depth module difficulty levels

[der]

any opinion on which of the transportation and water resources/environmental depth module is more difficult? any inputs would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Vishal]

It depends on what type of experience do you have? If you have never dealt with the transportation standards and traffic problems then you may find the Transportation module difficult and vice-versa. Will you be taking the exam in October? If yes, then I strongly suggest you pick one module that you are comfortable with and start putting in some serious hours.

There is a "myth" that Transportation is the easiest of all depth modules. Well, let's just say that it's just a myth... Too bad Mythbusters can't help us here...

Good luck.

 

[IlPadrino]

It seems to me that the Transportation depth is easy (certainly a relative word!) for those that do transportation design work... it requires knowledge of design standards that are "plug and chug" when you know where to look, but they can be hard to find (the right one!) if you're not proficient with the reference manuals.

WR/Env is easy for those that do good with formulas... if you like the "Required Principles, Governinng Equations, Assumptions and Givens, and Calculations" process, you'd do fine in WR/Env with a bit of studying, even if you don't have any work experience in WR/Env.

 

[Casey]

WR/Env is easy for those that do good with formulas... if you like the "Required Principles, Governinng Equations, Assumptions and Givens, and Calculations" process, you'd do fine in WR/Env with a bit of studying, even if you don't have any work experience in WR/Env.

That's true for me. I have absolutely no experience with poo water, but I was able to pass the WR/Env by putting in the required study time.

 

[der]

It depends on what type of experience do you have? If you have never dealt with the transportation standards and traffic problems then you may find the Transportation module difficult and vice-versa. Will you be taking the exam in October? If yes, then I strongly suggest you pick one module that you are comfortable with and start putting in some serious hours.
There is a "myth" that Transportation is the easiest of all depth modules. Well, let's just say that it's just a myth... Too bad Mythbusters can't help us here...

Good luck.

Thanks Vishal and to all others who responded. I appreciate it.

 

[Guest]

any opinion on which of the transportation and water resources/environmental depth module is more difficult? any inputs would be greatly appreciated.

I think you need to review the specifications that are provided for each discipline offered by NCEES because each person's experience is going to color how well you can respond to questions from those disciplines. I would add that the WR/Env discipline has typically been 'favored' because it generally requires the 'least' amount of resouces. At least in concept.

There is a "myth" that Transportation is the easiest of all depth modules. Well, let's just say that it's just a myth... Too bad Mythbusters can't help us here...

Nicely stated! lusone:

JR