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Electrical engineers are involved in the design and development of telecommunications networks, in the design and manufacture of consumer electronics, in the development of control systems for space vehicles and robots, and in many aspects of the power and automotive industries. Electrical engineers are creators and innovative people who create things such as satellite communications, cell phones, fiber optic networks, radar systems, sophisticated control systems for defense, and neural networks. Within all of these industries, electrical engineers work in areas of research, manufacturing, development, design, planning, and testing equipment.

Computer engineers are responsible for designing, implementing, and the application of computers and digital systems. The field covers hardware, software, and the interaction between them. Computer engineers develop networks, microprocessors, computers, and workstations for the servers and switches that support the internet. They also deal with the integration of hardware and protocols that support the telecommunications network. Computer engineers build microprocessor chips that control computers and other electronic hardware.

Career Outlook
Electrical engineering stands as the largest of the engineering professions. Approximately one third of the world's engineers are "electrical." Computer engineering is the fastest growing engineering discipline with some predicting it will become the second largest profession after EE within the next decade.

Areas commonly studied by electrical and computer engineering students at Temple.

1. Circuit analysis
2. Microelectronics
3. Microprocessors
4. Digital Logic Circuits
5. Digital Signal Processing
6. Communication Systems
7. Control Systems
8. Electromagnetics
9. Electric Power Systems
10. Instrumentation

The objective of the electrical and computer engineering program at Temple University is to provide students with a broad knowledge of mathematics, physical and engineering sciences, computer utilization, communication skills, and societal factors from which students can synthesize unique solutions to relatively complex problems related to electrical and computer engineering.

Electrical and computer engineers are responsible for the analysis and design of various electrical and electronic devices that are at the core of modern civilization. The following is a partial list of devices and processes that are designed by electrical and computer engineers:

1. Consumer Electronics (CD players, televisions, VCRs, stereos, gaming devices)
2. Manufacturing Processes (machine control, programming, plant layout)
3. Computer Equipment (motherboards, processors, monitors, printers)
4. Communication devices (networks, cellular phones, pagers)
5. Information Technology (deployment of computer equipment, computer networks, programming)
6. Systems and Control (cruise control of cars, missiles; trajectory control of space shuttle and satellites, speed control of motors, control of robot arms)
7. Signal Processing (radar systems, voice and image processing systems)