Scead: I agree.. but it has never been the perception of most of the students here that we need to have hands-on experience to understand the electronics and so-on.. and the department's not given enough financial assistance too, when some lecturers think of giving some projects... but of course, you don't need much money if you're doing PICs or some simple project.
Put simply, most of the students here came to school to get that roll of paper tied with a colored ribbon during convocation, nothing more. And the vicious circle keeps on perpetuating...