Re: who is the real "engineer"? ( was Re: who can be called "Dr."/"physician")

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From: Ron & Georgia
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 00:00

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> This is a cynical but understandable opinion. Licensing of engineers
> was begun because there were a number of "engineer" charlatans who
> made their livings by defrauding the public. Some even promised to
> make water flow up hill. The states have imposed licensing in an
> effort to filter out the unqualified. It's not a perfect filter, but
> it's much better than no control at all.
> 
> The other side of the coin is that excellent, well-qualified
> engineers, degreed or not, are not "filtered in." Well put. I have worked
with degreed and/or licensed engineers who had no clue as to what they were
doing, I have also worked with people with no credentials that produced
excellent work.

I have always felt that the engineering is mostly common sense applied to
some basic knowledge. College doesn't teach common sense, and licensing
doesn't test it.

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From: "Ron & Georgia" <rgcbt@msn.com>
Subject: Re: who is the real "engineer"? ( was Re: who can be called "Dr."/"physician")
Date: 1997/09/06
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