The Understanding and Usage of Computer Among UniMAP's First Year Diploma Engineering Students

Syed Zulkarnain Syed Idrus (1) , Norshahrizan Nordin (1)

1 UniMAP - Universiti Malaysia Perlis

Computer usage is vital especially in the new era of digital revolution. Users as young as kindergartens have been exposed to computers. Nevertheless, in primary and secondary schools, they are also utilising the computer systems and imparting knowledge and computer skills to their students. In UniMAP, the first year diploma students are all engineering students and can be considered as school leavers. Presumably, they might have some knowledge on computers regardless of courses they are taking. For 2010/2011 Academic Session, a survey that was done on all first semester diploma students by using a survey form as a tool for the purpose of this study. The result is shown from the feedbacks collected, which reflect their knowledge on computer. As engineers, they will not be able to escape from using computer to perform tasks such as analysis, generate results and others. This is not just during their study in higher institution, but also after their have graduated and labelled them as engineers. Hence, computer wisdom is important in both professional and non-professional fields.

Mots clés: computer; technology; ICT; interactive multimedia; IT tools.; IT tools

Domaines: Informatique

Syed Zulkarnain Syed Idrus, Norshahrizan Nordin. The Understanding and Usage of Computer Among UniMAP's First Year Diploma Engineering Students. 2nd International Conference on the Roles of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Engineering (ICoHSE) 2010, Nov 2010, Penang, Malaysia. pp.1-2. ⟨hal-00786744⟩