College Approach to Computer Engineering

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College Approach toComputer Engineering
Information Technology

• Norbert Mika and Liz Stacey
• Professors, Engineering and ITConestoga College

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Agenda

• Objectives
• Employment
• Admission
• Overview of Computer-related programs
• Labs
• Teaching Methods
• Projects
• Showcase and Tech_at_Work
• Resources

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Objectives

• To become aware of Conestogas offerings in
  Information Technology and Computer Engineering
• To suggest the best choice in IT and Computer
  Engineering to a student, given specific
  strengths and interests
• To understand why employers like to hire
  Conestoga students

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About the College

• Conestoga, established in 1967, has been the
  number one rated College in Ontario for the last
  nine years.
• Our graduate job placement rate is an amazing 95
  six months after graduation.
• Full-time Students 6,200 Part-time Students
  36,000
• 40 of all adults in Waterloo Region have taken
  at least one course at Conestoga.
• Our graduates annually pump 1.4 billion into the
  local economy.
• We offer 102 full-time programs, 27
  apprenticeship related programs, 5 applied
  degrees, 4 collaborative degrees, 29
  post-graduate certificates and 96 part-time
  programs.
• Conestoga has five campuses Doon (Kitchener),
  Waterloo, Guelph, Stratford and Cambridge.
• Conestogas loan default rate is the lowest in
  the province at 8.4. We attribute this, at least
  partially, to the fact so many of our students
  get excellent jobs after graduation! Last year
  Conestoga handed out 14.5 million in student
  loans.

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Employment

• Great reputations start during co-op placement
• Many local satisfied employers

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Employment Graduates and Coop

• ATS
• Cami
• Intellirisk Management Corp
• Christie Digital Systems Inc.
• Community Care Access Centre
• Concept Interactive Inc.
• Conestoga College
• Cooper Standard Automotive
• Cowan Insurance Group
• Dark Combat Entertainment
• eSolutions Group
• GTAA
• Sandvine
• Microsoft
• Canadian Tire Financial

• Research In Motion
• Manulife
• Sun Life
• The C3 Group
• iAnywhere Solutions /Sybase
• Claire Lasers
• Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
• Grand River Conservation Authority
• Kitchener/Waterloo Real Estate Board
• MedShare Inc.
• AGFA Healthcare
• Home Hardware
• Nextide

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What Co-op Employers are Saying

• Student grasped the wireless portion of the
  product very quickly
• Student has worked out better than expected
• Student picked everything up very quickly
• Doesnt need babysitting, goes beyond his
  education and learns as he goes
• Student has a great attitude and is very
  productive
• Student takes responsibility for entire project
  he is working on
• The student has been a pleasure to work with
• Students ability and approach has been wonderful
  to work with
• Student delivers high quality work and completes
  projects quickly
• Students work has been very good right from the
  beginning

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What Co-op Students are Saying

• I feel I am using just about all of my education
• This work term has been fantastic and has helped
  to solidify that I have chosen the right career!
• This work term has given me an idea of what is
  out there
• I feel reassured that I have picked the right
  field
• I feel I am learning something new everyday
• Work term has really confirmed that I enjoy
  programming
• I am learning the way things work in a business
  environment
• I have learned what it is like to work in a large
  organization with over 100 people in the IT
  department
• This work term has been really revealing as to
  the extremely specialized areas of technology
  that exist
• Overall being well organized and getting along
  with coworkers is key to success
• I have learned many career and personal skills
  needed to succeed

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Some Principles in Eng and IT

• Practical focus
• Lab oriented
• Communications
• Documentation, presentations, etc.
• Design and Analysis
• Requirements, Architecture, Design
• Capstone Project to demonstrate the synthesis of
  gained knowledge
• Project Management
• Individual and Group orientations

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Typical Admission Requirements

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or
  equivalent, or 19-years of age or older
• Grade 12 compulsory English, C or U, or
  equivalent OR College Preparatory Communications
  course
• Grade 12 Mathematics, C of U, or equivalent,
  (MCT4C is preferred applicants with MAP4C or
  MDM4U will be assessed) OR College Preparatory
  Mathematics
• Other courses may be required or highly
  recommendedsee specific program

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Computer Related Programs
Information Technology Support Specialist
Hardware/Software Administration and Support
Computer Programmer / Analyst
Business application development
Software Engineering Technology
Embedded systems and low level software
development
Computer Engineering Technology
Hardware interfacing and component level design
Although each program has specific specialties,
there is a small amount of overlap
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Computer-related Programs

• Computer Programmer
• Computer Programmer Analyst
• Computer Programmer Analyst (Coop)
• Information Technology Support Services
• Software Engineering Technician
• Software Engineering Technology
• Software Engineering Technology (Coop)
• Computer Engineering Technology
• Computer Engineering Technology (Coop)

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Labs
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Labs Sample Configuration

• Hardware
• DVD/- R/RW 
• DVP - Permanent 
• Hard Drive Capacity 160 GB 
• Memory 1GB 
• Monitor 17 LCD 
• Motherboard D945GTP 
• Printer HP 4250dtn w/Duplexer 
• Processor Pentium D - 3.0 Ghz 
• Video integrated video

• Software
• Apache - Open Source 
• CodeWarrior - Metrowerks 
• CS-RCS Pro - Component Software 
• DirectX SDK - Microsoft 
• eMbedded Visual C 4 - Microsoft 
• Java 2 JDK with NetBEANS - Sun Microsystems 
• Office 2003 - Microsoft 
• Office 2007 - Microsoft 
• PHP v5.x - Open Source 
• Pocket PC 2003 SDK - Microsoft 
• Project 2007 - Microsoft 
• Publisher 2007 - Microsoft 
• Python - Open Source 
• SSH Secure Shell v3.2 - SSH 
• Visio 2007 - Microsoft 
• Visual Studio .NET 2005 - Microsoft 
• Visual Studio v6.0 - Microsoft 
• WinCVS - Open Source 

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Teaching Methods

• Lecture
• Demonstration
• Lab
• Online (WebCT)
• Assignments
• Projects
• Tests

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Sample Teacher Web Pages

• Lizs
• Norberts
• Alis
• Meyer Tanuans

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CP2A Coding Standards

• Coding Standards and Title Sheet for CP and CPA
  programs

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Projects

• Check the project information on
• Tech_at_Work site
• Showcase site

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Resources

• Conestoga Web Site
• http//www.conestogac.on.ca
• Liz Stacey, Coordinator CP, CPA, ITSS
• lstacey_at_conestogac.on.ca
• Carlo Sgro, Coordinator SET, SETn
• csgro_at_conestogac.on.ca
• Ali Tehrani, Coordinator CET
• atehrani_at_conestogac.on.ca
• Or call the college at [phone]