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Educating Students for Professional Success

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

asked to rate the extent that they were interested in various components of typical and non-typical Ph.D. degree programs. Results indicated that participants felt that doctoral programswould be prepared to do almost everything on the survey, including things not typically taught.In response to a question about challenges to pursuing a Ph.D., potential Ph.D. candidatesfrequently mentioned financial concerns, and often stated that they “did not want to teach”reflecting a lack of understanding that the doctoral degree is relevant to industrial jobs. Resultsfrom this study can be used to inform doctoral programs and enhance the recruitment efforts ofengineering doctoral students in the United States.1. BackgroundThe traditional expectation of

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Approaches to Teaching Ethics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

assignments that follow the classroom activity: a memoanalyzing their code of ethics and a reflection paper. The memo requires them to access theirprofessional code and analyze it according to a given set of criteria, while the reflection paperallows for free discussion, referencing the readings, of any course topic thus far that has caughttheir fancy or spawned thinking. A number of students choose professionalism as their papertopics, and, as the paper is due about two weeks after the activity, they have had enough time toformulate relatively coherent responses, which tend to represent an emotional gamut.Some students enter the class with very rigid notions of right and wrong—more than a few rootedin Christian fundamentalism—and evidence anger when

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul J. Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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Two Year College Division

baseline of participant knowledge of topicsthat would be covered in the SBP. After the pre-test, the engineering design process wasintroduced and discussed. The participants’ first activity was to create a basic type of DC circuitthat included a small light bulb. Following the Ohm’s Law and Watt’s Law activity, theparticipants built both series and parallel DC electric circuits using batteries and electrical loadsmounted on bases which snapped together. The students were asked to put the experimental datainto tables and provide graphs of voltage vs. current. Once all the electric circuit activities werefinished, time was dedicated to reflecting on material learned and discussing the engineeringconnection to the activities.On the second day, a

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Capstone Design II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri; Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology; Lanmei Wang, Shandong University of Technology; Yanfei Zhang, Shandong University of Technology; Wenqiang Yu P.E., Shandong University of Technology; Yufeng Sun, Shandong University of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

countries. Capstone design is a good startingplace for faculty collaboration and synchronization, because it reflects and assembles allthe features of the curricula in different educational systems across a large number ofcountries.The authors have many years of combined teaching experience in two differenteducational systems and have launched collaborative and synchronous teaching of acapstone design course in the United States and China since 2010. The same designtopics have been offered to student teams in the two collaborating schools. Based on thestudents’ learning experience and performance in the finished projects, the majordifferences in the two systems are significant. For example, American students putmore effort into creativity, team

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Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West; Douglas C. Montgomery, Arizona State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

the University of Texas – Pan American (UTPA)in MANE 4311 – Quality Control during the Fall 2011 semester. Sixteen students were enrolledin the course and eleven students completed the (voluntary) demographic information survey.Assessment results are provided in Tables 1-3.Table 1 contains the student demographic information. Participation in the demographic surveywas voluntary and only eleven students completed and submitted a demographic survey. Thedemographics are reflective of the UTPA student demographics. All students in this course wereHispanic. 55.6% of students reported a family income of $60,000 or less. An interesting statisticis that only 9.1% of the students responding had English as a first language. During the studyperiod

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2001 Annual Conference

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Deborah van Alphen; Sharlene Katz

given in the third column for eachcorrelation that is significant at the 5% level.1 Page 6.107.31 Throughout this paper, correlation is considered significant at the 5% level. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationExamining the results in the second column, we noted that the highest Pearson correlationcoefficients with the success metric occurred for the students’ CSUN GPA and their over-allcollege-level GPA. This was not surprising, and it seemed to reflect the fact that if

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2001 Annual Conference

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Satinderpaul Devgan

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education"information management and software development. This is also reflected in almost 150,000 H-4visas to foreigners to fill the need for information technology services [9].The percentage of minorities and women receiving Ph.D. degrees in science and mathematics isonly 3% and even lower for engineering, manufacturing or electrical engineering areas [9].The increase in student enrolment in computer engineering programs is another indicator of thefuture demand.High paying positions are generally offered by high technology industries. These industries havehigher than average research and development spending, with a higher proportion of

