Engineering

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Engineering Career Path Planning: Jobs, Salaries, Skills

Engineering can be a successful and rewarding career, especially for individuals who enjoy math and science. Discover the many career paths available for aspiring engineers.

November 7, 2024

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Hardware Engineer Salary: Your 2025 Guide

A computer hardware engineer designs, develops, or tests computer systems and their components. Discover the average hardware engineer salary based on factors such as education, experience, location, industry, and job title.

January 6, 2025

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Is an Engineering Degree Worth It?

Deciding on a career path takes careful deliberation, including available time, resources, and your intended path. When considering the exciting field of engineering, you might be wondering—is an engineering degree worth it?

November 5, 2024

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6 Popular Engineering Certification Programs

Pursuing an engineering certification can help validate skills you’ll need in specific engineering roles, such as civil, mechanical, electrical, or computer engineering. Explore options to begin planning your engineering certification pathway.

June 26, 2025

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What Can You Do With a Computer Engineering Degree? 9 Jobs for 2025

Explore various available computer engineering degree options and explore nine jobs that you can apply for when you have your degree in computer engineering, along with salary, job outlook, and requirements for each.

May 30, 2025

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What Can You Do With an Engineering Management Degree? 6 Jobs to Consider

Learn what you can with an engineering management degree as you explore six different jobs and some non-degree options for gaining engineering management skills.

May 17, 2025

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[Featured Image] A team of engineers at a construction site, analyzing blueprints and smiling while interacting about engineering certification.

6 Popular Engineering Certification Programs

Pursuing an engineering certification can help validate skills you’ll need in specific engineering roles, such as civil, mechanical, electrical, or computer engineering. Explore options to begin planning your engineering certification pathway.

June 26, 2025

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[Feature Image] A learner smiles as they research computer engineering degree options and the careers that they support.

What Can You Do With a Computer Engineering Degree? 9 Jobs for 2025

Explore various available computer engineering degree options and explore nine jobs that you can apply for when you have your degree in computer engineering, along with salary, job outlook, and requirements for each.

May 30, 2025

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Explore popular engineering courses

Georgia Institute of Technology

Skills you'll gain: Engineering Analysis, Mechanics, Torque (Physics), Engineering Calculations, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Analysis, Trigonometry

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Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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IBM

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Large Language Modeling, IBM Cloud

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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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IBM

Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Data Warehousing, SQL, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Web Scraping, Linux Commands, Database Design, IBM Cognos Analytics, MySQL, Apache Spark, Database Administration, Data Store, Generative AI, Professional Networking, Data Import/Export, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Data Science

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Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

[Featured Image] After researching various computer engineering roles, one professional found a position that allowed them to work occasionally from a server room.

Understanding Computer Engineering Roles

Computer engineering roles encompass many positions across a wide range of fields. Explore the responsibilities of computer engineers and the skills you need for the job.

April 21, 2025

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[Featured Image] An IT professional stands in a server room with their laptop and uses their computer engineering skills to troubleshoot issues with the hardware.

Essential Computer Engineering Skills

Computer engineering relies on a mix of technical and workplace skills to design complex computing systems while working on interdisciplinary teams. Explore some computer engineering skills that can help you stand apart in this profession.

March 17, 2025

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Mechatronics vs. Robotics: What’s the Difference?

Dive into the fascinating worlds of mechatronics and robotics, two interdisciplinary fields at the forefront of technological innovation.

December 6, 2024

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What is 8D?

Learn more about 8D as a disciplinary problem-solving process and the final results and benefits that occur as an output of the process.

November 7, 2024

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[Featured Image] A software developer sits at a table with a laptop and uses a procedural programming language.

Procedural Programming Language: What It Is and When It’s Used

Explore procedural programming languages, including how they differ from object-oriented programming, their advantages, and tips for learning them. Discover some careers that use procedural programming languages.

November 1, 2024

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[Featured Image] An architect demonstrates to three business professionals in a proof of concept meeting, using a model blueprint, how the building concept will be successful.

What Is Proof of Concept?

Explore how companies use a proof of concept to understand their projects, foresee problems, and minimize risk. Plus, learn how to write a proof of concept for your next project.

October 31, 2024

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[Featured Image] A woman and man in STEM (what does stem stand for? Science, technology, engineering, mathematics) discuss their robotics project in a laboratory.

