The Big Picture
Electronics
System-level Design
A
Circuit-level Design
+ Software
Device-level design
Systems and
Computer
Engineering
Our Focus
Systems &
Computer
Engineering
The analysis and design of
engineering systems which
process and transmit
information and which have
computers as components.
Electronics
The analysis and design of
circuits and devices used to
transmit, store, and process
information.
Engineering @ Carleton
The HardwareSoftware
Spectrum
More Hardware Oriented
The Programs
Engineering
Physics
Electrical
Engineering
Lead Department
Department of Electronics
More Software Oriented
Communications
Engineering
Computer
Systems
Engineering
Software
Engineering
System and Computer Engineering
ECE Excellence
• Industry Donated State-of-the-art Labs
• Renowned Professors (NSERC chairs and IEEE
fellows)
• Research Excellence
• Centres of Excellence (CITR, CITO, MICRONET,
MITACS, TLN)
• Annual research funding over 7 million dollars
• Large graduate program (130 full-time, 120 part-time
students)
• Partnerships with local high-tech companies and
government laboratories
Teaching/Research Areas
Enrolment Trends
Programs
B.Eng. In Software
Engineering
• Software is the fuel driving the Information
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Technology revolution
An engineering program
Combines a broad foundation in the physical sciences
and engineering with skills in the development of
timely, well-planned, and reliable software
Special strengths in the areas of object-oriented and
real-time computer systems.
Target first year intake: 60
Software Engineering
Modern software
design techniques…
…and state-ofthe-art computing
resources.
B.Eng. In
Communications Engineering
• First of its kind in Canada
• Concerned with the reliable, effective, and economical
generation, distribution, and reception of information
• Communications Engineers will be responsible for the
planning, analysis and design, implementation,
operation, testing, maintenance, and management of
the communication systems and distributed
information systems that modern society depends on
• Target first year intake: 40
Communications
Engineering
Voice/Data copper pairs
With
communications
engineering.
Without
communications
engineering.
1Gb/s Fiber/Ethernet
B.Eng. In Computer
Systems Engineering
• Computer systems and telecommunications networks
are the essential building blocks of the rapidly growing
field of Information Technology
• A unique mixture of hardware and software
knowledge, along with a significant exposure to
communications topics
• Graduates are uniquely qualified to analyze and design
engineering systems which process and transmit
information and which have computers as components.
• Target first year intake: 140
Computer Systems
Engineering
Hardware and
Software Synergy
B.Eng. In Electrical
Engineering
• Broad field that provides graduates with a great
deal of flexibility
• Our program generally reflects the technologydriven industry in the Ottawa area
• With a wide range of elective courses in
integrated circuit design and fabrication,
telecommunications systems, and computer
hardware and software.
• Target first year intake: 160
Electrical Engineering
Design
Fabricate
Test
B.Eng. In
Engineering Physics
• A focused education which is suitable for our
rapidly-changing technological world
• Focus on the physics of optics, photonics and
integrated circuits, which are fundamental to
the infrastructure of modern society
• Target First Year Intake: 20
Engineering Physics
In Eng. Phys., we
like to “look under
the hood”.
Packaged chip
Microphotograph
of the chip die.
CO-OP @ Carleton
Who Does CO-OP?
• Limited enrolment
• Early Admission from high school:
85% or above in core math and
science
• Apply after fall term of 1st year with
A- or great average
• Apply after fall term of 2nd year with
B or greater average
Why Do CO-OP
@ Carleton?
• Co-op makes sense:
• Enhance your learning
• Job experience = job offers
• Earn while you learn
• Carleton = High tech
• The hot employers are here
• Our faculty members are “plugged in”
• “Progressive Co-op” pattern
• A better work experience
• Fewer hassles
Which Programs
are CO-OP?
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Communications Engineering
Computer Systems Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Physics
Software Engineering
(regular or co-op)
(regular or co-op)
(regular or co-op)
(co-op only)
(regular or co-op)
Progressive CO-OP
September
January
May
Study 1
Study 2
Work 1
Study 3
Study 4
Work 2
Work 3
Study 5
Study 6
Work 4
Work 5
Work 6
Study 7
Study 8
Why ECE at Carleton?
• Broad Spectrum of Programs
• Co-op programs
• Unique Specialty Labs for
undergraduates (fabrication lab,
VoIP lab, …)
• Located in the high-technology
capital of Canada
Undergraduate Labs
Labs at Carleton
form an integral part
of most courses.
We supply the
equipment….you
supply the brain.
Advanced Lab Facilities
For advanced
students, we have
advanced labs.
High frequency “probe station”
High frequency probes