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NEW DEGREE AT IUPUI TO HELP FILL DEMAND FOR COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS

INDIANAPOLIS - The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI will offer associate and bachelor's degrees in Computer Engineering Technology (CpET) starting in January 2002. These Purdue degree programs are for students interested in the design, development and maintenance of computer hardware and software.

"Graduates of the new Computer Engineering Technology program may hold positions such as software technician, automation technician, controls technician or computer network technician," said Marvin Needler, professor and chair of the electrical engineering department. "These graduates are in very high demand. The average starting salary for those with bachelor's degrees in CpET are expected to range from $50,000 to $70,000."

Students in the new program may take classes on a full-time or part-time basis and may choose between an emphasis in telecommunications or industrial computing.

Students who graduate with a telecommunications emphasis will be trained to design software and develop hardware for wireless web access, cell phones, computer networks and more.

Students who graduate with an industrial computing emphasis will be trained to design software and develop hardware for automated assembly lines, products with artificial intelligence, and microprocessors which are embedded in items including wrist watches, appliances, personal digital assistants.

For more information, log on to www.engr.iupui.edu/ecet, e-mail et_eet@engr.iupui.edu, or call (317) 274-2363.

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