Gihan Chanaka Jayatilaka : Resources : Field Selection (University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Engineering)

Edit (2023): It has been a while since I put this page together. I strongly suggest you to look for up-to-date sources of information about field selection now. If you happen to have online resources about field selection, please email them to me so that I can improve this list.

This page is an attempt to answer the set of recurring questions about field selection. Everyone has their biases, opinions and preferences. Obviously, I have mine. The authors of the documents linked in this page have their's as well.

• Official FAQ (frequenty asked questions) prepared by the department academic staff. [Link, Mirror]
• Introduction to the Department of Computer Engineering, academics and industry [PDF] By Chandima Samarasinghe, Suren and Gihan.
• Working with hardware at the Department of Computer Engineering. [PDF] by Nuwan.
• Hasindu Gamarachchi's FB post [Access this Public PDF if the FB link is not working] about the computer engineering program at University of Peradeniya for first year undergraduates picking a specializaiton. This post demystifies a large number of myths regarding computer engineering.
  Disclaimer: Please note that adding this link here in no way implies a blanket endoresement. The anti-software-programming tone of the post comes from HG being one of the best embedded engineers in the world. Also, I don't have enough information to comment on his point about the depth of computer degree courses in different private institutes.
• Jameel's presentation about Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. [PDF link broken. Please email Jameel (jabduls2 AT jh DOT edu) and ask for it.]