Graduate Certificate in Electronics and Embedded Systems Development Fanshawe College

Electronics and Embedded Systems Development is a two-year Ontario college graduate program designed to build on students' theoretical knowledge of electrical engineering and provides training on electrical technologies, embedded systems, and computer-aided design. Graduates will be prepared for the workforce after completing a capstone project where students have the opportunity to design, implement and manage real-world solutions.

Your Learning Experience

The Electronics and Embedded Systems Development graduate certificate program builds on the theoretical knowledge gained from studies in electrical engineering developing students in the skillset of IoT, Industry 4.0, and prototyping fields. The program focuses on embedded systems design, data communications, and Human Machine Interfacing (HMI) as well as the development and testing of rapid prototypes for innovative solutions.

Topics such as project planning and breakdown, development of software for embedded system hardware, circuit design, wired and wireless networking, data communications, HMI development, test design, and reporting culminate with a practical work-integrated learning project that provides students with the opportunity to create, test, and demonstrate functional prototypes using engineering practices and solutions for technical industry careers.

Employers include traditional electronic engineering companies and employers focusing on Industry 4.0 solutions and the development of IoT innovations. Graduates can expect to be employed in the following areas: electronics engineer, firmware developer, embedded systems developer, embedded hardware developer/designer, embedded software developer/designer, embedded solution tester, and quality control professional.

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

1. Provide a customer solution that meets quality standards and satisfies customer requirements for embedded systems products
2. Solve complex embedded systems problems through research, experimentation, integration of computer hardware and software, and the use of electronic instrumentation
3. Design, develop, test, configure, and maintain electronic and embedded systems
4. Integrate engineering skills and knowledge with current business strategies to provide cost-effective and economically sound embedded solutions to product realization problems
5. Adhere to Canadian professional, ethical, and legal codes of practice and intellectual property rights to comply with industrial, labor, and environmental regulations.
6. Communicate effectively with diverse teams to disseminate ideas, requirements, implementations, findings, and outcomes to complete embedded systems projects
7. Plan, implement, and manage electronic and embedded systems projects in response to stakeholder and industry needs and requirements
8. Collaborate within engineering teams to complete electronic and embedded systems projects that satisfy business and sustainability requirements and practices

Courses

Level 1

Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

• ACAD-6003 ---- Strategies for Technology Students
• MATH-6003 ---- Math for Embedded Technology
• LAWS-6048 ---- Law & Ethics in Embedded Systems Technology
• COMM-6027 ---- Industrial Communications
• ENTP-6005 ---- Business & Sustainability in Technology
• ELNC-6005 ---- Electronic Documentation & Graphics

Level 2

Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

• ELNC-6006 ---- Embedded Systems 1
• ELNC-6004 ---- Electronic Components & Processes
• ELNC-6014 ---- Digital Logic & Devices
• COMP-6059 ---- Operating Systems
• COMP-6060 ---- Systems Programming

Level 3

Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

• ELNC-6007 ---- Embedded Systems 2
• ELNC-6010 ---- Circuits & Interfacing
• ELNC-6013 ---- Embedded Network Protocols
• COMP-6061 ---- Real-Time Operating Systems
• TELE-6001 ---- Telecommunications

Level 4

Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

• ELNC-6011 ---- Embedded Systems 3
• COMP-6057 ---- Application Development
• COMP-6062 ---- Web Interfaces for Hmi
• ELNC-6012 ---- Practical Project
• COMM-6028 ---- Project Communications

Program Residency

Students Must Complete a Minimum of 17 credits in this program at Fanshawe College to meet the Program Residency requirement and graduate from this program

Graduates of Fanshawe’s Electronics and Embedded Systems Development program will be positioned to pursue careers with employers from traditional electronic engineering companies to those focusing on Industry 4.0 solutions and the development of IoT innovations. Graduates can expect to be employed in the following areas:

• electronics engineer
• firmware developer
• embedded systems developer
• embedded hardware developer/designer
• embedded software developer/designer
• embedded solution tester
• quality control professional

Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Electronics and Embedded Systems Development program:

Embedded Software Developer

Responsible for the full development cycle of new products.

Firmware Engineer

Responsible for the development and implementation of software.

Embedded Software Engineer

Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems throughout all phases of development and deployment.