JRJS -- A New Theme for Educating New Engineers: Computational visualistics

JRJS A New Theme for Educating New Engineers: Computational visualistics <A HREF="http://www.eng.monash.edu.au/uicee/gjee/vol4no1/Schirra.pdf"> PDF</A> <A HREF="TOC.html">TOC</A> A degree programme for "educating new engineers for new themes" is described: computational visualistics, introduced at Magdeburg in the fall of 1996. This five-year diploma programme has computer science courses as its core: students learn about digital methods and electronic tools for solving picture-related problems. The technological areas of endeavor are complemented by courses on pictures in the humanities. In addition to learning about the "traditional", i.e. not computerized, contexts of using pictures, students intensively practice their communicative skills. As the third component of the programme, an application subject such as medicine gives students an early opportunity to apply their knowledge: they learn the skills needed for cooperating with clients and experts of other fields.