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I was wondering what the role of computer sciences in an engineering discipline are. More precisely, are the computer sciences and the skills they entail necessary for success?
I was wondering what the role of computer sciences in an engineering discipline are. More precisely, are the computer sciences and the skills they entail necessary for success?
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(Original post by Gethen)
Hello,
I was wondering what the role of computer sciences in an engineering discipline are. More precisely, are the computer sciences and the skills they entail necessary for success?
Hello,
I was wondering what the role of computer sciences in an engineering discipline are. More precisely, are the computer sciences and the skills they entail necessary for success?
The most obvious one I can think of would be the specialist software that is utilised. I would imagine the vendors of the software would employ computer scientists to work in the capacity of software engineers to help create the software and ensure it is as efficient as possible.
So to answer your second question, I don't think that skills in the computer sciences are necessary for success in engineering.
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(Original post by Gethen)
Thank you for the prompt reply.
Thank you for the prompt reply.
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(Original post by Smack)
Just out of curiosity, what prompted this question?
Just out of curiosity, what prompted this question?
Help?
I'm applying next year
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(Original post by Smack)
I don't think computer science plays much of a role in engineering, because it's quite different from engineering.
I don't think computer science plays much of a role in engineering, because it's quite different from engineering.
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(Original post by a10)
Hmm you could argue that from a hardware and software standpoint it plays a huge role in engineering, although i would say that delves slightly more into electrical/electronic/computer engineering than comp sci but there is some reasonable crossover.
Hmm you could argue that from a hardware and software standpoint it plays a huge role in engineering, although i would say that delves slightly more into electrical/electronic/computer engineering than comp sci but there is some reasonable crossover.
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(Original post by Smack)
Is software engineering part of computer science or part of engineering?
Is software engineering part of computer science or part of engineering?
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Depends on your degree and specialty, for example avionics within aerospace involves a lot of computer science whereas other areas, the closest they will come is use of specialist software. That said, a good knowledge of programming can never hurt.
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(Original post by Helloworld_95)
Depends on your degree and specialty, for example avionics within aerospace involves a lot of computer science whereas other areas, the closest they will come is use of specialist software. That said, a good knowledge of programming can never hurt.
Depends on your degree and specialty, for example avionics within aerospace involves a lot of computer science whereas other areas, the closest they will come is use of specialist software. That said, a good knowledge of programming can never hurt.
Petroleum engineering and computer science don't overlap at all (I don't think) so there's no way you can have an interest in both. Mechanical engineering is good although aerospace is the best imo :P.
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Think systems engineering: the interface between traditional engineering, electronics, software and computer science.
Everything from aerospace fly-by-wire, engine management (not just cars), railway engineering, ships, structural monitoring, weather stations, spacecraft and satellites, electrical white goods, productions lines, oil, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, power plants, water and sewage treatment, water pumping stations, traffic management, virtually anything that has dynamic forces and moving parts will almost certainly be controlled and interfaced with real-time computing and software.
Which means virtually every engineering discipline must cover control systems and the application of software to some lesser of greater extent.
Computer science is a means to an end and that end is probably software engineering somewhere along the line.
Everything from aerospace fly-by-wire, engine management (not just cars), railway engineering, ships, structural monitoring, weather stations, spacecraft and satellites, electrical white goods, productions lines, oil, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, power plants, water and sewage treatment, water pumping stations, traffic management, virtually anything that has dynamic forces and moving parts will almost certainly be controlled and interfaced with real-time computing and software.
Which means virtually every engineering discipline must cover control systems and the application of software to some lesser of greater extent.
Computer science is a means to an end and that end is probably software engineering somewhere along the line.
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(Original post by bigboateng)
I agree with Helloworld_95(btw is your name related to fortran by any chance?). I really love programming and engineering and I chose Aerospace engineering (I'm wanna go into the space industry). Aerospace for example involves lots of simulations and modelling which requires good programming knowledge and a huge chunk of the course is programming anyway.
Petroleum engineering and computer science don't overlap at all (I don't think) so there's no way you can have an interest in both. Mechanical engineering is good although aerospace is the best imo :P.
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I agree with Helloworld_95(btw is your name related to fortran by any chance?). I really love programming and engineering and I chose Aerospace engineering (I'm wanna go into the space industry). Aerospace for example involves lots of simulations and modelling which requires good programming knowledge and a huge chunk of the course is programming anyway.
Petroleum engineering and computer science don't overlap at all (I don't think) so there's no way you can have an interest in both. Mechanical engineering is good although aerospace is the best imo :P.
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There's overlap between compsci and all engineering disciplines, however aerospace and systems are really the only ones which have (or can have via the right module choice) a significant enough compsci component to warrant hiring engineers and getting them to learn a bit more programming over hiring programmers and getting them to work with other engineers and learn a bit of engineering.
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