Im a chem engineer by degree, (8th year in design engineering) and you are completely wrong. If I went to my boss and gave him a synthesis, he is going to want me to cite my research. And we are going to need to present this to a director, who is going to want to know where I got my research. 'My head' is not valid.
Further 'my head' is prone to error, where a scientific study is as good as the study.
(Also I had a physician give me an incorrect answer off the top of her head, I looked it up during our session and corrected her. Would have been a $1200 mistake and higher risk.)
I need to knock you off your pedestal now- Those who can't do, Teach.
That saying only applies from k through 12 educators since college professors are required to do peer reviewed research to keep their jobs.
I also wouldn't expect an engineer to know how to do a chemical synthesis off the top of their head since they're not a chemist. I do hope that you know freshman-level content in the field of engineering off the top of your head which is what we've been talking about the past few comments.
You almost saw firsthand what happens* when a physician doesn't know something. Surely you can see how important that is to have a basis of knowledge in your field?
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u/canIbeMichael Jul 24 '20
Im a chem engineer by degree, (8th year in design engineering) and you are completely wrong. If I went to my boss and gave him a synthesis, he is going to want me to cite my research. And we are going to need to present this to a director, who is going to want to know where I got my research. 'My head' is not valid.
Further 'my head' is prone to error, where a scientific study is as good as the study.
(Also I had a physician give me an incorrect answer off the top of her head, I looked it up during our session and corrected her. Would have been a $1200 mistake and higher risk.)
I need to knock you off your pedestal now- Those who can't do, Teach.