College: Are They Training Engineers Or Coders?

Durrik asks: "Recently I've had to go to the local university and interview a lot of students for job openings for next term. I've also had to go through a lot of resumes for more senior positions. I must say I wasn't too happy with the results of the recent graduates, or the current students. Most of the resumes that have crossed my desk are from people who would make good coders and implementers. In my opinion that's not what engineering is about. Engineering is about problem solving, and coming up with solutions, but most universities are now graduating people who know C, C++ and a whole mess of languages, but don't teach how to solve a problem. They can code an application but can they really come up with something new? One of the problems I've noticed is they teach a problem, and a solution but not how one works from the problem to the solution, and most of the problems are 15 to 20 years old! So are the universities turning out people who'd be better off with a diploma or certificate instead of a degree?"