International Conference on Engineering Education August 6 -- 10, 2001 Oslo, Norway (2001)
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@MISC{Simulations01internationalconference,
author = {Incorporating Laboratory Simulations},
title = {International Conference on Engineering Education August 6 -- 10, 2001 Oslo, Norway},
year = {2001}
}
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Abstract
It is well known among engineering educators that it is easier for a student to learn a concept when they can experience it. But, cost of laboratories, safety issues, time constraints, and other factors have reduced experiential components of most engineering curricula, rather than keep it constant or increase it. In the United States, for example, engineering students do not explore or experience the physical world until they have almost completed their programs, and then typically less than 10% of the curriculum is dedicated to these experiences. Integration of computer laboratory simulations into non-laboratory classes offers a means by which this issue may be addressed. How this might be done in an engineering fundamentals course,
