Computer engineering
Computer engineeringIntroduction-Computers are changing the world as we know it, and they provide an interesting field of occupations.
I. Definition of a computer engineer
A. Definiton
B. Creation of new jobs
II. Change in society
A. Internet
B. Advertising
C. Web sites
D. Chat rooms
III. Community and technology
A. Schools
1. Homework
2. College applications
B. Church
IV. New technology
A. RealAudio
B. Video conferencing
C. Web browsers
D. New techology and businesses
V. Computers as a new industry
A. Early advantages
B. Experience coming into computers
C. People taught themselves
VI. Businesses now demand skills
A. Prior experience
B. Good job outlook
C. Shortage of workers
D. Universities work with businesses
VII. Training
A. Associates degree or certification
B.Areas of good training centers
1. Boston
2. Silicon Valley
C. Careful selection of school
VIII. Pay scale
A. 50 percent more than other engineers
B. Talent and pay
C. Average salary
D. Area and pay
IX. Pros
A. Advancement
B. Money
C. Cutting edge of techology
D. Change
X. Cons
A. Working conditions and hours
B. Pressure and deadlines
C. Adapting
Conclusion-Computers are changing the world as we know it, and they offer an exciting new way of working.
The news represented a complete turnaround for the corporate giant. Microsoft Chairperson, Bill Gates publicly announced his company's new connection to the Internet. The announcement rang through the nation. Gates has consistently ignored the Internet in favor of desktop computing. So, with Microsoft's approval, computers kicked into even higher gear (Gates, 72). The pace of innovation continues to astonish even those involved from the start. If one wants to find enthusiasm, intellect, hard work, and imagination; then computers is the place to be (D�Angelo, 49).
Computer engineers build and design computers and computer-related media (OCIS). A constantly changing career, computer engineering is offering more jobs now than ever before (Butler, 33). Webmaster, HTML programmer, JAVA programmer, Online Content Developer. Five years ago such job titles didn't exist, but then neither did
the work thousands of people are engaged in today (Marcus, 54). Once upon a time, computer programmers and electrical engineers were the only computer-related jobs. Now more jobs such as marketing, sales, product development, human resources and finance have joined the list of technological jobs (Moran and Hornung, 43).
There has been a surprising change in society, which computer engineering has brought about (Moran and Hornung, 43). The Internet in particular is changing every activity of our daily lives. Today just about every advertisement on television, radio and in print, carries a web address. It is not unusual for consumers to research a purchase on the Internet before buying. Websites offer thousands of pages of detailed information. Chat rooms and news groups attract many people with opinions that they want to share (Marcus, 54-55).
Schools are even online. Homework assignments are posted over the Internet. High-school students fill out college applications and submit them with...
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