I Picked It for the Name
As a teenager I chose the field mostly because "Computer Engineering" sounded cooler than its old name: Electronic Calculator Engineering. A look back — long before any of the tools we argue about now. I'd studied hard enough as an exam-taker to be in a position to choose which department to apply to, and I gravitated, naturally, toward one with "computer" in the name. A few stories from around…
As a teenager, the choice of studying Computer Engineering over its former name, Electronic Calculator Engineering, was largely due to the cooler perception of the former. The change to Computer Engineering took place in 1988, when national universities were finally allowed to include English in department names. Before this change, Computer Engineering was called Electronic Calculator Engineering.
The department saw an increase in popularity and reputation after the name change, with both Computer Engineering and Industrial Design becoming flagship departments. At the time of application, Computer Engineering had 75 seats, Electrical, Electronic, and Control Engineering had 270 seats, and Computer Science had 30 seats. The name Computer Engineering attracted those who wanted to work with computers, while other departments had different capacities and focuses.
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