Computer Point Surfing on the beginning of this month, I found an interesting letter that a regular visitor of the site has sent to the editors. The propose again in full because it is a topic that touches me especially at this time in my life. Dear drafting of IP, referring to the letter Informatics, quality engineer? and many similar ones, I wish to highlight some important points. It seems to me that these letters of engineers / engineers not working in the field of data processing (in information science and the doctors we forget them?) Has reached a very clear vision of how things are.
Q: What is the university? A: To create a mindset that status could be defined the problem solver. To learn how to apply logic and reasoning to solve a problem. And also to address new topics mastered in a short time to get good results.
What then there is someone who does not understand this and, instead, learn by heart (and coffin exams) and then you hear a great just because it has a piece of paper, this is definitely a failure. D: You need to go to college to become a good designer and / or programmer?
A: NO. Clearly the same thing that you can learn the college course you can learn from self-taught.
So ... what / who is the university?
So there is no reason that a graduate just out of university claims to have "all at once" with a command post and a big salary. If anything, start as others from the base and then if they are roses bloom. If he invested his money well in the right combination of teachers and personal commitment then prevail over the other competitors. If not, will still have what it deserves.
A postscript: as a university that never ends where anyone can do the courses he wants because he needs at that time or think they are useful? There should be a degree but a certificate for each exam as a just proves what he has done personally: his studies.Alfonso Luciano .
Even more, the academic degrees should have a validity period. Today I took a degree in engineering, including 3 years expires unless it has been working in field. What does it mean for someone who has a degree in engineering 20 years ago say that when an engineer has made recruiting all the time?