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2001 Annual Conference

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Richard Gilbert; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

elect to immediatelyenter employment and/or upper division study. Secondary/community college instructors willincrease their understanding of instructional relevancy through professional development.Typical Grant ActivityOverall grant activities were distributed among two universities and six community colleges. Arepresentation of these activities is reflected by the efforts at Hillsborough Community Collegeand the University of South Florida. Responsibilities and commitments for HillsboroughCommunity College and the University of South Florida with respect to this NSF grant fall intothe 4 project categories that will be addressed separately: 1. Curriculum and Instructional Materials; 2. Teacher and Faculty Development; and

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2001 Annual Conference

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Tomás Gómez; Maria Velasco; Joséantonio Turégano

ofThermograf, the Prefs option can be used to minimize the amount of data that the screen provides.Furthermore, the use of the menu bar and different sets of buttons allow the modification of thescreen quickly and at any moment.The program has been created in its current design, following the guidelines13, 14 to design what wecall a specific general tool for teaching and learning environments, such as GAME15. Thespecifications required for such a program are determined from the analysis of the transversalconcepts, concepts that constitute the core of the subject considered and that are used along withmost of its contents. Fig. 3.- Different characteristics of Termograf. Colors in pads reflect the kind of process (see the

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David R Finley

studentlearning. These styles are the aggregation of a preferred mode of learning in each of severaldimensions. These dimensions of learning include perception (sensing vs. intuitive), inputmodality (visual vs. verbal), processing (active vs. reflective), and understanding (sequential vs.global).12 This information coupled with exposure to Bloom’s Taxonomy of EducationalObjectives13 has enabled the development of improved course objectives and lectures.With a realization that many students are visual, active, sensing learners, I have incorporatedmore demonstrations and in-class questioning into my lectures. I also strive to place a fiveminute interactive activity in the middle of a 50-minute lecture to break the monotony and re-focus student's attention

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2001 Annual Conference

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Zdzislaw Kremens

to upgrade their knowledge etc. It leads to the conclusion that,although universities must be very protective of their academic values, they should still seekoptimal compromise for the purpose of better recognizing and responding more effectively toindustrial needs in both above mentioned attributes, academic program offerings and programcurricula 2.The third factor affecting the university/industry relationship, is how big the actual market forhighly qualified (possessing academic degrees) workers is, and what the openings forecast is foruniversity graduates in the future. The CT Department of Labor has classified occupations into11 categories related to occupation’s education and training requirements 4,5. It reflects the realexpectations

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Sanjeev Khanna; Christopher Jenkins

the approximations so introduced are generally lost on the learner, and as aresult, these useful tools of limited applicability are accepted as a true reflection of the propertiesof engineering materials.Most of our knowledge concerning the mechanical behavior of engineering materials is empiricalin nature and is derived from phenomenological observations and experiments. However, themore effective way is to develop a more fundamental approach to understanding the behavior ofmaterials. This approach should be based on the analysis of the underlying unifying principlesby which the relevant engineering concepts could be understood and further developed. Theunifying principles, by which the apparently complex phenomenological behavior of

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2001 Annual Conference

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Natalie Mello

are also given laminated wallet cards with contact numbers (office, homeand cellular) for the leadership team of the IGSD in case of an emergency. The WPI riskmanagement team is confident that by providing written material to the students and theirfamilies along with a review of all the material, policies, and issues that all participants are asprepared as possible before they leave campus.IX. The ReturnRe-entry programs for returning students from off-campus project centers have been offered forthe past four years. Early pilot results showed the need for addressing some of the issues thatstudents face as they return to campus life. A process of self-reflection and awareness is initiatedand facilitated by members of the professional staff in

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Johnson; Janet Rutledge; Eric Sheppard

, • References, and • Graduate Record Examinations ScoresWhat are the broader impacts of supporting the individual’s graduate study? • Contributions to community, both social and scholarly, • Consideration is given to unique characteristics of applicant's background (personal, professional, & educational experiences), • Applicants should address the integration of diversity into projects and activities, and • Applicants should address the integration of research and education in their research, projects, and other activitiesAttention to the two merit criteria is clearly reflected in the Guidelines for Submission ofApplications1, the application and reference forms and the reviewers rating sheet

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2001 Annual Conference

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Carlos Morales

instructional and supportivematerials into a single system that can be easily updated to reflect changes. Any changesin procedures are immediately reflected in the system and available to learners. Becausematerials are delivered over the web, the method can be used for distance training.The author uses traditional video techniques in combination with dynamic webdevelopment techniques to develop and deploy dynamic streaming content. WindowsMedia Encoder is used to create streaming video files of instructional events. The filesare edited and indexed by subject and by logical segments within each file. This allowslearners to not only look for a video file on a specific subject or procedure, but also for aspecific step or sequence within a video file

