I share the same opinion.
P.Lim
VTECH Engineering Canada
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Subject: Re: Should Compliance Engineering be taught at Universities
Author: [email protected] at Supernet
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Date: 12/27/96 4:44 AM
I guess my take is that the approvals group should deal with
the poltics and paperwork and let the engineers concentrate
on design. Thus I would give them an overview of what
they would be dealing with once they leave college.
I would suggest a class that teaches the "other" side of
engineering. IE how it connects to other departments.
IE manufacturability, cost control, relability, compliance
etc. Thus if arranged properly in one semister an engineer
would not be an expert on any of these subjects but
would know the basic and know where to get additional
guidedance during design. Teach the concepts and
let industry teach them the application.
Just me again
You happen to have hit upon my favorite subject - education
Cynthia
treg @ world.std.com
12/26/96 01:15 PM
To: treg <treg @ world.std.com> @ SMTP
cc:
Subject: Should Compliance Engineering be taught at Universities ?
The main problem with fresh graduates is that "they have a lot of
knowledge, but they don't know anything". During the first few years
in industry, most of them learn to translate the academic knowledge
into a practical sense of how things get done (and those who don't
learn this, fall by the wayside).
Compliance engineering is just one more case of "putting it all together".
Most of the specific requirements represent codification of good design
practices for optimum function. A class that teaches how to design for
electromagnetic compatibility, will inevitably discuss good design
practices applicable to any circuit design. (What is the downside to
auto-routing a circuit board, why does the ground plane belong at this
particular layer of the board stack-up).
The other part of a compliance engineer's work is paperwork and politics.
While there is a generically useful set of "office politics for engineers"
that would probably be useful for everyone to learn, this is not really
engineering, and I do not think it belongs as part of the academic
curriculum. And the specific legal framework for EMC, telecom or safety
compliance is of no interest for the vast majority of engineers.
Just two cents' from a telecom engineer at work.
/ Lars Poulsen [email protected] +1-805-562-3158
OSICOM Technologies (Internet Business Unit) (formerly RNS)
7402 Hollister Avenue Manager of Remote Access Engineering
Goleta, CA 93117 Internets designed while you wait
