<p>I was just browsing the business forum, and one thing caught my attention me when they said engineering is akin to grade inflation.
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Accounting is not known for grade inflation ,which is akin to engineering.
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<p>Out of curiosity, what do you think does the OP mean by this?
It is not the cased, based on my experience. How about yours?</p>
<p>My guess, from reading that quote, is that they are saying that there is no grade inflation in accounting and there is no grade inflation engineering. I think you are reading it incorrectly. Engineering is notorious for grade deflation. That's why any number of pre-med majors avoid engineering so they can have the highest GPA possible (no knock on pre-med majors that avoid engineering, it's a strategy).</p>
<p>sounds like they don't know what they are talking about.</p>
<p>Makes no sense, then again what do you expect from a business forum? O_O</p>
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My guess, from reading that quote, is that they are saying that there is no grade inflation in accounting and there is no grade inflation engineering. I think you are reading it incorrectly.
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Yes, my mistake for mis-reading it. My morning coffee hadn't kicked in earlier... :p</p>
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<p>Nope, he read it wrong. I think the guy thinks that since you can get an 80 with the curve and still get an A, then that's grade inflation. I've called him out several times for his BS.</p>
<p>Actually I'd say it's quite the opposite...I go to an engineering school and many classes actually require higher than normal percentages to get a certain letter grade. My stats class last year required a 95% or better to get an A.</p>
<p>I was agreeing that it takes more to get the same grade in engineering. It is more difficult with less curving to the center.</p>
<p>The sentence was phrased awkwardly. Read it this way:</p>
<p>Accounting is not known for grade inflation. Engineering is similar in that it is also not known for grade inflation.</p>
<p>Is accounting akin to engineering in that neither are known for grade inflation, or is grade inflation akin to engineering?</p>
<p>Like ken said, grammatically speaking, I think the poster was trying to say:</p>
<p>Neither accounting NOR engineering is known for grade inflation.</p>
<p>Is the deflationary effect of engineering grades inversely proportional to the inflationary subjugation of accounting dissonance? Or not?</p>
<p>Let's diagram it!</p>
<p>Why not ask the poster?</p>