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老板说，在外面，要多看多学习……于是我就颠颠儿的跑去看院里本科生的毕设讨论会。不光我颠颠儿的跑去看，好像学院里认识的人都去看了。这是头一次看到了如此不一样的毕设。
滑大的ECE的本科生不写毕业论文，没有论文答辩，有人说了，真幸福呀~ Wait a minute，我们看看他们毕设做什么先。
滑铁卢大学电子与计算机工程系的每个准备毕业的本科生必须参加一个一年期的 4th-year Design Project~ ，高年级的本科生要参加学习一系列的项目设计课程，这些课程包括：a.”Engineering Design Concepts” 学生组建4人小组，确定一个项目课题，讨论需求，可行性和可用资源，完成使项目获得批准的流程；b. “Engineering Design Project” 小组合作，进行项目的原型开发；c. “Engineering Design Symposium”学生完成项目后进行汇报。
Symposium是名副其实的会议形式，每年的一月份在DC举行。大厅里有学生展台，每个小组把自己的原型产品拿出来配合各种手段进行现场演示和解说，持续一天。学生们着正装，胸牌上注明他们所属的小组和项目名称。任何人包括全校的学生老师和社会来访者都可以随意参观提问，中午会有午餐提供。每个小组要准备一个20分钟的报告，15分钟自述，5分钟回答问题，两位或更多的相关领域教授会出席并评分。分四个分会场，若干个sessions。最后根据评分情况，大会会向前三名的队伍颁奖，一等奖2000加元。
值得一提的是，完成项目的资金，需要学生们自己去筹措资金，争取赞助或者投资，如果没有办法拉到funding，学生只能自己掏腰包。听起来是不是很现实~ 更像是一种商业化的运作行为，而少了很多学生气。绝大部分项目都具有相当的实用意义和应用价值，很多idea非常吸引人，稍加修饰就是一个很好的start up项目。虽然很多方面还稍显稚嫩，考虑问题还不够全面，但是回想自己本科毕设的时候，和他们比起来，嫩了那还真不是一两个级别。
回到有人说真幸福的时候，不得不说这是一种幸福，少去了很多不必要的形式化繁文缛节，一切都是那么的面向现实。学生们实打实的去完成一个个极富挑战性和现实价值的项目，其中的收获不言自明。比起我记忆中的本科毕设论文写作，孰好孰坏？又有人说了，小组里会不会有人不出力或者跟着混的，先看看ECE的毕业要求：
- Take a full course load each Academic Term;
- Pass or clear all required courses (Core Courses, CSEs, and TEs, and WKRPT);
- You may not proceed with more than two uncleared failures in courses with either the default or DRNA designations (including WKRPT);
- Take five Complementary Studies Electives (CSEs) (MSCI 261 does not count as one of the five required CSE, it satisfies the List-B complementary-studies requirement);
- Take six Technical Electives (TEs);
- Maintain an Engineering Average of 60% (a Quest Average of 59.5%) in all Academic Terms after 1A;
- Receive credit for five PDEng Courses (for students in the Class of 2009+);
- Satisfy all required milestones:
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- WHMIS,
- ELPE,
- TPM,
- Five Co-op Work Terms , and
- Four Work-term Reports; and
- Submit an intent to graduate form.
注意红色加粗的要求：5个学期的实习。能完成实习任务的人，还会对设计项目没有贡献么？在这里没有混的一说，要么用功努力毕业，要么无法完成学业。话说滑大只有一半左右的人会顺利毕业而已。
毕业典礼上，毕业生会收到毕业象征Iron Ring [1] ，有句话非常喜欢：” This is where you will be awarded the coveted iron ring which signifies that not only did you graduate from university, but you graduated as an engineer.”
说句心里话，我喜欢这样的毕业设计形式~
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[1] Iron Ring:
The Iron Ring is a symbolic ring worn by many Canadian engineers. Obtaining the ring is an optional endeavour – the ring is not a prerequisite for practicing professional engineering in Canada.
The Ring is given as part of “The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer” [1], written by Rudyard Kipling. Many believe that the rings are made from the steel of a beam from the Quebec Bridge, which collapsed during construction in 1907, killing 75 construction workers, due to poor planning and design by the overseeing engineers; however, this is not the case. This misunderstanding may have its roots in a common practice of attaching a symbol of an engineering failure, such as a bolt from that bridge, to the chain that is held by participants in the ritual. The Ring is a symbol of both pride and humility for the engineering profession.
The Ring is worn on the little finger of the working hand, where the facets act as a sharp reminder of obligation while the engineer works. This is particularly true of recently obligated engineers, whose rings still bear facets nearly sharp enough to be considered serrations.
The Iron Ring was originally made from iron, but graduating engineering students are now usually given stainless steel rings, which do not rust. Only Camp 1 continues to provide the option of iron. Protocol dictates that the rings should be returned by retired engineers or by the families of deceased engineers. Some camps offer such iron rings or so obligated “experienced” rings, but they are now rare due to both medical and practical (industrial/construction site) complications.
The Ring itself is small and understated, designed as a constant reminder rather than a piece of jewellery. The Rings were originally hammered manually with a rough outer surface to further dispel the notion of them being worn as a trinket. The modern machined ring design emulates this manual process with a unique pattern. Twelve half-circle facets are carved into the top and bottom of the outer surface, with the two halves offset by one facet radius. To an untrained eye this appears to be manually hammered.
(from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring)
今天整理硬盘，把一些东西刻出来清理空间，但是Nero刻录的时候遭遇了莫名的”未指定刻录器错误”，连续刻坏了我三张盘。在家用的好好的，怎么到了这边才一个半月没用就这样了？
一流企业卖标准，二流企业卖产品。看来这句话是深入人心的，不过真的能做到也是很了不起的事情。
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