What Does STEM Stand For?

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Explore these fields closely linked, including the several distinct differences that set careers in each field apart.

October 30, 2024

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[Featured Image] After learning what a hackathon is, a group of young professionals participate in their first hackathon for charity, sitting at computers in a large office space, as one woman addresses the group.

What Is a Hackathon and Why Attend One?

Hackathons are an exciting way to test your knowledge, collaborate with other people in your industry, and be part of an innovative, fast-paced environment. Explore hackathons, why you should enter one, and the different types of hackathons.

October 30, 2024

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[Featured Image] A computer programmer is using memory management techniques to optimize random access memory (RAM) on a laptop computer.

What Is Memory Management? How It Works, Techniques, and Uses

Discover memory management in computing, including why it’s important for computers and various memory management types and techniques.

October 29, 2024

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[Featured Image] A manager with an engineering management degree evaluates engineering blueprints at a job site.

What Can You Do With an Engineering Management Degree? 6 Jobs to Consider

Learn what you can with an engineering management degree as you explore six different jobs and some non-degree options for gaining engineering management skills.

May 17, 2025

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[Featured Image] After researching various computer engineering roles, one professional found a position that allowed them to work occasionally from a server room.

Understanding Computer Engineering Roles

Computer engineering roles encompass many positions across a wide range of fields. Explore the responsibilities of computer engineers and the skills you need for the job.

April 21, 2025

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[Featured Image] An IT professional stands in a server room with their laptop and uses their computer engineering skills to troubleshoot issues with the hardware.

Essential Computer Engineering Skills

Computer engineering relies on a mix of technical and workplace skills to design complex computing systems while working on interdisciplinary teams. Explore some computer engineering skills that can help you stand apart in this profession.

March 17, 2025

Article

[Featured Image] After researching mechatronics vs. robotics, learners who enrolled in a mechatronics degree program gain practical knowledge while working in the school’s mechatronics lab.

Mechatronics vs. Robotics: What’s the Difference?

Dive into the fascinating worlds of mechatronics and robotics, two interdisciplinary fields at the forefront of technological innovation.

December 6, 2024

Article

[Featured Image] A multi-department team meets as part of the company’s strategy to implement 8D in their problem-solving methodologies.

What is 8D?

Learn more about 8D as a disciplinary problem-solving process and the final results and benefits that occur as an output of the process.

November 7, 2024

Article

[Featured Image] A software developer sits at a table with a laptop and uses a procedural programming language.

Procedural Programming Language: What It Is and When It’s Used

Explore procedural programming languages, including how they differ from object-oriented programming, their advantages, and tips for learning them. Discover some careers that use procedural programming languages.

November 1, 2024

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[Featured Image] An architect demonstrates to three business professionals in a proof of concept meeting, using a model blueprint, how the building concept will be successful.

What Is Proof of Concept?

Explore how companies use a proof of concept to understand their projects, foresee problems, and minimize risk. Plus, learn how to write a proof of concept for your next project.

October 31, 2024

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[Featured Image] A woman and man in STEM (what does stem stand for? Science, technology, engineering, mathematics) discuss their robotics project in a laboratory.

What Does STEM Stand For?

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Explore these fields closely linked, including the several distinct differences that set careers in each field apart.

October 30, 2024

Article

[Featured Image] After learning what a hackathon is, a group of young professionals participate in their first hackathon for charity, sitting at computers in a large office space, as one woman addresses the group.

What Is a Hackathon and Why Attend One?

Hackathons are an exciting way to test your knowledge, collaborate with other people in your industry, and be part of an innovative, fast-paced environment. Explore hackathons, why you should enter one, and the different types of hackathons.

October 30, 2024

Article

[Featured Image] A computer programmer is using memory management techniques to optimize random access memory (RAM) on a laptop computer.

What Is Memory Management? How It Works, Techniques, and Uses

Discover memory management in computing, including why it’s important for computers and various memory management types and techniques.

October 29, 2024

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Engineering covers a wide variety of skills and careers. With so many options and opportunities available, it can be tricky to know where to start. On Coursera, you'll find expert resources to support your goals, whether you're just starting or are ready to take the next step in your career. Explore engineering topics, including:

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