Whether you think that: a) Universities are places of higher learning that do not need to cater to industry b) There is an implicit social contract whereby un

Whether you think that: a) Universities are places of higher learning that do not need to cater to industry b) There is an implicit social contract whereby universities should produce industry-ready graduates c) Something in-between … the skills taught in this course are as useful for the PhD candidate as for the junior software engineer. Why leave these out or up to the student, then? Furthermore, in many other academic disciplines, it’s very common to teach applied technique (eg, on writing essays or structuring research), is this any different?