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An AHP application to select software for engineering education
Author(s) -
Dorado R.,
GómezMoreno A.,
TorresJiménez E.,
LópezAlba E.
Publication year - 2014
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.20546
Subject(s) - analytic hierarchy process , computer science , selection (genetic algorithm) , field (mathematics) , software engineering , software , process (computing) , hierarchy , engineering management , industrial engineering , artificial intelligence , operations research , engineering , mathematics , economics , pure mathematics , market economy , operating system , programming language
Simulations help students to deal with complex real problems, therefore engineering instructors include these software packages in their teaching methodologies. To achieve a learning aim, different programs can be chosen. Which is the adequate choice? Based on educational criteria, we implement a well‐known selection method, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), to find a satisfactory solution. An example portrays the selection tool performance in the thermal engineering field. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 22:200–208, 2014; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae ; DOI 10.1002/cae.20546