Diseño e implementación de software de simulación virtual de análisis químico para ensayos del laboratorio de química de la Facultad de Ingeniería en la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The present work arises with the need to collaborate in the teaching-learning process of the students when carrying out their practices in the Chemistry Laboratory; through a technological and feasible solution to the request made by the Special Degree Unit of the Degree in Engineering in Computer Systems of the School of Engineering of the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, which consists of the design and implementation of a Virtual simulation software for chemical analysis. The simulation is considered as a technique to perform experiments on a computer, as is done in this project, where it is required to execute virtual practices by performing chemical mixtures and simulating now performance within a chemistry laboratory with its instruments and its standards. For this degree work, field research is used, which allows collecting essential data on chemistry, in addition to the observation technique with which we collect technical aspects and various functionalities. The software was developed based on a comparative analysis of several languages and technological tools, these being PHP, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax, MySql, SweetAlert, Bootstrap, SpeechSynthesis and Html; facilitating the design of the system. The virtual chemistry laboratory simulation software was created under a friendly environment, which allows the user to interact with the system, in the company of Manuel; a virtual guide character whose function will be to accompany and help the student during all his practices. The advantages offered by the implementation of this software is to involve the use of TICs in the teaching-learning process with a practical and dynamic environment, in addition to helping the development of academic skills.