Skill coverage matrix

Each row is a skill and each column a course. A filled cell gives the highest level a lesson in that course develops or assesses. On a small screen, scroll the table sideways.

Lesson coverage

A lesson develops this skill
A lesson assesses this skill

In the table: D = a lesson develops the skill to that level, A = a lesson assesses it at that level

Skill roadmap · All skills as a table

Skill	explore	aiot-mpy	fw-stack	biz	pdesign	elec	c-found	fw-sdk	twin	sec-iot	edgeai-dev	edu	Courses
Software · Programming Languages
C R			developed to L2				developed to L3				developed to L2		3
C++ Rec													—
Python Rec											developed to L2		1
MicroPython TESA	developed to L1	assessed at L2									assessed at L2		3
Assembly P													—
Rust P													—
Software · Programming Fundamentals
Algorithms & Data Structures R							developed to L2				assessed at L2		2
Design Patterns R		developed to L1	developed to L2										2
State Machines R		assessed at L2	assessed at L2				developed to L2				assessed at L2		4
Memory Management R		developed to L1					developed to L3				developed to L1		3
Software · Operating Systems
Operating System Fundamentals Rec													—
Threading / Parallelism P													—
IPC P													—
Software · Embedded Linux
Linux Kernel Rec													—
Device Drivers Rec													—
U-Boot P													—
Buildroot / Yocto P													—
Qt Framework P													—
Software · Real-Time OS
RTOS Basics R			developed to L2				developed to L2	developed to L2		developed to L2			4
FreeRTOS Rec							developed to L2	assessed at L3					2
Zephyr Rec													—
QNX P													—
µC/OS P													—
RT-Thread P													—
Multi-core IPC TESA		developed to L1						developed to L1			assessed at L2		3
Software · Microcontrollers
GPIO R	assessed at L1	assessed at L2	developed to L2			developed to L2	developed to L3	assessed at L2					6
ADC / DAC R	developed to L1	developed to L2	developed to L2			developed to L2		developed to L1					5
Timers / Counters R		developed to L1					developed to L3				developed to L1		3
PWM R		developed to L1	developed to L1			developed to L2		developed to L1					4
Watchdog R							developed to L3						1
Interrupts R							developed to L3	developed to L2					2
DMA R							developed to L2						1
Clock Management R							developed to L2						1
Power Management Rec													—
Bootloader / DFU Rec										developed to L2			1
Software · SDLC Models
Agile / SCRUM Rec													—
V-Model Rec													—
Software · Version Control
Git R			developed to L1				developed to L3						2
SVN P													—
Software · Build System
Compilers / GCC R			developed to L1				developed to L2	developed to L2					3
Make / CMake R			developed to L2				developed to L3						2
Bash Scripting Rec													—
Docker P											developed to L2		1
Vendor SDK & Toolchain TESA			developed to L2				developed to L3	assessed at L2			assessed at L2		4
Software · Debugging
JTAG / SWD R							developed to L3	assessed at L2					2
GDB R							developed to L3	developed to L1					2
OpenOCD P							developed to L2						1
Software · Testing
TDD & Unit Testing R							developed to L3				developed to L1		2
CI/CD Pipelines Rec							developed to L3						1
SIL / HIL Testing P									assessed at L2				1
Standards & Certifications P				developed to L1		developed to L1							2
Hardware · Electronics
Basic Math & Calculus R		developed to L2				developed to L2					developed to L3		3
Principles of Electric Circuits R		developed to L1				developed to L2							2
Electronics Fundamentals R		developed to L1				developed to L2							2
Digital Design R						developed to L2							1
Computer Architecture R	developed to L1	developed to L1	developed to L1				developed to L2	assessed at L2			developed to L3		6
Hardware · Using Test Equipment
Multimeter R						developed to L2							1
Logic / Protocol Analyzer R			developed to L1			developed to L2	developed to L3						3
Oscilloscope Rec						developed to L2							1
Hardware · Prototyping Skills
Breadboarding Rec						developed to L2							1
Hardware Design Basics Rec					developed to L2	developed to L2							2
PCB Design / EMC Rec						developed to L2							1
Soldering / Rework Rec						developed to L2							1
