An AHP application to select software for engineering education

Abstract

ABSTRACT Simulations help students to deal with complex real problems, therefore engineering instructors include these software packages in their teaching methodologies. To achieve a learning aim, different programs can be chosen. Which is the adequate choice? Based on educational criteria, we implement a well‐known selection method, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), to find a satisfactory solution. An example portrays the selection tool performance in the thermal engineering field. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 22:200–208, 2014; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae ; DOI 10.1002/cae.20546