Title :
Computer laboratory infrastructure in engineering education-a case study at Wits
Author :
Nixon, K.J. ; Dwolatzky, B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Univ. of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
Computer laboratories used in engineering education are investigated by considering the requirements, constraints and infrastructures involved. Three primary requirements are identified: to provide access and connectivity, to support the teaching and learning process and to provide assessment facilities. The use of fat client and thin-client infrastructures in engineering education is discussed using two computer laboratories at Wits University (South Africa) as a case study.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; engineering computing; engineering education; laboratories; teaching; South Africa; case study; computer laboratories infrastructure; engineering education; fat client infrastructures; learning process; teaching process; thin-client infrastructures; Africa; Application software; Computer aided software engineering; Computer networks; Computer science education; Engineering education; Internet; Laboratories; Local area networks; Printers;
Conference_Titel :
Africon Conference in Africa, 2002. IEEE AFRICON. 6th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7570-X
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2002.1146876
