information engineering ?

Ungadunga911

Quick question, my BS at USM says the degree in computer networking falls under the program of study / engineering technology. I was just curious if that means a student is an engineer after completing the degree ? i know its silly to ask and i have researched network admins vs network engineers knowing i will not have the skills for either job position after graduating, but i was just curious cause my friends have graduated with a civil engineering degree and can call themselves an actual engineer and when i was asked by him what engineering technology was i couldn't come to find the words, basically ended up saying IDK. 1 1/2 left of school and ill be something in networking, not sure though.

LordQarlyn

Strictly speaking, if you learned to plan, design, and implement information systems, which presumably means both systems and networks, you are at minimum trained as an engineer.

The kind of job you do determines of you are an actual engineer.

TechGuru80

The kind of engineering your friend is thinking of will be vastly different than the definition in technology. Civil engineers and others have a designation called a “Professional Engineer” or “PE”, meaning they meet certain requirements to do whatever, similar to a CPA or JD....within technology we have certifications but in general there is no official designation or license required. Therefore, our engineer title applies to the specific role and duties not the profession.

yoba222

It's kind of like that "I am not a lawyer" disclaimer people like to use to avoid being sued for practicing law without a license. Some types of engineering (like civil) require a license in some regions.

No such thing in IT.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vvapy4/man-fined-dollar500-for-crime-of-writing-i-am-an-engineer-in-an-email-to-the-government

As a fresh graduate, you won't get sued if you claim to be a network engineer, though you'd be misrepresenting yourself. That is a common title for an experienced and more senior IT network person.

Chorlotte

Information engineering (IE) or information engineering methodology (IEM) is a software engineering approach to designing and developing information systems. It can also be considered as the generation, distribution, analysis and use of information in systems.