Role of Schools and Colleges-I

A good school or college provides education and oppurtunity to practice how to deal with technical as well as social situations in life.

Conviction without conduct is lame

Conviction without conduct is lame as is education without action.

Two Keys to Time Management

1. Setting Priorities.
2. Singlemindedness to completely concentrate on one thing at a time.

Doing One Thing at a Time

"Remember, the pyramids were built one block at a time. A great life and a great career is built one task, and often, one part of a task, at a time. Your job in time management is to deliberately and creatively organize the concentrated time periods you need to get your key jobs done well, and on schedule." Brian Tracy

Teaching 'Learning' & 'Thinking'

We want students to learn but seldom teach them how to learn.
We want students to think but seldom teach them how to think.

Science, Engineering, and Technology

Science is all about expanding our understanding of nature. Discovering of new knowledge. Understanding of various phenomena.
Engineering is about applying scientific knowledge to wisely utilize nature for the benefit of mankind, by developing new methods and tools to solve problems, control our surroundings, and improve our lives.
Technology is about skillfully applying existing methods and tools to particular needs and wants.
A Scientist expands our understanding of nature. He uses scientific method and discovers new knowledge.
Using knowledge discovered by Scientists, an Engineer employs engineering design process to develop new methods, techniques, technologies and tools.
A Technologist is skilled in the application of the methods, techniques, technologies and tools developed by the Engineers.
Scientists need to know little about engineering or technology, except that they require technology to construct their experiments.
Engineers need to know something of science and technology.
Technologists need to know something of engineering but little of science.
Science is characterized by a relative unconcern for application (although scientists generally hope their work has some ultimate application).
Engineering is distinguished from technology by the design of new technologies.
Technology is distinguished from engineering by the expectation of skill in existing technologies.
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology describes the difference between engineering and engineering technology as: "Engineering and technology are separate but intimately related professions. Here are some of the ways they differ:
· Engineering undergraduate programs include more mathematics work and higher level mathematics than technology programs.
· Engineering undergraduate programs often focus on theory, while technology programs usually focus on application.
· At ABET, engineering and engineering technology programs are evaluated and accredited by two separate accreditation commissions using two separate sets of accreditation criteria.
· Graduates from engineering programs are called engineers, while graduates of technology programs are sometimes called technologists, but are often hired as engineers.
· Some U.S. state boards of professional engineering licensure will allow only graduates of engineering programs—not engineering technology programs—to become licensed engineers."

Types of Knowledge

One way to categorise different types of knowledge is as follows:

1. Factual Knowledge
This type of knowledge answers one or more of the following questions about an object or entity:

• What it is?
• Where it is?
• When it is?

If it is about an act or task, it answers questions like:

• What is done?
• Where it is done?
• When it is done?

If it is about a phenomenon or event, it answers questions like:

• What it is?
• Where it occurs?
• When it occurs?

2. Procedural Knowledge
This type of knowledge answers questions, about an act or task, like:

• How it is done?

If it is about an object or entity, it answers questions like:

• How it is made?
• How it can be changed or transformed from one state to another?

3. Mechanistic Knowledge
This type of knowledge is about the mechanism or the process by which something takes place or is brought about.
About a phenomenon or event, it answers questions like:

• How does it occur?

About an object or entity, it answers questions like:

• How it changes from one state to another

4. Causal Knowledge
This type of knowledge answers questions, about an object or entity, like:

• Why it is?

About an act or task, it answers questions like:

• Why it is done?

About an event or phenomenon, it answers questions like:

• Why it occurs?