Integrating computer aided design (CAD) into the curriculum of technical education in colleges of education
Date
2016-12
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Oyo: Department of Technical Education, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo
Abstract
Introduction; Purpose of the study; Research questions; Methodology; Instrumentation; Research questions; Discussion of findings; Conclusion and recommendations; References.
Description
The fast technologies of information technology (IT) have revolutionized the way documents are generated and presented. Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is an example of IT which had become widely used in the last decades offering the support of instruments such as rulers, squares, compasses, and protractors. Various types of packages are now available that can be integrated into the NCE Technical Education programmes for better teaching of Technical Drawing and other graphics-related courses. The results revealed that the curriculum has not given CAD the importance it deserves and lecturers/instructors and students are still using outdated techniques of manual drafting and design.