Shaking the foundations of geo-engineering education / editors, Bryan McCabe, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, Marina Pantazidou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, Declan Phillips, University of Limerick, Ireland
Keynote lectures -- What topics should be taught in geo-engineering courses? -- The use of case histories in geo-engineering education -- Laboratory work in geo-engineering -- Fieldwork work in geo-engineering -- Computing and technology in geo-engineering -- Geo-engineering research and teaching experiences -- Student-centred learning in geo-engineering
Summary
This book comprises the proceedings of the international conference Shaking the Foundations of Geo-engineering Education (NUI Galway, Ireland, 4-6 July 2012), a major initiative of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) Technical Committee (TC306) on Geo-engineering Education. SFGE 2012 has been carefully crafted to showcase a diversity of effective and engaging approaches to geo-engineering education while raising awareness of how crucial this effort is to the future development of the engineering profession. The five keynote papers were chosen to pr
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"Proceedings of the International Conference Shaking the Foundations of Geo-engineering Education, 4-6 July 2012, Galway, Ireland."
