P7

Definition
Awareness of quality issues.

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

Benchmarks
CORE

Introduction to Electronic Hardware

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.

Design & Construction

To develop a “product” from specification through to implementation using a FPGA. The main aspect of the module is a large group project where students will be encouraged to take on various roles in an artificial company (created for the purposes of the project) that develops a software product, adopting the agile methods taught as part of the lectures. Financial and QA procedures for the company will need to be established as part of the project, and a proper financial record kept of company transactions. A supervisor will adopt the role of a customer, who will provide requirements for the software. These requirements may change during the development of the software, in an attempt to reflect real-world issues of changing demands of customers.

NON-CORE

Principles of Flight

Design exercise.

Management and Marketing of Technology

Understand the place of technology management in the modern world. Analyse and critique a past technological innovation. Understand the change implications of a technological innovation on an organisation.

Relevant Higher Order Skills
Electrical Engineering