D4

Definition
Use creativity to establish innovative solutions.

Sub skills
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Assessment
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Benchmarks
CORE

Design & Construction

Be able to analyse the requirements for a product and derive a specification for its design. Be able to work from concept through specification, design and construction in stream-related teams and be able to demonstrate knowledge in reports and a presentation.

NON-CORE

Music Technology: Creation and Perception

Compose a short, tightly specified, sound-scape using a digital synthesis software package (PureData) and critically analyse the result.

Principles of Flight

Design exercise.

Computer Operating Systems and Interfacing

Write programs for interfacing applications.

Introduction to Business Management in Electronic Engineering

Apply creativity techniques to generate new ideas.

People in Technology-based Organisations

Work in a group to undertake prescribed activities. Understand own and others team role preference. Be able to give feedback to others. Write a reflective practice report on self.

Digital Engineering

Analyse algorithms and identify strategies for their implementation on microprocessor-based systems. Implement and use complex IP modules within a FPGA design. Develop complex VHDL testbenches for circuit verification and devise appropriate verification strategies. Use and understand the complete design flow required to implement a microprocessor module on an FPGA-based platform.

DSP Architectures Design a digital signal processing system using microprocessors, custom digital circuits, or a mixed approach.

Relevant Higher Order Skills
Electrical Engineering