ECE 482 Learning Objectives Scorecard

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Consider each learning objective; for each, respond to the statement "I have accomplished this objective" by selecting the most appropriate answer, where

SA = Strongly Agree; A = Agree; N = Neutral; D = Disagree; SD = Strongly Disagree

Please select by circling SA/A/N/D/SD.

 

Students will learn about embedded systems—i.e., electrical systems that contain embedded computers to control processes. At the completion of this course, each student should have actively participated as a member of an engineering design team and made significant contributions to achieving the team's stated goal and objectives. Each design project should involve the collaborative development and evaluation of a "product" that contains an embedded computer.

Specific team activities should include:

  1. propose an engineering design project that has clearly stated design criteria, which includes realistic constraints;

    2. SA A N D SD

  2. share in the day-to-day design activities and management of the project;

    3. SA A N D SD

  3. share in the presentation of oral and written progress reports;

    4. SA A N D SD

  4. share in the demonstration of results at key milestones during the life of the project;

    5. SA A N D SD

  5. evaluate the project's progress and outcomes against a clearly articulated set of criteria.

SA A N D SD

At the completion of this course, each student should be able to:

  1. describe and understand the principal characteristics of a generic embedded system;

    2. SA A N D SD

  2. understand the need for hardware and software standards and, moreover, is capable of accessing relevant standards and interpreting their meaning and application;

    3. SA A N D SD

  3. delineate the principal design criteria and constraints for an embedded system—e.g., cost, size, power, environmental factors, reliability, safety, maintainability, and reusability;

    4. SA A N D SD

  4. describe and understand the overall engineering design process—e.g., project justification, identification of constraints, establishment of design criteria, establishment of timetables, the partitioning of work, project monitoring, and project evaluation;

    5. SA A N D SD

  5. describe and understand contemporary industry practices and trends with respect to embedded systems and embedded-system design;

    6. SA A N D SD

  6. describe, understand, and apply key tools used in the overall embedded-system design process;

    7. SA A N D SD

  7. understand the benefits and potential problems of teaming, describe qualities and processes of effective teams, and describe the role of teamwork in system design;

    8. SA A N D SD

  8. acquire and understand information contained in contemporary technical literature—e.g., trade journals, magazines, books, conference proceedings, and supplier literature—about embedded-system hardware components, software, design tools, third-party suppliers, etc.;

    9. SA A N D SD

  9. browse the web to acquire information about embedded-system hardware components, software, design tools, third-party suppliers, etc.

SA A N D SD