> And in this way we can disguise a failure in proper training as a pitfall
of the automated MR computer programs
Not to appear overly cynical -we have lost that training battle a long time
ago. Just look at some of the very basic
questions asked on the board and wonder - is there no supervisor providing
any guidance? Some of it may
originate from that in certain environments it is not customary to ask too
many questions (particularly not those that
might challenge a superior).
Then compare this with the postdoc job ads, which are best described as
looking for Jesus Christ - where are these
geniuses supposed to come from? This discrepancy between poor training,
particularly affecting structural biologist
due to deficiencies ingrained already early in the academic curricula, is
quite striking.
> re-program them to return a 'sorry, try again, no convincing solution
found' instead of returning the best solution
I think this is a good idea. Require to sit through a lecture on YouTube and
pass a test to obtain a
password for access to any expert mode - at one's own risk. That way you
instill some training even in a
hopeless case - any maybe it still works. Nothing to lose.
Cheers, BR
Nicholas M. Glykos, Department of Molecular Biology
and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, University Campus,
Dragana, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece, Tel/Fax (office) +302551030620,
Ext.77620, Tel (lab) +302551030615, http://utopia.duth.gr/glykos/
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