Electronic & Computer Engineering

googlehead

i am hoping to go back to college in sept to finish a hons degree, it should take me 2 years. i had a certificate in electronic & computer engineering from way back, and i did some work in networking, computer repairs, some small electrical and mechanical work, what will the future hold for me when i finish, what would be the best path for me to take, or what career opportunities will be open to me.I am thinking i want to try something different than being a computer service technician.

dahamster

googlehead wrote: »

i am hoping to go back to college in sept to finish a hons degree, it should take me 2 years. i had a certificate in electronic & computer engineering from way back, and i did some work in networking, computer repairs, some small electrical and mechanical work, what will the future hold for me when i finish, what would be the best path for me to take, or what career opportunities will be open to me.I am thinking i want to try something different than being a computer service technician.

if it is an accredited level 8 engineering degree it will take you three more years if you have a cert!

googlehead

i spoke to the course director and she said 2 years, i go into year 2. skip year 3
placement year, due to my experience, and then 4th year and that's it

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you wont get it in 2 years and even if you do you should move into a specific area, such as embedded applications, micro controllers etc.

BEng degrees in Electronics are nothing now to employers

googlehead

thanks for the reply, i spoke to the course director and that's what she said unless she made a mistake, could you tell me how i cannot do it in 2 years

thanks

DublinDilbert

googlehead wrote: »

what will the future hold for me when i finish, what would be the best path for me to take, or what career opportunities will be open to me.I am thinking i want to try something different than being a computer service technician.

You should definitely go back and do it, you will not regret it. I initially done a diploma in Electronic engineering, worked for a year, then went back to do my degree. Then 8 years later went back and done my masters degree. I enjoyed going back to college both times, i found it really interesting after working for a while, i'm sure you would be the same.

I guess getting back to your original question about what you could do when you finish, theres lots of options... the most popular would be:-

1. Telecoms / Networking
2. Automation / Controls
3. Programming / Software

But i wouldn't rule out Electronic design and embedded systems, which is one of most interesting areas IMO.

dahamster

googlehead wrote: »

thanks for the reply, i spoke to the course director and that's what she said unless she made a mistake, could you tell me how i cannot do it in 2 years

thanks

If year 3 is just work experience then it is a three year degree with work experience in the middle. This is not a level 8 degree. AFAIK these are not available in ireland but are in the UK.But they have a different system as a four year full time over there is an MEng.
Can you link to the course syllabus? You may not be getting what you think you are getting. Remember new BEng(Ord) = old National Diploma

+1 on dublindilbert I did the same.

Perrin

This mite be slightly off topic but this anyone know of websites like this www.conestogac.on.ca/~renns/Electrical/EEP%20Lab1.pdf with these tpe of experiments?

As in putting some resistors on a breadboard and Q1 measure current drawn from the supply using an ammeter and q2 measure voltage across each resistor?

Any help greatly appreciated

googlehead

dahamster wrote: »

If year 3 is just work experience then it is a three year degree with work experience in the middle. This is not a level 8 degree. AFAIK these are not available in ireland but are in the UK.But they have a different system as a four year full time over there is an MEng.
Can you link to the course syllabus? You may not be getting what you think you are getting. Remember new BEng(Ord) = old National Diploma

+1 on dublindilbert I did the same.

sorry i should have said the course is in the uk

http://prospectus.ulster.ac.uk/course/?id=5825

dahamster

looks good

Michael Collins

dahamster wrote: »

If year 3 is just work experience then it is a three year degree with work experience in the middle. This is not a level 8 degree. AFAIK these are not available in ireland but are in the UK.But they have a different system as a four year full time over there is an MEng.
Can you link to the course syllabus? You may not be getting what you think you are getting. Remember new BEng(Ord) = old National Diploma

+1 on dublindilbert I did the same.

Just on the Level 8 issue, UCD offer an Honours Degree in Engineering Science (BSc) after 3 years. You have the option then of continuing on to do a masters in a further 2 years (of which some may be spent away at a different university, or getting some practical work experience with a company).