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Re:Data Science: Reality Doesn't Meet Expectations by starpilot on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @01:32PM (#22815057)
Not really. MechE courses are really theoretical, and the labs are focused on just being enough to demo the theories. Most of my professors had never worked in industry, they had been in academia their entire lives. Even they wouldn't know how to bridge the gap.

In an ideal world, we'd have separate tracks for people entering industry versus academia/research, but that's a long way off.

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Re:Data Science: Reality Doesn't Meet Expectations by mcrad on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @02:15PM (#22815466)
That's insane. ME degrees that I know seem to be defined by industry (ie. application of theory). Nobody pursues that degree to stay in academia/research. Anyway you can always pursue an advanced degree if you want to stay in academia. Don't get it twisted though - STEM is not a vocation as per your suggestion that "people entering industry" deserve a special path.
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