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Q: I write from India; currently I am in my last year of pre-university schooling. I am very interested in engineering, and especially automobile engineering. I am really interested in designing automobiles. What are the top engineering schools in the world where I could pursue these interests?
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Q: What the kind of courses are you taking?
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Q: Is it usually really hard to find a job once you've completed engineering studies in a college?
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Q: I am an undergraduate student studying toward a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in electrical engineering.
(1) What kind of a pay should I expect from an internship at my second year?
(2) What kind of a pay should I expect to get from a job after I have completed my studies?
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Q: What do you like about environmental engineering?
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Q: I am sixteen years old. I would like to be an engineer in the telecommunication field. Please let me know about its scope and what it is all about.
The telecommunications industry is at the forefront of the information age—delivering voice, data, graphics and video at ever increasing speeds and in a growing number of ways. Whereas wireline telephone communication was once the primary service of the industry, wireless communication services and cable and satellite program distribution are becoming increasingly dominant.
Telecommunications engineers design, develop, test, and debug software and hardware products for communications applications. These products range from modems and encoders to computer-assisted engineering programs for schematic cabling projects; modeling programs for cellular and satellite systems; and programs for telephone options, such as voice mail, e-mail, and call waiting.
Fields of Interest and Employment
Most telecommunications engineers work in large companies and in large cities. With continuing deregulation, however, the number of small contractors has been increasing.
The telecommunication field used to be dominated by providers of wired telephone service. Customer premises were connected by cables to central offices where switching and routing were implemented. Wired telecommunications carriers continue to be a large sector of the telecommunications industry, though increasingly companies in this business use wireless technologies in addition (or in conjunction with) their wired services. While voice used to be the main type of signal transmitted over the wires, current services include the transmission of multiple types of analog and digital signals for communication of graphics, audio, video, and other electronic data. Almost all services include (or plan to include) interfaces to the Internet.
Wireless telecommunications companies, many of which have started as subsidiaries of the wired carriers, make use of radio towers and satellites to communicate with the mobile devices operated by their customers. Indeed, in the last decade mobile telephones have become ubiquitous, and have incorporated additional services beyond voice communications. Handheld device technologies known as the third generation of mobile phones (3G) already provide wide-area wireless voice telephony and broadband wireless data incorporating high-speed internet access and video telephony. The envisioned fourth generation communication system (4G) would provide users with a comprehensive IP solution where voice, data and streamed multimedia will be available on an "anytime, anywhere" basis, and at higher data rates.
Using optic fibers and satellite communication, many companies have developed popular television services that provide customers with hundreds of channels and with the ability to purchase services and participate in interactive games, competitions, and polls. Many enterprises that started as Cable TV or Satellite TV have now integrated the original technology with Internet services, and have blended multiple wired and wireless technologies into their infrastructure to provide customers with new information and entertainment services. These services have transformed the traditional means of data collection and dissemination, such as newspapers and over-the-air radio and television networks.
The dramatic changes in telecommunications over the last 10 years appear to have been just the beginning of a large technological shift in this field. Many areas, such as military communications, have not yet incorporated the benefits of the new technologies in full, and many geographical areas of the world have not yet joined the global networks. At the same time, issues of reliability, security, resilience to attacks, and scalability continue to pose major technical and scientific challenges. While these challenges do not guarantee problem-free employment to all telecommunication engineers, they do point to a strong positive trend and to the potential for many rewarding careers in a strongly expanding market.
The two major professional societies for telecommunications engineers are the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. In addition, to learn more about this exciting field of engineering and read an interview with a telecommunications engineer, check out this issue of the PE Times dedicated to telecommunications engineering.
Note: The resources on this page provided in part courtesy of the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center.
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Q: What is a good strategy for building a strong weight-withstanding card house?
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Q: I am applying to a university and would like to get a part-time job so that I can work while I am in school? How would I maintain a good GPA while working?
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Q: I am currently doing a school project in which I am being interviewed as if ten years from now I am an electrical engineering being interviewed for a job. I would like to know what the requirements for obtaining a career as an electrical engineering. I would like to know what steps I need to take for that specific field. What kind of majors, certificates, etc., should I pursue?
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Q: I was wondering if it is hard to become an engineer? Even if it is hard, is it worth it? I am really getting interested in this field. I am 14 years old and hope to one day work as an engineer.
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Q: I am an electronics and communications student and I am interested in learning more about communication systems of the future.
