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A PROPOSAL FOR A HEAT TRANSFER COURSE USING THE INTERNET
ABSTRACT. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPED FOR THE HEAT TRANSFER COURSE, USING THE INTERNET, OFFERED AT THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF PUC-RIO. ALTHOUGH USING INTENSIVELY INTERNET S INTERACTIVITY, THE COURSE WAS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE THE INSTRUCTOR BY A SERIES OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS OR SCREEMS. IN FACT, THE STRUCTURE DEVELOPED IS BASED ON THE INSTRUCTOR S RESPONSABILITY TO FULLY MOTIVATE HIS/HER STUDENTS USING HI/HER ABILITY, CREATIVITY AND EXPERIENCE. COMPUTERS AND INTERNET ARE UNDERSTOOD AS SUPPORTING TOOLS TO THE LEARNING PROCESS, BEING COMPLETELY USELESS WITHOUT THE COOPERATION OF ALL PARTS INVOLVED: INSTRUCTOR, STUDENTS AND ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION. THE MATERIAL PRESENTED HERE SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD AS A PROPOSAL FOR A VIRTUAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND INTENDS TO MOTIVATE OTHER FACULTY TO JOIN THIS EDUCATIONAL OBJETIVE TO BUILT AN ENGINEERING PUBLIC LIBRARY, TO BE ACESSED THROUGH THE INTERNET.
KEY WORDS. ENGINEERING EDUCATION, ACADEMIC MATERIAL, INTERNET.
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