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2001 Annual Conference

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Carlos Sun; Ralph A. Dusseau; Douglas Gabauer; Beena Sukumaran; Douglas Cleary

Page 6.766.9finite element analysis. Both projects required the students to study the theory behindengineering tools and methods. And both projects gave students valuable experience inpreparing them for graduate studies and research.Acknowledgement And DisclaimerThe research reported in this paper was supported by the California Department ofTransportation (Caltrans), PATH (Partners for the Advanced Transit and Highways) andDRPA (Delware River and Port Authority). The contents of this paper reflect the viewsof the authors who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presentedherein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Stateof California or New Jersey. This paper does not constitute a

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2001 Annual Conference

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Carrie Girstantas; William Scherer

student’sapplication of the content to real world contexts.Summary Comparison: Teaching and Learning StylesAttribute/Outcome Weekend Format Traditional FormatClass Culture Established by cohort Established by professor More consistent between courses Varies by courseUse of Class Time Lecture + Case Work + Discussion Lecture + Discussion + LecturePresentation of Cases Verbal discussion Written presentationRevealing of Student Discussion as Learning Process Write up as Individual ProcessLearning Write up as Individual Reflection Group Discussion as

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2001 Annual Conference

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Matthew Ohland; Richard Layton

, satisfactory, etc.) mean in terms of individual per-formance as well as an admonition that the ratings should reflect “each individual’s level of par-ticipation, effort, and sense of responsibility, not his or her academic ability.” The rating descrip-tions and the focus on participation instead of ability are discussed with the students just beforethe peer-rating instrument is administered. The purpose of the discussion is to alert students totheir responsibilities as evaluators and to point out that because they will be doing similarevaluations of coworkers in industry, they should treat the exercise seriously, as a component oftheir preparation for professional practice.VI. Data analysisAll reported levels of significance are derived from a

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Francis W. Derby

, American Society for Engineering Education.assistance. Some of the advantages include assistance in developing course materials,improving teaching style, and objectively interpreting outcomes. However, in their effort to helpthe new educator, the mentors may run the risk of developing a portfolio which reflects theirown teaching philosophies. It is important to note that the final decision regarding the content ofthe document is the responsibility of the new faculty.There are occasions when one is compelled to put together a portfolio without any assistance orguidance. Among these will be situations where the portfolio is required for the first time by theinstitution, or when an individual has chosen to develop one as a personal choice. The first

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C. Richard Helps; Barry Lunt

conclusions drawn are logically consistent with, andadequately supported by, data or accepted information 4.42Distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information 4.42Assemble facts to determine the validity of an argument 4.52Explain ideas with reasonable clarity 4.58Draw sound inferences from the information found or given 4.60Critically reflect on and analyze all information presented 4.61 Table 1: Critical thinking variables rated as very important to success.engineering technology major. The

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2001 Annual Conference

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Julia Morse

exposure and reflection of the material “off-line,” prior to classroomdiscussion, enable classroom interaction to leap beyond the dissemination of factual informationand into the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy: application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.Immediate feedback provided by in-class instructor-student interaction allow the instructor toguide and train students in the practice of critical-thinking at the “teachable moment” and priorto its exercise on major assignments or exams.This paper provides examples of the application of effective grading techniques to promotehigher-level critical thinking within the engineering technology classroom and suggeststechniques and technologies which can be applied to overcoming barriers to these

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2001 Annual Conference

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Robert Thompson

which raters influence one anotherThe variables that determine the level of consensus are defined as follows: 1. Acquaintance (n). Acquaintance is the amount of information to which the rater is exposed. 2. Overlap (q). Overlap is the extent that two raters observe the ratee at the same time. 3. Consistency within a rater across acts (r1). Within rater consistency, correlation between S11 and S12, as shown in Figure 3. This can also reflect the consistency of the ratee’s acts. 4. Shared meaning systems (r2). The extent to which an act is given the same meaning by two raters, correlation between S12 and S22, as shown in Figure 3. 5. Consistency between-raters across acts (r3). The model assumes the between-rater

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2000 Annual Conference

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Rosa Betancourt de Perez; Rosa Buxeda; Moises Orengo; Lueny M. Morell; Jose R. Lopez

% interviews, making d e 10% microbiology n t models, portfolio s 0% sensory intuitive visual verbal active reflective sequential global and projects. All PERCEPTION INPUT MODALITY PROCESSING UNDERSTANDING classroom activities make use cooperative learning. Besides the change in teaching/learning methodology, this strategy also entailed a change in student performance assessment. Therefore, in

