Right now I am majoring in electrical engineering but I am leaning towards GIS as my plan B as I have doubts about being able to complete because its hard and I don't want to (maybe) risk failing out and thinking perhaps I should have done something less...difficult.
Anyways my "level of...
Hello,
Is anyone familiar with GIS? I'm thinking about switching for my BS then doing an MS or PHD.
Does anyone know how these skills support other fields in the private sector or goverment?
Also I want to do something 'sciencey'...so how 'sciencey' is it?
This is interesting. So you are saying that 'programming' is sometimes used as a generic term for running some sort of specialized software package? Or how do these skills translate to running analysis software and control equipment?
Perhaps you mean that some equipment is controlled via...
I think this is what worries me the most. I don't want to have to dramatically limit my job pool based not feeling like I have enough programming skill.
Can anyone share a more detailed account of times they have coded on the job to solve a problem, but where its not their main job?
So, I see a lot of people saying and job postings requiring programming skills but are not themselves actual software engineering jobs.
So my question is for jobs that require programming on the side i.e some non-cs engineering or technical job. How much experience or how many cs classes does...
Perhaps, I don't understand the relationship between X university and Y Lab/Gov/Industry?
For example if one is a grad student at X. How tight is Y's relationship with X? What are the chances that one would be able to work/know/network with Y? Is it just a share resources thing or how do these...
Sorry, what I meant was if you went to school that had an affiliation with X and then upon graduation wanted to get a job at that same X. Surely that would be meaningful?
I don't meant just name affiliation. I mean obviously you would have been building a relationship in some sense or working...
Thanks for the replies!
My rational for asking is I am assuming that when/If I apply to graduate school places that have an affiliation with a lab/or company will enhance job prospects. Does this make sense?
What are some universities that have affiliation to national labs and or Industry?
For examples I'm thinking of how:
Lockheed-Martin and USC have come together to create the Experimental and Theoretical Adiabatic Quantum Computation
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University...
Looking through trade journals sounds like a good idea. Could you explain how/where to find them(internet/library) or some interesting industry/topics to focus on? Maybe specific journals.
Thanks!
Relax man, I only meant that usually when you read something about how math is useful they just tell you that you acquire critical thinking skills. This gives specific details.
I came across this PDF while google'n. It's about how math is used in different jobs and not just some crap about "critical thinking skills" or balance your checkbook.
Figured it might be a good resource for high school and college kids. Plus its really highly produced and made by the...