PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - SOTÁK, Vladimír
AU  - KUNÍK, Martin
AU  - SOTÁK, Robert
TI  - THEORA AND PRACTICE IN THE AREA OF TEACHING AND DEPLOYMENT OF CAD/CAM SYSTEMS
DP  - 2011 Apr 1
TA  - Journal of Technology and Information Education
PG  - 49--54
VI  - 3
IP  - 1
AID - 10.5507/jtie.2011.009
IS  - 1803537X
AB  - In this contribution we focus our attention on the fundamental element of technical literacy - mastering CAM/CAD systems. In the first phase of the research, the authors were ascertaining what systems are being used in practice and what are being taught at schools that produce graduates for technical practice. A questionnaire was used as a research tool. Evaluation of the outcomes have not brought only information on what systems are being used in technical practice and at schools, but thanks to them we know what type of knowledge the employers expect from the future graduates in the area of CAD/CAM systems. We all agree that ideally, a graduate should master at least one most frequently used 2D CAD and one 3D CAD system. As to CAM systems, here there is no specific emphasis put on the particular system, rather on the understanding the fundamental philosophy.