FPGA Development P													—
Industrial & Enclosure Design TESA					assessed at L2								1
3D Modelling & Rendering TESA					assessed at L2				developed to L1				2
Interfaces & Protocols · Interfaces & Protocols
UART R			developed to L2			developed to L2	developed to L3	assessed at L2					4
I2C R		developed to L1	developed to L2			developed to L2	developed to L3	developed to L2					5
SPI R			developed to L1				developed to L3	developed to L1					3
Ethernet Rec													—
USB Rec													—
PCIe P													—
Bluetooth Rec								assessed at L2					1
Wi-Fi Rec		assessed at L2	developed to L3					developed to L2			developed to L2		4
LoRa P													—
Zigbee P													—
Thread P													—
Matter P													—
UWB P													—
Modbus Rec													—
Profinet P													—
EtherCAT P													—
MQTT Rec	developed to L1	assessed at L2	developed to L2					assessed at L2	assessed at L2	developed to L3	assessed at L2		7
CoAP P													—
TCP/IP P		developed to L1	developed to L1										2
UDP P													—
CAN Rec			developed to L2										1
LIN P													—
MOST P													—
FlexRay P													—
GSM / LTE P													—
LTE-M / 5G P													—
NB-IoT P													—
RS-485 TESA													—
Systems & Applications · Embedded Security
Embedded Security P	developed to L1	developed to L2	developed to L2	developed to L1						assessed at L3			5
Cryptography TESA		developed to L1	developed to L2							developed to L3			3
Secure Boot TESA										developed to L3			1
TLS / mTLS on Devices TESA		assessed at L2	developed to L3					developed to L1		developed to L3			4
Secure Element Integration TESA		developed to L1	developed to L2							developed to L3			3
Systems & Applications · Embedded GUI
Embedded GUI P	developed to L1	assessed at L2	developed to L2							developed to L2	developed to L2		5
HMI & Dashboard Design TESA		assessed at L2	assessed at L3								developed to L2		3
Systems & Applications · IoT
IoT P	developed to L1	developed to L2	developed to L1	developed to L2				assessed at L2					5
IoT Platform Integration TESA		assessed at L2	developed to L2					developed to L1	developed to L2	developed to L3			5
Over-the-Air Update TESA										developed to L3			1
Digital Twin TESA					developed to L2				assessed at L3				2
Systems & Applications · Edge AI
Edge AI P				developed to L1				developed to L1			assessed at L3		3
Sensor Data Collection & Labelling TESA								assessed at L2			assessed at L2		2
Model Training for Tiny Devices TESA											assessed at L2		1
Model Optimisation & Deployment TESA											assessed at L2		1
Systems & Applications · Automotive Software
AUTOSAR P													—
Systems & Applications · Systems & Signal Processing
Memory Technologies & File Systems Rec			developed to L2								assessed at L2		2
Hardware Simulation / Emulation Rec	developed to L1								assessed at L2			developed to L2	3
Sensors & Actuators P	assessed at L1	assessed at L2	developed to L3			developed to L2		developed to L2			assessed at L2		6
Digital Signal Processing P		assessed at L2	developed to L2			developed to L1		developed to L1			assessed at L3		5
Control Theory P													—
Soft Skills · Soft Skills
Communication Skills R	developed to L1	developed to L2	developed to L2	developed to L2	assessed at L2			assessed at L2	developed to L2	developed to L2	developed to L2	developed to L2	10
Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking R		developed to L2	developed to L2				developed to L3		developed to L2	developed to L2	developed to L2		6
Teamwork & Collaboration R		developed to L1											1
Organisational & Time Management R								developed to L1					1
Self-Driven & Independent R	developed to L1												1
Adaptability & Patience R													—
Product & Teaching · Product & Business
AIoT Product Decisions TESA		developed to L2		assessed at L2	developed to L1						developed to L2		4
Cost, BOM & Team Planning TESA				developed to L2									1
Risk & Compliance TESA				developed to L2									1
Product & Teaching · Teaching & Assessment
Lesson Design TESA												assessed at L3	1
Assessment Design TESA												assessed at L3	1
Hands-on Facilitation TESA												assessed at L3	1

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