Courseware management tool for engineering education

Abstract

An courseware management tool has been designed and constructed in order to use as support in the education. The objective of this tool has been to build a template web to offer any subject. A simple database generation allows show the most important theoretical concepts, development exercises and practices, and the resolution of theoretical and practical tests. It includes exercises of checking and reinforcement, and guided practices. Theoretical, practical and problem tests allow the teacher to realize a follow-up of the student. The tool is reinforced with statistical study of these tests, discussion forums and direct communication between student and teacher for resolution of doubts so the pupil acquires the necessary foundations to deal subjects of higher courses. The courseware management tool has been applied for subjects of Control Systems in the new plans of study of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Electronic Engineering and Physical Sciences studies).