Electrical Engineering Practicum​​

by Dr. Robert J. Bowman
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Textbook Level: College-level first or second year Electrical Engineering
Audience: Students majoring in Electrical Engineering and related fields
Course Style: Hands-on learning with remote, self-directed student labs
Lab Work: Based on the ADI™ m2k Advanced Learning module and Scopy software

Everything you need to start teaching from day one!

✓ A complete on-line, easily accessible test.
✓ Each chapter introduces a new lab exercise.
✓ Each lab exercise is performed by the student in their own work space, anytime, anywhere.
✓ Each lab exercise includes a video teaching assistant, linked to the manuscript, to aid the student.
✓ Manuscript can be tailored by a faculty member for a custom University course.

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“Using EE Practicum, 1st-to-2nd year EE student retention has gone from 68% to 83%”

A hands-on introductory Electrical Engineering course — loved by students

Hands-on learning with a student's own personal test lab has proven to be a very effective way to inspire students at all levels to explore the world around them. The ability to freely explore inevitably stimulates ones curiosity to examine the natural world and begins the process of developing design instincts that are so valued in many professions.

Electrical Engineering Practicum provides a hands-on path to exploring the fascinating world of electronics. Each of the fifteen lectures introduces the student to a new electronic device or technology and an associated application. A follow-on laboratory exercise is then conducted individually by the student anytime, anywhere, using their own Personal Test Lab. An online video teaching assistant is provided to assist the student with each lab exercise. In university settings, the lab exercise is then demonstrated by the student to an instructor in small lab sections. No previous experience in electronics is required for your students.

Each student has their own high-powered portable lab

Electrical Engineering Practicum 3rd edition requires the separately purchased Advanced Active Learning Module and Analog Parts Kit for students to conduct the laboratory exercises.

The Advanced Active Learning Module (m2k) is an affordable USB-powered software-defined instrument that enables students to work with both analog and digital input and output. Along with Analog Devices' “Scope” graphical application software with its high performance instrumentation options running on a computer, and the Analog Parts Kit for building circuits, EEP and this powerful portable lab takes active learning to a whole new level -- connecting theory with practice, so students can learn faster, work smarter, and explore more independently.
ADALM2000 
Advanced Active Learning Module  (m2k)

​Product Overview
The ADALM2000 (m2k) was designed for university students and self-learners interested in more advanced circuit and electronics classes. 
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Documentation & User Guides 
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Analog Devices 
"Scope" graphical application software

Product Overview
Scopy is a multi-functional software toolset with strong capabilities for signal analysis. 

Scopy Download & User Guide
Complete user guides on how to use each Scoop instrument:    1. Oscilloscope   2. Spectrum Analyzer 
3. Network Analyzer   4. Signal Generator   5.  Logic Analyzer   6. Pattern Generator   7. Digital IO         
8. Voltmeter    9. Power Supply
ADALP2000  
Analog Parts Kit

​Product Overview
The Analog Parts Kit contains a large selection of components perfect for creating a wide variety of useful analog circuits and devices. Featuring components from Analog Devices...  Read more on Analog.com...

​Documentation & User Guides 
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Key benefits for your students
✓ Unbound from school lab schedule — students get to test and measure on their own time
✓ Gets students tinkering — early tinkerers become much more valuable design engineers 
✓ Every student completes their own lab work
✓ Becomes a useful resource and tool set throughout their undergraduate career

Key benefits for faculty
✓ Faculty receive EEP, m2k, and the Analog Parts Kit for free
✓ A hassle-free, ready-to-go introductory lab-based course
✓ Students purchase their own portable test lab suitable for most upper division courses
✓ The video teaching assistants for each Practicum Lab exercise allows to students conducts labs on their own
✓ Easily tailor the EEP course for your own needs.
✓ Receive all EEP updates automatically
✓ Includes fully prepared slides for each weekly Practicum lecture which can easily be edited
✓ Faculty teaching follow-on courses can easily integrate remote labs into their course planning

A complete turnkey classroom solution
Includes all the needed teaching resources, making class preparation and instruction easy for yourself and ensuring a rewarding learning experience for your students. Electrical Engineering Practicum is delivered via the Trubooks eLearning platform, which gives you the option of customizing the textbook to your needs as well as managing assessments, assignments, grading and student feedback directly within the textbook.

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​Use the tools built into the Trubooks platform to customize Electrical Engineering Practicum to meet the specific needs of your course, keep it relevant to local interests and in tune with world events as they happen.

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Electrical Engineering Practicum
 Originally published: 2014
 Last updated: 2020
 ISBN: 978-1-63097-052-9
 Publisher: Trunity

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