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i have always seen my future role as combining the use of engineering skills and knowledge in a position that actually conveys status, good pay and some power to control the situation in order to not just become a cog in the wheel as I have seen too many specialist engineers/consultants become...

I have gained a place on the graduate rotational leadership programme at a major heavy industrial company which involves me going to different divisions to lead projects. I have been given a choice of either going down the R&D path or the Operations Management path. Being an engineer from a top...

I have a number series ranked from largest to smallest in descending order from 10 - 1. the sample is assumed to be large enough to be normally distributed. If I pick say the 8th number from the top, which statistical test should I use to calculate the probability/C.I that the number picked is...

I am building a Peltier Cooler with the circuit diagram below. The power supply will be a battery, but for testing purposes I am connecting it to a stationary power supply. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10419947/circuit.png I suspect that the peltier coolers which are rated at 30A will draw as...

Homework Statement Find mass of vibrating steel cantilever. It is fixed at one end and got a mass on the other (free) end. Find the mass required when it is vibrating at w(natural) = 1800 rev/min. Lenght: 50mm width: 7mm Thickness: 1mm Homework Equations w = sqrt(k/m) The...

Homework Statement A water manometer is connected to the wall of two pipelines in order to measure pressure difference between the pipes. Manometer shows a 0.5m height difference, pipe B is 3m higher than pipe A. Find pressure difference between pipes...

After looking at the course content of some Mechanical and Electrical Engineering degree specifications at various universities, I get the feeling that Mechanical Engineering students got the opportunity to specialise in Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering whereas Electrical Engineering...

As someone involved in recruiting work, how valuable do you think a first class degree is compared to a 2:1?

The sound is generated not exclusively by fork on a plate, but from other things such as scratching your nails against paper or sliding chalk on the blackboard. They all make you feel like your heads going to blow up. What is this phenomenon called, and how can the uncomfortable feelings...

I got a feeling that most discussions about university reputation here revolves around American Universities. What do US employers in the engineering field think of British universities, Oxbridge and imperial college in particular? And while we're at it, is it harder for british / European...

http://www2.studentsreview.com/articles/article.php3?article=how-to-choose-a-career.txt According to this article about choosing your major in college, it states that the experience curve for engineers is flat compared with professions that require lots of experience like MD's. I am a...

If its that rigorous, why don't they just put the pass/fail mark at 3.0, with only a pass/fail?

how about the difference between a 3.0 and 4.0? E.g will 3.0 with work/intern experience vs 4.0 less experience. Which is better?

I am interested to know whether it is important for engineers to get good grades when pursuing a MEng in Engineering, ie a terminal degree with no further phD studies. Are academic grades as important as in college (when they played a significant part of grad school entry) for employers or will...

so how much do you think would be appropriate to borrow in my situation?