Archive for September, 2007

EETimes: Engaging EE Students

I ran across an interesting article in EETimes.  Basically, it’s about a professor who is trying to create a better tool to stimulate their understanding of electrical engineering.
Why have American students been losing interest in electrical engineering? One theory is that dramatic technological advances in electronics have had the unintended consequence of making electronics less […]

How to solve procrastination?

From lifehacker: “The way to ’solve’ the problem of procrastination is to let delight pull you instead of making a to-do list push you.”
Original article is here.

Gaming schools?

As we talked about previously, going to school for the wrong reasons is never a good thing.  I ran across an article talking about the pros and cons about going to a game programming school.  The constant comparison is with art schools.  Even then they specifically note that a general undergrad education is better and […]

Lifehacker linkhacker

Here’s a bunch of fun links from Lifehacker.

10 Ways Your Resume Irks Hiring Managers

These are pretty straightforward.  If you haven’t checked your resume for these things, good luck on your job search!

7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People

It’s always good to know what not to do.  Some of these may be surprising.

3 Steps for Success

Simple things, […]

After 4 years: Master’s Degree or a Job

A lot of young engineers are faced with a dilemma after they graduate with their undergrad degree. After spending 4 (or in my case, 5) long years to get your Bachelors Degree in an engineering field, many people start to weigh their options after graduation. Engineering / Computer Science are one of the […]