Highway design software as support of a project‐based learning course
María Castro · Computer Applications in Engineering Education · 2010
Abstract Traditionally, practical training of students in highway design has been based on solving geometric problems without using professional highway design software. In a degree of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), teaching of this subject has been redesigned using a project‐based learning approach. Along the course, the students make a complete project of a highway using professional software and procedures. The highway design software chosen includes a simulator that makes a virtual journey along the highway from the point of view of a driver traveling on it. A detailed description of the course program and the software used is provided. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 20: 468–473, 2012