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ITB offers engineering courses at Honours Bachelor Degree, Ordinary Bachelor Degree and Higher Certificate in the area of Electronics and Computer Engineering and Mechatronics.
Electronics and Computer Engineering Overview
As the technology sector in Ireland continues to grow, there is a demand for graduates who have a blend of hardware and software knowledge and skills.
Hardware deals with the electronics and structure of computer based products and software deals with how they are programmed to perform useful tasks. In many cases people working in these areas have graduated from courses where either software or hardware was the major component. Computer Engineering provides a more suitable base by providing the graduate with theory and skills in hardware and software, as well as giving the student an overview of the architecture of computer based systems. Courses in this area build the students' competencies from basic electronics to microprocessors; embedding computers into products and developing software drivers to make them work.
Career Opportunities
Graduates completing a course in engineering are qualified as Technicians and Engineers and can find a satisfying career in Design, Installation, Testing, Telecommunications, Research and Development.
Mechatronics Engineering Overview
Mechatronics is the synergistic integration of precision mechanical engineering, control theory, computer science and electronics in such areas as product design and process control and automation. The integration of electronics and computing technologies with mechanical engineering now forms a crucial part in the design, manufacture and maintenance of a wide range of modern engineering products and processes. This requires the adoption by engineers and technicians of an inter-disciplinary and integrated approach to engineering.
That is being referred to as mechatronics. The aim of the mechatronics courses at ITB is to produce technicians whose skills and knowledge are not confined to a single subject area, but who are capable of operating across a range of engineering disciplines and by doing so provide a link between those with more specialised skills.
Career Opportunities
Graduates completing a course in mechatronics will be qualified as Technicians and Engineers and will be capable of working in a number of interesting areas i.e. Process Engineering, Product Design, Manufacturing, Automation, Quality and Business Process.
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