Electrical & Electronic Engineering

[sd_sahan]

Nope sorry you will have to start from the ground up. Not only because Cisco forces you to , but also because what you will be taught at uni will be the underlying concepts of networks. Cisco exams concentrate on configuring Cisco devices, which means that there is a lot of command line work + rote learning which only applies to their proprietary technologies.

The knowledge you gain from uni networks courses will help you a great deal, but there will still be a lot of new stuff to learn.



Yes you should only do a PhD if you wish to be an academic or a researcher. If not the PhD would be a waste of time. Still, it is the only foreign degree that you can do for free.

Understood sir. Cisco is their brand & they want us to know about their features right? Whereas in uni what we learn is the basics of networks. Furthermore, thanks for idea of starting a blog; until today I had no intention of doing that but now that stressed the advantages, it seems a nice way to get hold of a blog You seem to know an awful lot about engineering; if you don't mind me asking, are you an engineer sir? Whether you are or not, thanks loads for your ideas Deeply appreciate that

 

[sd_sahan]

here are my advises. I am eng in Canada

(1) improve communication skills (not merely English) and interview preparation skills + positive thinking. This is very serious. With BSC eng, you can find a job for sure. But soft skills may determine if your salary is X or 5*X. In Canada, it may take usually 3 months to properly prepare for interviews (it is a course, believe me)

(2) computer/management course - useful in SL (in out times, many sit for Aus and uk courses. In many countries (including SL), there are many management/IT related jobs rather than engineering related. There are very few places where you can actually enjoy practicing engineering what you have learned in satisfactory way. many eng. university students do Law, BCS, ACS, CIMA......ABC,CDE,EFG....ton of courses. so Bsc is an additional qualification

In Canada+Us, you can find many interesting eng. jobs where engineering applications are heavy. In Australia, I think such jobs are not that frequent.

(3) Do some sport (these qualifications may useful to prove leadership, team activities), but not much value if you go outside.

(4) why Phd? It is useful if you want to do research related jobs, otherwise it is a great sacrifice (money+time+effort). msc is ok. I do not know anything about this stupid Beng

1.) Whoa, really? over there, there are courses for that? wow! good point you made sir thank you
2.) Yeah, I'm following CIMA. What you say is true, in SL there are not many places you can practise the profession, it will be ultimately a management job or something like that!
3.)Yeah, my thoughts too. I'm not interested in PhD because it doesn't help me with my career & I'm not interested in being a lecturer. But who knows, If I get a chance to receive a scholarship, I might due to the monetary benefits

 

[BINGU_PUTHA]

1.) Whoa, really? over there, there are courses for that? wow! good point you made sir thank you
2.) Yeah, I'm following CIMA. What you say is true, in SL there are not many places you can practise the profession, it will be ultimately a management job or something like that!
3.)Yeah, my thoughts too. I'm not interested in PhD because it doesn't help me with my career & I'm not interested in being a lecturer. But who knows, If I get a chance to receive a scholarship, I might due to the monetary benefits

1. well It is not a course but it is like a course I mean it requires significant preparation time and effort.
I have seen some immigrants here have qualifications than required for the job but they failed in interview. Obvious reasons are lack of interview preparation + positive thinking. During the interview, (by behavioral questions), they understand our weakness from one or two words from us. That is simply the end of well paid job.
2. Good idea. in many companies, top is the management, not technical.

 

[jcj]

Currently I'm following Electrical & Electronic Engineering here on 'Pera'. Apart from this degree, what other courses would be good for me to enroll so that they will help me with my career??

Concentrate on your current course and get as much as practical knowledge you can.

 

[BINGU_PUTHA]

Concentrate on your current course and get as much as practical knowledge you can.

practical knowledge depends on the industry.

 

[Slesh]

Ah, I got what you meant BEng is undergraduate & Msc & PhD are postgraduate.. What you are saying hv some truth, BSc is mainly regarding the science whereas BEng is mostly about engineering right? thanks a lot for your insight Slesh Helped me clear some doubts thanks yet again!

