4.1. Scope of the profession¶
Syllabus Excerpt
nature and scope of telecommunications engineering
health and safety issues
training for the profession
career prospects
relations with the community
technologies unique to the profession
legal and ethical implications
engineers as managers
current applications and innovations
4.1.1. Nature and Scope¶
Telecommunication Engineers are responsible for:
Equipment: design, build, maintain, repair
Transmission Media (copper, optic fibre, radio waves): design, build, maintain, repair, evaluate, control, write software to control and manage
Nature
Training - university + postgraduate
Systems Analyst - identifying faults & correcting them in systems
4.1.2. Health and Safety Issues¶
In the past, chemical and waste from materials used, e.g. fumes from soldering
Now, only (untrue) concerns about radiowaves
4.1.3. Training for the Profession¶
Trade skills for installation and maintenance
University Training in engineeering, mathematics, physics, IT software/hardware, design, manufacture, and materials
Graduate + Postgraduate Training is often necessary for jobs
On-job training
As a growing field, so the training is often growing and rapidly developing alongside
4.1.4. Career Prospects¶
40% of ASX companies have engineer-trained managers
Many jobs will exist that do not exist yet
- Can be government or private companies
Smaller companies are at the forefront of innovation as they are agile and can innovate rapidly
4.1.5. Relations with the Community¶
Generally quite good as people like phones & the benefits it provides
- BUT:
visual pollution from wires + infra
Annoyance due to delays in installation & management
Quality & speed of the Transmission
Radiowave safety