Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 1 What is an Electrical and Computer Engineer?

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 2 Engineering  Aerospace Engineering  Chemical Engineering  Civil Engineering  Computer Engineering  Computer Science  Electrical Engineering  Engineering Physics  Environmental Engineering  Environmental Science  General Engineering  Geological Engineering  Industrial Engineering  Mechanical Engineering  Petroleum Engineering  Additional Options  Pre-Med  Pre-Architecture  Biotechnology

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 3 Aerospace  Aeronautical Engineering  Aerodynamics, aerospace materials, structures, propulsion, flight mechanics, stability and control  Astronautical Engineering  Orbital mechanics, space environment, altitude determination and control, telecommunications, space structures, and rocket propulsion  Aerospace Engineering  Either aeronautical or astronautical

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 4 Chemical  Chemistry and advanced chemistry: organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, materials chemistry, or biochemistry  Safety and environmental aspects  Material and energy balances of chemical processes  Thermodynamics of physical and chemical equilibria  Heat, mass, and momentum transfer  Chemical reaction engineering  Continuous and stage wise separation operations  Process dynamics and control, process design  Modern experimental and computing techniques

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 5 Civil  Conduct laboratory experiments and critically analyze and interpret data  Perform civil engineering design  Professional practice issues  Work Procurement  Bidding and quality based selection  Interaction between design professionals and construction professionals  Professional licensure

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 6 Environmental  Knowledge of earth science and biological science  Environmental issues associated with air, land, and water systems  Environmental health impacts  Conduct laboratory experiments and critically analyze and interpret data  Perform engineering design  Understand professional practice and public responsibilities

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 7 Geological  Geologic science, principles and processes  Identification of minerals and rocks  Geophysics, field geology  Visualize and solve 3D geological problems  Statics and geo-mechanics  Problem solving in hydrogeology, processes forming earth’s crust, construction project impacts, exploration and exploitation of resources, disposal of wastes

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 8 Industrial  Ability to design, develop, implement and improve integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment and energy  Integration of systems using appropriate analytical;, computational and experimental practices

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 9 Mechanical  Ability in thermal and mechanical systems areas  Design and realization of thermal and mechanical systems

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 10 Petroleum  Design and analysis of well systems  Procedures for drilling and completing wells  Characterization and evaluation of subsurface geological formations and their resources using geoscientific and engineering methods  Design and analysis of systems for producing, injecting, and handling fluids  Application of reservoir engineering principles and practices for optimizing resource development and management  Project economics and resource valuation for design and decision making under conditions of risk and uncertainty

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 11 Computer Science  Design and analysis of computer systems  Operating systems, programming languages  System analysis and management of large scale systems  Computer networks

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 12 Electrical & Computer Engineering  Probability and statistics, and advanced mathematics  Basic sciences, computer science, engineering sciences  Analyze and design complex electrical and electronic devices, software, and systems containing hardware and software components

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 13 Bioengineering  Understanding of biology and physiology  Application of advanced mathematics, science, and engineering to interface of engineering and biology  Measurements on and interpretations of data from living systems  Interaction between living and non-living materials and systems

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 14 Electrical & Computer Engineering  School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at OU  Electrical Engineering  Computer Engineering  Bioengineering

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 15 Electrical Engineering  Power  Generation & Control  Management & Policies  Communication  Coding & Transmission  Signal Processing  Solid State  Devices & Components  Control  Electromagnetics  RADAR

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 16 Computer Engineering  Hardware  Firmware & VHDL  Architecture  VLSI  Circuit Design  Fault Tolerance & Detection  Digital Signal Processing  Sensors & Algorithms  Image Processing  Telecommunications  Wireless & Optical Network  Design & Management

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 17 Bioengineering  Instrumentation  Sensors & Detectors  Digital X-Ray  Medical Image Processing  CAT  MRI  Computer Applications  Data Fusion  Computational Intelligence  Medical Areas  Cardiology, Radiology, etc.

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 18 Why ECE?  Career Opportunities  Jobs in the Industry Large corporations Small companies Start ups  Jobs with the Government  Career Path  Engineering  Management  Financial Rewards  Salary Survey

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 19 ECE Engineering Experiences  My experience with Boeing Computer Services  In-house consulting  Client’s work  Pre-proposal research  Contract work  Lifelong learning  My experience with Seagate  Communication  Team work  Certification  Problem solving  Lifelong learning

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 20 Who Gets What Source: EE Times 2001 Salary Survey

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 21 Source: EE Times 2001 Salary Survey

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 22 Source: EE Times 2001 Salary Survey

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 23 Makeup of an ECE Engineer  Analytical Background  Problem Solving  Mathematical Skills  Tool  Creative Mind  Invention, the Impossible  Communication Skills  Presentation & Reports  Management  Team Work  Entrepreneurial  Business, Startups

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 24 Degrees Offered  Undergraduate Degrees  B.S. Electrical Engineering  B.S. Computer Engineering  Accelerated Degrees  B.S. Computer Engineering/M.S. Electrical Engineering  B.S. Computer Engineering/M.S. Computer Science  Graduate Degrees  M.S. Electrical Engineering  M.S. Telecommunications Systems  M.S. Bioengineering  Ph.D. Electrical Engineering

Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002 ECE Recruiting,ppt Slide 25 Questions?  Thank you!