Token Bird, Tarmach,
I totally agree with your points.
As I said earlier I am at least 18 months away from looking for a job, and at that time I will jump through what ever hoops that are put in frount of me.
In the meantime I will continue to promote discussion on the topic (aka whinging to the high and mighty).
If there is statistical evidence that 509ers pick things up quicker, maybe this can be explained through demography not the course.
I may be wrong, please prove me so, but I suspect the throughput of integrated courses is younger than the guys who are coming up the modular route.
I suspect - again no hard facts - this is because these people have been supported by parents, OR do not have the financial responsibilities of a family or a mortgage.
Therefore I believe that younger people may be demonstrated to acquire new skills quicker.
Of course, we take the realistic views of those people within the industry, but things can change in time.
This is the forum for such debate.
EM PE so I am churlish for whinging?
As Tarmach pointed out without discussion there would have been no change.
As I said earlier I look at "Rumours and News" and I am just trying to get a few hours whinging P.u/t in!
[ 30 July 2001: Message edited by: Gazeem ]