TERMINOLOGY

== Terminology ==
The name [[electrical engineering]] is still used to cover electronic engineering amongst some of the older (notably American and Australian) universities and graduates there are called [[electrical engineers]].Allan R. Hambley ''Electrical Engineering'', pp. 3, 441, Prentice Hall, 2004 ISBN 978-0131470460 Some people believe the term 'electrical engineer' should be reserved for those having specialized in power and heavy current or high voltage engineering, while others believe that power is just one subset of electrical engineering (and indeed the term 'power engineering' is used in that industry) as well as 'electrical distribution engineering'. Again, in recent years there has been a growth of new separate-entry degree courses such as '[[information engineering]]' and '[[communication systems engineering]]', often followed by academic departments of similar name.[http://books.google.com/books?id=X6dEAAAAIAAj&dq=electrical+vs+electronic+engineering&lr= Principles of Electrical Engineering]Anthony J. Pansini ''Electrical Distribution Engineering'', p. xiv, The Fairmont Press Inc., 2006 ISBN 978-0881735468

Most European universities now refer to [[electrical engineering]] as power engineers and make a distinction between Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Beginning in the 1980s, the term [[computer engineer]] was often used to refer to electronic or information engineers. However, Computer Engineering is now considered a subset of Electronics Engineering and the term is now becoming archaic.
Smarajit Ghosh ''Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering'', p. xxi, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2004 ISBN 978-8120323162