Title :
LAN-designer: a software tool for teaching and learning LAN design
Author :
Sarkar, Nurul I. ; Lian, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Auckland Univ. of Technol., New Zealand
Abstract :
We describe the development of a software tool (named LAN-Designer) and its effectiveness in teaching and learning a local area network (LAN) design. The LAN-Designer is developed in Authorware 6.x (from MacroMedia) under MS Windows. The software is suitable for classroom use for courses involving LAN design at an introductory level. We conclude by discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the software and its future development. The feedback from student and staff indicate that the development and the implementation were successful.
Keywords :
authoring systems; courseware; hypermedia; local area networks; software performance evaluation; telecommunication computing; telecommunication engineering education; Authorware 6.x; LAN-designer; MS Windows; MacroMedia; classroom course; learning server based LAN; local area network; software tool; teaching server based LAN; Access protocols; Displays; Education; Graphical user interfaces; Local area networks; Network topology; Software tools; Testing; Usability; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2003. Proceedings. The 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1967-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2003.1215073
