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Quality in higher education can be considered as a form of endurance, luxury, conformance to requirements, continuous improvement and value added. The difficulty in improving quality in higher education stems from using different frameworks and measurement issues. The combination of summative assessment, formative assessments and assessment of activities which imply student learning as the best approach for quality in higher education is explained.

A popular science fiction story in the 1950s and 1960s told the tale of a boy living in a world where your future was determined by your score on a […]

You can take advantage of the reprogrammability of SRAM-based FPGAs by programming the part with test logic during a system diagnostics routine, running the boundary-scan system or board tests, and [...]

A statistically based understanding of your design's performance can help you make improvements quickly and with confidence. Software that designs valid experiments can help you gain that understanding--and it's cheaper [...]

When you hit the road, expect the unexpected. Here's how executives prepare for business travel and the strategies and tactics they use to circumnavigate trouble. Debbi Fields was a reluctant […]

When I was approached by BILTRITE INDUSTRIES to develop a real-time data acquisition system, I was initially a bit hesitant. Although I had some experience in real-time applications, I was […]

Mixers are ubiquitous. They are critical components in the realization of a wide range of radio-frequency (RF) and microwave systems. However, to determine a mixer's suitability for a particular application, […]

Modern digital multimeters (DMMs) offer more sensitive measurements and more sophisticated features than ever before. The measurement realm of the DMM now includes lower voltages (microvolt to nanovolt), lower currents […]

Low process yields require that complex ASICs have test programs with high fault coverage. Unfortunately, conventional methods of automatic-test-pattern generation attempt to create test vectors by considering only the structural […]

A critical element in a digital transmission system is how error-free its transmissions are. This measurement is made by a bit-error-rate tester (BERT), which replaces one or more of the […]

Not many people have their own private lab for product testing. Even if you're prepared to wrest]e with a few products on your own before you buy. Chances are you […]

Payoff for IC, analyzer cooperation Tighter collaboration between IC and logic analyzer makers is resulting in better and faster support for leading-edge processors, design changes on both sides, and the [...]

if you were a musical instrument which one would you be? Take this quiz to find out. 1) Your idea of a party is: --A: Getting together with a small […]

Combine a high-performance, dual-channel pulse generator having burst and pseudorandom bit-stream capabilities with a high-band-width sampling oscilloscope for an effective and reliable way to characterize high-speed drivers. Both manufacturers and [...]

How does a rules-based expert system for LAN testing really work? Here's an inside look at Hewlett-Packard's system, the first one to hit the market in this exciting new area. […]

Great to use with mouse or keyboard, most GUI programs are loved by users. But these same virtues make them a bear to test. Those who attend computer trade shows […]

These days the term power user is used to describe anyone who knows just enough to choose Shut Down from the Special menu before turning off the Mac. But my […]

Spectrum analyzers are somewhat esoteric instruments. The frequency domain still holds some mystery for many designers, especially at RF levels. But increasing use of digital technology in spectrum analyzers is […]

With all of the powerful features and functions added to digital oscilloscopes in recent years, it may be easy to overlook one very important attribute: ease of use. Learning to […]

Remember the scene from Fiddler on the Roof where Tevye, the dairyman, is faced with each of his three oldest daughters wanting to get married? In each instance, he first […]

THE LONDON Market Faculty has thrown its support behind the new Lloyd's & London Market Introductory Test. The insurance test, designed to help drive up standards of knowledge, performance and [...]

A primary care guideline on COPD has backed the GMS quality framework over NICE by recommending reversibility testing. The 18-page booklet from the General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG) advises GPs [...]

Creating Web-based applications on a tight time line isn't easy, but iterative development, teamwork, and careful testing can help you get the job done -- with less time and money […]

WHEN THE $125 MILLION Mars Orbiter satellite crashed into Mars instead of going into orbit around it on Sept 24, NASA soon found the cause. Apparently, some of the Orbiter's [...]

Sharing Testing Responsibilities in the Starbase/X11 Merge System WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF the Starbase/X11 Merge environment, new forms of testing had to be considered. Before the Starbase/X11 Merge project, the […]

BRINGING DOWN THE COSTS OF ATE Makers of automatic test equipment are hoping to break out of a collective slump by giving customers what they have long clamored for: alternatives […]

WHAT'S YOUR LOTUS QUOTIENT? All right, maybe you can use 1-2-3 to keep track of inventory, figure your monthly payments on a loan, or create spiffy graphs. But can you […]

Bus-analysis tools isolate tough problems If your systems incorporate standard microcomputer or minicomputer backplane buses, consider adding some of the troubleshooting aids specifically designed for those buses to your troubleshooter's [...]

Graphic examples Last month, we discussed the two basic kinds of Macintosh graphics and the formats in which they're stored ('Putting It Graphically,' March '89). Now let's see how some […]

Revisiting DBMS Benchmarks The DebitCredit benchmark has become the most widely accepted standard for measuring commercial systems performance. Although never intended as such, it has become--by common extension--the single most […]

Units transform PCs into DSOs Few products can make electronic design engineers wax poetic. Certainly most EEs are not given to poetry when discussing the test instruments they use to [...]

Chirp-Z transform efficiently computes frequency spectra Analog and mixed-signal (analog/digital) devices continue to grow in speed, complexity, and accuracy. To characterize and test these increasingly intricate products, engineers must use [...]

MONTGOMERY, Ala.--With fewer people available to test systems before deployment, the Operations and Research Division at the Air Force Standard Systems Center has turned to modeling and simulation programs. Before […]

WASHINGTON--Multichip modules are gaining in use, although manufacturers are facing tough issues in manufacturing and testing the modules. Implementation of known good die (KGD), known good substrates and the IEEE […]

How Loebner spends his money in his private life is his own business. But when he spends it in a public way, when he leverages it with the scarce resources […]

If you want to hear how frustrating the Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile certification process can be, talk to the folks at SynOptics Communications Inc. Last year, the certification process […]

To reassure users buying 'Pentium-ready' or 'Pentium-upgradable' PC systems that the systems will actually work as advertised, Intel Corp. has opened a lab to verify system manufacturers' claims. For a […]

The number of Electronic Mail messages sent annually will grow from 3.9 billion messages in 1992 to over 14 billion messages by 1995, according to figures from the Electronic Mail […]

AC current probes based on current transformers don't pass dc information. This limitation typically forces you to use more expensive dc current probes to analyze asymmetrical start-up waveforms such as [...]

Feds urge vendors to use more realistic speed measurements When does a fast computer suddenly get faster? It often happens when a manufacturer touts the results of its benchmark tests. […]

The Defense Commercial Communications Office plans to complete its first PC purchase electronically today when it awards a contract for a single 33-MHz 486DX machine. The buy for the Army's […]

Token Ring Keeps the Rhythm for DP Labs' Systems Interoperability Aviolin, flute, cello and clarinet, each in its own right a producer of music. Played together, however, the ensemble delivers […]

For the nation's 'network of networks' to reach its true potential, the signaling system 7 backbones of local exchange, interexchange and wireless carriers must be interconnected. Although that process is […]

EIGHT WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR 286: THE INSTALLATION PROCESS HARDWARE TECHNICAL ANALYST MICHAEL CATON UPGRADES A 286 PC AT PC WEEK LABS IN MEDFORD, MASS. -------------------- By Michael Caton To […]

Remaining current with the latest computer equipment is like trying to keep track of George Bush's standing in the polls. Access to state-of-the-art technology helps a person make more informed […]

FBI WATCH... Modernizing the nationwide automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) should top the FBI's to-do list, according to the Office of Technology Assessment. A new OTA report portrays a state-of-the-art […]