Engineering? What's that?

A huge field of many specialties.

Examples Aerospace Engineer Computer Engineer Petroleum Engineer

All engineers do the same basic tasks.

What's a Computer Engineer?

Computer Engineers have many titles:

Design Engineer
Development Engineer Computer Architect

All computer engineers research, design, develop, and test computer hardware and oversee its manufacture and installation.

Its Origins-The Unknown Energy

The evolution of technology itself all started out with Benjamin Franklin, Alessandro Volta, and Luigi Galvani in the 1700s. They all Theorized and experimented

Its Origins - Eletricity

Heinrich Rudolf Hertz detected electric waves in 1886.

Guglielmo Marconi used them waves to produce the first radio signaling system

Alan Turing

Wanted to use computers for a lot more than just solving difficult math problems. Said computers could act like humans.

Why Computer Engineering?

My Interests
Math- one of my strongest subjects
Science- I have a blast with experimenting Technology- love to learn about the latest

inventions

Engineering field is slacking a little, although technology careers are fast growing. There is a decent starting salary and it has a potential to reach above $100,000.

Preparation for this career

High school Recommendations

Proficient in math, and science Calculus, chemistry, and physics are taken Computer courses at a community college

College
Bachelors degree in computer science,

computer engineering, or electrical engineering Also could try for a Masters Degree or even a Professional Degree or Doctorate

Necessary skills
creative, curious, detail-oriented, and logical thinkers decent report card in math, science, computers, English, and social studies skill to work in a team

Work Environment

Usually works in a cozy, comfortable office Tend to be well lit, and air conditioned

Work Week
Usually consists of five day and forty hours There are times when evening or weekend work will be required to get a projected completed There are other times when studying is required to keep up with the constantly changing technology

Salary
Lowest-paid 10 percent earned less than $53,910. Middle half earned between $69,500 and $111,030 per year in 2006. Highest-paid 10 percent earned more than $135,260

What they do
Work with other engineers, technicians, scientists and managers Usually work as part of a team, but sometimes their work is done independently They research, design, develop, test, and oversee the installation of computer hardware

Examples of hardware: computer chips circuit boards keyboards

Advantages

Salary
lowest salary close to $50,000
Potential to reach over $100,000

Fun
change the world learn new things about the field and

computers

Disadvantages
Can be repetitive Becomes challenging No room for mistakes Lots of difficult problem solving Consistently learning

Becomes boring

Wear you down

Outlook
Computer Hardware Engineer is expected to be around average Computer Software Engineer is above average Through 2014 to 2016 there is a below average to average employment growth

Degrees in computer technology has grown Competition with foreign countries for this

career

What Ive learned

Im suited to become a Computer Engineer

my interests science, math, and computers

Improvements
be more than proficient in college better speaker

better writing skills