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Why Engineering at Medway?. Mark Clements Program Leader Computer Networking. How to do Engineering. Take an idea for a new product or system. E.g. networked communication system. Put idea into production. Sell lots of these. Get rich!. General Engineering R&D.
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Why Engineering at Medway? Mark Clements Program Leader Computer Networking
How to do Engineering Take an idea for a new product or system. E.g. networked communication system. Put idea into production. Sell lots of these. Get rich!
General Engineering R&D New idea arrives. • List the specifications. • Research methods & hardwares & softwares. • Implementation. • Produce prototype. • Evaluate prototype. UNTIL Final implementation of the Idea.
Engineering Technologies • Need to understand how one system works and its requirements. • Need to know how systems may be networked together. • Need to know how to write software and converse with software engineers. • Need to know how to present your ideas. • PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Rhetoric etc.
Network Engineering involves: • Problem solving. • Subject knowledge. • Following industry standard configurations and protocols. • Measurement and planning of network and system requirements and resources. • Lateral thinking to combine different technologies.
Tools Available to Students • Virtual Machines for network hacking. • Wireshark, nmap, metasploit, brute force attacks. • Windows & LINUX servers. • Netlab server for router configuration. • Cisco Packet Tracer for network design. • Free operating system & application downloads.
Cisco CCNA and CCNP • Available to all Engineering students. • Will take 1 year to complete CCNA. • Involves much hands-on work. • Making cables, troubleshooting, router configuration, network design. • Industry qualification – good wages.
Any Questions? • Please feel free to ask any question concerning the University and the courses we offer. • Email: cm34@gre.ac.uk • Thank you.