What is an Electrical and Computer Engineer?

1. What is an Electrical and Computer Engineer?

2. 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 Engineering

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Mechanical • Ability in thermal and mechanical systems areas • Design and realization of thermal and mechanical systems

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

11. Computer Science • Design and analysis of computer systems • Operating systems, programming languages • System analysis and management of large scale systems • Computer networks

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

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

14. Electrical & Computer Engineering • School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at OU • Electrical Engineering • Computer Engineering • Bioengineering

15. Electrical Engineering • Power • Generation & Control • Management & Policies • Communication • Coding & Transmission • Signal Processing • Solid State • Devices & Components • Control • Electromagnetics • RADAR

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

17. Bioengineering • Instrumentation • Sensors & Detectors • Digital X-Ray • Medical Image Processing • CAT • MRI • Computer Applications • Data Fusion • Computational Intelligence • Medical Areas • Cardiology, Radiology, etc.

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

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

20. Who Gets What Source: EE Times 2001 Salary Survey

21. Source: EE Times 2001 Salary Survey

22. Source: EE Times 2001 Salary Survey

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

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

25. Questions? • Thank you!