CASE tool usage for the educational environment
P. Gorman · 2002
A discussion is given on CASE tool usage. CASE tools are used in a commercial environment in an attempt to increase the productivity of a software engineer which is seen as the major cost in most projects. In an educational setting they are used to show what the tools are capable of, to give students an insight into what they might be using when they get into industry, and as a method of increasing student motivation. The following question is addressed: can CASE tools be used effectively and realistically in an educational setting? The article agrees that CASE tools can be used in an educational setting and has been used so for a number of years by one of the participants.>