As a college graduate, graduating as a Software Engineer (BS Degree), I don't see how becoming a PE would help me.
After looking at the the NCEES website, I don't see how becoming a PE would significantly help a "Software Engineer" as none of the exams seem to touch software specific categories. I do think that a Software Engineer should know basics about the topics the exams cover. I think the equivilent to the PE for Sofware Engineers would be certifications from the different companies (Sun, IBM, Microsoft, BMC, etc.). I'm still fairly new to the Software Engineering community (graduated in 1999) so I could be wrong in this assumption. On 9/7/07, Shellman, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** > > In many countries to practice engineering, you are required to be licensed. > In the US, this requires that you first pass an 8 hour endurance test called > the EIT or Engineer in Training. Then you "apprentice" for 5 years under > other licensed engineers. Finally you are eligible to take another 8 hour > exam, the Profession Engineer (PE) exam. In Civil Engineering one chooses > which 8 questions they will answer out of the dozen or so choices presented > to them in the PE. Each question is multi-part and designed to take an hour > to completely answer the question. > > Dave Shellman PE > ________________________________ > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Robert SBA > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:13 PM > > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: Friday Humour RE: JOB: Remedy position in Kuwait (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > ** > > > Well, anyway ... they can be specialized in Remedy ... did not say or does > not mean that they can't be specialized in other areas as well, right? :-) > > I think "Engineer" is an interesting topic ... after a quick n' dirty > "check" with wiki the expression seems to be, or not to be, protected > depending on the country. Also even when protected, different meaning > depending on country. > > Like "Engineer" could rate from being something like "the expert that makes > the coffee" to really someone who passed a certain degree. > > > Anyway, peace cheers and a nice weekend :-) > > Robert > Germany > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Drew Shuller > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 5:59 PM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: Friday Humour RE: JOB: Remedy position in Kuwait (UNCLASSIFIED) > > Q: How many Remedy Developers does it take to change a lightbulb? > > A: All of them. One does the development, and the rest sit around and say > "I could have done it better than that!" > > > > > > On Fri, 7 Sep 2007, Opela, Gary L Contr OC-ALC/ITMA wrote: > > > I was kind of wondering that myself > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Gary Opela, Jr > > > > Sr. Remedy Developer > > > > Leader Communications, Inc. > > > > 405 736 3211 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of arslist > > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 9:31 AM > > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > Subject: Friday Humour RE: JOB: Remedy position in Kuwait (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > ** > > > > They specialize in Remedy, have only 50 people on that team. > > > > > > > > What do the other 200 do, change lightbulbs?? > > > > > > > > "We are a company specializing in Remedy consulting and > > development with a team of 250+ engineers. Currently our Remedy team > > is 50 people strong ." > > > > > > > > ... Daniel > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shellman, David > > Sent: September 7, 2007 6:19 AM > > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > Subject: Re: JOB: Remedy position in Kuwait (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > > > > > Vikram, > > > > As an individual that took and passed both the Engineer in Training and > > Professional Engineer tests, could you clarify your use of the word > > engineer? Are your 250+ individuals licensed software engineers? > > > > Dave Shellman, PE > > > > Dave > > -------------------------- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wireless) > > > > > > > > > > __20060125_______________________This posting was > submitted with HTML in > > it___ > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where > the Answers Are" > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the > Answers Are" __20060125_______________________This posting > was submitted with HTML in it___ > __20060125_______________________This posting was > submitted with HTML in it___ -- "A fool acts, regardless; knowing well that he is wrong. The ignoramus acts on only what he knows, but all that he knows. The ignoramus may be saved, but the fool knows that he is doomed." 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