Impact of Software Usage on Fundamental Engineering Courses
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Abstract
In the last two decades, the use of computer and particularly the personal computers has brought revolution in the teaching of Engineering courses. Computer-aided design and sophisticated analysis packages have changed the engineering curriculum, making it possible for students to analyze and design at a level of precision impossible to accomplish with hand calculations alone. Much of this improvement, however, occurs at the upper-end of the engineering curriculum. At the introductory level, the impact of computer software on the teaching of fundamental concepts has been less successful. However, in USA and some other developed countries, the use of computer analysis package is also encouraged at the introductory level. This paper will critically examine the impact of computer software/analysis packages on the students' learning with reference to structural engineering course. It will also highlight the bridging gained and pitfalls observed from this recent changed in the engineering curriculum.
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