WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Roger Alford did his homework even before he made the leap to becoming a student in Purdue University's online electrical and computer engineering master's degree program.

I evaluated every online program available at the time and found Purdue to have one of the best," said Alford, who received his master's in December. "It was well established, well organized, had many excellent course offerings, and had a good selection of concentrations to choose from. These features, combined with Purdues deeply rooted reputation for engineering excellence, made it the clear choice for me.

Alford, an experienced professional engineer on a team developing lifesaving medical devices, is not alone in that evaluation.

As they did in 2020, Purdue's online graduate engineering programs rank third overall in U.S. News & World Report's latest ranking of the Best Online Programs in the nation. Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering all ranked No. 1 in their categories.

Purdue's overall online graduate engineering programs ranked behind only Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles. U.S. News & World Report ranked 97 colleges and universities with online graduate engineering programs. The 2021 rankings were released Tuesday (Jan. 26) and can be viewed here.

In the specialty online engineering graduate program rankings, Purdue ranked second in Civil Engineering and third in both online engineering programs for veterans and online engineering management programs, in addition to the first-place rankings for Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Learning is a lifelong joy that a land-grant university like Purdue can sustain through online opportunities, said Mung Chiang, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering and Roscoe H. George Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. With leadership from Gerry McCartney and Dimitri Peroulis and their teams, Purdue Engineering has been advancing online learning with excellence and scale. From affordable masters degrees to industry co-hosted badges, from global university partnerships to virtual lab pedagogy, we will continue to innovate learning for everyone.

Peroulis, the Michael and Katherine Birck Head of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and special advisor to the dean of engineering for online learning, said, Our faculty have created a number of high-quality programs that meet the needs of working professionals across multiple fields. We are proud of the growing learning community of our online students who work earnestly and persistently to earn the same degrees as our on-campus students.

McCartney, executive vice president for Purdue Online, said, The College of Engineering is on the leading edge of Purdue's initiative to greatly expand its online presence and to serve all types of students, with a special emphasis on working professionals. These latest rankings speak to the effectiveness of Engineering's efforts, and I dont doubt that theres more where that came from.

The organizers of the annual U.S. News rankings analyze data on such factors as the quality of students entering a program; online teaching practices so students stay enrolled and graduate; how the programs employ technologies to allow students flexibility and enable learning; student support services, career guidance, financial aid resources, student indebtedness; and more.

Also weighed are faculty credentials and training, including the degree to which online instructors credentials mirror those of on-campus faculty and the training instructors receive to teach distance learners.

In addition, U.S. News conducts a peer assessment survey of high-ranking academic officials in the case of the engineering rankings, deans of engineering schools and top online learning officials as an important element of reviewing Purdue and other institutions for ranking.

Purdues College of Educationgraduate education programsarefifth in educational/instructional media design, 10th in curriculum and instruction programs, 11th in special education programs, 19th in administration and supervision programs, and fifth in online masters education programs for veterans. Purdue is 42nd overall in onlineeducation masters programs.

About Purdue University

Purdue University is a top public research institution developing practical solutions to todays toughest challenges. Ranked the No. 5 Most Innovative University in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, Purdue delivers world-changing research and out-of-this-world discovery. Committed to hands-on and online, real-world learning, Purdue offers a transformative education to all. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue has frozen tuition and most fees at 2012-13 levels, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap athttps://purdue.edu/.

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Sources: Mung Chiang, deanofengineering@purdue.edu

Gerry McCartney, mccart@purdue.edu

Dimitrios Peroulis, dperouli@purdue.edu

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Associate Professor in Broadcast Engineering

School of Computing and Digital Technology

Location: City Centre Campus (Millennium Point)Salary: 55,091 to 59,880 per annumClosing Date: Tuesday 02 March 2021Interview Date: To be confirmedReference: 012021-21

Located in a modern 300M campus in the heart of Birmingham, the School of Computing and Digital Technology is a thriving, vibrant, and inspiring learning community committed to excellence in research, high quality teaching and impactful industrial engagement. Building on continuous success in student growth and in sustained advancement of research activities, the school has embarked on a programme of extensive expansion funded by substantial long-term investments.

Our growing teams are teaching, exploring and practising in some of the most exciting areas in the field of computing and the processing of digital media. Our research groups include the DMT Lab (who specialise in research around augmented/virtual reality systems, accessibility and assistive technology, multimodal interfaces, future networks, and audio/music information retrieval); data science and big data analytics, and cybersecurity and digital forensics.

We are a practice-based school, making our teaching and research relevant to the evolving market for computer skills by partnering with local and global enterprise in areas such as smart cities, medical applications, the media production and broadcast industry, and IoT applications. We work in a collaborative and cross disciplinary culture, where interacting freely across the school and with colleagues is encouraged to gain a unique insight into impactful problem domains.

We invite applications to join our integrated teaching and research teams in the DMT centre. For this role we are particularly seeking applicants who bring skills in Broadcast Systems, Communication Systems and Telecommunications applied to broadcast including signal processing, transmission and compression formats.

