1. Computer Engineering
Commercialization
and Innovation
Prof Doug Lyon, dlyon@fairfield.edu
ECE – The new Programs
2.4
June 2012

2. The ECE 5 Year MS Program
 Proposal is “under consideration”
 2 degrees in 5 years
• Computer Engineering BS + ECE MS OR
• Electrical Engineering BS + ECE MS
CE and EE are ABET accredited

3. 5MB, 1975, $5000
($20,000)
100MB, 1988, $250 RAMAC 305
5MB, 1956,
$200,000
($1.5mm)
100MB, 1992
64GB, 2012,$40
5GB, 1998,$100

4. Fulfilling
Student Needs
 Simplified graduate school admission
 10 Domain areas

5. Knowledge for a new age
 Technological Leadership
 Engineering Entrepreneurship
 Provides intellectual capital
 13.6% in 25-34 age group has MS
 CT ranks 3rd in country

6. Cost Analysis
 financial advantages - $38k/yr (excluding
r&b, full-time)
 Avg Salary by education level
 HS - $67k
 BS - $79k
 MS - $93k
 SRC: Dice.com(each degree worth 17%).
 Work for 40 years, earn an extra $1MM over
a person with a HS degree, on AVG

7. CT, The Place to be:
• The total gross state product for 2010 was
$237 billion.
• The per capita income for 2007 was
$54,117, ranking first among the states.
• Computer Engineers - $92k
• Computer Programmers - $90k
• Mechanical Engineers - $83k
• Electrical Engineers - $82k
• BLS.gov

8. For 2011, what’s the biggest concern
you have about your career?
• Keeping Skills Up-to-Date / Being Valuable to
Employer 14%
• Increased Outsourcing 5%
• SRC: Dice.com
• Dice Salary Survey was administered online
with 19,798 employed technology
professionals from the Dice community
responding between August 31 and November
15, 2010.