Students´ perception on using WALC platform for Automation and Process Control engineering studies

WALC (Web Assisted Laboratory for Control engineering on-line education) platform was developed by a multidisciplinary team of university investigators, and set online. WALC is a configurable platform on Automation, Process Control and Numerical Methods subjects, enabling the access to virtual and remote laboratories. Special emphasis was given to access the platform remotely, making this platform an educational tool. It is well known that students have different levels of motivation and different attitudes towards teaching and learning, so there is a need for configurable learning environments. Following this trend, using advances in technology, WALC is a platform in fast adaptation to new study methods. In order to understand the students´ response, a questionnaire results were analyzed and discussed.