Barry King Claims That:

>But it is critical to leave room in those credit hours for real lab
>work.  Every Engineering grad should know how to solder a simple
>op-amp prototype (or the equivalent) together, and know the resistor
>color code, and know that electolytic caps are polarized.

And this is exactly the problem I have with my university.  I have one
more semester left before I graduate with my BSEE and I have yet to
solder anything as a part of my university education.  We've had classes
in which we've breadboarded simple transistor, op-amp, MOSFET circuits,
and RLC network stuff, but we haven't done _anything_ along the lines of
tech work, such as soldering, board layout, or most importantly, part
selection.  And, of course, we haven't even heard about embedded
processors, DSPs, or ASICs.  I can't _believe_ I could go through a four
year electrical engineering degree without ever learning how to select a
part.  Halleluja for my internship!

I think EE's should have at least a semester class in tech work such as
part selection, using test equipment, etc.

Arizona State University Party School, by the way.

jason harris