1. Pilot Test and Field Trial at TUS Results
Project TEMPUS BG-TEMPUS-JPCR Education in Nanotechnologies
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
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2. Pilot tests at TUS January 2016 - January 2017 29 students
Face-to-face lectures + HTML courses for supporting project design
3 months projects on nanoelectronics CAD with distant access to the software at the university
Knowledge tests and project evaluation for skills and competences
Regular one semester course with 5 credits
Reflective questionnaire to measure attitudes of users towards the new training approach and materials.

3. Pilot test January 2016 – June 2016
7 students-volunteers participated
Suggestions for improvement
To improve the quality of the images and the descriptions in relation to technical issues.
The course should be improved including therein more practical advices and case studies.

4. Field trial September 2016 – January 2017
7 students-volunteers participated
Improvements of courses with regard to the results of the pilot test
More practical content added
Cases from the practice added as examples
Some graphics and pictures improved
New videos added

5. Marks. Evaluation of projects of the pilot test

6. Marks. Evaluation of projects of the field trial

7. Reflective questionnaire

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17. Reflective questionnaire Did you encounter difficulties (technical or other) during the course - if so what, and were they adequately resolved?
To improve the quality of some images
More practical advices are needed
Case studies to be added
More examples for the different designs

18. Reflective questionnaire Please write a few words about your impression of this mode of learning relative to face-to-face learning: advantages and disadvantages
Face to face learning allows for interactivity
Face-to-face – more feedback, more support is provides
HTML course is helpful in the project development
E-learning is useful for supporting the learning
CAD HTML modules with examples and case studies – very useful for the circuits design

19. Reflective questionnaire

20. Reflective questionnaire Please comment on what you most liked about this course
Examples for the last technologies, design rules
Self learning, freedom of time and place
Collaborative learning, group work on projects
Distant access to CADENCE and Synopsis – possibility to work at home

21. Reflective questionnaire Please indicate areas or items which could be improved
More feedback from the tutors
To produce the chips and to test them
To add animations
To add interactive assignments

22. Reflective questionnaire Please write why you chose to take the on-line course
It is mandatory
It is a hybrid mode, lectures laboratory practice and then – project design with HTML course and distant access to the software

23. Reflective questionnaire

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25. Conclusions 7 students did the pilot test
22 students did the filed trial
Good rating of the web and structure of the course (89 % agree), better than the pilot test (78% agree)
Very good rating of the course contents (9,1/10), better than the pilot test (8,8/10)
Good grades of the students
Overall good results of the field trial