I’m excited to share my thoughts and experiences on two core courses I’ve taken this semester: COMPSYS 201 – Fundamentals of Computer Engineering and SOFTENG 281 – Object-Oriented Programming. These courses have been nothing short of eye-opening, providing a deeper understanding of the digital world and object-oriented programming. So, grab your virtual hard hat and…Continue Reading COMPSYS 201 and SOFTENG 281: A Student’s Insight
Hey there! If you’re gearing up to delve into the captivating world of computer systems engineering at the University of Auckland, you’ve got a couple of intriguing courses ahead of you: ENGSCI 211 and ELECTENG 291. Let’s chat about what these courses have in store and gather some down-to-earth insights to help you navigate this…Continue Reading Mastering Math and Circuits: ENGSCI 211 and ELECTENG 291
As a student of computer systems engineering, my decision to pursue this specialization was based on a number of factors. Firstly, my love for C coding that I developed while taking ENGGEN 131 was a big influence. Additionally, I thoroughly enjoyed ELECTENG 101 and found myself fascinated by the workings of computer systems. One of…Continue Reading Not Sure About Computer Systems? Read This!
G’day, your friendly neibourhood compsys man or whatever here. Today we’re talking sem 1 of compsys, which is actually the exact same as it is for electrical students but yep. ElectEng 291 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering This is the continuation of good ol ElectEng 101, in this course you kinda actually understand the formulas/circuits…Continue Reading Sem 1 of Compsys
G’day, I’m Lachlan Hickey and welcome to the part 2 Computer Systems blog for 2022. Bit about me; I was in computer science for a semester before switching to engineering in second sem with the plan to do mechanical but William, 131 and the boolean algebra stuff in 101 made me wanna act up and…Continue Reading Enter Computer Systems
Welcome to the final blog post! I have really enjoyed writing these blog posts, peeling back the layers of Computer Systems and revealing my beautiful cover photos. It has been a nice creative outlet over the last several months and maybe I’ll keep writing somehow… A brief update on the last half of Semester Two……Continue Reading Computer Systems: The End
Computer Systems has a reputation for being where students who didn’t make it into Software go. And maybe it should. Lots of people end up in that situation. But don’t disregard Computer Systems because of that. Computer Systems is a very cool specialisation if you enjoy programming but want the tangibility of holding your projects…Continue Reading What happens when you don’t get into Software?
Internships… The only thing that anyone seems to be talking about at the moment. If you don’t know already, you are required to do 800 practical hours throughout your engineering degree. This is typically done in two sets of 400 hours over the summer between your second and third year and your third and fourth…Continue Reading This is how hundreds of engineering students are finding internships for FREE…
And back into lockdown we go… This semester will be my fourth that COVID19 has impacted, but this one has hurt the most. Not only do we not get to see our lecturers lovely faces in person, we now won’t get to actually build our circuits that we have designed and instead we just look…Continue Reading ELECTENG/COMPSYS 209
Welcome back to the Blogosphere! In this blog post, I’m going to give you some of my initial thoughts on this semester’s courses. For Computer Systems students, this includes three electives: ELECTENG 204, SOFTENG 283 and SOFTENG 284. I chose ELECTENG 204 as my elective, but don’t worry, I’ve brought a friend who can tell…Continue Reading Computer Systems Semester 0b10