Design and implementation of an electronics laboratory simulator

Author

Mosterman, Pieter J. ; Campbell, J. Olin ; Brodersen, Arthur J. ; Bourne, John R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA

Volume

39

Issue

3

fYear

1996

fDate

8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

309

Lastpage

313

Abstract

This paper describes the design and implementation of a computer-simulated laboratory for use in undergraduate engineering education. The simulated laboratory is implemented in a Windows environment. Several forms of tutorials and other assistance are available to the user to complete the laboratory. Evaluations indicate that when the simulation is used with class lectures, there is a significant improvement in both theory and lab knowledge. Use of the simulation significantly cuts subsequent time and requests for assistance in the physical lab

Keywords

computer aided instruction; digital simulation; electronic engineering computing; electronic engineering education; laboratories; simulation; student experiments; Windows environment; computer-simulated laboratory; electronics laboratory simulator; lab knowledge improvement; theory knowledge improvement; undergraduate engineering education; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Engineering education; Home computing; Instruments; Laboratories; Maintenance engineering; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.538752

Filename

538752