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UE College of Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCpE)

Computer engineering deals with the application of engineering principles and methodologies in the analysis, design, implementation and management of hardware and software, and the integration of both.

The Computer Engineering (CpE) Program educates students to understand both sides of the hardware-software interface, from designing circuits to creating operating systems. Multidisciplinary in scope, the CpE curriculum integrates the fields of electrical engineering and computer science. This program will uniquely prepare CpE graduates to design and develop embedded digital and computer systems. Graduates with a degree in CpE will be highly skilled and ideally suited for 21st-century industries, including the games industry.

UE CpE concentrates on the practical application of theoretical learning through a variety of semestral and year long projects. Students will have increasing levels of creative control in their projects and receive feedback from expert instructors.

Program Educational Objectives

Three to five years after graduation, the Computer Engineering alumni shall:
1. have pursued advancement towards becoming globally competitive leaders in their chosen
field of practice.

2. be contributors to the development of a progressive society, guided by the UE core values of
Excellence, Integrity, Professionalism, Teamwork, Commitment, Transparency, Accountability
and Social Responsibility.

Student Outcomes

Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics and science to solve engineering problems.
Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
Ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, in accordance with standards.
Ability to function in multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts.
Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in lifelong learning.
Knowledge of contemporary issues.
Ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
Knowledge and understanding of engineering and management principles as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects in multidisciplinary environments.

Program Outcomes:

By the time of graduation, the students of the program shall have the ability to:

a. Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics and sciences to solve complex engineering
problems;

b. Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data;

c. Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within
realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health
and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, in accordance with standards;

d. Ability to function in multi-disciplinary teams;

e. Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex problems in computer engineering problems;

f. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;

g. Ability to communicate effectively;

h. Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in
global, economic, environmental, and societal context;

i. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning;

j. Knowledge contemporary issues;

k. Ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for computer
engineering practice; and

l. Knowledge and understand engineering and management principles as a member and
leader in a team, and to manage projects and in a multidisciplinary environment.

The Computer Engineering Curriculum

The CpE curriculum and student projects will focus on embedded systems, a term that refers to
any device that uses a microprocessor or microcontroller for a specific purpose. Embedded systems
appear in a wide array of household and industrial systems, and including portable and console game
systems, robots, game peripherals, electronic toys, digital cameras, audio/video component systems,
and even aircraft flight systems.

The UE CPE Design And Laboratory Experience

The computer engineering program at UE is a balance of engineering science and design. The freshman and sophomore year courses are structured to lay a solid foundation for the junior and senior level design courses by the introduction of courses in hardware, software and the engineering sciences (math, physics, and chemistry).

Design methodology and analysis techniques are stressed throughout the curriculum in the majority of the core courses required for graduation. The lecture classes are typically complemented by laboratory experiments that the student has designed, simulated and analyzed before commencing with the actual hands-on construction and testing. Students are well prepared in the software/hardware design procedure when they reach the final classes of Microprocessor System Design and the Senior Project Classes.

Skills in both software and hardware are employed in the design of a microcomputer system that require the student to write his own operating system in a high-level language ( e.g. C or C++) with embedded assembly language. The hardware support requirement is the design and implementation of a direct memory access (DMA) controller using a PLD or FPGA and a peripheral interface controller that supports a printer and an external bus. Students have several pattern electives to choose from in advanced software and hardware design classes. Such classes include topics in networks, embedded systems, VHDL, digital signal processing, state machine design, VLSI, control systems, communications and artificial intelligence.

The senior project class brings together, in a balance of solid software and hardware skills acquired throughout the required and elective curriculum, a culminating experience which involves teamwork, design, report writing and oral presentation. These experiences prepare our graduates to be successful engineers with an awareness of the many challenges involved in the workplace

Applications of computer engineering include:

Technology Areas

Applications of computer engineering include:
Technology Areas
• Robotics and Automation
• Artificial Intelligence
• Operating Systems
• Information Systems
• Telecommunications
• Signal Processing
• Control Systems and Instrumentation
• Data Analytics
• IT Infrastructure
• Mobile and Web Applications

Application Domains

• Multimedia Aerospace and Avionics
• Automotive
• Consumer Electronics
• Medical Sciences
• Internet
• Entertainment
• Game System Hardware
• Electronic Toys
• Virtual Reality Hardware
• Human Interface Devices
• Military

Career Opportunities

• Project Engineer/Manager
• Network System Administrator/Manager
• Data Communications Engineer
• Systems Engineer/Developer/Manager
• Systems Analyst/Designer
• Technical Support Engineer/Manager
• Test Engineer
• “Technopreneur”
• Software Engineer
• Quality Assurance Engineer
• Educator and Researcher

UE’s CPE Achievements

Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA), Level II
Candidate Status

Faculty

• Errol John M. Antonio – BSCpE, UE (2012); MEng-CpE, PLM (2018); DIT, UE (on-going)
• Cherry Casuat – BSCpE, TIP Manila (2006); MEng-CpE, Adamson University (2010); Deng – CpE, TIP QC (2021)
• Onofre F. Corpuz – BSECE, FEATI (1993); MES, UE (2017)
• Mary Ann L. Limkian – BSCpE, UE (2000); MEng-CpE, PLM (2006); DBA, UE (units earned); DIT, UE (on-going)

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