I am enthusiastic about both computer hardware and software. Should I pursue ECE or CSE?
Thanks for A2A.As you have mentioned that you want to take advantage of both worlds, I would advice you to take ECE. Its because now a days most of the work of an EC Engineer is based on programming. Weather you are interested in making electronic devices or you are interested in communication, programming is the basic necessity. And it is very comfortable and good to program any electronic device. Also ECE is a branch in which you need to be quiet logical. And believe me you'll simply enjoy playing with IC's, dealing with logic gates, do soldering and of course do programming for a purpose. Like CS, ECE is also a very vast pool to swim in. You can do whatever you want. All you need is dedication.Personally speaking, I consider CSE as a boring branch. Because I feel that how can a person spend his whole life sitting in a cabin and finding something is his computer.For all CS Engineers around the globe, my intentions are not to disrespect your field and I know it's a tough job but it was my opinion which can differ from person to person.But ultimately do what your heart says.All the Best :)
Is Computer Hardware Engineering a good paying job?
'Working with computers' at the moment is like saying " I work in medicine " - But what do you specialise in? Computer hardware is a very big field that nowadays is linked to electronics engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence, and so on... But make no mistake, all these titles sound very nice - but the reality isn't always that good. Working in this field is very challenging and needs lots of hard work. But - Is it rewarding - Oh yeah... However, the trend at the moment is with the software-side of things, not so much with the hardware. But then it really depends on which industry do you want to progress to. For example, higher education sector is more interested in software than hardware, but the manufacturing industry is interested in both pretty much equally. Many people think of computers as working with really cool stuff - but in real life this is not always the case. I work in the computing industry, and guess what, I have an office and wear a suit, and not work in a lab with ten monitors in front of me... Nowadays employers are looking for people who not only can they write programs , but more importantly how to make computing relevant to the business - in other words, how to make money out of it. So to sum up, yes - computer h/w engineering pays well, but the opportunities are more limited than other areas of computing, mainly because computer hardware is generally too specialised to be used on low scale, and therefore small companies don't really look for hardware engineers. Please note that fixing computers is NOT engineering - that would be just repairing broken stuff. Engineering is about following a structured process to create something useful, or improve something that already exists. I suggest that you research the computing field in general and try to speak to people who work in it. Good luck
Is computer engineering hard? Is it fun? Do you actually design parts in the computer?
^^^^^^^^^ Ignore Colanth. He doesn't even have a college degree. Computer Engineering major will ALWAYS deal with some aspects of software making process. Without being a computer programmer, there's absolutely no way for you to design an efficient circuitry. You need to have a solid knowledge of instruction sets and Assembly programming. This is a quote from the University of Florida website. "The objectives of the program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering is to provide students with a strong theorectical and practical background in computer hardware and software, along with the engineering analysis, design, and implementation skills necessary to work between the two. A computer engineer is someone with the ability to design a complete computer system from its circuits to the algorithms that run on it. Although one can consider hardware and software separately, a computer engineer must take a more holistic approach. If an electronic device is to be called a computer it must produce mathematically meaningful results. Similarly, any useful theory of computing must be physically realizable. The synthesis of the theory and algorithm which must take place before any useful computing can be achieved is the job of the computer engineer, and to produce such engineers is the missionof the program. A computer engineer will: * Be adept at the fundamental theory and practice of computer science and electrical engineering, as it applies to computer hardware and software * Understand all the elements required to design a complete computer system (hardware and software) * Understand the interaction between hardware and software * Have the analysis, design, and implementation skills necessary to solve problems using computer engineering principles and techniques * Understand the ethical, legal, and social issues in the computing discipline, and in the engineering discipline in general." Hopefully that answered your question. Here's a link for the classes that you must take to get the diploma. http://www.cise.ufl.edu/academics/undergrad/cen/CENTrackingSheetCatalog1999orLater.pdf
What is the best course to do after bsc.computer science?
Unlimited education and employment opportunities are available for Computer Science graduates. Students can take a decision after exploring and studying all the options. Also they can choose a creative field like digital marketing.Education:·MSc. Computer Science·MCA·MBAComputer Science stream can be divided into Information Technology, Software, Hardware, Web Designing and Web Development including App Development. And opportunities are available in every field. Multinational companies are looking for computer science graduates for their development projects. Also digital marketing companies need BSc. Computer Science graduates for designing marketing campaigns for media management.MBA will be a better choice for those interested in business administration where they can take responsibilities like corporate communication, social media management and PR. A short course in digital marketing could help fulfill the digital media related responsibilities.BSc. Computer Science students interested in creative marketing can join the growing team of digital marketers and start designing marketing campaigns for brands. Digital marketing is an interesting field and you don’t need reading voluminous books or spending hours on laboratories to study digital marketing. A short course on online marketing is sufficient to launch you in the growing field of digital marketing.http://www.expert-seo-training-institute.in/
Why do many electrical engineering graduates become software engineers? If they enjoy software engineering enough to make it their profession, why don’t they switch their majors to focus on it in the first place?
Being an electrical engineer,I think I'm quite eligible to serve the raw truth on your plate.I would only be talking about the general scenario in India. I don't know much about other countries.Electrical engineers becoming software engineers.Do you think this transition is out of choice? Out of interest? No. No. (Well there always exist some exceptions.)Approximately 4 lakhs electrical engineers graduate every year. May be more but not less.Job vacancies:-In core sector(govt.)- around 700–900 (includes all the PSUs)In core sector(non govt.)- may be around 5–6000( at Max.)This is just to give you a rough idea of the (demand/supply) ratio. Considering at Max. Vacnacies of even 10,000 the demand/supply ratio stands at 1/40.So what the remaining chunk of electrical engineers would do??At around 1 lakh people go for UPSC, Bank PO, SSC etc. What about the remaining ones??It's the tendency of maximum people to choose the easily available option i.e. campus placement offers in software companies. Since electrical engineers are also taught subjects like C+ and DBMS and also Data structure so they don't have much difficulty in shifting to coding and programming domain.So as you see,it’s more of necessity than choice and interest. Atleast the general scenario. However few are there who after studying electrical for few months realise their interest lies in coding or something else. This always happens when you choose one of the toughest discipline for engineering. :D
I'm very interested in technology. What are some good careers?
I'm currently a freshman in highschool and I'm very interested in technology. The thing is, I know a good amount of everything, but don't know a super lot about 1 specific thing. Example: I know about all the specs of mainstream tech devices like tablets, smartphones, computers. I have a good idea of how to build a computer. I know some very basic HTML programming (java). I know a lot about headphones and audio. And I know a lot about gaming. I'm also a pretty good gamer (If that has anything to do with anything). And I know how how computers work and know how to operate them better than most kids my age. I took 2 college classes over the past 2 summers through a program called Duke Tip. One was at Vanderbilt and the other was at a small college in Florida. One was a computer science class and the other was criminal law. Gaming is my pasion but let's get real, it's not a very wise career choice. My parrents are getting ready to sign me up for another class this coming summer and I'm not positive which type of classes I should take. I've narrowed it down to 5. Some are computer science classes and some are gaming programming, others are computer engineering and 1 is software programming. They all seem really good to me but I'm worried. So in conclusion, is there a class that would better suit me that another and what other careers are there that deal with the type of stuff I'm good at and enjoy doing? Thanks guys!
How much do software engineers make?
I'm 16 and thinking what career i should take for my future my teacher was learning programming in school and she quit and now she says that programming was horrible.. I don't want that to stop me from learning it myself since i love computers, what do software engineers make per year? month? also do you have to be very skilled at math? is it a good career choice?