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For anyone involved in supportingĀ customers of any non-trivial commercial software product, it is very important to understand the distinction between a product demo and product training.
Ideally, demos are pre-sales and training is post-sales. Read the rest of this entry »
A blog post by Matt (who, I’ve just noticed, posts his picture but not his last name in his blog) seems similar to something I’ve been saying for a number of years, that EDA GUIs are not designed, they grow. These are tools intended for use by other engineers, and they still suffer from the same points Matt lists. Enjoy!
I’m currently doing some training development with Faizul Alam of Catalyte IC Design. The modules I’m working on are Introduction to DFT (Design for Test), Advanced LinkedIn topics, plus a possible resurrection of my Semiconductors for Non-Engineers seminar. I’ll be releasing more information here as things progress. Read the rest of this entry »
In this posting, I will revisit the topic of analogies and explore how to create them. To begin creating an analogy, first reduce the target phenomenon to basic principles. Then find another, more familiar phenomenon with similar basic principles. Read the rest of this entry »
Probably the most important thing to do when designing a training course is to determine whether or not there will be any “hands on” exercises. It’s best if there are; the most effective learning is by doing, not by seeing or listening. Read the rest of this entry »