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Appendix (PRP): Skills Checklist
Project Name (tentative):
Checklist Completed by (name):
For each discipline, indicate which skills or knowledge will be needed by students working on the
associated project, and rank the skills in order of importance (1=highest priority). You may use the
same number multiple times to indicate equal rank.
Mechanical Engineering
3D CAD
MATLAB programming
Machining (basic)
Stress analysis (2D)
Statics/dynamic analysis (2D)
Thermodynamics
Fluid dynamics (CV)
LabView (data acquisition, etc.)
Statistics
Aerodynamics
CFD
Biomaterials
Vibrations
Combustion engines
GD&T (geometic dimensioning & tolerancing)
Linear controls
Composites
DFM
Robotics (motion control)
Composites
Other:
Other:
Other:
FEA
Heat transfer
Modeling of electromechanical & fluid systems
Fatigue & static failure criteria (DME)
Specifying machine elements
Reviewed by (ME faculty):
Computer Engineering
Digital design (including HDL and FPGA)
Software for microcontrollers (including Linux and
Windows)
Device programming: Assembly language, C
Programming: Python, Java, C++
Basic analog design
Scientific computing (including C and MATLAB)
Signal processing
Interfacing transducers and actuators to
microcontrollers
Networking and network protocols
Wireless networks
Robotics (guidance, navigation, vision,
machine learning, and control)
Concurrent and embedded software
Embedded and real-time systems
Digital image processing
Computer vision
Network security
Other:
Other:
Reviewed by (CE faculty):
1
Electrical Engineering
Circuit design: AC/DC converters, regulators, amplifier
ckts, analog filter design, FPGA Logic design, sensor
bias/support circuitry
Power systems: selection, analysis, power budget
determination
System analysis: frequency analysis (Fourier, Laplace),
stability, PID controllers, modulation schemes, VCO’s
& mixers, ADC selection
Circuit build, test, debug (scope, DMM, fct generator)
Board layout
MATLAB
PSpice
Programming: C, Assembly
Electromagnetics (shielding, interference)
Digital filter design and implementation, DSP
Microcontroller selection/application
Wireless protocol, component selection
Antenna selection (simple design)
Communication system front end design
Algorithm design/simulation
Embedded software design/ implementation
Other:
Other:
Other:
Reviewed by (EE faculty):
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Statistical analysis of data – regression
Materials science
Materials processing – machining lab
Facilities planning – layout, material handling
Production systems design – cycle time,
throughput, assembly line design, mfg. process
design
Ergonomics – interface of people & equipment
(procedures, training, maintenance)
Math modeling – OR (linear programming),
simulation
Project management
Computer tools – Excel, Access, Autocad
Programming (C++)
DOE
Systems design – product/process design
Data analysis, data mining
Manufacturing engr.
DFx – manuf., assembly, environment,
sustainability
Rapid prototyping
Safety engineering
Other:
Other:
Engineering economy – ROI
Quality tools – SPC
Production control – scheduling
Shop floor IE – methods, time study
Reviewed by (ISE faculty):
2
Biomedical Engineering
MATLAB
Aseptic lab technique
Gel Electrophoresis
Linear signal analysis and processing
Fluid mechanics
Biomaterials
LabVIEW
Simulation (Simulink)
System Physiology
Biosystems process analysis (mass, energy balance)
Cell culture
Computer based data acquisition
Probability and Statistics
Numerical and statistical analysis
Biomechanics
Design of Biomedical Devices
Medical Image Processing
COMSOL software modeling
Medical visualization software
Biomaterial testing and evaluation
Tissue Culture
Advanced Microscopy
Microfluidic device fabrication and
measurement
Other:
Other:
Other:
Reviewed by (BME faculty):
Chemical Engineering
Energy and material balances on chemical systems
Fluid dynamics and Heat transfer
Thermodynamics (traditional and chemical)
Mass transfer and separation process design:
distillation, multistage absorption and stripping, batch
and fixed-bed adsorption, liquid-liquid extraction,
crystallization, membrane separations.
Chemical reactor design: chemical kinetics, equilibrium,
and catalysts.
Engineering lab skills: rheology (in Newtonian and nonNewtonian systems), pressure, temperature,
concentration. Pilot lab systems; delivery system
assembly including pumps, valves and pressure sensors.
MATLAB and EXCEL: solve complex chemical
engineering mathematics problems
Advanced chemistry knowledge: general, physical, and
organic
Micro- and nano-scale phenomena and process design
Basic chemistry-based material science
Basic engineering economics
Basic Process Control
Reviewed by (ChemE faculty):
3
Electrochemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Environmental science and sustainability
Advanced material science, polymer science
Surface tension and interfacial phenomena
Other:
Other:
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