Choosing Between Computer Science and Information Technology Engineering Courses

What Computer Science Engineering Encompasses:

Computer Science is a branch of engineering which is also a subset of electronic engineering. Computer software engineers design, develop, and test software. There are software engineers who design, construct, and maintain computer programs for companies and some of them sets up networks such as "intranets" for companies. Computer software engineers can also work in application design which includes designing or coding new programs and applications to meet the needs of a business or individual.

A computer engineer will be exposed to electronic engineering, software designs, and hardware-software integration instead of only software engineering or electronic engineering.

Computer engineers are exposed to many hardware and software aspects of computing, from the design of individual microprocessors, personal computers, and supercomputers, to circuit design, writing software and firmware for embedded microcontrollers, designing VLSI chips, designing operating systems.

In computer Science engineering, there are various subjects which the students would be exposed to. Some of the subjects that are included as a part of the syllabus are operating systems, Microprocessor, Database Management Systems, Data Structures, C programming language, Java programming language, Software engineering, C++ programming, Unix operating systems, Networking, Computer Graphics, Computer architecture etc.

Difference between Computer Science engineering and Information Science engineering:

The study of computer science can range from the theoretical studies of algorithms to the practical issues that come with the use of computing systems. Studies in computer science usually focus on software design and creation, computational theory, computer design, and involve a great deal of mathematics.

Mathematics and algorithms are very dominant across Computer Science programs and courses. A typical program in Computer Science will include Programming principles, Programming paradigms, Data structures, Algorithms, Computer architecture, Logic and computation, and Mathematics

Individuals with Computer Science Degrees have a variety of options when it comes to choosing their career track. Most of the professionals in this field obtain jobs that deal with designing software, developing websites, designing computers or providing maintenance to computing systems and hardware.

Information technology is a branch of engineering which deals with using computers and telecommunications to send, receive, and store information i.e. uses electronic computers and computer software to store, protect, process, transmit and securely retrieve data. This is a comparatively a new field that has developed over the past years and the companies now depend heavily on information technology to function. Studies in Information technology focus on system analysis, software management and networking, information assurance, and informatics. Programs in this area train students to manage networks efficiently. A program in Information Technology also includes Project management, Problem solving, Policy consultation, Technology research methods, and IT plan development.

Information Technology professionals are employed as network administrators, database administrators, systems administrators, telecommunications specialists, and network engineers. A degree in Information Technology allows individuals to enter the same job market as individuals with Computer Science degrees, but also provides them with the option of working with networks and telecommunications.

Companies are open to hiring students of both fields. Hence, the students can choose a field which captures your interests.

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Written by Col (Retd) NPR Babu, Dir (Academics) of SCT Institute of Technology.The institute is one of the good Engineering Colleges in Bangalore.

Why Electrical Engineering is a good choice?

In the present day world, the electrical energy is a vital resource for industrial and all round development of a country. Electric power plays an important role in our lives. The degree of development of a country is often measured by the consumption of electrical energy by its population. A high degree of efficiency in generation, transmission and distribution with effective utilization and control is imperative to provide electrical energy at affordable price.

About half a century ago, there were only three branches of engineering taught formally in colleges; electrical, civil and mechanical. They were indeed three pillars of development and growth; civil engineering to design and construct dams and huge structures to accommodate factories, mechanical engineering to design and manufacture massive plants and machineries and of course, electrical engineering to provide all important power so that these industries get life. The advent of electronics and its spectacular growth in every walk of life has had an impact in generation and distribution of electric power in control and measurement areas. Thus, today power electronics is studied by electrical engineers and the branch itself is renamed as “Electrical and Electronics Engineering”.

As a career option Electrical Engineering is second to none primarily because of its primacy in all fields of human activity. With the kind of GDP growth being witnessed in this country, there is no dearth of job openings; be it manufacturing or research and development or software development. Electrical engineers are needed everywhere.

In a good engineering college students are exposed to latest technologies and encouraged to explore new ideas under the guidance of experienced and devoted staff drawn from industry as well as academic. In these colleges faculty is supported by well equipped state of the art laboratories, which train the students to address all issues pertaining power generation, distribution and control. Building on these fundamentals the students move on to applications like solid-state electronics for control and conversion of electrical power. Along the way students used to get to experiment on power electronics, logic design, control systems, micro controllers, measurement devices, transformers and induction machines etc.

You can choose further specialization after completing your graduation degree. Few of them are -

• Biomedical Engineering
• Communication and Signal Processing
• Control Engineering
• Electromagnetics
• Electronics and Microelectronics
• Power Systems
• Optical Engineering

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Written by Prof Indira Merani Who is a faculty at SCT Institute of Technology, College is co-located among several DRDO laboratories and PSUs such as HAL & BEML in Bangalore. SCT Institute of Technology is leading Engineering Colleges in Bangalore.