Industrial Strength Software in Computer Based Engineering Education (CBEE): a Case Study

Challenging problems of modern engineering education and a role of information technology are reviewed. An importance of simulation of real world physical problems in both graduate and lifelong/corporate education is discussed. It is proposed to integrate the hypermedia theory courseware with industrial strength simulation software. As a proof of the concept an educational environment "Heat and Mass Transfer in Advanced Semiconductor Technology" has been developed.Comment: 15 pages including 8 figure