Title :
CAD training in engineering education
Author :
Kodali, N.R. ; Bhattacharya, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Design, Tufts Univ., Medford, MA, USA
Abstract :
CAD (computer-aided design) is presented as a tool to visually realize thoughts and designs and to perform engineering on them before they are actually built. By realizing CAD as a building, rather than a drawing, tool the authors present a theory of CAD training in the form of a novel `instruct to construct´ approach. It is based on the premise that the trainer should instruct the users to construct clear and accurate mental models of the CAD system. A generic CAD education or CAD semantics in engineering has been implemented along these lines
Keywords :
CAD; education; training; CAD training; designs; engineering education; mental models; thoughts; trainer; users; Design automation; Education; Training;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1989. Proceedings., 1989
Conference_Location :
Binghamton, NY
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1989.69434
