A model for using productivity software in the engineering classroom: MAP VARS & DOC

Author

Puckett, Jay A. ; Hamann, Jerry C.

Author_Institution

Coll. of Eng., Wyoming Univ., Laramie, WY, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

6-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

1084

Abstract

The paper addresses software´s place in the engineering classroom. The authors present an eight-step process to develop effective, computer-based solutions to engineering problems using standard productivity software: i.e., off-the-self applications that facilitate mathematics, arithmetic, CAD, presentation graphics, and other day-to-day engineering tasks. Examples of such applications include spreadsheets, equation solvers, symbolic manipulators, matrix manipulators, graphic routines, and CAD. Other systems in specific disciplines are also used

Keywords

CAD; courseware; digital arithmetic; engineering education; engineering graphics; human resource management; matrix algebra; spreadsheet programs; symbol manipulation; teaching; technical presentation; CAD; MAP VARS & DOC; arithmetic; day-to-day engineering tasks; effective computer-based solutions; engineering classroom; equation solvers; graphic routines; mathematics; matrix manipulators; off-the-self applications; presentation graphics; productivity software use; spreadsheets; symbolic manipulators; Application software; Computer graphics; Education; Equations; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Productivity; Reactive power; Software standards; Standards development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3348-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1996.567775

Filename

567775