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
Greetings traveller, I am Alexander Bailey and I’m the Part II Computer Systems blogger for 2021! The most common question I get about my specialisation is: “Did you not get into Software?” Well, I can gladly say that no, I did not. I chose Computer Systems Engineering (CSE). Yes, CSE is its own distinct specialisation…Continue Reading Hello, World: Computer Systems Semester One
Semester Two in 3 words: Projects, labs, Assignments. Notice one word missing? Exams. Ok sure we did have one exam, but we had two weeks to prepare for it. The ECSE department at UoA wants us to leave university with practical experience. After our first semester, we don’t have a single semester without projects. If…Continue Reading Computer Systems Semester Two: Projects Galore
What do a software engineer at ASB and a postdoctoral research fellow at New York University have in common? They were both Part I engineering students at the University of Auckland just like you, who then ended up choosing to specialize in Computer Systems! Following my previous interviews, below we explore two perspectives of previous…Continue Reading Interviewing real Computer Systems Engineers #2