Ship Design Educational Framework Using ShareFast: A Case Study of Teaching Ship Design With CAD Software

摘要

This paper proposes a ship design educational framework using ShareFast, an open source, client/server application for a document-management system based on workflow. The association between design documents and workflow is described by metadata based on Semantic Web technology. The client software offers a workflow editor to create and edit workflow and then uploads the created workflow to the server. It also allows users to browse the workflow and associated documents. Additionally, the software offers a function for instructors to monitor student's behavior so that they can analyze it to improve class efficiency. The system has been used for an experimental investigation with university students. The result showed that learning ship design by workflow helped the students understand design process more easily, and the system can shorten the students' learning duration.