Hi Sean

"Sean H. Breheny" wrote:

> Hi all, at firts view the difference betwen a Technician and an Enginner is
> any a background of knowledge and a university title, but i think that the
> difference is the actitude to take and solution a trouble, i.e.the technician
> learn a formule for solve a trouble and stay in your little world. A Engineer
> learn based in understand the cause and efect of the fenomena under study and
> he belive that your learning never finalize.

 I know many Engineer that think as Technician and Technician that think as
enginner

 Regards
 Francisco Armenta

>
>
> At the risk of starting a flame war (I hope not), I would like to ask a
> question which I have been pondering for a while.
>
> What would most of you say the difference between a Technician and an
> Engineer is, in the areas of training, skills/knowledge, job function, and
> any other relevant areas? I would also be interested in answers which tell
> the difference,if any,between what is "supposed to be" to the
> difference,and what really is,etc.
>
> I bring this up for several reasons. One is that my advisor at university
> once said to me that these days, if you only have a BSEE, you run the risk
> of being a "super-tech",rather than an engineer. (His words, not
> mine,please don't read anything into that,I'm not saying one is
> intellectually superior to the other,etc. He probably wasn't either,mainly
> talking about pay scale, I would guess).
>
> Another reason is that while I try to be an active electronics hobbist, I
> am still a student and have yet to plan my career (many of the long time
> piclist members probably know this all too well,from my previous questions
> about choice of major,etc.) In my hobby work (which I love and which has
> driven me to choose to pursue an electronics-centered university
> education), I find that I really like a good mix of hands-on field work AND
> the very theoretical and abstract. I really don't care what job title I
> ultimately assume, but I DO care what I will be doing. For that reason, I
> would like to know how the titles usually relate to actual job activities
> and responsibilities.
>
> Thanks very much and sorry for being long-winded,
>
> Sean
>
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