like Xai-V-iaX.. i too had interest in engineering since a child... and now I am one

Folks,

Do not specialize at undergraduate level.

Go either with Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

You can do automotive and computer with either those 2 degrees.

But, if you do mechatronics, you shut yourself off from many other traditional ME and EE areas.  Plus, you enjoy very little advantage against ME and EE in either automotive or computer.

You have a lot to lose and very little to gain.

If you want to do mechatronic, do it at the master degree level.

Dreamer

need some opinion..
im a diploma student in electrical engineering (power)..
22 yr old..
i'll graduate this sem..

do i need to continue my study (degree)?..
what are other opportunity i hv beside continue my study in degree?..

Hi folks...

I a doing Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the final year final sem (3 more months to graduation)

feel free to ask me anything in EE and i will try my bes to help out..

nice to meet all the (current/future) engineers

HI deShinyDevil

I actually studing my final sem in KBU coll..

what is the thing that troubles you regarding the BEM?

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Added on February 11, 2010, 2:16 am

reliable as in???

If you are doing EE, i dont think the accreditation of BEM is that important (relatively) compared to civil eng.
The most important accreditation you should be paying attention is MQA. I have heard of EE graduates from tarc still manage to find job in malaysia as well as singapore.

The qualification of BEM is for the professional status only such as CEng (charted Engineer) and if you are not aiming for CEng that it should not concern you.
Since most of the EE engineers in the market do not have the status and yet still surviving.

In addition, most of the EE course in the private colleges (especially twinning with UK university) is not accredited by BEM either because they only offer 3 years honour degree.
(BEM requirement needs 4 years of degree studies)

To fulfill this requirement, some uk uni come out with EE course know as MEng which is a 4 years degree course.
(MEng is Masters in Engineering but it is considered as undergraduate studies, not post grad).

So it really depends on how heavy you weight the accreditation from BEM.

I personally dont really care about it actually, so do my seniors.

(pls correct me if i m wrong in this matter)

this is true. The IR title doesnt make much difference, unless you really wanted it, but to be frank, only in civil eng matters most, as you'll need an IR to sign off the project, like the master plan of a whole housing estate( correct me if i'm wrong, but thats more or less the whole idea) while for EE, even if you're a designer, the title Professional engineer doesnt mean anything, to be frank out of my 4 years in EE field(MFG field), i only saw one engineer bears an IR title, and this guy is in SMT.

(Sorry for the abbre up there).  MFG Field= factory, SMT= ( surface mount tech , go google)

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Added on February 26, 2010, 4:02 pm

tarc is not bad, but nowadays, they go for utar/ private uni, why specific reason you go for tarc? financial kind? to be frank, uni is more like a short cut, and i heard rumors had it that tarc is tougher than other uni/colleges

IR= title given to Professional Engineer ( IR=  engineer in french = Ingénieur )

if you're into EE, IR isnt relevent, but if you're in civil, IR title helps a lot(lots and lots of $).

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Added on February 27, 2010, 9:59 am

One question i want to ask about engineering. Let say if u take an engineering course at UTar which is not accredited by Board of Engineers Malaysia, what are the disadvantages?

Want something that initiates your fun to engineering?

http://www.dyson.co.uk/

this company already in malaysia for more than 10 years and going strong. Currently they are hiring.

http://my.jobstreet.com/jobs/2010/3/d/10/992112.htm?fr=J

search more for dyson product in google. And who says normal engineer cannot make money? if you experienced 3-4 year, can go to 4-5K. and of course this is electrical company.You can get more if you go to Offshore and alot more.

PM me if you interested and give your resume. (haha..i make advertisement here-but still it's related)
*don't you like the new ideas and make it real?
**sorry to say,engineer is born to make things real.

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Added on March 13, 2010, 2:22 am

1)NO problem. Not all companies are care wether you certificates are accredited or not.
2) Problem arise when you appy for IR, or goverment sector..then this is serious matter.

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Added on March 13, 2010, 2:37 amSince no one answering al the questions, then i like to answer,please free to add, or shoot if you want..haha..i answer what i can. For sure, there alot of people out there can answer, but i am the one who writing, so just add any points.

1) I'm interested in materials engineering. Can anyone tell me more about it and maybe share some experience? thanks a lot.

