Peter_wadley said:Hi there,
I was wondering what engineering program you are all going into - are in - or have graduated from?
I have been excepted for computer engineering @ the university of toronto as well as electrical engineering @ the university of waterloo.
(Also @ McMaster but ill pass)
I was wondering which program you all think I should go into and why.. I would like to design circuits for a living.. so.. computer or electrical?
Take Care
There is only one engineers motto that I use on a regular basis and that's KISS "Keep it simple stupid" Integrated design theory perhaps?
Marks, I'm not sure what subject to suggest but look for sensible engineering as well =) There is only one engineers motto that I use on a regular basis and that's KISS "Keep it simple stupid" Integrated design theory perhaps?
It might seem a 'management' position to most but it is one of the single biggest boundaries to modern engineering. Getting everything and everyone working together and on the same page. Modern society isn't about a person anymore it's about people. It's not about inventions, it's about systems. You can't embrace any level of engineering without some form of respect for it's true goal, to achieve a desired result, which in modern society are becoming increasing large. I would highly recommend as many classes as you can on comparative morality and even light psychology.
Read everything you can find written by Einstein, especially his non scientific writings and biographies and histories of him and the people around him and his thoughts and ideas. There is more to logic than bits and bytes, and there is more to being moral than right or wrong.
I appear to be ranting this evening =) My apologizes. Growing older (30 this year) I think it's important to at the very least attempt to show to those that are younger that knowledge is good, but knowledge is only useful when tempered with wisdom, and science alone is seldom wise.
Marks256 said:I am already familiar with the KISS philosophy...
Ok, so what was that for? What i got from it, you were either trying to scare me out of engineering, or umm... yeah, trying to scare me out of engineering...
I am just going to ignore that..... Screw conformity... I already know the world sucks, therefore i vow to make my life as meaningful to myself as possible.
Well what I think I got out of it is that in today's world an engineer's people skills are as important as his/hers technical skills. Learning about and willing to participate in consensus decisions is essential. Today's projects demand lots of participation by many specialist working under management that has to always try and keep the big picture in mind and the ship headed into the desired direction. The day of the lone engineer working in his lab is long past in today's global economy. So courses that help expose one to non technical ideas and methods can be a big help when you actually seek employment and joining a team........
Lefty
Peter_wadley said:Thanks for all the great advice!
I think I will be choosing Waterloo for Electrical. I have visited the school and left extremely impressed.
As for dealing with people, I agree - communication is probably the most important aspect of engineering.
What I am most afraid of is making technical presentations.. something that is done alot in ECE (So I hear)
It is very hard for me to focus when all eyes are tuned on me.
My mind drifts.
It seems most of the other students going into this program are from overseas.. I have already arranged to 'room' with a student from Israel.
Do you think I will need to purchase a laptop? Right Now I do have a somewhat good desktop.
I have never used an oscilloscope before, should I purchase a used one?
Take Care
Oh yeah check video out! :
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Which is exactly the point I was trying to get across Marks as Lefty surmised. People going after engineering degrees that are intelligent will eventually end up in a job that encompasses a large scale, which means many people are involved. If you have a low ability to function socially it will hinder your chosen profession, no matter what it is. That's why I suggested reading a little bit more about Einstein, he knew better than most men of his time the social implications of technology, and that technology alone was not a solution to anything, and that tempering of knowledge with wisdom was very important. That's also why I suggested psychology and comparative morality or any modern equivalent as a course of study. You have to learn at least a little bit about how your own mind works, how it senses it's environment and at least some exploratory studies on understanding consciousness.
A simple example of relevancy is the fact that we are not consciously aware of any action we make or sensory input we receive until almost a full second after it actually occurs. The inputs are fed into the primitive reactionary and then then the trained portions of the brain. We only become 'conscious' of events in our lives after our brains have filtered out what's really going on with what we're familiar with.
The single most important thing you will EVER learn in your life is about how you yourself function, and that will teach you how others also function and how you might better relate to them. Disregard that and you will regret it later on, likely too late to be of any use.
TOM_PA said:Hey I just joined and want to ask anyone if they can help me get some ideas for a senior design I have to do next semester.
I am an Electrical Engineering student and I go to a small college in PA. I have to design something over the next 2 semesters in order to graduate. My problem is that I do not like programming at all and would love to avoid that at all costs in my design (idk if its possible to do the things I would like do design without programming though).
I have been looking into things on the lines of high power. I was looking at exploding wire but I am not permitted to do that due to there being too much dealing with that already.
If anyone has any ideas please get back to me. I am willing to accept any ideas. Thanks
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