#ecestudent

Meron bang incoming freshmen dyan na nagdadalawang-isip kung ano ang kukunin nilang kurso after they graduate in high school? Is Electronics and Communications Engineering one of the courses that you’re considering? Maybe you can take some time reading this since ECE student ako and I’m on my fourth year na. (Hopefully maggraduate na ko this October hehe). Siguro naman some of the things that I will share here can help you kahit papaano. Based from my own experience naman ang mga inilagay ko dito. Let’s begin.

Di naman puro Math lang ang ECE (or other Engineering courses)

Medyo out of bitterness agad-agad ‘to pero totoo naman. Huwag kang mapressure na i-take yung course kung sinabi lang sa’yo na magaling ka sa Math. Bakit, may Accountancy naman tsaka BS Math ah? Though a lot of things will be based on computations, it would be better if technical and analytical ka mag-isip because you will be working on finding the best solution to a particular problem. Marami kang pwedeng isagot sa isang tanong and you will have to find out which solution would fit the situation best. Sa Math subjects din mismo helpful yan, like sa Trigonometric Identities. Another one, di dahil magaling ka sa Math, pag may gagawin ka sa ibang subject, for example group report sa English ay aasa ka nalang sa iba at sasabihin mong kasi mga engineer di yan magaling sa English tapos yung magaling sa English na lang ang gagawa, kung meron man. Mas okay kung all-around kang estudyante. Of course may PE, NSTP, Rizal, Social Science and Humanities subjects ka pa. Wag kang tamarin sa mga yan. In some cases kasi nanggugulo talaga yang mga yan, pa-major subjects ika nga nila. Enjoyin’ mo lang sila. May rason naman kung bakit kasama sila sa curriculum.

Daig ng madaldal ang matalino

Intelligence would get you a better grade. But remember, hindi lang grades mo ang titignan when you are trying to land a job. Tsaka you will be with a lot of different people when you work in the field. Mas magiging efficient ang isang company kung maganda ang pakikitungo and communication ng project manager tsaka yung mga team members sa isa’t-isa na may kanya-kanyang ginagawa sa isang project. Also, kaya nga nauso yung mga pasipsip diba kasi sila magaling sila makisama sa tao. Pero mahirap talunin ang taong matalino na tapos marunong pa makisama, diba?

Walang sariling identity ang ECE ngayon, alam mo ba yun?

Actually, multiple identity disorder ang sakit ng kursong ito ngayon. Baka naitanong mo na sa sarili mo, ano ba ang future ko kapag nakatapos ako? Madami. Pero dapat alam mo kung saan ka lulugar. Sa Electronics, sa Communications (Telecoms), o kaya sa IT (networking) based. Electronics Engineering ang magiging title mo pag nakapasa ka ng board exam which makes quite hard for those who are into Telecoms to get recognized abroad kasi other countries would just consider you to be in Electronics lang kasi sila may separate course sila for Communications Engineering. Pero actually it would be best if you’ll be in this field compared to the other two. I will elaborate it more in the next number. Pero sa Electronics kasi Computer Engineers and Technicians are also learning the craft. May Electronics Technician board exam which can be taken by Computer Engineers and even TESDA Technical Courses basta you’ll get the prescribed number of units. Sa IT-based naman, syempre nakikisawsaw lang tayo dyan pero actually maraming ECEs ang nasa field na ito dahil suitable din sa atin yung ganito kasi we can manage both the hardware and software side when dealing with computers. Nga lang, IT pa din ang preferred na kunin ng employers. May nabasa nga ako, bakit daw di lagyan ng specializations ang ECE, like BSECE major in Electronics, major in Networking, major in Microwave Engineering, etc. Hay ang wide ng range kasi ng ECE!

Dapat ready ka na palaging mag-update sa incoming trends

Hindi sa fashion ito ha, kundi sa technology na meron tayo ngayon at dun sa mga parating palang. More on sa Communications ito kasi yan talaga ang very dynamic na part ng ECE. Like yung communication standards natin ngayon. May LTE na ngayon which we are mostly aware of and kahit yung mga engineers na nagtatrabaho na ay nag-aaral din about dyan. They attend seminars and workshops para matutunan nila tong mga to and once na matuto ka naman, tiyak ay advantage yun sayo.

Wag ka lang puro aral, magrelax din paminsan-minsan