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Q: Did you decide which engineering discipline to study during your first year in college? Or later?
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Q: What study habits or skills would I need in order to do well in computer programming?
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Q: Why did you decide to study engineering, and do you find the coursework allows much hands-on work?
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Q: I am a community college student and I am trying to decide if I should transfer to a university that has both Engineering and Engineering Technology programs. However, I can't find the difference between Engineering and Engineering Technology. Could someone please explain the difference?
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Q: How did you choose the school you went to for your degree? I'm having a hard time deciding…help!
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Q: I am a junior in high school and all my life I have enjoyed building things, solving problems and drawing plans for various devices. After doing a little bit of construction with an engineer on a mission trip with church, I am pretty sure I want to go into engineering. My only problem is that when I understand math I love it, but there are times when I don’t understand it and then I can’t stand it. I am in Trig Analysis / Pre-calculus this year and I like solving the problems, but I still have mixed feelings. Do you or any students that you work with have the same problem and do you think it would be a big hindrance to me if I want to succeed in Civil Engineering?
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Q: I am a third year student in a Bachelor of Technology program in India. I want to devote my career to the betterment of my country, India. What is the most useful path for a student like me to take in order to advance this cause?
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Q: My friends tell me that it's better to find a roommate who is also studying engineering if I go into engineering — do you find this is true?
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Q: I am a senior attending a small rural high school in the United States. I am very interested in majoring in Biological Systems Engineering in college. I would like to get some information on:
1. the criteria you used in choosing an engineering college;
2. the high school requirements that you had to fulfill in order to qualify;
3. what is the most interesting impact that you feel that engineering brings to the world around us?
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Q: I do not stay at a dorm at school; I commute everyday. Is it harder to find a club or activity to join if you are a commuter?
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Q: I am a freshman in college and my major is Computer Engineering. I am taking an Introduction to Electrical Engineering class. Is it bad that I do not understand the topics discussed in class? We just started class and it seems like the other students all know what the teacher is talking about, but all the things I am interested in like computers, the hardware and how it operates are never discussed in this class.
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Q: what does it take for somebody to become an Electrical or Electronics Engineer?
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Q: I am in my 2nd year of electronics and telecommunication engineering and wanted to know about specializations. I am interested in electronics, robotics and automation and don't have a clear view about the courses offered related to my major and interests.
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Q: What is the difference between Robotics and Mechatronics? Also, how does Mechanical and Automation Engineering differ from Mechanical Engineering?
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Q: I am studying surveying and geoinformatics for my first degree, but want to major in aeronautical engineering for a Master degree. I dream, think and feel aeronautics all the time.
Which US university should I apply to?
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Q: Can you provide a website where I can download a MATLAB windkessel model?
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Q: BACKGROUND: We live in Sierra Vista, AZ, about 70 miles SE of Tucson. My 17 year old son is a high school senior and wants to become an engineer, but is still undecided which engineering sub-category he wants to specialize in. He is interested in robotics and maybe nanotechnology. He has taken Advanced Placement classes in English, Mathematics and Physics. He already has earned some college credit by signing up for Dual-Credit classes. We are split over 2 options: 1) having him attend for the first 2 years a community college which has a 2-year Pre-Engineering Program, and then have him attend a traditional university for the last 2 years of college; or 2) having him start as a freshman in a traditional 4-year institution.
QUESTIONS:
What, if any, are the pros and cons of both options? Is there an industry bias out there when it comes to hiring an applicant who either completed a 4 year program right away or first did a 2 year program and then finished up a 4 year program?
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Q: I am a first year engineering student. Could you please recommend some books that helped you when you were freshmen?
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Q: I am a student of mechanical engineering, in my final year toward a baccalaureate degree. I recently developed interest in the field of chemical engineering. How should I proceed?
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Q: I am a senior in electrical engineering at the University of Texas in El Paso (UTEP), and am interested in a Co-op job for Summer 2007. Where do I look for such a job?
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Q: I am about to take several exams - what is the best way to study?
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Q: How much homework do you have?
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Q: Hi, I'm a current engineering student (I have an A.A. in Pre-engineering) pursuing an electrical/computer engineering degree and would like to know what school supplies will be needed for a Junior engineering student. Also what type of computer would be recommended.
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Q: How hard are the courses…I hear it's really tough!
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Q: If you had to do it all over again, would you be studying engineering?
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Q: How did you decide which university to attend? Did you apply to several?
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