Teaching Engineering Software in Higher Education - How to encourage a deep approach to learning

Abstract

Teaching computer software in higher education is common these days and even more in technical universities such as LTH. Students will use these tools further on in their professional carriers and a good command of them will help the students succeed as engineers/scientists. This report aims to describe some of the problems faced when teaching computer software and highlights possible methods available in order to achieve a deeper understanding by the students. For this purpose a case of study is presented where different methods are applied. The course presented is critically analyzed and includes a description from the student point of view. Some conclusions and recommendations on how to improve teaching computer software are also included.