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Using web‐based technology in laboratory instruction to reduce costs
Author(s) -
Powell Rita M.,
Anderson Helen,
Van der Spiegel Jan,
Pope David P.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.10029
Subject(s) - curriculum , productivity , quality (philosophy) , engineering management , computer science , manufacturing engineering , engineering , pedagogy , psychology , philosophy , epistemology , economics , macroeconomics
The authors report the results of a project to reemphasize high quality, hands‐on laboratory courses in the engineering curriculum while reducing their costs through the application of web‐based teaching tools. The project resulted in substantial gains in productivity of faculty and staff, increased utilization of laboratory space, cost reductions in equipment, and improved quality of learning for our students. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 10: 204–214, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com); DOI 10.1002/cae.10029