Abstract 5
This article is about whether there is a place for traditional learning methods of design drawing, that which Prensky calls Legacy, in a CAD (Computer aided drafting) world, It talks about what measures have been taken in Scotland to incorporate CAD in to the curriculum. It was found that it was helpful to have both manual and computer aided drawing training, so that the students were able to understand the basics. A number of different people were asked including, industrialists, teachers and students. They were asked through E surveys and scale questionnaires. It was found that only 1 in 5 industrialists continue to do manual technical drawings, it was found that manual technical drawing developed spatial awareness, visualisation and thinking things through! So in conclusion it was found that there are still many benefits of learning to draw manually. But increasing the time spent on CAD would defiantly create more efficient drawers, but at the expense of deep understanding.
Key Words: Computer Aided drafting, Manual Drawing, Education. Curriculum.
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Kayleigh,
I'm not quite sure of what you mean in your conclusion here....are you saying that CAD creates efficient drawings, but that people don't have an understanding of the drawing? So, is a computer package taking away human ability? In a similar manner perhaps to how a calculator adds up for us accurately, without us having to be able to do the maths, and a spell-checker will correct errors without us having to learn the words....if this is what you mean, do you think this is a good thing?
All the best
Emma
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