Electrical & Electronic EngineeringThe University of Hong Kong

B.Eng.Computer Engineering

  

Jointly offered by the 

Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering 

Department of Computer Science

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B.Eng.Computer Engineering

Studies Hardware & Software:

Design principles

Integration

Applications

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Computer HardwareElectronic Devices

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Digital Circuits

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Computer HardwareIntegrated Circuits

Large scale circuits in one chip

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Computer Hardware

Microprocessors

With ALUs & Control Units for executing programs

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Computer Hardware

Computer Organization

How to put the parts together to form a computer system?

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Computer Software

Programming & Algorithms

Programming languages, object-oriented programming.

Techniques to solve problems, e.g., searching, sorting.

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Computer Software

Operating Systems

Manager of the computer

Provides: user interface, file system, input/output interface.

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Computer Software

Computer

Networks

Connect computers together

Information sharing

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Applications

Database

Systems

e.g.,customers’ data,student records.

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ApplicationsComputer Graphics

e.g., efficiently display 3D objects on a 2D screen

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Applications

Multimedia

Video & sound

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Applications Image Processing: enhance an image, remove noise,

restore a distorted image, etc.

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Applications

Neural networks

Simulate the interconnected neurons in a brain;

simulate learning & recognition capabilities.

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Technical Subjects(80%)

Five subject groups 

Hardware & digital technologyComputer architecture & systemsSystem software & programmingComputer applicationsMathematics

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Technical Subjects

Year-2 Project

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Technical Subjects

Final-year Project

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Other Subjects(20%)

 General studies (humanities, cultural studies,

social sciences)

Engineering & society

Languages

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Employment Statistics (2006)

• Further Studies: 18.8%

• Working: 81.2%

Average gross salary: $13,170.

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Jobs After Graduation (2005) 

Employer Number Employed

Job Title

HSBC6 Assistant Analyst /

Programmer

Hang Seng Bank Limited 3 IT Officer

Accenture Technology Solutions (H.K.) Limited

3Programmer

Mass Transit Railway Corporation 2 Graduate Engineer

Entone Technologies 2 Software Engineer

Multiable Company 1 Analyst Programmer

RF Tech Ltd. 1 Analyst Programmer

Mest 1 Analyst Programmer

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ITHL 1 Application Engineer

IVRF 1 Assistant Support Engineer

Resource UNK Network Ltd 1 Associate IT Specialist

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu1

Consultant

Hong Kong Intelligent Transport Services

1

Development Engineer

ASM assembly Automation Limited

1Electronic Engineer

Organization's name not reported 1 Engineer

Yip's Chemical Holdings Ltd1 Executive Management

Trainee

Hantec Group 1 Investment Engineer

PCCW Solution Ltd 1 IT Graduate Trainee

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Organization's name not reported1

Junior Engineer

Arno Holm AB1

Management Trainee

Organization's name not reported1

Programmer

Organization's name not reported1

Programmer

Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited1

Programmer

Wing Lung Bank Ltd.1

Programmer Trainee

ecVision Limited1

Software Engineer

ITAPES1

Software Engineer

Winbright Corporation Ltd.1

Software Engineering

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu1

Staff Accountant I

AIA1

System Support Trainee