Ha ha! One of my common first interview questions is to draw a circuit with=20 just a battery and a bulb and tell them they have a multimeter (which=20 I'll even give to them in person so they see it's a fairly generic DMM),=20 then ask how would they determine how much power the bulb is consuming. =20 The common answer from a local tech institute's graduates is "just=20 measure it". Drilling deeper to be more specific and show exactly which=20 probe goes where, what setting to use, etc, gets me statements like "put=20 the meter on the power setting and the display will show it". Easy filtering. Cheers, -Neil. On 1/2/2015 12:51 PM, Denny Esterline wrote: > One of my "standard" interview questions for the young ones is a simple > voltage divider. 5 volts in, a 4k and a 1k resistor. Last time I used the > guy said 7volts...... > > -Denny > > > On Friday, January 2, 2015, Dwayne Reid wrote: > >> Good day to all. >> >> I've been asked to assist with evaluating questions for >> an Electronics Engineering Technology exam as well as helping come >> up with new questions. I've been able to offer constructive >> criticism for the existing questions but they want a larger pool of >> questions to choose from. >> >> These are to be multiple-choice questions - the existing questions >> all have 4 choices. If the questions require calculation, they >> should be simple enough that the calculations should be able to be >> done easily without requiring a calculator. Pencil and paper is just >> fine, or done entirely in one's head. >> >> Generally speaking, our definitions are as follows: Technologist: 1 >> year course. Engineering Technologist: 2 or 3 year >> course. Engineering: 4 year course or longer. Engineering >> Technologists help bridge the gap between what a Technologist and an >> Engineer can do. Electronics Engineering Technologists (EETs) are >> often involved in circuit or product design, sometimes working with >> engineers, sometimes working on their own. Troubleshooting is a >> primary skill requirement. >> >> The existing pool of questions do include some programming questions >> - all written in C. I'm not particularly fond of those questions >> because not all EETs write code. In fact, many do not. But all EETs >> should know most analog and digital circuit concepts. If there are >> programming questions, they should be language agnostic. That is: >> not based on a detailed knowledge of any particular language (C, >> Basic, Java, whatever). >> >> Suitable questions can include: identify what a particular circuit >> block is doing (4 choices). Identify the gain of an op-amp circuit >> (4 choices). I'm not sure what else to ask. >> >> I'm not looking for trick questions intended to trip someone >> up. Rather, we want questions that help determine the level of >> competence of that individual. >> >> Questions can include circuit diagrams, block diagrams, text, >> graphics. Answers are all multiple choice. So far as I know, only >> one correct choice is permitted. That's actually too bad, really. >> >> Any suggestions greatly appreciated. In particular, pointers to >> existing questions are appreciated. I don't want to copy existing >> questions exactly but rather, want ideas for creating either new >> questions or variations of existing questions. >> >> I go into a meeting next week and would very much like to offer some >> suggestions. >> >> Many thanks! >> >> dwayne >> >> -- >> Dwayne Reid > >> Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA >> (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax >> www.trinity-electronics.com >> Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .