March 25, 2008

Who wants to study engineering?

It has to be one of the most under rated subjects to learn a college or university, not because of the actual studying, it’s because what lies ahead, engineering forms the base of everything that we need and use, from roads to planes. So why is it, that college courses are not designed to add a little enjoyment in with them?

Maybe these observations may answer that question for us:

Awful Textbooks - Thick, dry, black and white manuscripts
During each class, Professors are Rarely Encouraging
Dearth of Quality Counselling - Some academic advisers do little more than post fliers about internships
Other Disciplines Have Inflated Grades - Brightest students may struggle while mediocre scholars can earn top scores
Every Assignment feels the same - Few courses require creativity

Of course not all course are going to be alike, it probably depends on the different circumstances that surround each person and indeed college too. But as we said earlier without engineers we would not be living the way we are now.

Source [Wired]