Prospective Students • ITU Electronics and Communication Engineering Department

FAQs for Prospective Students

1 What are the areas of interest for Electronics and Communication Engineers?

Electronics and Communication Engineers work in areas like data, audio and video processing, data sensing and storage, design and production of electronic circuits and systems, antenna and electromagnetic wave theory and applications, physics and production of semiconducting electronic elements.

2 What are the job opportunities for your graduates?

You can see some of companies where our graduates are employed:

Electronic durable consumer goods manufacturers ( Beko, Vestel, Bosch, Siemens, Arcelik, Samsung, LG, ...)
Telecommunication equipment vendors ( Netas, Nokia, Ericsson, Huawei, HTC ...)
Micro-electronic design houses (Maxim, Hittite, Micro-ICs, ST, ...)
Fixed line and mobile telephone operators ( Turk Telekom, Turkcell, Vodafone, ...)
Internet service providers ( TTNET, Turkcell Superonline, ...)
Military electronics and communications companies ( ASELSAN, ...)
Defence industry companies ( HAVELSAN ROKETSAN ...)
International IT companies ( HP, IBM, ...)
Data transmission operators ( COMSAT, ... )
Automotive industry ( Ford, TOFAS, Renault, Hyundai, Toyota, ...)
Research and development companies, education institutions ( TUBITAK, High Technology Institutes , Universities, ...)
Television and radio organizations
Banks or IT departments of large firms

3 What are the library resources at ITU?

There are a total of 761.000 publications available in the central ITU Mustafa İnan Libarary. The library provides access to a total of about 15.000 books, 210 printed journals, 9.500 online books and 680 online journals in the Electronics and Communication Engineering area. www.kutuphane.itu.edu.tr

4 What are the laboratory facilities at the department?

A list of Education and Research laboratories of ECE department is given below:
1. Multimedia Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition Laboratory
2. RF Electronics Laboratory
3. Wireless Communications Research Laboratory
4. Communications Laboratory
5. Circuits & Systems Laboratory
6. VLSI Measurement Laboratory
7. VLSI Design Laboratory
8. Signal Processing Laboratory
9. Electromagnetic Diagnostic and Measurement Laboratory
10. Biomedical Electronics Laboratory
11. Embedded Systems Design Laboratory
12. Microwave Systems and Antennas Laboratory
13. Intro. Electronics & Analog Electronics Circuits Laboratory
14. Radar and Microwave Technologies Research Laboratory

5 How about the number of faculty members?

Currently there are a total of 24 professors, 14 associate professors, 9 assistant professors, 6 lecturers, and 46 research assistants at the Electronics and Communications Engineering Department.

6 Where can I access details about the curriculum?

The details for the curriculum of the different programs can be accessed from the links below:
Electronics and Communications Engineering (30% English), and (100% English Course Plans)
Electronics and Communications Engineering (ITU-NJIT Joint Program 100% English)

7 How about finding part-time jobs as an undergrad student?

Many of undergraduate students find part-time employment at various ITU departments, such as the IT facilities or the library. There are also some students who are employed in the various companies located in the ITU ARI Teknokent facilities in the ITU Ayazaga Campus.

8 How many undergraduate and graduate students are registered to ECE Department programs?

As of December 2016, there are 1165 BSc, 459 MSc and 152 PHd students are registered to our undergraduate and graduate programs.

9 Which programs can I obtain a double major degree as an ECE student?

Our students generally prefer to study double major in computer engineering, physics and mathematics. You see read more on our registrar's office web pages.

10 What are the educational objectives of ECE Department?

The educational objectives of the Programs of the ECE Department are to graduate individuals:

having strong background in basic science and basic mathematics and able to use these tools in their own engineering field,
able to pinpoint and define engineering problems in the fields of electronics and communication engineering,
able to employ necessary techniques, hardware, and communication tools for modern engineering applications,
able to solve problems through analytical thinking in their own or related fields,
able to work in a multi-disciplinary environment,
able to follow and contribute to the developments in their own field recognizing the significance of lifelong learning,
able to communicate effectively,
having strong ethical and professional responsibility and adhering to quality,
able to take individual responsibility and to work as a part of a team.

11 What are ECE undergraduate program outcomes? What abilities will I acquire?

Our program outcomes is as follows;

PO1 : An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to electronics and communication engineering problems.
PO2 : An ability to design and conduct experiments, and to analyze and interpret gathered data.
PO3 : An ability to develop and/or design a system or system components to meet desired specifications, performance, and capabilities.
PO4 : An ability to function on and/or develop leadership in multi-disciplinary teams.
PO5 : An ability to identify, formulate, and solve electronics and communication engineering problems.
PO6 : An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO7 : An ability for effective communication.
PO8 :An ability to understand and correctly interpret the impact of engineering solutions in a social/global context.
PO9 : An ability to engage in life-long learning to follow developments in electronics and communication Engineering.
PO10 :A knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues.
PO11 : An ability to skillfully use modern engineering tools and techniques necessary for engineering design, analysis and applications.
PO12 : A recognition of the need for quality.
PO13 : An ability to function individually as well as part of a team.