| Competencies | Assessment |
| Ability to program in Java. | CS 142 |
| Ability to program in C | ECEn 124 |
| Ability to program in assembly | ECEn 124 |
| Ability to use oscilloscopes, function generators, and DC power supplies in an applied design/debug environment | ECEn 212 |
| Ability to use schematic capture tools. | ECEn 224 |
| Ability to use specialized circuit analysis techniques including approximate equivalent circuits. | ECEn 313 |
| Ability to apply appropriate techniques to evaluate the performance of electronic amplifiers. | ECEn 313 |
| Ability to use Spice. | ECEn 317 |
| Ability to use oscilloscopes, function generators, and DC power supplies | ECEn 317 |
| Ability to use a C compiler, a disassembler, a debugger, and CPU emulators to develop, debug, test, analyze, and optimize programs. | ECEn 324 |
| Ability to use microwave test equipment to assess the performance of microwave subsystems. | ECEn 361 |
| Ability to fabricate microwave frequency components using relevant PC board techniques. | ECEn 361 |
| An understanding of the consequences and principles associated with digitally sampling and reconstructing analog signals. | ECEn 380 |
| Ability to use C programs, compilers, and debuggers in the design and implementation of real-time application software. | ECEn 425 |
| Ability to write interrupt service routines. | ECEn 425 |
| Ability to use a real-time operating system as a tool in the development of real-time application software. | ECEn 425 |
| Ability to read and interpret device specifications (data sheets) in order to integrate a device within a microprocessor based system. | ECEn 427 |
| Ability to use DMA for a high-bandwidth I/O device. | ECEn 427 |
| Ability to use Spice. | ECEn 443 |
| Ability to work with industry standard design, verification, and CAD tools. | ECEn 445 |
| Ability to use Spice including advanced features. | ECEn 445 |
| Ability to use Spice. | ECEn 450 |
| Ability to use eCAD tools for CMOS design. | ECEn 451 |
| Ability to characterize timing and noise in CMOS circuits. | ECEn 451 |
| Ability to use modern microelectronics fabrication equipment. | ECEn 452 |
| Ability to simulate microwave systems and components. | ECEn 464 |
| Ability to simulate dynamic systems using Simulink and Matlab. | ECEn 483 |
| Ability to simulate digital communication systems using Simulink and Matlab. | ECEn 485 |
| Ability to use software tools such as Matlab (R) to design, implement, and debug DSP functions. | ECEn 487 |
