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1. What do students in your program or department learn how to do?
Students in my major (Computer Engineering) learn how to program and code in order to create/test computer software.
2. What do people who get degrees in this field usually go on to do for work?
People with Computer Engineering degrees go on to work for companies in order to code for them and create software.
3. What drew you to this field?
Both of my parents are software engineers and it makes good money, plus I am good with math/computers.
4. Name three of the leaders/most exciting people involved in this field right now in 2016. Why are they interesting or exciting to you? These could be individual people or specific companies, organizations, businesses or non-profits. Hyperlink us to a homepage professional website for each person, if possible.
Elon Musk: Musk is exciting because of his work with Tesla Motors, a company that is dedicated to producing affordable electric cars. Musk does a lot of work in developing cars that are eco-friendly.
Google: Google is an interesting company because of their constant innovations in the technology field. Currently, Google is working on providing hyper fast internet to people (Google Fiber).
Bill Gates: Gates is a big figure in engineering. Not only through his company, Microsoft, but also through his philanthropic efforts. His rise to riches is what interests me about him.
5. What are the names of three leading academic/scholarly journals in your field? Where are they published? Give us the names and locations of at least 3.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). LINK
EDN. LINK
Electronic Design. LINK
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