Title :
Engineering education: how can computers help?
Author :
Sandrasegaran, K. ; Appiah, R.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Durban-Westville Univ., South Africa
Abstract :
This paper presents the motivation, evolution, successes and benefits of computer-assisted learning (CAL), and describes the techniques and tools available for building CAL software for engineering education. The lessons that have been learnt so far in our work are discussed. It concludes by looking at future work
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; engineering computing; engineering education; CAL software; South Africa; computer-assisted learning; engineering education; Acoustical engineering; Buildings; Computer science education; Control system analysis; Control systems; Design engineering; Engineering education; Engineering management; Problem-solving; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th
Conference_Location :
Stellenbosch
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3019-6
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1996.563139
