Feedback form for eSim Workshop

Dear Participant,

We thank you for attending the Electronic Circuit Simulation using eSim from 11-13 February 2021. We would like to have your valuable feedback about the Workshop and learning experience as it will help us enhance the quality of our work. Kindly select the best option that describes your views. You can also provide your comments in the spaces provided in the form. Your response will be kept confidential.

Thank you for your time!

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1A. Your area

  Faculty in a College
  Research Scholars/PhD Student
  Student (B.E/B.Tech/B.Sc/Any other bachelor's degree)
  Student (M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc/Any other Master's degree)
  Working Professional
  Other




1B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





Questions related to eSim background

2A. Do you use/Have you used any circuit simulation software other than eSim in your College/Institute/Organization?

  Yes            No         



2.B If the answer to the above question is Yes, please let us know the name of the software that is used in your college/organization. (If NO, then please select the option 'Never used before'.)

  PSpice
  Proteus
  Eagle
  LTSpice
  Never used before
  Other




2C. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





3. For how long have you been using the above-mentioned circuit simulation software? (If NO, then please select the option 'Never used before'.)

  Never used before
  less than 1 year
  less than 3 years
  less than 5 years
  more than 5 years




4A. Do you already use eSim in your College/Institute/Organisation?

  Yes
  No
  Not sure




4B. If the answer is "Yes" to the above question, in what way do you use? Please select all the relevant options.

  Course work - class or lab
  Research
  Consultancy
  Lab migration
  Circuit simulation project of FOSSEE
  PSpice to eSim migration of FOSSEE
  LTSpice to eSim migration of FOSSEE
  Other




4C. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





Questions related to the workshop

5. Rate your experience in using Spoken Tutorial to learn eSim. (Kindly provide the response using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "Strongly Disagree", 2 implies "Disagree", 3 implies "Neither Disagree Nor Agree", 4 implies "Agree", and 5 implies "Strongly Agree".)

  1     2     3     4     5  
Tutorials are well made and self-explanatory
Tutorials need improvement
Various aspects are unclear and need further explanation
I learnt a lot using Spoken Tutorials





6. The tutorials were useful in learning the following features. (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "totally useless" and 5 implies "extremely useful".)

  1 (totally useless)     2     3     4     5 (extremely useful)  
Schematic Creation and Simulation
Simulating an Astable Multivibrator
Mapping Components with Footprints
Setting Parameters for PCB designing
Laying Tracks on PCB
PCB Layout for Astable Multivibrator
Subcircuit Builder
Editing a Subcircuit
Uploading a Spice Subcircuit file





7. Were the spoken tutorials used during the workshop helpful in solving practice problems?

  No
  Yes
  Somewhat




8. Did the practice problem help you to increase the ease of using eSim?

  Yes
  No
  Not sure




9. Were the 9:30am-10:00am optional sessions to discuss the practice problems useful?

  Yes            No         



10. How will you rate the difficulty of the practice problems? Please choose 1 for difficult and 5 for easy







11. How would you rate your experience of live sessions? (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "totally useless" and 5 implies "extremely useful".)

  1     2     3     4     5  
Demo on PSpice to KiCad Converter
eSim on cloud
Device modelling
Mixed-signal simulation





12A. Some sessions (eSim installation, mixed-signal simulation using NGHDL, device modelling features, etc.) were covered through live sessions. Please tick all that is applicable.

  I like the live sessions
  When many people have doubts it takes a lot of time to get answers but I still like the live sessions
  Had the topics of live sessions been converted to Spoken Tutoirals/ I could have used them for self learning/ to teach others/ etc.
  Live sessions are a little chaotic and I would prefer to see these topics in the form of Spoken Tutorials
  Live sessions give a personal touch
  and so I prefer live classes
  Live sessions are impersonal in very large classes of say 100 people or more
  The efficacy of Spoken Tutorials approach is the same whether the class size is small or very large
  Other




12B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





13. Rate the following aspects of the workshop:(Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "Extremely bad ", 2 implies "Bad", 3 implies "Acceptable", 4 implies "Good", and 5 implies "Excellent".)

