Complete the Phd or go for MSE?
Complete the Phd or go for MSE?
(OP)
I'm currently enrolled in an hybrid Phd. It's an Industrial Engineering program through Colorado State University. Some courses are taught via internet others have parts of the course taught on campus. I'm also admitted to an MSE program at a highly rated engineering school were I live. This program would be straight forward engineering. The Phd program is mostly applied mathematics (may background BS, MS mathematics). I'm 51 years old and wonder if there's any chance either of these degrees would help me find a different career. I've worked as a statistician for 26 years but have always loved hard core science. Anyway, does anyone have a feel for this? Thanks.





RE: Complete the Phd or go for MSE?
Good luck!
Coka
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Paul
RE: Complete the Phd or go for MSE?
Paul
RE: Complete the Phd or go for MSE?
When placed in command:
Take charge
When faced with a decision:
Do the right thing.
In my experience, that sums up project management pretty well.
I would add:
When the BS hits, which it very often does:
Figure out some way to deal with it. Procrastination is a losing strategy. Deal with the BS asap. Cover ups rarely work.
Gant charts are a trivial thing as far as project management goes. If you want to get into project management, get experience, not academic credentials. Or, just step up and do it.
Paul
RE: Complete the Phd or go for MSE?
"The first task in any project is to identify the scapegoat"!
Of course BS helps! It helps more than a PhD sometimes!
RE: Complete the Phd or go for MSE?
I'm rereading the original post, trying to figure out what you're asking. Since you're already in the PhD program, you must have done some of that research already. I guess the question would be whether you should drop out of the mathy PhD for the applied MSE. Given that you asked your question in October, is it too late for an answer now?
Hg