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  1. 06-10-2004 #16
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    I'd have to see more than those 5 classes, but it just seems odd. Computer Engineers need to have a fundamental understanding of programming... they should at least have to take assembly courses and some sort of systems programming class (C/C++). You can't just design a system from the hardware perspective. That's not a system. A technician can design hardware configurations. An engineer has to know the system.
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    Here ya go.
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  3. 06-10-2004 #18
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    from what i hear, they are trying to get the students in the program an engineering deploma. so we can call ourselves engineers (something i dont care too much for). that's why all the courses are like that. hell we dont get a true elective untill like our 3rd or 4th year (and even then, you have to be lucky to get one).
    and soft eng is like comp sci and comp eng togather, or so i've been told. i'm actually looking forward to it even though i have to take all those damned science courses that compsci people get to skip.

    (post more later. the bell just rang.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by ober
    WTF... would someone mind telling me the difference between "Software Engineering" and "Computer Science"? It's the same damn thing! Why have 10 names for it?
    In Canada the term "Engineer" is regulated by the government. It is illegal to advertise yourself as an engineer if you do not have an engineering degree. So, CS is more about software development and Software Engineering is more about the eng side.
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    Bah... stupid Canucks... why would you go around advertising yourself as an engineer if you weren't?

    And what the hell are all those "seminar" classes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ober
    Bah... stupid Canucks... why would you go around advertising yourself as an engineer if you weren't?
    in other countries some jobs are advertised as engineering positions to make them sound good.

    Sanitation Disposal Engineer == Garbage Man
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    Hey... Not just anyone can be a Sanitation Disposal Engineer... It takes many long years of studying, many sleepless nights working on projects, and at the end, many grueling tests. Only those who fail those tests can pride themselves with the title: Sanitation Disposal Engineer.
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