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Dive into the Computer Engineering program at Fairfield University, comparing it with Electrical Engineering. Explore areas of specialization, enterprise computing, Biomedical Engineering, and more. Learn about career prospects in computer hardware and software engineering.
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Computer Engineering School of Engineering at Fairfield University Prof. D. Lyon, Chair, Computer Engineering Lyon@DocJava.com
Electrical Engineering Vs Computer Engineering Eng. Sci. CE EE physics CS math Liberal Arts Core hardware software
How do we define C.E.? Computer Science Electrical Engineering Science/Math CE
The Curriculum • areas of Specialization: • Biomedical Engineering • Engineering Entrepreneurship • NanoTech • Embedded Systems • Enterprise Computing
COTS Database Legacy Legacy COTS NETWORK Java Client Java Client Legacy Database COTS Enterprise Computing • Reuse existing resources • Multi-tiered computation • Distributed computation • Server-side computation
Enterprise Computing Source: Sun Microsystems “Introduction to Java 2 Micro Edition and KVM”
Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2009; bls.gov • Computer Hardware Engineers -$108k • Software Engineers -$90k • Electrical Engineering- $86k • Mechanical Engineering-$85k • Computer Science - $82k • Computer Programmers-$72k • http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/print.pl/oes/current/naics4_541300.htm