Introduction of GIS into Civil Engineering Curricula

将GIS引入土木工程课程

• 批准号: 0717241
• 负责人: Ronaldo Luna
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Missouri University of Science and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-08-15 至 2011-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0717241&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Introduction; GIS; into; Civil; Engineering

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.

通过这个项目，正在开发基于网络的教学模块，将地理信息系统（GIS）软件纳入密苏里大学罗拉分校的几个基础土木工程课程。模块化开发提高了方法的可移植性，因为地理信息系统技术的新课程不需要被其他程序采用，但模块可以用于在整个课程中以全面的方式加强基本概念。地理信息系统应用于环境、岩土、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课程的标准主题，因此该项目可能会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实际应用带入课堂。此外，地理信息系统在土木工程中是一个越来越重要的话题，它是一个在课程中很大程度上被忽视的主题，所以这个项目填补了土木工程界的需求。