I've always heard a version of this, though Software Engineering was not at the top. But to be fair, it wasn't on the list at all. Though I'm a CS guy, I've heard it as EE->CS->IMS->MIS. The reason is due primarily to the level of expertise in physics and math which (just an opinion) does not come as easily to most of us. Since all engineering uses a body of science, and Software Engineering uses the body of Computer Science, it just wouldn't seem to make sense to say the those who can't do Software Engineering must revert to the science that Software Engineering uses. Similarly, I probably wouldn't claim that those who can't do Electrical Engineering should probably call it quits and try out Physics. Not bashing a Software Engineering degree though, it's a discipline it it's own right.
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I've always heard a version of this, though Software Engineering was not at the top. But to be fair, it wasn't on the list at all. Though I'm a CS guy, I've heard it as EE->CS->IMS->MIS. The reason is due primarily to the level of expertise in physics and math which (just an opinion) does not come as easily to most of us. Since all engineering uses a body of science, and Software Engineering uses the body of Computer Science, it just wouldn't seem to make sense to say the those who can't do Software Engineering must revert to the science that Software Engineering uses. Similarly, I probably wouldn't claim that those who can't do Electrical Engineering should probably call it quits and try out Physics. Not bashing a Software Engineering degree though, it's a discipline it it's own right.