Problem of Computer Programming Education for Technical Engineers

when discussing the computer programming education at university level, ore is usually focused on education of future computer science experts, while the computer education of technical engineers is put aside. Technical engineers are mostly trained in using commercial software specific for their area of expertise. However, due to somewhat extreme specialization and lack of commercial software, technical engineers are often encountered with the necessity of creating their own computer codes, whether by some basic ''programming' in existing software like Excell or Access, or by hardcore programming in programming language of their choice. As a result of truly altruistic ideas, such software can usually be downloaded from World Wide Web (WWW), or obtained freely, directly from the creators. At that moment, the problems of computer programming education for technical engineers come to surface. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals. Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 18: 200-202. 2010: Published on line in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI 10.1002/cae.20187