Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The importance of incorporating software into the curriculum is widely recognized, but allocating sufficient class time to provide training can be difficult.Some courses taught at the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have made use of video-streamed tutorials to address this challenge.The goal was to enhance training of young engineers and illustrate abstract concepts related to course material.This paper describes the advantages and challenges associated with the use of these tutorials in three case studies, which include integration of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software in a graduate impact crashworthiness course and Geographical Information System (GIS) software into four undergraduate environmental planning courses.For each course, short tutorials were developed using the Camtasia Studio Software Package, which captures parts of the screen defined by the user and records any action occurring in that area along with audio instructions.The tutorials helped the students gain experience and confidence in software use, with the goal of increasing the students' interest, motivation and comprehension of course material.
Institution: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4409109391