From Student to Engineer: A Transformation

So after my first few days as an engineer, I've learned a couple new things. One, citing sources is key to any successful research. As much as it is a pain to look through all of the information necessary for the correct formatting, getting every period and comma and capital letter in it's right place, it is an absolute must in order to have a strong and valid point. Extensive research will turn out to have no credibility if sources aren't cited. In addition to just citing these sources, it's necessary to have legitimate sources. As tempting as it is to get all of your information from Wikipedia or Yahoo News, those are just starting points. You must resist the temptation to take the first facts that you see from these sites, and move on to credible scientific journals or another valid source of information. The intensity of accuracy in engineering is definitely coming into play in citing sources. (Luckily, this post is opinion-based, and based off of what I learned in BE Lecture. Sadly, there are no actual sources to cite.)