Why Graduate School? By Majid Ahmadi. Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies

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1 Why Graduate School? By Majid Ahmadi Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies

2 Outline of this Presentation 1. Financial benefit 2. Progress through rank 3. Master Program in Canada, UK and USA 4. PhD Program in Canada, UK and USA 5. Top 10 Electrical Engineering Programs in USA 6. Top 10 Electrical Engineering Programs in UK 7. Quality of the Graduate Programs in Canadian Universities 8. Cost of Education in UK, USA and Canadian Universities 9. Areas of Research in Electrical Engineering 10. Electrical Engineering Department at Windsor 11. Successful Graduates from Windsor 12. Concluding remarks

Top 10 Electrical Engineering Programs in UK 7. Quality of the Graduate Programs in Canadian Universities 8.

3 Financial Benefit Average Salary of graduating electrical engineers BASc $50000 to $65000 MASc $57101 to $ PhD $58958 to $91622

4 Progress through Rank 90% of the top managers and CEOs of the major companies they have at least a Master degree

5 Master Program in Canada, USA and UK 1. In Canada we offer three different types of Master programs. The first one is a MASc with thesis work. The second one is MASc with Major paper and the third one is M.Eng which is just course work. In all of the above Master programs students take minimum of 4 and maximum of 10 courses. Master with Major paper or course work does not lead to PhD studies. 2. In UK there are two types of Master programs. M.Phil is a pure research Master program with no course work requirements. MSc is equivalent to Major paper in Canada. 3. In USA there are two different kinds of Master programs. Course based (10-12 courses) and research based.

In all of the above Master programs students take minimum of 4 and maximum of 10 courses. Master with Major paper or course work does not lead to PhD studies. 2.

6 PhD Programs in Canada, UK and USA 1. In Canadian universities PhD students are required to take 4 courses, pass a comprehensive exam and write a thesis which contains original work and should be examined by an external to university examiner and a committee of internal examiners. Usually takes 3-4 years. 2.In UK PhD students do not require to take any courses with exam, do not require comprehensive exam but originality of the thesis is a must. The thesis is examined by external and internal examination committee. Usually takes 4 to 5 years. 3. In USA PhD program is very much course intensive. The students take a minimum of 8 to 12 courses, the comprehensive exam is more elaborate than what we have in Canada with high failure rate. Thesis requires originality but examination committee are all internal to the university. Takes 4 to 5 years.

examiner and a committee of internal examiners. Usually takes 3-4 years. 2.

7 Top 10 Universities in USA in EE 1. MIT 2. Stanford 3. UC-Berkeley 4. Cal-Tech 5. Carnegie Mellon 6. Georgia Institute of Technology 7. University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign 8. Purdue University 9. The University of Michigan- Ann Arbor 10. University of Texas at Austin

8 Top 10 Engineering schools in UK 1. Cambridge 2. Imperial College 3. Southampton 4. Surrey 5. Bristol 6. Manchester 7. Leeds 8. Sheffield 9. Glasgow 10. Oxford

9 Quality of Graduate Programs in Canadian Universities All Canadian Universities are offering their Graduate Programs under a very restrict accreditation process. If the average of all universities in UK, USA and Canada is taken, Canadian Universities will be on top.

10 Cost of a Graduate Program for International students in USA, UK and Canada Tuition fees for the international students have been increased tremendously. International students in Imperial College in 1973 were paying 230 Sterling Pounds for full time registration while now this has been raised to Sterling Pounds. MIT charged $5000 in 1970s while currently they are charging $ Canadian universities for home students charge anything between $4000 to $8000 per year and for international students between $13000 to $23000 per year.

International students in Imperial College in 1973 were paying 230 Sterling Pounds for full time registration while now this has been

11 Area Of research In Electrical Engineering according to IEEE 1. Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society 2. Antennas and Propagation Society 3. Broadcast Technology Society 4. Circuits and Systems Society 5. Communications Society 6. Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society 7. Computer Society 8. Consumer Electronics Society 9. Control Systems Society 10. Council on Super Conductivity 11. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society 12. Education Society 13. Electromagnetic Compatibility Society

Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society 7. Computer Society 8. Consumer Electronics Society 9.

12 Area Of research In Electrical Engineering according to IEEE (cont.) 14. Electron Devices Society 15. Engineering Management Society 16. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 17. Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society 18. Industrial Electronics Society 19. Industry Applications Society 20. Information Theory Society 21. Intelligent Transportation Systems Council 22. Instrumentation and Measurement Society 23. Lasers & Electro-Optics Society 24. Magnetics Society 25. Microwave Theory and Techniques Society

Industrial Electronics Society 19. Industry Applications Society 20. Information Theory Society 21.

13 Area Of research In Electrical Engineering according to IEEE (cont.) 26. Nanotechnology Council 27. Neural Networks Society 28. Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society 29. Oceanic Engineering Society 30. Power Electronics Society 31. Power Engineering Society 32. Professional Communication Society 33. Reliability Society 34. Robotics & Automation Society 35. Sensors Council

Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society 29. Oceanic Engineering Society 30.

14 Area Of research In Electrical Engineering according to IEEE (cont.) 36. Signal Processing Society 37. Society on Social Implications of Technology 38. Solid-State Circuits Society 39. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society 40. Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society 41. Vehicular Technology Society

Solid-State Circuits Society 39. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society 40.

15 Electrical Engineering at Windsor ECE Department currently is having 17 faculty members. This includes, one university professor, one Tier I CRC Chair, one Tier II CRC Chair, 6 professors and 8 Associate Professors.

16 ECE at Windsor Guiding Principles Fundamental Education Professional Maturity Leadership Skills Learn How to Learn

17 Areas of Research at ECE in Windsor 1. Digital Signal Processing 2. Image Processing 3. Pattern Recognition 4. Communications 5. Coding 6. Wireless Communications 7. Cognitive Radio 8. Wireless Sensor Networks 9. Neural Networks 10. Analog IC Design 11. Digital IC Design 12. Embedded Systems 13. FPGA

Wireless Communications 7. Cognitive Radio 8. Wireless Sensor Networks 9.

18 Areas of Research at ECE in Windsor (cont.) 14. Nano Electronics 15. Low-Power VLSI Cicuit Design 16. Image sensors 17. MEMS 18. Electrical Machines 19. Hybrid Electrical Auto 20. Control 21. Computer Arithmetic 22. Encryption

19 Successful Graduates from Windsor Senior Vice-President, DaimlerChrysler U.S.A. Auburn Hills, Michigan President and CEO, EnWin Powerlines Ltd. Graduate Students from RCIM have won 6 best student paper awards in Micronet Annual Workshops between 1997 to 2005 Hosted the Inaugural Banquet for President G.W. Bush at the Washington Hilton on Thursday, January 20, 2001 Accepted into the Ph.D. program at Stanford University -September awarded a graduate scholarship valued at $58,000 USD per year, accepted to PhD program in University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign with full scholarship of over $50000 in 1991, Accepted at University of Michigan in 1993 with full scholarship, and recently two accepted to PhD program at Purdue with scholarship in 2012.

D. program at Stanford University -September 2003 - awarded a graduate scholarship valued at $58,000 USD per year, accepted to PhD program in University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign with

20 Concluding remarks Graduate program has become essential for those who wish to climb up the ladder in their profession up to the presidency of their company. This has to start while you are young and full of energy and still remember some of courses you have taken in your undergraduate studies.

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