SMART Lab Course – Embedded for Beginners

(offered by NIELIT Calicut Centre)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Is the course fully online?

Yes, it is a fully online course, both theory and hands-on sessions will
be delivered in online mode.

2. login credentials (received through mail) is not working?

In case of wrong username or password click on Forgotten your
username or password? option and you can reset the password.

3. Is there a daily completion requirement for the course?

No. You can go through your own pace and try to complete before the course
end date but for attendance daily login once.

4. How can the participant’s clear doubts?

There is a discussion forum in our Learning Management System (LMS) or
raise your query in the WhatsApp group.

5. Who are eligible for the workshop?

Anyone interested to learn about embedded systems.

6. What type of certificate will be provided?

You will be provided with e-certificate of participation up on completing the
course.

7. In online course how the attendance will be taken?

Your attendance will be marked daily automatically once you login the course
LMS.

8. Are there any specific criteria to be satisfied to complete the course (receive the
certificate)?
Yes, you have to satisfy 3 conditions 1. 60% attendance 2. feedback form and
3. exit test with 50% marks should be required.

9. When SMART Lab (Hardware lab) access will be provided?

You can book your SMART Lab slot according to your convenient time in the
 specified slot timings.

10.How to access SMART Lab (Hardware lab)?

A detailed video regarding how to access the SMART Lab Hardware will be provided
in the LMS.

11.How long the course materials can be accessed after the end of the course?
You can access the course materials till completion of lab schedule of all students.

12.When the daily schedule content will be uploaded?

Day-wise scheduled content will be updated by 10:00AM of that particular day.

13. Can I reschedule my lab timings and till when rescheduling is allowed?
Yes, before 14th July in LMS you can cancel your booked slot and you can book new
slot.

14. When will we get the Certificate and how we will know about it?
The certificate will be issued as early as possible after completion of the course but
sometimes it may get delayed due to unavoidable circumstances. Once we send the
certificates to your mail we will inform you in the WhatsApp group.

15. Is it a recorded videos or live sessions?

Yes, all the sessions are pre-recorded.

16. What I will do if I am not able to attend the lab sessions due to some personal
issues?
You can rebook your selected lab slot, for rescheduling please go through the Q12 .

17. Can we see our attendance in LMS?

Yes, In the starting page you can observe your attendance.

18. Will you provide the course materials (pdf/ppt) in the LMS?
No. We are providing materials only in LMS.

19. How many times we can attend the lab-session/exit test?

The lab-session/exit test can be attempted only once.

20. How many questions will be there for exit test, what is the time duration and is
 there any negative markings and what is the pass marks?
The no. of questions for exit test will be 10, the time duration will be 15 minutes, no
negative markings and 5 Marks is the pass marks.

21. Should we have to download the stm32CubeIDE software in our system to write
the program?
No, the software will be available in our server. After connecting to our server using
the provided link you can access the software and hardware from the SMART Lab
interface.

22. Can we watch the videos after course completion?

No.

23. How will I get the certificate?

You will receive to your registered e-mail within 2 weeks and we will inform in the
group.

24. According to which time zone the lab schedule is prepared?

As per IST time zone.

25. Can we load any other program and test it on the board?
Yes, but take the prior approval from course coordinator

26. How to verify the digitally signature in certificate received through mail?
For digital signature verification, open your certificate in Adobe acrobat pdf reader
in desktop/laptop. (Other reader may or may not verify automatically).

Note:
1. Join in the WhatsApp group for better communication.
2. Don’t post unrelated things in the WhatsApp group.