Assessment of the Awareness of Structural Computer Aided Design Programs of Universities in Ghana
Assessment of the Awareness of Structural Computer Aided Design Programs of Universities in Ghana
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Date
2012
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Danso,Humphery
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EuroJournals Publishing
Abstract
The few past decades have seen the use of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software
application in the area of built environment. In view of this, more CAD software programs
have been developed to design and analyze buildings and structures. This makes CAD an
important part of the design and construction industry. This paper reports the assessment of
the level of awareness and usage of structural CAD programs by students in Universities
offering Civil Engineering and related programs in Ghana. The design used for this study
was survey which relied on questionnaire to generate data for the analysis and discussions.
The study established that the respondents knew the General CAD programs of which
69.9% knew AutoCAD. However, majority (64.8%) of the respondents did not know about
any of the Structural CAD software packages, indicating a low awareness level of
Structural CAD software programs. Recommendations are made for the inclusion of
Structural CAD programs in the courses of the Universities offering Civil Engineering and
related programs in Ghana.
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Danso, H. (2012). Assessment of the awareness of structural computer aided design programs of universities in Ghana. European Journal of Social Sciences, 30(1), 41-47.