Material engineering more to determine material, characteristic and  properties for all material. Hopefully, you will study and propose the best material for using in specific condition. Eg, what is the material for you car bumper? why? can it change to other materials? why? it keep u going bebeh

2)what is the difference betwen electrical, electronic and electrical & electronic engineering? i see most of the employer looking for electrical engineering degree holder rather than electronic engineering degree holder. what are the pros and cons of these courses? thnx

electrical-general,high power current
electronic- for electronic and samll current such TV, radio

Pro-wether you take electrical or electronic, you taking a specific courses, better take both so you can work at both areas.

Seriously, that the only surface infor i can give, hey electrical engineer answer this please!

3) Have anyone heard of biomedical engineering??? I need some comments about this field for future???
Is it will be a good course to study in Malaysia???

Again, this is very specific course. But still, part of the study (maybe 3 out of 5 years ) contain same content as other electrical engineering.
They just added up with some courses specific with medical compliances.
Good course? Hmm..right now ,not a very high chances for vacancies, but since this is rare, you can get alot with this certificates if you working at the right place-example, philip medial. Never heard of it? google.

4)Mind tell me more bout how an civil engineer may qualified to open his own firm? and how long it takes to become an IR?
-to be qualified open own firm-no problem. registered then open a company loo
-how long to become IR-this is the best part.
you need approximately 3 years. Start from registration and then monitored for 2 year with requirement to attend some courses by IEM.
-I think this topic has been discussed in lowyat. Check!
ok..any question? google before you asked.
Thanks

hi all sifus here, just got my SPM results few days ago and I got A- for physics, B for chemistry and B+ for additional maths. the question is, do you think I could handle the challenges in studying engineering? my parents afraid that I can't survive with the maths thingy in engineering. i really love playing with computer, engine and all those techno things so pls advise. thanks

emm..
i asked my Electrical engr about this, so this is her answer.

Study Electronic and Electrical engineering is better than study specific engineering alone because
-you can cover much more areas.
-Even though you cover more areas ,the subject you are covering are only surface for the added majoring. But you'll have more advantages compared to specific engineer alone.
-i give u one simple situation.
position -process engineer
candidates 1- electrical engineering
candidates 2 - mechatronic (electrical+mechanical)

if both the candidates are good in term of pointer of something,candidates B are likely to be chosen because, he have more advantages. No need to explain more for mechanical stuff for process as he already know during study.
(but still subjected o situation, position, industri and bla bla )

also if electrical engineering and electrical instrument engineering as examples. U'll get more advantages compared to them.

but u see my point isn'it?

Other engineers, do you agree with me? spill out your points.

You'll very seldom see company hiring electronics engineer because that's really too generic a term these days.
Just to set the perspective straight on what kind of jobs falls under electronics,
1. Analog/RF, digital, power electronics design (each one a very specialized field),
2. PCB layout,
3. ASIC/FPGA design, Analog layout, Backend synthesizing (all part of IC design, again each one a very specialized field),
4. Firmware design (a field that transverse electronics and programming)
5. Process/product (wafer, IC packaging, test, QA, FA)
And here are some broad areas that falls under electrical (note I'm not in electrical sector so my knowledge is limited),
1. High-voltage areas (power generators, step-up/down transformers, power transmission lines),
2. AC/DC Motor,
3. Telecommunication lines,
4. Industrial/Building electrical wiring,
In Malaysia, most of the time electrical engineer hiring positions refers to #4.
You got a B+ for Add Math because you didn't bother to study at all, or you're having difficulties with Add Math?
I'd suggest anybody with difficulties in Add Math be wary of taking engineering course. It will be much harder.

Have you done any electronics stuff to be able to say that? Electronics doesn't means IPhone and computers or RC cars you know.

I am still not convinced that mechatronics at undergraduate level is a good idea because you are splitting yourself between ME & EE but still study in the same duration.  This means you're only learning half of each, which doesn't help build your foundation. 

Folks,

Why spend MORE TIME in an undergraduate degree, when

A) You can get out to work faster if you do not do that.

B) Save those time and effort for your master degree??

C) You have NO IDEA yet what you REALLY want to do yet.  So, how could those extra classes help YOU??

Remember, you have LIMITED WORKING LIFE.  So, the more time that you spend in school means less time to EARN $$$.

Dreamer