The Role

The role is to engage in both high-quality teaching and research and you will be committed to contributing in our continued success in delivering a wide range of undergraduate degrees, with a main focus to support our the broadcast engineering programmes delivered to apprentices drawn from leading UK and European broadcast organisations. The centre is expanding its work in this field for both research and consultancy. Candidates will be required to be currently active in either industry or academia and be focussed and enthusiastic to maintain the universitys presence and profile in these areas.

Duties and Responsibilities

General

Academic delivery

Research

Skills and Experience

Essential

General

Academic delivery

The candidate should preferably have industry experience (direct or collaborative) in at least one of these disciplines, and have a deep knowledge of most of these areas.

Research

How to Apply

For an informal discussion of the post, please contact Dr Ian Williams on ian.williams@bcu.ac.uk .

With around 24,000 students from 80 countries, Birmingham City University is a large and diverse place to study. We put students at the heart of everything we do, giving them the best opportunities for future success. The University has an enviable reputation for providing quality, student-focused education in a professional and friendly environment. Our superb courses, state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate staff, and focus on practical skills and professional relevance is producing some of the countrys most employable graduates.

We put 270 million into the regional economy and support thousands of jobs in the area. We're investing 260 million in our estate, including a major expansion of our city centre campus at Eastside, providing students with an enviable range of facilities. The Complete University Guide ranked us as a top 30 UK university for spending on facilities in 2015.

Our staff and student community is defined by our core values, which outline who we are as a University and how we will work with each other. Our core values are Excellence, People focused, Partnership working and Fairness and integrity.

To apply for this role, complete the online application and upload a copy of your CV. Candidates are advised to remove personal information, including names to ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process.

The University is committed to internationalism and diversity and welcomes applications from all countries, faiths and backgrounds.

It is each individual successful applicants responsibility to ensure that they have permission to work in the UK. Some applicants may require sponsorship from the University and a visa from UKVI to take up the role if successful. More information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Some roles are not capable of sponsorship because they do not meet the UKVI criteria relating to skill and salary level. If you are unsure as to whether you would require sponsorship if successful, or whether the role is capable of sponsorship, please contact us: RTinbox@bcu.ac.uk

Please note on occasions where we receive a large number of applications, we may close the advert ahead of the publicised closing date. If this does happen, we will contact all candidates via email who have started but not yet completed their application, giving 48 hours notice. We would therefore advise that you submit your completed application as soon as possible.

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Salman Alfarisi from Malaysia always had a passion for physics and maths, specifically on how they apply to the real world. He decided to pursue this with a masters studies at one of the worlds top universities: Imperial College London. With no specific specialisation in mind yet, he took a chance on mechanical engineering as it covers a wide scope and would keep his options open for jobs.

Below we speak to Alfarisi about why he chose mechanical engineering, how he got to experiment with a Volkswagen and his future plans:

Life in the UK for this Malaysian student has been great because it has opened his mind to different ways of thinking. Source: Salman Alfarisi

I decided to study mechanical engineering at Imperial College London because of the quality learning experience. I have the chance to learn from one of the best researchers in the industry and push myself to the next level. Although I do get discouraging comments from some of my teachers and friends back home when I made the decision to study in the UK, I will stick to my plan and believe in my motto: whatever doesnt kill you builds you. Its also one of the top 10 unis in the world and I want to challenge myself.

Yes, I think it would have made a difference. Mainly because I would not get the opportunity to attend lectures by prominent people in the industry, network with people from different backgrounds and open my mind to a different way of thinking. I am not saying that studying at a local institution is bad, but I enjoy broadening my perspective and trying out new living experiences in a land with a completely different culture than where I am from.

My most memorable class as I study mechanical engineering is thermodynamics. In my first year I learnt about engines and did some practical experiments with a Volkswagen to study it further. The lecturer Professor Martinez Botas is very well-known in the industry and I love how passionate and energetic he always is.

I did, with one of the PhD students that was my tutor for my stress analysis class. I really enjoyed having conversations about his travelling experiences and other things. He made the class feel lovely, and even brought us some snacks on our last day.

Travelling around the UK has its perks, here Alfarisi is seen at Stonehenge a famous landmark in the UK. Source: Salman Alfarisi

I learned about practical manufacturing methods which I have applied in fixing stuff at home. Additionally, I learned about how cars work and am able to apply my knowledge in my day-to-day life when Im driving. All my lecturers have supported me by showing real-life examples for most of the theories they teach.

I hope to graduate with first-class honours for my MEng Mechanical Engineering. I already have gained many skills like project management, efficient team communication and delivering documents to professional standards among others. Not to forget the leadership skills that I have built by taking up positions during group projects and joining extra-curricular activities.

I dont have further plans in my studies except to do an MBA later on after I work in this industry for a few years. I plan to go back to Malaysia and serve the company that sponsored my studies PETRONAS the national oil and gas company of my home country. Hopefully I can join the offshore engineering team and apply all the knowledge I gained at uni.

