An automated system to enhance electrical engineering education

An authoring system to enhance electrical engineering education has been developed. This system is composed of hardware, software, and courseware. The hardware chosen was the standard IBM-PC. A comprehensive software package, PC-PILOT, was developed to assist teachers without computer background to present educational material via the computer. This involved developing an authoring system, i.e., an interactive environment that simplifies the process of developing courseware material. The teacher is guided through the authoring process with a great deal of online help material and examples. The courseware material is described in detail. The contents of the Introduction to Electrical Engineering course taught at King Abdulaziz University are analyzed and the concepts are arranged in a spiral form so that the student will move to a higher level only after mastering the lower level