A group of us got on to discussing how we can donate to the Tas Uni Appeal and this triggered thoughts of how my years in Tas Uni had left lasting impressions of what makes an engineer. In my work, I have tried to instill the same in the engineers who worked with me and also the many job applicants I interviewed.
"Engineers do not make mistakes because mistakes cause lives."
this was from our engineering survey lecture - whose name slipped me but Wong TC told me it was Dr Raphael Rish. This is rule No 1 in my work and I impressed this upon the engineers who worked with over the years. They also must not expect that someone will check their work and find the mistakes before implementations!
"The bachelor degree is just a basic education, it is nothing. It provides the FOUNDATION for you to do other things. Which is why we don't train engineers here, instead we provide you with an education."
from Dr Jose Montes, who I spent many an occasions discussing subjects that at the time don't seems related to the course - one example being my article in Togatus about nuclear power. I recognised today that they had helped broadened my outlook.
"We don't train engineers here. We provide you with an education." Dr Van De Woude & late Prof Charles Miller (then Dean of Engineering)
"...understand from first principles..." late PROF AR Oliver (this is about the importance of understanding the "why" instead of just focusing on the results.)
"..hard to follow.." Dr Malcolm S Gregory (MSG) (about the importance of communications). He gave me a 3/10 for my first lab report so I went to see him. He told me that 4/10 is good so I should be happy but reminded me that it is important that engineers must be able to communicate, especially with the public.
So what impressions had Tas Uni left on you?
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