Quality learning experience, and Imperial College London being one of the best unis in the world is why this student chose the UK. Source: Salman Alfarisi

I would say go for it and aim to get into a top uni. I am not saying it will be easy, but it will be very worth all your time and effort building yourself up from one of the best institutions in the world. There is also a lot of opportunity to travel around Europe, the Middle East, Africa and so on because flights from Europe are relatively cheap. Travelling will open your mind and give you that broadened perspective. Dont just go to study, go out and explore the world!

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Apple and Tesla have been in the news quite a bit lately. First, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that Apple CEO Tim Cookrefused to meet with himabout a possible acquisition, back when Tesla was struggling to produce its Model 3 electric car. Then, rumors surfaced that Apple hadrenewed work on an electric vehicle of its ownpotentially challenging Teslas dominance.

If youre a technologist interested in helping plot the future of autonomous driving and electric vehicles, in other words, theres a possible scenario where both Tesla and Apple will have jobs available for you (although not for a number of years, in Apples case; it takes quite a bit of time to get car-manufacturing lines up and running). But how much do each of these companies pay their engineers? Lets take a look at data from levels.fyi, which crowdsources compensation data from technologists.

Heres what Tesla pays several tiers of engineers (note: for the P1 ranking, levels.fyi doesnt include any kind of bonus):

And heres what Apple pays its engineers at analogous ranks:

A couple of things to note here: The engineering goals of Apple and Tesla are pretty different; for example, Tesla is focused exclusively on vehicle-based software and A.I., while Apples software encompasses a wide variety of form-factors, from watches and speakers all the way to phones and desktops. That being said, there is overlap between the skill-sets that the two companies demand; or asElon Musk once put it, throwing quite a bit of snark in Apples direction:If you dont make it at Tesla, you go work at Apple.

According to Burning Glass, which collects and analyzes millions of job postings from across the country (and at some of the nations largest companies), the top tech skills in demand at Tesla include Python, project management, SQL, software engineering, and mechanical engineering.

At Apple, top skills also include Python, software engineering, project management, along with C++, Java, and machine learning. Of course, its ultra-secretive car division (supposedly termed Project Titan) likely needs technologists who are particularly skilled in building autonomous systems powered by cutting-edge A.I.

Going forward, it will be interesting to see if Apples whispered interest in automobiles will put it on a tighter collision course (so to speak) with Tesla, which is alsobattling the traditional automakers for road supremacy. No matter what happens, though, these companies are going to need technologists skilled in everything from Python to machine learningand thats where your opportunity potentially comes in.

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Suprajit Engineering's (NSE:SUPRAJIT) stock up by 4.9% over the past week. Given that the market rewards strong financials in the long-term, we wonder if that is the case in this instance. In this article, we decided to focus on Suprajit Engineering's ROE.

ROE or return on equity is a useful tool to assess how effectively a company can generate returns on the investment it received from its shareholders. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.

View our latest analysis for Suprajit Engineering

The formula for ROE is:

Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) Shareholders' Equity

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Suprajit Engineering is:

7.6% = 677m 8.9b (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).

The 'return' is the income the business earned over the last year. One way to conceptualize this is that for each 1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made 0.08 in profit.

So far, we've learned that ROE is a measure of a company's profitability. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.

It is quite clear that Suprajit Engineering's ROE is rather low. However, when compared to the industry average of 5.4%, we do feel there's definitely more to the company. And more so given that Suprajit Engineering has grown its net income at an acceptable rate of 7.4%. Bear in mind, the company does have a low ROE. It is just that the industry ROE is lower. So there might well be other reasons for the earnings to grow. Such as high earnings retention or an efficient management in place.

As a next step, we compared Suprajit Engineering's net income growth with the industry, and pleasingly, we found that the growth seen by the company is higher than the average industry growth of 2.9%.

Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. If you're wondering about Suprajit Engineering's's valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio, as compared to its industry.

In Suprajit Engineering's case, its respectable earnings growth can probably be explained by its low three-year median payout ratio of 15% (or a retention ratio of 85%), which suggests that the company is investing most of its profits to grow its business.

Moreover, Suprajit Engineering is determined to keep sharing its profits with shareholders which we infer from its long history of paying a dividend for at least ten years. Upon studying the latest analysts' consensus data, we found that the company is expected to keep paying out approximately 16% of its profits over the next three years. However, Suprajit Engineering's ROE is predicted to rise to 16% despite there being no anticipated change in its payout ratio.

On the whole, we feel that Suprajit Engineering's performance has been quite good. Particularly, we like that the company is reinvesting heavily into its business at a moderate rate of return. Unsurprisingly, this has led to an impressive earnings growth. That being so, the latest analyst forecasts show that the company will continue to see an expansion in its earnings. To know more about the latest analysts predictions for the company, check out this visualization of analyst forecasts for the company.

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