D5

Definition
Ensure fitness for purpose for all aspects of the problem including production, operation, maintenance and disposal.

Sub skills
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Assessment
Current methods used to assess ability in the skill.

Benchmarks
CORE

Introduction to Electronic Hardware 

Understand reasons for professional laboratory working practices (safety, use of logbooks, experimental record keeping and measurement techniques). Be able to plan and provide technical information for a formal report associated with the laboratory sessions, written to the IET Professional Engineering specification.

Maths and Programming

Demonstrate the ability to design and implement simple programs. Test software solutions to practical problems against target specifications.

Laboratory Elements for:


 * Analogue Electronics
 * Signals & Systems
 * High Speed Electronics 
 * Further Digital Electronics
 * High Speed Electronics
 * EMC & Signal Integrity
 * Advanced Analogue Electronics

Experimentation, design, construction and analysis elements as appropriate.

Design & Construction

To be able to analyse the requirements for a product and derive a specification for its design. To work from concept through specification, design and construction in stream-related teams and be able to demonstrate their knowledge in reports and a presentation. To understand the problems associated with environmental issues relating to product designs including low power design and design for the environment (recycling, WEEE, etc).

NON-CORE

Music Technology: Creation and Perception

Influence the acoustics of an enclosed space through designed physical modifications.

Principles of Flight 

Design exercise.

Links, Networks and Protocols

Understand how protocol layers work together, and the functions of the application, transport, network, data-link and physical layers. Understand the tradeoffs in designing optimum protocols for at least one layer.

Computer Operating Systems and Interfacing

Write programs in machine code and assembler code, and understand how compiled code relates to these techniques. Write programs for interfacing applications.

Introduction to Business Management in Electronic Engineering

Prepare a business plan and Technical Appraisal report for a new product. Understand the role of marketing for a new product. Apply marketing techniques (SWOT and 4 P’s) to a new product. Understand the competitive environment of a new product. Understand the role of basic accounting and finance tools for a new product. Understand the factors that affect the price of a new product.

Nano fabrication

Understand the implications of using nanotechnology in various fields, e.g. food, agriculture, home appliances and in industry.

Control Engineering

Understand the problems of control system implementation in a real-world context. Explain the use of special techniques needed to overcome implementation problems in process and industrial control.

Management and Marketing of Technology

Understand the place of technology management in the modern world. Analyse and critique a past technological innovation.

Mobile Communications Systems

Describe, define and account for the quality of service requirements of different communications applications.

Distributed Computer Systems

Describe the fundamental modes of interaction in a distributed environment and their associated failure models. Explain the need for security and indicate appropriate countermeasures.

Relevant Higher Order Skills
Electrical Engineering