PROJECT REPORT - THE USE OF PILOT TO TEACH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS

Involving students in learning a small amount of programming language can enable the teacher to illustrate many of the important concepts of electronic information systems. It introduces them to experiential le arning situations involving system design and operation, information h andling and the man-machine interface. This paper describes how the au thoring language PILOT has been used with arts and humanities undergra duates to increase their understanding of the power and potential of i nformation technology, and to involve them in information problems tha t relate to their other humanities studies.