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2000 Annual Conference

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Robert D. Knecht; Barbara M. Moskal; Michael J. Pavelich

requirements reflect a philosophical shift that is consistent with thebroader education community 2. In the past, the demonstration of a quality program wasexamined through in-direct measures, such as faculty qualifications and student placementinformation that are related to student learning. Current requirements place an emphasis uponthe direct demonstration that the program has an impact upon what students know and can do.Although indirect measures continue to be a portion of the evidential base, they are nowconsidered to be only a small piece of a broader requirement.ABET’s shift in assessment emphasis is consistent with recent developments in the field ofengineering education 3. Curriculum reform in engineering education is underway that

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2000 Annual Conference

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James Rehg; Jamie Rowe; Donald Lambing

a successful solution on the VMS, the programis moved over the network to a PLC at a station that has a single hardware implementation of themanufacturing system; and 5) the students verify that the program developed for the VMS worksequally well on the real manufacturing system.The Virtual Manufacturing SystemThe VMS was developed using Wonderware’s capability to link data generated in the PLC toimages displayed on the computer screen. Using DDE, a change to an input, output, binary bit,integer, or analog value in the PLC causes avariable in Wonderware to reflect the samechange. The Wonderware variables are linked toproperties of the screen images, causing theimages to change their visiblity, color, orienta-tion, or position. The

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2000 Annual Conference

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Patrick E. Devens

. The problemstatement and diagram steps set the problem’s stage from which all other deductions are madeand the solution is derived.. Although the identification of units is not a common problem, thetwo steps reflect a consistent oversight in significant digit accountability. If the problemstatement and diagram do not clearly define the given situation, the student must rely uponassumptions, step #4, to clarify the problem definition. For example, note the following exampleproblem from a college engineering textbook: 1 The force vector F has a magnitude of 650 lb and acts through point A at a slope of 2 vertical to 5 horizontal. Determine the x and y components of F.The problem statement immediately presents the student with

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2000 Annual Conference

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James E. Fuller

innovative forms, it can no longer be taken for granted that buildings will last. What appears to be an admirable and provocative architectural statement today may be shown with the passage of time to have been a misguided and flimsy attempt at novelty. Oddly, architecture criticism is unaffected by such considerations.” “The importance of buildings, it seemed to me, was not what they said about the vision of individual architects, but how they reflected the values of the society of which they were a part.” “But appearances (of recreation of Victorian and other historical styles), like fiberglass columns and polyurethane moldings, can be deceiving. When we look at these comfortable and

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2000 Annual Conference

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Rita L. Endt; Eyler Robert Coates

collected as a statistic and tabulated bythe simulation software.Step 7 – Analyze the outputThe output of the simulation program is given in Fig. 6. Because each entity was created onetime unit apart, the current time on the Arena report also reflects the number of replications inthe study (5000). The output reporting capabilities of simulation packages are used to advantagehere. Summary statistics are automatically generated. The student can see that the future worthof the 5000 scenarios ranges from $61,366 to $397,660. Based on the histogram, the student candetermine any prediction (tolerance) interval. For example, it appears that 90% of theobservations fall between $90,000 to $230,000. This means there is a 90% confidence that thefuture worth

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2000 Annual Conference

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Karen Horton

personalrealities. Students made and accepted comments reflecting stereotyping at various pointsthroughout the term.Students displayed increased depth of understanding of the “technical” syllabus topics throughtheir written reports when compared to homework questions of the previous term requesting“definitions.” After visiting the pilot paper plant students wrote and presented team reportsabout papermaking. Individual students performed similar assignments about using casting,forging, and non-traditional machining methods to fabricate metal parts. In each assignment theywere required to describe how a specific process from a family of processes could be used tomanufacture a part. Teams made summary oral presentations based on the individualassignments

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2000 Annual Conference

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Mahmood Nahvi

human’ssimple reaction time. This makes the simulation close to real-time and harmonious with theoperator’s sensory-decision-motor acts.iii) Circuit parameters and input-output variables are displayed simultaneously. The operatorviews the computer monitor and by his/her short term visual memory maintains immediate andsimultaneous access to the displayed information. In a physical circuit the interaction between itselements and input is often instantaneous. Simulation of a circuit generally involves a set ofinput, output, models, and states that are related to each other at every moment. Their display islikewise instantaneous and coordinated at all times to reflect this relationship.iv) A total simulation contains many small steps, which we call mini