A consultancy assignment used to teach tolerance analysis and computer simulation of analogue circuits
A consultancy assignment is presented in which students are placed in the position of Junior Engineers in a fictitious consultancy company. They are required to investigate and report on deficiencies in a circuit designed by a client company. The reactions of the students to this form of tuition are discussed.
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