Educating tomorrows engineers: Reinforcing engineering concepts through Virtual Reality (VR) teaching aid

O. T. Laseinde; S. B. Adejuyigbe; K. Mpofu; H. M. Campbell

doi:10.1109/IEEM.2015.7385894

Educating tomorrows engineers: Reinforcing engineering concepts through Virtual Reality (VR) teaching aid

O. T. Laseinde
, S. B. Adejuyigbe
, K. Mpofu
, H. M. Campbell

Tshwane University of Technology
Federal University of Technology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

19 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The research focuses on the practicality of applying Virtual Reality (VR) as tool for conveying engineering concepts to first year engineering students. It does this by presenting a VR platform aimed at achieving a simplified methodology for depicting and analyzing facility layout and production process. Current reality shows that Higher Education Institutions (HEI's) are towing the electronic teaching path and more practical concepts are delivered to learners, using digital e-learning simulation tools. Equally, HEI's are adopting dynamic models for virtual interaction with students, globally, via e-classrooms and VR platforms. The article presents the developed teaching tool and validation method for conveying factory layout optimization concepts and production process model, through a partially-immersive VR design platform developed using a 3D design tool and complementary high-level applications. The developed teaching aid has an interactive user interface through which the building framework, sections and prototype schema of the industrial process may be visually analyzed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEM 2015 - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	1485-1489
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467380669
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2015.7385894
Publication status	Published - 18 Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2015 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 6 Dec 2015 → 9 Dec 2015

Publication series

Name	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Volume	2016-January
ISSN (Print)	2157-3611
ISSN (Electronic)	2157-362X

Conference

Conference	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2015
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	6/12/15 → 9/12/15

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

Teaching
Virtual Reality
e-classroom
e-learning
engineering
simulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Laseinde, O. T., Adejuyigbe, S. B., Mpofu, K., & Campbell, H. M. (2016). Educating tomorrows engineers: Reinforcing engineering concepts through Virtual Reality (VR) teaching aid. In IEEM 2015 - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (pp. 1485-1489). Article 7385894 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; Vol. 2016-January). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2015.7385894

Laseinde, O. T. ; Adejuyigbe, S. B. ; Mpofu, K. et al. / Educating tomorrows engineers : Reinforcing engineering concepts through Virtual Reality (VR) teaching aid. IEEM 2015 - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. IEEE Computer Society, 2016. pp. 1485-1489 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management).

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Educating tomorrows engineers: Reinforcing engineering concepts through Virtual Reality (VR) teaching aid

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