It’s pretty clear that even while I’m writing this one, it’s going to be contentious. I’ve tried to be balanced in the way I present this, taking comments made by people I have talked to about this who have both agreed with and disagreed with what I’ve said. I’d love to hear what you think, especially if you’re a student who’s also been in this position, or if you’re a lecturer, whether you’ve required students to purchase your book for your course or not. Meanwhile, hopefully the lolcats will break this one up a bit…
Before I started the year-long industrial placement I’m currently on, I went back to University for a day with the intention of attending lectures.
The first lecture I was scheduled was a module that students from all of Systems Engineering (so we’re talking IT, Computer Science, Robotics, Cybernetics, Engineering and all the combinations) are required to take in Part 3 (irrespective of if this is their final year or not).