No worries.Good luck!!

 

[Tom Riddle]

No its not like having 2 degrees.you aren't going to show the BSc when you go to the Interview.What I mean is get credits from BSc and complete the BEng in 1 or 2 years.Finally keep the BEng as your main degree.I know this sounds kind of stupid,but having a BEng degree would help a lot especially if you work in Europe /Aus etc.

This is only if you go to professional work.If you go to academia then the best thing is to do a MSc/PhD after completing the BSc

Countries like US/Canada doesn't know these things as their system is completly different.even their BSc degree is called BS. but there is no difference on them.I'm talking about countries who have both BSc Eng degrees and BEng degrees.

It sounds stupid because it is stupid.

This might be an issue when you are initially deciding on which degree to pursue, not when you have already got one of the two!

An MSc is primarily a professional degree. People who want to go into academia mostly do an MSc by research (which many universities call an MPhil). Even this is mostly on the path to a PhD (that is, the university awards the MSc / MPhil as part of their PhD).

If you want to study further after uni, you should pursue a Masters degree (by coursework), which is a postgraduate qualification, pursued by industry professionals, and adds value. A BEng is sill another bachelors with a different name.

According to your logic a person who has an engineering degree from the US/Canada should do a BEng as well if they are going to work in the UK / Australia! This doesn't happen because people in the industry are not stupid. They know that the education systems and naming conventions differ from country to country.

You seem remarkably out of whack regarding this whole thing. I'm willing to bet quite a bit that you are still an undergraduate student.


@OP - You don't need us to tell you what to do after your bachelors. Just do a little Google search, or ask anyone who is knowledgeable about these things. Ask them whether you should do a BEng after getting your BSc Eng instead of a Masters.

 

[max33]

bmp

 

[Tom Riddle]

Understood sir. Cisco is their brand & they want us to know about their features right? Whereas in uni what we learn is the basics of networks. Furthermore, thanks for idea of starting a blog; until today I had no intention of doing that but now that stressed the advantages, it seems a nice way to get hold of a blog You seem to know an awful lot about engineering; if you don't mind me asking, are you an engineer sir? Whether you are or not, thanks loads for your ideas Deeply appreciate that

Yes I am.

Glad I could be of help

 

[Slesh]

It sounds stupid because it is stupid.

This might be an issue when you are initially deciding on which degree to pursue, not when you have already got one of the two!

An MSc is primarily a professional degree. People who want to go into academia mostly do an MSc by research (which many universities call an MPhil). Even this is mostly on the path to a PhD (that is, the university awards the MSc / MPhil as part of their PhD).

If you want to study further after uni, you should pursue a Masters degree (by coursework), which is a postgraduate qualification, pursued by industry professionals, and adds value. A BEng is sill another bachelors with a different name.

According to your logic a person who has an engineering degree from the US/Canada should do a BEng as well if they are going to work in the UK / Australia! This doesn't happen because people in the industry are not stupid. They know that the education systems and naming conventions differ from country to country.

You seem remarkably out of whack regarding this whole thing. I'm willing to bet quite a bit that you are still an undergraduate student.


@OP - You don't need us to tell you what to do after your bachelors. Just do a little Google search, or ask anyone who is knowledgeable about these things. Ask them whether you should do a BEng after getting your BSc Eng instead of a Masters.

well yeah in a way what you are telling is true.it is something useless to talk about in this situation.but I hv seen people who regret of doing the BSc when they had the chance of doing a BEng.I said that for OP's benefit.I think you don't know the situation in Europe. anyway yeah its kinda useless to do another Bachelor when someone has already done a one,specially in the same fields. but I just gave OP a idea which would someday be valuable.

Anyway apart from few who go in Finance,Business etc sides, I highly doubt whether any other US people will come to Australia for work when their own country is the best country in the whole world in terms of opportunities.