麻烦问一下有没有 在读卡尔顿与渥太华合作办的硕士专业electrical engineering的
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EE is good. But before you make your decision, read the following:
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by Prendeghast (658024) on Monday June 07, @01:09PM (#9357607)
(http://osibia.com/jswain)
If you believe that the sole reason for getting a degree is to gain
knowledge, then no. If you believe that a university education is about
learning to learn, then yes.
A BS (BSc, BA in the UK) demonstrates (in theory) an ability to follow
a
prescribed course of study at the pace set by the lecturers but with
the
self-discipline required to go to the library rather than goof off. You
should make a good worker bee who doesn't need to be continuously
supervised.
A MS (MSc, MPhys, MChem ...) demonstrates an ability to function
independantly within broad parameters to achieve a general objective
set by
your supervisor. You should be capable of working at a remote site
without
seeing your direct boss for six months (and you should be capable of
picking
up the phone when you need help - rather than just sitting and stewing
until
someone demands to know what you have been doing for months).
A PhD demonstrates that you can determine your own goals, demand
information
and contributions from a wide range of individuals (even people who are
senior to you in an organisation), set your own schedule, work towards
a
project goal that is years in the future and say with a tough project
longer
than some people stay at one company in Si Valley (at least during the
"new
job every six months" boom
Furthermore, you have demonstrated that
you
don't need someone to have done it before - you have proved you can
create
something original!
Of course, these are all grotesque generalisations, and I know several
PhDs
I wouldn't trust to drink a glass of water without close supervision
and
paramedics standing by. Equally, there are other paths that demonstrate
the
same skill set. Furthermore, it can be hard to maintain one's
non-conformist, independant spirit when one is producing a PhD thesis
that
must, by definition, conform to your examiner's views.
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by Prendeghast (658024) on Monday June 07, @01:09PM (#9357607)
(http://osibia.com/jswain)
If you believe that the sole reason for getting a degree is to gain
knowledge, then no. If you believe that a university education is about
learning to learn, then yes.
A BS (BSc, BA in the UK) demonstrates (in theory) an ability to follow
a
prescribed course of study at the pace set by the lecturers but with
the
self-discipline required to go to the library rather than goof off. You
should make a good worker bee who doesn't need to be continuously
supervised.
A MS (MSc, MPhys, MChem ...) demonstrates an ability to function
independantly within broad parameters to achieve a general objective
set by
your supervisor. You should be capable of working at a remote site
without
seeing your direct boss for six months (and you should be capable of
picking
up the phone when you need help - rather than just sitting and stewing
until
someone demands to know what you have been doing for months).
A PhD demonstrates that you can determine your own goals, demand
information
and contributions from a wide range of individuals (even people who are
senior to you in an organisation), set your own schedule, work towards
a
project goal that is years in the future and say with a tough project
longer
than some people stay at one company in Si Valley (at least during the
"new
job every six months" boom
Furthermore, you have demonstrated that you
don't need someone to have done it before - you have proved you can
create
something original!
Of course, these are all grotesque generalisations, and I know several
PhDs
I wouldn't trust to drink a glass of water without close supervision
and
paramedics standing by. Equally, there are other paths that demonstrate
the
same skill set. Furthermore, it can be hard to maintain one's
non-conformist, independant spirit when one is producing a PhD thesis
that
must, by definition, conform to your examiner's views.
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