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Computer education for dental students
Author(s) -
Jeffcoat MK,
Entin E,
Douglass CW
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1986.50.5.tb01995.x
Subject(s) - software , computer science , computer assisted instruction , medical education , computer software , dental education , course (navigation) , software package , multimedia , mathematics education , software engineering , psychology , medicine , engineering , operating system , aerospace engineering
A required computer course is described that has the purpose of preparing dental students to write computer programs, use software packages, and evaluate software for purchase. A questionnaire distributed to students eight months after the course revealed that the majority found the course helpful. Students were equally divided as to whether learning to write programs or to use a software package was more helpful. The course served as a stimulus for making students aware of the usefulness of a computer.