Why is an australian engineering program so underrated.

[Ian_Brooks]

why are australian engineering program so underrated.

I just did a year in an Australian university for a study abroad program and found it much harder than what I was exposed to in Purdue. Some things I noted was the following:

- no freshman engineering a lot of the second year ECE courses are taught from first year (EE201 and EE202 taught as a first semester course)
- their math courses are combined with linear algebra, complex analysis and DEQ for the first year of mathematics
- With less deadlines they concentrate on solving a variety of problems in their own time
- the final is worth 75-80% of their final grade, a very traditional method which I'm not very fond of - but cramming becomes obsolete as its impossible to cram 14 weeks of material into a couple of days before the final
- 3 hr labs ?!?

heres a sample look at their program:

Year 1 (Flexible)
* MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
* MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)
* PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A (6 UOC)
* PHYS1231 Higher Physics 1B (6 UOC)
* COMP1011 Computing 1A (6 UOC) (HASKEL)
* COMP1021 Computing 1B (6 UOC) (C / RISC)
* ENGG1000 Engineering Design (3 UOC)
* ELEC1011 Elec & Telecomm Eng (6 UOC)
* ELEC1041 Digital Electronic Design (6 UOC)
* MATH1081 Discrete Mathematics (3 UOC)
Year 2

* COMP1921 Data Structures and Algorithms (6 UOC)
* ELEC2031 Circuits and Signals I (3 UOC)
* ELEC2032 Circuits and Signals II (3 UOC)
* PHYS2939 Electro Magnetism (3 UOC)
* ELEC2015 Electromagnetic Applications (3 UOC)
* ELEC2041 Microprocessors and Interfacing (6 UOC)
* ELEC2042 Real Time Instrumentation (6 UOC)
* MATH2069 Mathematics 2A (6 UOC) - Several Variable Calculas + Complex Analysis
* MATH2099 Mathematics 2B (6 UOC) - Prob Stats + Linear Algebra
* 2 General Education (6 UOC)

Year 3
* ELEC3006 ELECTRONICS A (6 UOC)
* ELEC3104 Digital Signal Processing (6 UOC)
* ELEC3105 Electrical Energy (6 UOC)
* ELEC3106 Electronics (6 UOC)
* ELEC3114 Control Systems Engineering I (6 UOC)
* ELEC3117 Electrical Engineering Design (6 UOC)

+ 3 Year 3 Electives

* COMP3111 Software Engineering (6 UOC)
* COMP3211 Computer Architecture (6 UOC)
* COMP3231 Operating Systems (6 UOC)
* COMP3311 Database Systems (6 UOC)
* COMP3411 Artificial Intelligence (6 UOC)
* MATH3411 Information, Codes and Ciphers (6 UOC)
* SOLA3540 Applied Photovoltaics (6 UOC)
* TELE3113 Analogue and Digital Comms (6 UOC)
* TELE3118 Network Technologies (6 UOC)
* TELE3119 Trusted Networks (6 UOC)

Year 4

* ELEC4120 Thesis - Part A (Elec Eng) (6 UOC)
* ELEC4121 Thesis - Part B (Elect Eng) (6 UOC)
* ELEC4122 Strategic Leadership & Ethics (6 UOC)
* ELEC4123 Electrical Design Proficiency (6 UOC)

And four electives from Year 4

Year 4 Electives

Microelectronics

* ELEC4601 Digital & Embedded Syst Design (6 UOC)
* ELEC4602 Microelectronic Design & Tech (6 UOC)
* ELEC4603 Solid State Electronics (6 UOC)
* ELEC4604 RF Electronics (6 UOC)

Systems and Control

* ELEC4631 Cont - Time Control Sys Design (6 UOC)
* ELEC4632 Computer Control Systems (6 UOC)
* ELEC4633 Real - Time Engineering (6 UOC)

Energy Systems

* ELEC4611 Power System Equipment (6 UOC)
* ELEC4612 Power System Analysis (6 UOC)
* ELEC4613 Electrical Drive Systems (6 UOC)
* ELEC4614 Power Electronics (6 UOC)

Signal Processing

* ELEC4621 Advanced Digital Signal Proces (6 UOC)
* ELEC4622 Multimedia Signal Processing (6 UOC)
* ELEC4623 Biomed Instrum, Measu & Design (6 UOC)

Data and Mobile Communications

* TELE4642 Network Performance (6 UOC)
* TELE4651 Wireless Communication Tec (6 UOC)
* TELE4652 Mobile & Satellite Comm System (6 UOC)
* TELE4653 Digital Modulation & Coding (6 UOC)

Photonics

* PHTN4661 Optical Circuits and Fibres (6 UOC)
* PHTN4662 Photonic Networks (6 UOC)

My question is - why are Australian engineering programs so underrated? To be brutally honest I chose the college based on its location - near the city and 20 minutes to a beach, and that it was rated the top engineering college in the Country. Why isn't it ranked higher when compared to other colleges?

 

[user101]

Wow, excellent choice of courses available. I wish I had some of those courses available to me.