Electronic engineers turn brilliant ideas into advanced technology and find innovative solutions to real-world problems.

We have consistently built our reputation as world leaders in the areas of electromagnetics, semiconductors and communications. Come along to this session to find out if electronic and electrical engineering could be the right course for you.

Virtual Arduino Lab: an introduction

Learn how to program an Arduino microcontroller and use it to control an electronic circuit. No prior knowledge is necessary.

In this taster session you’ll build and test a simple electronic system. You will learn about two electronic devices (LED and ultrasound transducer) and work out how they can be used as inputs and outputs for your system. Using a web-based simulator (Tinkercad), you will build and test your own circuit. You will also write some computer code to control the system. This software will run on the Arduino microcontroller. 

This session is suitable for students in years 12 and 13.

It was great! What the course is about makes more sense, and having the chance to ask questions and interact with people who are involved with the course was very informative.

Taster session participant

Schedule

Please note that this is an approximate schedule and is therefore subject to change.

• 4pm: Log in and get comfortable
• 4.05pm: Welcome and introduction to the department
• 4.20pm: Interactive subject taster
• 5pm: Question and answer session with current undergraduate students
• 5.25pm: Closing remarks and next steps

Book

Complete the form below to reserve a place on this subject taster session. Bookings will close one hour before the session starts.

Contact us

For informal enquiries email tasterdays@sheffield.ac.uk