• Question: Are there parts of STEM that you find irrelevant in your job and everyday life?

    Asked by Laurellanya to Alessandra, Dimitrios, Niamh, Becky, Stacey, Tony on 10 Jun 2017.
    • Photo: Niamh Ryall

      Niamh Ryall answered on 10 Jun 2017:

      Hi Laurellanya

      I think it would be hard to only learn the bits of STEM that are going to be relevant to exactly what I want to do and a lot of stuff has turned out to be useful when I never expected it to. I have a lot of random knowledge on STEM stuff I’ll probably never need, but I don’t know that.

    • Photo: Stacey Marple

      Stacey Marple answered on 10 Jun 2017:

      Hi Laurellanya, I think all parts of STEM are revelant to being an engineer. The disciplines are all linked and it is useful to have knowledge from all of the subjects.

    • Photo: Rebecca Bennett

      Rebecca Bennett answered on 11 Jun 2017:

      To be honest no.
      Even having a very basic level of understanding in something really helps in work / projects that involve lots of different elements.
      I did not do very well in chemistry and I do now struggle when looking at how we finish our materials to get the best performance. Perhaps I should go back and study again!

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