Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)
The educational objectives of the undergraduate programme of Electronics & Communication Engineering at PEC are:
- Graduates will have strong engineering knowledge and technical competence to use techniques and skills that allow them to work effectively as VLSI / process engineers in diversified sections of industry, government organizations, public sector undertaking or as an entrepreneur for a successful professional career.
- Graduates will be actively pursuing higher education for professional development.
- Graduates will have the motivation for perennial learning and progress their careers by exhibiting leadership qualities with demonstrable attributes in lifelong learning to contribute to the societal needs.
Program Outcomes (POs)
- Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals to the solution of complex engineering problems for Electronics engineering (VLSI Design and Technology).
- Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
- Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes related to Electronics engineering (VLSI Design and Technology) that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
- Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
- Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
- The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
- Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
- Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
- Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
- Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
- Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
- Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.
Program Specific Outcomes (PSO)
- Apply the knowledge of complete design flow in areas of both digital and analog VLSI Design to implement engineering solutions.
- Apply appropriate techniques and modern engineering hardware and software tools for the design and integration of semiconductor devices and VLSI systems for the advancement of technology.