be applied. In medicine, one applies physiological sciences. in engineering, one applies physical ...

My answer to your question is NO. Engineering, like medicine, is practical applied science. What's important is to master the fundamentals. The fundamentals are 1. mastering engineering mechanics and base courses in one's preferred track, but most importantly 2. ingraining the problem-solving process ...