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Figure 3.24 Distribution <strong>of</strong> students’ needs in s<strong>of</strong>tware features and s<strong>of</strong>tware quality<br />

attributes<br />

To sum up, in this part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> empirical data ga<strong>the</strong>red from questionnaire with <strong>the</strong><br />

students, <strong>the</strong> following points are highlighted;<br />

• AutoCAD is noted as <strong>the</strong> most commonly used s<strong>of</strong>tware in <strong>interior</strong><br />

architectural education.<br />

• The s<strong>of</strong>tware packages used in conceptual, project development and<br />

presentation phases <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> design education are discovered to differ<br />

according to <strong>the</strong> phase.<br />

• In conceptual phase students prefer Photoshop, due to its 2D graphical<br />

representation, text effects and fonts.<br />

• In project development phase, students utilize AutoCAD because <strong>of</strong> its<br />

detailed and technical drawings, and its ease <strong>of</strong> use.<br />

• In presentation phase, similarly, AutoCAD is <strong>the</strong> most preferred s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

used by students due to its general purpose structure and ease <strong>of</strong> use.<br />

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