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Wrap-Up – Your Future in Electrical and Computer Engineering ECEn 191 New Student Seminar. AREAS IN ECE. 6. Computer Systems 7. Digital Information 8. Controls 9. Photonics 10. Power. Electromagnetic Transmission Signals and Systems Electronic Circuits Integrated Circuits Digital Logic.
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Wrap-Up – Your Future in Electrical and Computer EngineeringECEn 191 New Student Seminar
AREAS IN ECE 6. Computer Systems 7. Digital Information 8. Controls 9. Photonics 10. Power • Electromagnetic Transmission • Signals and Systems • Electronic Circuits • Integrated Circuits • Digital Logic
ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSMISSION Transmitted Signal
Desired Speed Control Algorithm Accelerator Speedometer CONTROLS
CLASS SURVEY http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/newstudentseminar/
CAREER PATHS First Engineering Job Project Management Marketing People Management
ECE SALARIES Median Salaries for those possessing Bachelors degrees (2007) Thousands of $ per year
HIGHER EDUCATION SALARIES Median Salaries for those possessing Graduate degrees (2007) Thousands of $ per year
GRADUATE SCHOOL? Bachelor of Science First Job Master’s Degree PhD
THAT FIRST OPPORTUNITY How you will be judged: • GPA • Research Experience • Internships • Standardized Tests • Recommendations • External Activities
HOW JOBS ARE FOUND • People you know • Internships you have been on • Job Fairs • Companies Website • monster.com
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Intensive Mentoring and Micro-Electronics Research for Students in Engineering http://immerse.byu.edu
INTERNSHIPS Assistance with finding Internships: College Career Placement Office – 242 Clyde Building Director – Jay Irvine (422-4328) jay_irvine@byu.edu Companies that hire a lot of BYU Interns:
ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ieee/ Society of Women Engineers http://it.et.byu.edu/swe/index.php Eta Kappa Nu (EE Honor Society) http://www.ece.byu.edu/eta-kappa-nu/ Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) http://tbp.et.byu.edu/ Engineers Without Borders http://ewb.byu.edu/ Email for meeting info: byubmec@gmail.com BMEC BYU Bioengineering Club
STUDY ABROAD – GLOBAL PROGRAMS http://www.et.byu.edu/international-fair-2011-programs Latin America Challenges in Water Europe Globalization China Globalization Singapore Design Program China Megastructures/Megacities India Internships Peru Global Engineering Outreach