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Electrical Engineering vs Electronics Engineering vs Computer Engineering
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on April 04, 2019, 04:14:48 pm ---I can't remember ever seeing a "computer engineering" course. Sounds far too specialised to be useful as a first degree
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Common here:
https://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/study-with-us/undergraduate-degrees/computer-engineering
https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering/computer-engineering
https://www.idp.com/australia/search/computer-engineering/
:wtf: at those prices...
Would you like Arts with your engineering?
https://www.idp.com/australia/Categories/Computing-and-IT/Computer-Engineering/Bachelor-of-Engineering-HonoursBachelor-of-Arts-Computer-Engineering/p/PRG-AU-00291735
https://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2019/3961
Brumby:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 04, 2019, 11:40:26 pm ---First priority should be to do what interests you.
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THIS ^ ^ ^
By pursuing a direction that interests you, you may well develop that interest into a passion, which will be motivation in itself to do well. If you try predicting the market to choose a degree, then you risk (a) getting the prediction wrong and (b) hanging a millstone around your neck for the duration, making all those years intolerable.
Then there's the simple matter that there's no guarantee that you will find a job that meshes with the degree you get. Sometimes it can be a matter of applying for a job where your degree shows capabilities in the general requirements of that job, but not ticking every single box. Choose a degree that was a chore and the job you get might also turn out to be a chore.
However, choose a degree that is founded on what interests you and you will find that degree will have a much better chance of landing you into a job that interests you. What's more, your interest will be noticed and you are more likely to be offered other opportunities.
Gregg:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 04, 2019, 11:40:26 pm ---I think that can be a mistake trying to "chase" or predict the market. First priority should be to do what interests you.
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Your second priority is to get a well-rounded background so that you can follow along the many twists and turns a career path may take.
Often overlooked is how to succeed in corporate and individual politics; learn what matters and what does not; how to network with the right people and how to never burn your bridges along the way.
Brumby:
--- Quote from: Gregg on April 05, 2019, 12:31:55 am ---Your second priority is to get a well-rounded background so that you can follow along the many twists and turns a career path may take.
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That is very important. A degree is only one part of that and it is not impossible that 5 or 10 years down the track, you could be working in an area for which your degree holds little relevance.
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Often overlooked is how to succeed in corporate and individual politics; learn what matters and what does not; how to network with the right people and how to never burn your bridges along the way.
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That is a life lesson. One that will become extremely important (unfortunately) the higher you rise in an organisation. The dangers you will encounter are things that you must be ready for and may come from directions you never suspect. The politics you see surrounding Government on the nightly news is nothing to some of the politics I have seen.
sward:
I haven't heard of an Electronics Engineering degree, only an "Electronics Engineer" (which is an Electrical Engineer that works with or specializes in electronics, as oppose to say, power systems).
At my school, we have Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems Engineering.
They are quite different, with the latter taking far more on the subject of computers, as you might expect.
You can often see the Roadmaps for different programs with all of the course requirements, and you can look up what each course is.
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