Title :
A medical computing lab and a model of learning
Author :
Kelly, Diane F. ; Skordaki, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., R. Mil. Coll. of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada
Abstract :
This paper describes a qualitative study of user training practices in a medical computing lab. We define training in this circumstance as, “acquisition of information in order to successfully do scientific work”. The medical computing lab is a typical scientific computing environment with a significant overlap of computing and scientific application domain expertise. The study presents a picture of the complexity of training needs in this environment. Based on the types of problems being solved and the volatility of the computing environment, we present a model of preferred training modes as observed in the study.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; laboratories; medical computing; information acquisition; learning model; medical computing laboratory; scientific computing environment; user training practices; Biomedical computing; Communities; Electronic publishing; Information services; Internet; Software; Training;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2015 IEEE 28th Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Halifax, NS
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5827-6
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2015.7129513
