Introduction of GIS into Civil Engineering Curricula

通过这一项目，正在开发基于网络的教学模块，以便将地理信息系统软件纳入密苏里-罗拉大学的几门基础土木工程课程。模块化的发展提高了运输的方法，因为在GIS技术的新课程是不需要通过其他程序，但模块可以用来加强整个课程的基本概念，在一个全面的方式。地理信息系统应用于环境、岩土工程、水文、测量和交通等领域。由于这些主题是全国范围内土木工程项目的标准主题，因此通过该项目有可能对本科教育产生重大影响。GIS应用程序使教师能够以传统教学无法实现的方式将现实的应用程序带入课堂。此外，GIS是土木工程中一个越来越重要的主题，它是一个在课程中很大程度上被忽视的主题，因此该项目满足了土木工程界的需求。

Through this project, web-based instructional modules are being developed to incorporate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software into several foundational civil engineering courses at the University of Missouri-Rolla. The modular development improves the transportability of the approach since a new course in GIS technologies is not required for adoption by other programs but the modules can be used to reinforce basic concepts throughout the curriculum in a comprehensive manner. The GIS applications are in the areas of environmental, geotechnical, hydrology, surveying, and transportation. Since these topics are standard topics in civil engineering programs nationwide, there is the potential for a large impact on undergraduate education through this project. GIS applications enable faculty to bring realistic applications into the classroom in ways that are not possible through traditional instruction. Further, GIS is an increasingly important topic in civil engineering and it is a subject that is largely ignored in the curriculum, so this project fills a need within the civil engineering community.