Bachnak, R. (2021, November), Incorporating Software Simulation into Electric Circuit Experiments  Paper presented at 2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting, Virtually Hosted by the section. 10.18260/1-2--38437

\bibitem{asee_peer_38437}
  Bachnak, R. (2021, November), \emph{Incorporating Software Simulation into Electric Circuit Experiments}
  Paper presented at 2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting, Virtually Hosted by the section.
  10.18260/1-2--38437

Rafic Bachnak P.E..  "Incorporating Software Simulation into Electric Circuit Experiments".  2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting, Virtually Hosted by the section, 2021, November.  ASEE Conferences, 2021.  https://peer.asee.org/38437 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_38437}
  Rafic Bachnak P.E..
  "Incorporating Software Simulation into Electric Circuit Experiments".
  \emph{2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting, Virtually Hosted by the section, 2021, November}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2021.
  https://peer.asee.org/38437 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

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AB  - A report by the United Nations estimates that closures of schools and other learning spaces due to the COVID-19 pandemic impacted 94% of the world’s student population in 2020.  At xxxxx University, most courses during the 2020-2021 academic year were offered remotely while some included a mixed-mode delivery mode when appropriate. In laboratory courses, however, a combination of in-person and online experimentation was a reasonable option.  While simulation exercises are helpful in the learning experience, there is no doubt that hands-on experimentation is crucial to the learning process and simulation cannot be a substitution for the experience of building and troubleshooting a circuit on a breadboard.  In Circuits and Devices, a sophomore electrical engineering course, a number of laboratory experiments were revised to accommodate students’ needs while ensuring that a reasonable level of hands-on experience with electrical components and basic laboratory equipment such as power supplies, multimeters, still takes place. To accomplish this objective, the laboratory portion of the course included three hands-on experiments that students completed on campus, six experiments that involved design and analysis followed by software simulation, and a final project with an oral presentation.  Some final projects included hardware and software while a few relied only on design and software simulation.  This paper will briefly describe the experiments and provide details about an experiment that uses Multisim, a National Instruments Software package, and employs the Thevenin equivalent theorem to the analysis of a circuit with a dependent source. While there were several challenges, overall students were able to perform the experiments and successfully complete a final project. One positive outcome of this experience is the integration of Multisim in several experiments in a very meaningful way.  As we prepare to teach the course in-person this coming fall, we expect to continue using Multisim but with some additional improvements.  Most experiments this time will include two phases: (1) Students will complete a pre-lab that involves two steps, theoretical analysis and software simulation, and 2) Hands-on experimentation by building and testing the circuit in the laboratory.  

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