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| Title: | Introduction of GIS into civil engineering curricula |
| Author (s): | Luna, Ronaldo Hall, Richard H. Hilgers, Michael Gene Bham, Ghulam Elgin, Richard Morris, Charles Darwin Morrison, Glenn |
| Department/Lab Affiliations: | Business & Information Technology Center for Technology-Enhanced Learning (CTEL) Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering Environmental Research Center Information Science & Technology Intelligent Systems Center Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation - LITE Natural Hazard Mitigation Institute (NHMI) University Transportation Center |
| Keywords: | geotechnics higher education hydrology information systems modules research projects surveying transportation |
| Issue Date: | 2008-06 |
| Publisher: | American Society for Engineering Education ASEE |
| Citation: | Luna, Ronaldo; Hall, Richard; Hilgers, Michael; Bham, Ghulam; Elgin, Richard; Morris, Charles; Morrison, Glenn. Introduction of GIS into civil engineering curricula. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. (June 2008). |
| Abstract: | This research project developed a web-based learning system to teach students the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) within the foundational courses of a typical civil engineering program. As opposed to generating a series of GIS courses, the GIS know-how is introduced within existing courses as a module that will reinforce basic concepts taught throughout the curriculum in a comprehensive manner. Evaluation research of a proof-of-concept prototype for geotechnical course supported the efficacy of such an approach. With this prototype as a guide, modules are developed in the following five areas: environmental, geotechnical, hydrology, surveying/measurements, and transportation. |
| Type: | Article - Conference proceedings text |
| In Title: | 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition |
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| title | Introduction of GIS into civil engineering curricula |
| contributor.author | Luna, Ronaldo |
| contributor.author | Hall, Richard H. |
| contributor.author | Hilgers, Michael Gene |
| contributor.author | Bham, Ghulam |
| contributor.author | Elgin, Richard |
| contributor.author | Morris, Charles Darwin |
| contributor.author | Morrison, Glenn |
| contributor.deptlab | Business & Information Technology |
| contributor.deptlab | Center for Technology-Enhanced Learning (CTEL) |
| contributor.deptlab | Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering |
| contributor.deptlab | Environmental Research Center |
| contributor.deptlab | Information Science & Technology |
| contributor.deptlab | Intelligent Systems Center |
| contributor.deptlab | Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation - LITE |
| contributor.deptlab | Natural Hazard Mitigation Institute (NHMI) |
| contributor.deptlab | University Transportation Center |
| subject | geotechnics |
| subject | higher education |
| subject | hydrology |
| subject | information systems |
| subject | modules |
| subject | research projects |
| subject | surveying |
| subject | transportation |
| date.issued | 2008-06 |
| publisher | American Society for Engineering Education ASEE |
| identifier.citation | Luna, Ronaldo; Hall, Richard; Hilgers, Michael; Bham, Ghulam; Elgin, Richard; Morris, Charles; Morrison, Glenn. Introduction of GIS into civil engineering curricula. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. (June 2008). |
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| description.abstract | This research project developed a web-based learning system to teach students the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) within the foundational courses of a typical civil engineering program. As opposed to generating a series of GIS courses, the GIS know-how is introduced within existing courses as a module that will reinforce basic concepts taught throughout the curriculum in a comprehensive manner. Evaluation research of a proof-of-concept prototype for geotechnical course supported the efficacy of such an approach. With this prototype as a guide, modules are developed in the following five areas: environmental, geotechnical, hydrology, surveying/measurements, and transportation. |
| type | Article - Conference proceedings |
| type.DCMIType | text |
| relation.isPartOf | 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition |
| rights | This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. |
| rights | No full text allowed |
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| date.available | 2009-03-27T15:21:10Z |