EVALUATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Abstract

Information and communication technologies (ICT) play an important role in engineering. For this reason, this study aims to reveal the pattern of computer usage of engineering students, and evaluate the impact of students’ computer and self-efficacy in their higher education. A questionnaire was administered to target students from three departments; Mechanical, Industrial, and Electrical & Electronics engineering located in the Engineering faculty. It was observed that the increase in the use of computers and the increased availability of software tools significantly affected the learning behaviors and expectations of engineering students. 

Keywords

• Teaching/learning strategies, learning communities, media in education, public spaces and computing

MÜHENDİSLİK ÖĞRENCİLERİ İÇİN BİLGİ İLETİŞİM TEKNOLOJİ KULLANIMININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Bilgi iletişim teknolojileri mühendislikte önemli bir role sahiptir. Bu nedenle, bu çalışma mühendislik öğrencilerinin bilgisayar kullanım modelini ortaya çıkarmayı ve bu öğrencilerin bilgisayar bilgilerinin ve öz-yeterliliklerinin yükseköğretimlerine olan etkisini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla bir anket Mühendislik Fakültesinde bulunan Makine, Endüstri ve Elektrik-Elektronik mühendisliği bölümlerinden hedef öğrencilere uygulanmıştır. Sonuç olarak mühendislik öğrencilerinin bilgisayar kullanımındaki ve yazılım araçlarına ulaşılabilmelerindeki artışın, bu öğrencilerin öğrenme alışkanlıklarını ve beklentilerini büyük ölçüde etkilediği gözlemlenmiştir

Keywords

• Öğretim/öğrenim stratejileri, öğrenim toplulukları, eğitimde medya, kamusal alanlar ve bilişim

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