MSC Malaysia Job Camp

Salam 1Malaysia dan salam sejahtera buat semua pembaca Blog Mohd Isa, syukur kehadrat Ilahi dengan limpah kurniaNya dapat juga aku mengarang sebuah lagi entri buat tatapan korang semua. Buat pengetahuan korang semua, sekarang aku sedang menghadiri sebuah kem kerjaya (Job Camp) yang dianjurkan oleh MSC Malaysia.

Di dalam MSC Malaysia Job Camp yang berlansung di Centre for Industrial Collaboration (CIC) Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), aku ditawarkan untuk mengikuti kursus Open Source Embedded System Design yang akan diajar oleh tenaga pengajar yang berpengalaman daripada Dream Cather Consulting Sdn Bhd. Berikut adalah beberapa perkara mengenai kursus yang sedang aku ikuti.

MSC Malaysia Job Camp – Open Source Embedded System Design

Synopsis

Job camp (JC) offerred by Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) is designed specifically for any Knowledge worker who wants to improve or expand their current ICT skills and knowledge. This program seeks to help knowledge workers with the support and access to courses and trainings to stay aligned with the current needs of the ICT industry.

DreamCatcher Consulting has been appointed by MDeC to offer programs in engineering tracks namely VLSI, DSP, and RF.

The general entry requirement for the program is Bachelor or Master Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or IT. Upon completion of the training program, participants are expected to acquire skill sets required to meet existing vacancies in the industry.

Program Highlight

• coaching from experienced academic instructors as well as engineers from industry
• substantial lab exercises to ensure participants have ample opportunities for hands-on
• use of Embedded Linux toolchain for embedded system design and development activities

Program Details

• Each course is 23 days in duration
• Courses are held in Kuala Lumpur or Penang
• Course fees are fully born by MDeC

What You Will Learn

1. Necessary technical soft skills for engineers to adapt from the university environment to real life technical working environment. These skills are:* Technical writing
   * Technical presentation
   * Creative problem solving – Triz
2. Pre-requisite knowledge in embedded system design. These include:* Basics of embedded systems
   * Open source software
   * Linux and Embedded Linux
   * Intel x86 processor platform
   * C programming
3. Hands-on experience in setting up an embedded system using Embedded Linux. These include:* Using compiler toolchain
   * Building Linux kernel module
   * Booting the system with bootloader
4. Practical skills in developing applications in embedded system using compiler toolchain. These include:* Building application software
   * Making inter-process communication
   * Establishing networking and Internet connection

Who Should Attend

Available K-Workers who are looking for practical skills in preparation for a technical career in semiconductor industry such as:

• Design and Development Engineer
• Validation Engineer
• CAD Engineer
• Test Development Engineer
• System Integration Engineer
• etc

Prerequisite

• Malaysian citizens
• Diploma/Degree holders in ICT-related fields
• Available K-Workers (currently unemployed, in-between jobs, changing fields, retrenched) with Bachelor or Master Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or IT.
• CGPA 2.5 or above

Course Methodology

The participants are first taught the background knowledge and skills needed for embedded system design in a classroom setting. Hands-on exercises on shell programming and C programming will be conducted to build sufficient skill foundations.

The participants will then be taught intensively the Linux kernel, x86 processor and platform, bootloader, application software compilation, multitasking, inter-process communication, networking and Internet. This is tightly coupled with hands-on exercises along the way. The system will be implemented on an Intel Atom processor based platform.

Having acquired both pre-requisite knowledge and practical embedded system design skills using language and tools taught, the participants are required to design an embedded system using embedded Linux and x86 platform. Trainees will be going through embedded system design flow, from initial design concept, design planning, design construction, design verification, to design documentation.

Software Tools Used

• Kubuntu Linux
• Embedded Linux toolchain

Hardware Tools Used

• Intel Atom motherboard
• DDR SDRAM and USB drive
• Keyboard and mouse
• Serial cable and LAN cable

Course Duration

23 days, 9am- 5 pm

Untuk mengetahui dengan lebih lanjut lagi mengenai kursus yang aku ikuti ini, korang bolehlah lawati di MSC Malaysia Job Camp – Open Source Embedded System Design (CP225). Selain kursus yang aku ikuti di Job Camp ini, terdapat juga kursus-kursus yang ditawarkan oleh MSC Malaysia Job Camp ini. Seperti Electronic Instrumentation, VLSI- Design Methodology and Implementation dan lain-lain. Untuk melihat kursus yang ditawarkan dengan lebih lanjut lagi korang boleh ikutinya di sini, MSC Malaysia Job Camp.

Bagi yang berminat untuk mengikuti kursus seperti ini, korang bolehlah memohonnya di laman tersebut. Kursus yang ditawarkan adalah percuma, sudahlah mendapat ilmu percuma malah korang diberi elaun lagi untuk mengikuti MSC Malaysia Job Camp. Jadi tunggu apa lagi. Korang boleh memohonnya sekarang juga, kelebihan buat bakal-bakal jurutera yang baru menamatkan pengajian.

Nota MSC Malaysia: Pening juga mengikuti kursus ini, mana tidaknya. Tenaga pengajar dari Singapura, berkelulusan tinggi pula. Rugi kepada sesiapa yang tidak memohonnya. 🙂