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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.
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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.
Although we do not know what exactly is being covered in your Introduction to Electrical Engineering course, the syllabi for such classes are similar in most engineering schools. For example, Columbia University's course EE E1201 covers electric variables, circuit laws, nonlinear and linear elements, ideal and real sources, transducers, operational amplifiers in simple circuits, external behavior of diodes and transistors, and first order RC and RL circuits. The course also introduces digital logic.
Students are not expected to be familiar with these topics before taking the class. However a course in calculus (basic differentiation and integration) is normally a prerequisite. If you have not taken the prerequisite course, or if you think that you need to refresh your calculus and pre-calculus skills, you should seek assistance in these areas. This will ensure that you have the mathematical background necessary to follow the class.
A more likely reason why you may be having difficulty with this course is that you are not sufficiently motivated to invest your time in learning the material. One study of Electrical and Computer Engineering curricula by Carnegie Mellon in 1995 describes the lack of perspective that Computer Engineering students sometimes exhibit towards Electrical Engineering courses:
"As faculty, we were often surprised when, after a few weeks in class, in the middle of some intricate technical discussion, a brave Sophomore would ask something like this:
Exactly what does a computer engineer do? And how does this material help me to be a computer engineer? Is this different from computer science? Is the difference that we do hardware and they do software? When I graduate will I only be able to design big computers, or do computer engineers do something else as well? And why am I taking all these circuits classes-isn't that for the electrical engineers?" [1]
It is possible that your teachers did not discuss these issues with you. They should have told you that Computer Engineering is a field that "combines topics in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with Computer Science. The Computer Engineering curriculum trains Electrical Engineers who specialize in computer hardware, interaction of software and hardware, and design of software. "
Since Computer Engineering is so closely related to Electrical Engineering, you should not be surprised that electrical circuits, components of electrical circuits, and electronics will be part of the knowledge that your teachers provide you. More importantly, circuits and electronics are principal elements of computer systems. Signals flow through computer systems, circuits and components carry them through and process them. Circuits, electronic systems and signals therefore form the foundation that allows implementation and operation of computers. Without electronics and electrical circuits there are no computers (…yes, we have heard of all-optical computers or computers that use biological components, but in the field of human-made artificial computers these non-electrical designs are still curiosities).
If all this motivation talk did not help, we have one final bit of advice - it may be beneficial to be patient. Quite often we are conditioned nowadays (by television and the Internet) to expect immediate gratification from our activities. However, education in a large and deep field such as Computer Engineering is often a complex affair. Knowledge is built in stages, gradually, brick by brick, bit by bit. It takes a whole series of courses, laboratories and projects to develop enough depth and perspective that give the student (and the practitioner) the insight and comprehensive view of integrated systems. A single introductory class in Electrical Engineering by itself cannot provide all that much. Even if you do not see today what this Electrical Engineering class offers you, your view may change in a few semesters once you gained more knowledge and saw the connections between the different elements that build a computing system. In the arena of engineering education, good things do happen to those who wait.
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For more information about the planning of Computer Engineering curricula and the body of knowledge associated with Computer Engineering, we invite you to check out the following articles and reports:
McGettrick, A.; Theys, M.D.; Soldan, D.L.; Srimani, P.K., "Computer engineering curriculum in the new millennium," IEEE Transactions on Education, vol.46, no.4pp. 456- 462, Nov. 2003
Joint Task Force on Computer Engineering Curricula, IEEE Computer Society, Association for Computing Machinery, "Computer Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering", December 12, 2004, pp. A.43-A.45.
Sources:
[1] Director, S.W.; Khosla, P.K.; Rohrer, R.A.; Rutenbar, R.A., "Reengineering the curriculum: design and analysis of a new undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering degree at Carnegie Mellon University," Proceedings of the IEEE , vol. 83, no. 9, pp. 1246-1269, Sep 1995.
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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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