Re: Software Engineering in Florida

[Richard D Riehle <laoXhai@ix.netcom.com>]

In article <805aqc$9ic1@news.cis.okstate.edu>,
	dvdeug@x8b4e53cd. (David Starner) wrote:

>Looking at the degree sheets (here at Oklahoma State) that's not fair.
>A CS degree requires Calculus 1 & 2, Linear Algebra, Discrete 1 & 2, 
>and Engineering Statistics. 

All of which are important and reflect the effort of your faculty
to design a solid program.   

   [ snipped some supporting information ]

>So basically, at least around here, a CS degree requires more math than
>the Physics, Chemistry or Engineering major, unless you want to be an EE.
>(Also, in practice, many CS majors double major in Math, whereas 
>Engineering majors don't have enough time to take another major.

But this is still not engineering.  It is excellent preparation for
engineering.  Computer science is not engineering, just as chemistry
and physics is not engineering.  This is what I meant when I suggested
that we need to be careful when categorizing a discipline as engineering.
Perfectly respectable programs with rigorous academic requirements in
math and science may not be engineering programs.  It is certainly true
that many computer science majors will graduate with more mathematics
than some engineering students.  They are still not prepared for taking 
the Professional Engineering exam.  This thread was about the right
to call youself an engineer.  Florida and other states have made it 
clear that you need to pass the PE exam to do so.  Mathematics is not
enough.

Richard Riehle