  1     2     3     4     5  
Quality of instructional material presented to you
Learning through Spoken Tutorials
Interaction with the eSim-FOSSEE team
Learning through live sessions
Overall quality of the online workshop





14. Comment regarding the pace of the workshop

  Very slow
  Slow
  Acceptable
  Fast
  Very fast




15. Select the response that describes your overall view of the workshop: (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "Strongly Disagree", 2 implies "Disagree", 3 implies "Neither Disagree Nor Agree", 4 implies "Agree", and 5 implies "Strongly Agree".)

  1     2     3     4     5  
The workshop exposed me to new knowledge and practices.
I did not learn much from this workshop
I will recommend my friends and colleagues to use eSim
I will recommend my friends and colleagues to attend similar workshops





16. How would you rate your level of knowledge in using eSim before and after the workshop? (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "Beginner" and 5 implies "Expert".)

  1     2     3     4     5  
Before workshop
After workshop





17. What aspect(s) about the workshop did you like the most?





18. What aspect(s) about the workshop did you dislike the most?





Questions related to the Spoken Tutorial Forum

19. Did you register yourself on the Spoken Tutorial Forums as asked in the guideline email sent before the workshop?

  Yes            No         



20. Did you post questions on the Spoken Tutorial Forum during the workshop?

  Yes            No         



21. Did you answer anybody's questions on the Spoken Tutorial Forum during the workshop?

  Yes            No         



22. Were your doubts already answered in the Spoken Tutorial Forum?

  I did not refer to the Spoken Tutorial Forum
  Yes my doubt was already posted on the Forum by somebody and it was also answered
  My question was not posted on the Forum
  I did not have any doubts




23. Select the response that describes your views regarding the Spoken Tutorial (ST) Forum:(Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "Strongly Disagree", 2 implies "Disagree", 3 implies "Neither Disagree Nor Agree", 4 implies "Agree", and 5 implies "Strongly Agree".)

  1     2     3     4     5  
Discussion on the ST Forum will be useful even after the workshop
Answers on the ST Forum will be available also to those who do not attend this workshop
Forum based support by the FOSSEE team will be useful if you decide to conduct a workshop using Spoken Tutorials
Your answers on the ST Forum will provide recognition of your capabilities
I will recommend my friends and colleagues to use the Spoken Tutorial Forum





24. What aspect(s) about the ST Forum did you like (or dislike) the most?





General

25. We have provided you with the eSim Spoken Tutorials and many other learning materials in this workshop. What else is required for you to conduct a similar workshop in your institution by yourself? (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "Strongly Disagree", 2 implies "Disagree", 3 implies "Neither Disagree Nor Agree", 4 implies "Agree", and 5 implies "Strongly Agree".)

  1     2     3     4  
(a) Remote help of a FOSSEE expert (b) Spoken Tutorial Forum support
Spoken Tutorial Forum support alone is enough
I don't need any other help





26A. Check all the activities of the FOSSEE - eSim team that you will be interested to participate in.

  eSim Lab migration
  Circuit Simulation Project
  Contribution to eSim development
  Not interested
  PSpice to eSim migration
  LTSpice to eSim migration
  Other




26B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





27. Suggestions for improvement or any other suggestions.





Feedback form for eSim Workshop

General questions regarding the tool. Answer honestly and frankly, it will help the developers in knowing what improvements can be made.

28. Regarding the PCB design aspect of eSim, what other feature(s) would you like to see or think would be useful? (Leave blank if you have no opinion on this front )





29A. Additions to which sections of the eSim's simulation process would make it simpler to simulate circuits?

  Auto-generating the .cir extension netlists
  Bringing the KiCad2Ngspice tabs on a single page
  Other




29B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





30A. What in your opinion are the tasks that the eSim team should undertake?

  GUI should be made better
  Forums should be made better
  Subcircuit builder and NGHDL should be made better
  Schematic Editor should be made better
  More Spoken Tutorials should be created
  Spoken Tutorials should be made available in Indian languages
  Other




30B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





31. Any other comments/ suggestions about eSim.