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I have not looked at the software exams and if your assessment of them is a common one then there are likely problems with the current exam. I have looked at t
by mdakin 19y ago
I have not looked at the software exams and if your assessment of them is a common one then there are likely problems with the current exam.
I have looked at the EE FE/PE exams and I thought they were decent and fair. I suspect that most practicing non-PE EEs would agree with my assessmet. EE is a much more mature field however.
If the exam is done correctly requiring an ABET degree is probably not necessary. But frankly if math and physics majors want to pass the exam they should either take some engineering classes or be prepared to do some additional work on their own time. Truly talented people will be able to learn what they need to without much effort.
The apprenticeship is probably valuable.
Being required to produce evidence of significant engineering design work is critically important.
- geebee 19y agoYes, math and physics majors will most definitely have to do a lot of study outside their fields if they want to get involved in software, as will civil, electrical, or nuclear engineers. However, I don't really see why math majors should have to learn properties of materials to demonstrate that they are prepared to write reliable software, any more than engineers should have to figure out how to pass an exam on real analysis, group theory, and topology in order to get licensed to write software.
- mdakin 19y agoI speculate the general engineering requirements exist because the most complex engineering projects require an interdisciplinary approach. The different disciplines need a set of shared concepts and language to work effectively. Thus the idea of an "Engineer" who is both a specialist as well as a generalist.