RES.LL-004 | Spring 2022 | Non-Credit

LL EduCATE: Introduction to Engineering Concepts

Electrical / Electronic Engineering

Study of how electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism are applied to real-life problems. Electrical engineers design, test, and develop electrical and electronic systems as well as the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment and devices. This field covers a wide range of technologies ranging from electric motors to GPS to communications systems to space equipment. However, if you’re interested in computer hardware, that is included in computer hardware engineering, not electronic engineering.

Specializations:

  • Generation and supply of electrical power
  • Semiconductors and electronic components
  • Communications systems (e.g., telecommunications)
  • Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments
  • Telecommunications/communications
  • Robotics
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Cybersecurity

Skills:

  • Sciences (physics, chemistry)
  • Math (geometry, advanced algebra, statistics, calculus, trigonometry)
  • Programming/algorithms
  • Electromagnetics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanics
  • Circuits and electronics
  • Engineering fundamentals
  • Signal processing
  • Communication systems
  • Optics

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Conferences:

Sources

Wikipedia, Try Engineering (IEEE), Engineering Conferences, Engineering Professional Associations & Organizations, Engineering Societies & Organizations, professional association websites

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