Professor Goolsby has taught Engineering Graphics and Computer Programming courses for thirty years. He has been, and is currently involved in the development of online Computer Programming and Engineering Graphic courses and has been active in the Engineering Graphics Division of the ASEE.

A traditional lecture/lab format computer-programming course can be converted to an online equivalent using the WebCT online course authoring software. Existing course materials that are in use with the traditional course can be used in the online course by converting the materials to the HTML format that is required by WebCT. The conversion can be accomplished with relative ease using Microsoft Word 2000 and a web page creation software tool such as Microsoft Frontpage. The HTML format course materials are made accessible to the WebCT software and a web browser interface to the materials is then designed using the WebCT course creation tools. An online programming course that accomplishes the educational objectives of a traditional course can be created without sacrificing rigor, altering course content or changing basic methodology. This has been evidenced by student exam scores and the analysis of evaluation instruments used in the development and teaching of an ANSI C online programming course.