Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking

Skill id

soft.problem-solving

Area

Soft Skills

Group

Soft Skills

Roadmap importance

R · Required

Origin

Node on the roadmap diagram v1.2.3

Roadmap node

Soft Skills / Problem-Solving Skills & Critical Thinking

Status in the lesson library

Developed by a lesson

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Lessons that develop this skill

Lesson	Course	Develops to
Leaving the desk: the first WiFi connection	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L1 Aware
Hands-on: running lights, a button, and the broker	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L1 Aware
Hands-on: the potentiometer gauge and touch slider	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L1 Aware
Hands-on: the digital level	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
Hands-on: a three-axis acceleration chart	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
Hands-on: the mini-HMI dashboard and the 10-minute soak test	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
WiFi and networking: dBm, DHCP, IP and DNS	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L1 Aware
The network status screen: reading the wifi code	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L1 Aware
Hands-on: your team’s network status page	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
MQTT with a self-hosted platform: telemetry and commands	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L1 Aware
Hands-on: two-way telemetry	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
Hands-on: real readings over an encrypted channel	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
From a real problem to a design: canvas, schema and designing for failure	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
Build and present your AIoT mini-product	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
SensorHub: one dashboard for every sensor (series project)	TESAIoT Firmware Stack: C Firmware on the TESAIoT Dev Kit	L2 Guided
Diagnosing faults from evidence	Embedded C Foundations on PSoC Edge	L3 Independent
Co-simulation: Prove I/O, Measure Latency, Isolate Faults	Firmware Development with the VS Code-based TESA Digital Twin	L2 Guided
Lab: Co-simulation End-to-End I/O	Firmware Development with the VS Code-based TESA Digital Twin	L2 Guided
Threat modelling an IoT device	Secure IoT with OPTIGA™ Trust M	L2 Guided
Hands-on: remix it into your own Tilt Monitor	Edge AI Developer: From Sensor to On-Device Model	L2 Guided

Lessons that assess this skill

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Roles that use this skill

Role	Minimum level	In this role
Edge AI Engineer	L3 Independent	Required (R)
Educator	L3 Independent	Required (R)
Embedded Security Engineer	L3 Independent	Required (R)
Firmware Developer	L3 Independent	Required (R)
IoT Device Developer	L3 Independent	Required (R)
Product Entrepreneur / Product Owner	L3 Independent	Required (R)

Proficiency levels

• L1 Aware · Bloom: remember/understand
• L2 Guided · Bloom: apply (scaffolded)
• L3 Independent · Bloom: apply/analyse
• L4 Professional · Bloom: analyse/evaluate
• L5 Design & Lead · Bloom: evaluate/create

For Open Badges 3.0 and CASE alignment

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Skill map data is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, adapted from the Embedded Systems Engineering Roadmap by Meysam Parvizi