[SBE] defining broadcast engineering education

[Paul Christensen]

>From the handful of replies, I take it that it makes no difference for

> the most part.  In other words, unless I plan to go to work for a

> manufacturer or directly for one of the networks, I did it for

> nothing.


You'll have that mind-set, as I did, until you begin looking at allied 
industries where a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is the 
minimum level of academic preparation required in an engineering occupation. 
If you look outside the scope of broadcast engineering, you'll be damn-glad 
you formalized your technical education.  Now pursue a business degree.

As Cowboy noted earlier, he often observed little value from those who held 
many letters after their names.   However, the real value of a worker to an 
organization is where academics and experience can be melded together to 
meet long-term objectives.  Those individuals generally posses better 
critical-thinking skills than individuals who may have only attained an 
education or experience alone.

Paul (BSEET, BSCS, MBA, JD)


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