Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 2
Architectural Web Portal
and Interactive CAD
Learning in Hungary
Attila Somfai
“Széchenyi István” University, Hungary
ABStrAct
It is opportune to show the teaching web portal of the Faculty of Architecture at “Széchenyi István”
University (www.arc.sze.hu/indexen.html), its conformation and use. Nowadays, the Internet helps to
look into Hungarian and foreign study aids, architectural websites, and novelties. The Internet has
created potential new and effective ways of cooperation between lecturers and students of the univer-
sity and other institutions of higher education. The teaching web portal mentioned above realizes the
diversity and complexity of architecture with efficient grouping of information, and is attentive to high
professional standards. Computer Aided Architectural Modeling (www.arc.sze.hu/cad) is one of the
new types of online lecture notes, where many narrated screen capture videos show the proper usage
of CAD software instead of text and figures. This interactive type of learning helps students become
more independent learners. This type of teaching modality provides the opportunity for students who
need more time to acquire subject matter by viewing video examples again. Success of our departments'
common web initiations can be measured through Internet statistics and feedback of the students and
external professionals.
mAIn goALS And PHILIoSoPHy
fessional web portal of the “Széchenyi István”
University in Győr is introduced, together with
some of its subject-matters of instruction. In our
time the world has been widely opened, internet
gives support in getting acquainted with teaching
packages from domestic and foreign sources, pro-
fessional portals and novel topics, and moreover,
it makes possible to effectively cooperate among
It is high time to speak of the importance of the
electronic knowledge-bases in the teaching of
Hungarian architects and students, as well its
multidirectional possibilities for use. The pro-
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