USE OF SIMULATION SOFTWARE IN ENHANCING CIRCUIT DESIGN SKILLS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN IMO STATE
Abstract
This study investigated the effectiveness of simulation software in enhancing circuit design skills among electrical/electronic engineering students in Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State. The study adopted quasi-experimental pre-test post-test control design. A sample size of 140 final year students out of a population of 958 students of Electrical/Electronic Engineering Department, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) was purposively sampled for the study. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The instrument used for the study is pre-test and post-tests mean scores of students which was validated and its reliability coefficient of 0.87 was obtained using Kuder-Richardson formula. Mean was used to analyze data for the two research questions while t-test was used to test the two null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings show significant improvements in design accuracy, reduced prototyping costs, and enhanced collaboration among participants using simulation software. Based on the finding, it was recommended amongst others that electrical/electronic engineering lecturers and instructors should always use simulation software such as MATLAB/Simulink in teaching circuit design as this will lead to overall improvement in students’ skills in electronic circuit design. Furthermore, instructors should encourage students to use simulation software to analyze electronic circuits workability before embarking on fabrication to reduce costs, enhance accuracy and boost the development of collaboration skills.
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