This course previews the Information Engineering curriculum to enhance the understanding and interest of IE freshmen about their major. It will introduce some of the fundamental principles, as well as their practical relevance, underlying IE major courses covering subjects from bits and signals, networked systems, to real-life applications. Lectures by faculty members and IT industry experts will reveal how the IE curriculum links to important and challenging research areas and to different career paths impacting the society. Students will also receive hands-on training on system setup and applications to get prepared for follow-on lab courses.