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MARCH 2022 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 11 In our first feature, signal integrity instruc- tor Eric Bogatin explains how he helps his engineering students at University of Colo- rado-Boulder plan their college education. We also have an interview with Bill Brooks, a design instructor and former Palomar College adjunct professor, who details some of the edu- cational milestones designers should set their sights on. Next, we have a conversation with Rea Cal- lender, Altium's new VP of education, who explains how to find the right classes and training for your skill set, and the role EDA vendors can play in training. And EDA engi- neer Ben Jordan lays out an educational out- line for new designers, and he stresses why it's so important to take charge of your design education, whether your company supports you or not. We also have articles by Anaya Vardya, Sean Nachnani, and Steve Hageman, as well as columns from our reg ular contr ibutor s Barry Olney, Tim Haag, Dan Feinberg, Phil Kinner, Matt Stephenson, Dave Wiens, and Joe Fjelstad. See you next month! DESIGN007 Andy Shaughnessy is managing editor of Design007 Magazine. He has been covering PCB design for 20 years. He can be reached by clicking here. But now designers have access to thousands of online classes (many of them free), as well as live, in-person courses at IPC APEX EXPO, DesignCon, the PCB Design Confer- ences, and regional tabletop shows such as PCB Carolina. But even a cursory journey through the internet reveals that some of the online PCB design courses are just plain bad, par- ticularly on YouTube. It's up to the dedicated design student to separate the wheat from the chaff, as your pastor might say. And how can you know what constitutes solid PCB design curriculum if you're a brand-new designer? It's all a bit overwhelming for a newcomer. You don't want to waste time and effort bouncing around aimlessly from one design class to another. You need to plan your continu- ing PCB design education. Ideally, this plan will provide a framework for your future—a step-by-step strategy for your design educa- tion and training curriculum. But where should you start? We asked this month's contributors to share their advice for setting up a PCB design educa- tion and training plan that can take young PCB designers and design engineers through their entire careers. Many of this month's contribu- tors have experience teaching at the college level as well as at industry conferences and trade shows.