{"title":"Catch 'em young","authors":"Anna Spruhan","doi":"10.1049/EE.2008.0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EE.2008.0021","url":null,"abstract":"The author describes how, despite limited experience and shortages of equipment, she beats the odds to teach GCSE Electronic Products to Year-9 students in just one year.","PeriodicalId":431789,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Education","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121645873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effective fault finding. Part 3","authors":"John Martin","doi":"10.1049/EE.2008.0036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EE.2008.0036","url":null,"abstract":"This is the third and final article in a series on fault finding. This article looks at the situation where pupils are designing, building and testing their own PCBs. It looks at both PIC and non-PIC circuits, and focuses in particular on the use of computer simulation to avoid faults in circuit and PCB design.","PeriodicalId":431789,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Education","volume":"12 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133846003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PIC simulator: PICAXE VSM circuit simulator","authors":"Stephen Malindine","doi":"10.1049/EE.2008.0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EE.2008.0013","url":null,"abstract":"Ever wondered whether your latest PICAXE project idea would actually work in real life? Well, now you can find out with the new PICAXE circuit simulator software. PICAXE Virtual System Modelling (VSM) is a new circuit simulator that combines a virtual PICAXE chip with animated components and Berkeley SPICE circuit analysis to produce a simulation of a complete PICAXE project.","PeriodicalId":431789,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Education","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115731628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A diploma for engineering","authors":"Bill Sutton, N. O'Dwyer","doi":"10.1049/EE.2008.0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EE.2008.0005","url":null,"abstract":"From this September, schools and colleges across the country will start teaching the new Diploma in Engineering. The author, who is the project leader of the Engineering Diploma Development Partnership, describes the background to the Diploma, and what it could mean for the working teacher.","PeriodicalId":431789,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Education","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130258167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Re-inventing Faraday","authors":"R. Dettmer","doi":"10.1049/EE.2008.0022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EE.2008.0022","url":null,"abstract":"For 80 years, the annual Faraday Lecture has toured the country, inspiring young people with a vivid portrayal of the latest developments in science and engineering. In this article, the author takes a look at the IET’s all-new, Web-based Faraday Programme.","PeriodicalId":431789,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Education","volume":"665 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123047657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"If you ask me: Why teach electronics?","authors":"S. Maxfield","doi":"10.1049/EE.2008.0023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EE.2008.0023","url":null,"abstract":"The author explains why, despite the difficulties, he’s committed to teaching Systems and Electronics in Design and Technology.","PeriodicalId":431789,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Education","volume":"06 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130088335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Better by design","authors":"P. Gray","doi":"10.1049/EE.2008.0033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EE.2008.0033","url":null,"abstract":"The author describes why he believes Product Design provides the most interesting and relevant platform for teaching electronics at GCSE level.","PeriodicalId":431789,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Education","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131576397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seeing is believing","authors":"R. Dettmer","doi":"10.1049/EE.2008.0035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EE.2008.0035","url":null,"abstract":"The theme for the IET’s 2008/2009 Faraday Programme is ‘Engineering in Sport’. The author looks at one of the exciting technology start-up companies featured on the Faraday Web site.","PeriodicalId":431789,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Education","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121156985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"If you ask me: A better way","authors":"David R. Gant","doi":"10.1049/EE.2008.0039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EE.2008.0039","url":null,"abstract":"The author explains why he believes teaching electronics at A level is best done within D&T—Systems and Control.","PeriodicalId":431789,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Education","volume":"153 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122780573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Counting. Part 3","authors":"P. Gardiner, Peter Branson","doi":"10.1049/EE.2008.0037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EE.2008.0037","url":null,"abstract":"The authors continue their series of articles on making design decisions in electronics by looking at circuits that count events, and circuits that record the rate at which events are happening.","PeriodicalId":431789,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Education","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115560356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}