Geotechnical engineering education in METU and computer aided learning resources

2008-06-04
In this paper, the state-of-practice in undergraduate geotechnical engineering (Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering) education in the Department of Civil Engineering of the Middle East Technical University (METU CE) is given. The use of computers in undergraduate courses is becoming a more widespread form of teaching in geotechnical engineering education. This paper also presents a list of web resources (e.g. PC Programs, web-based resources, cd-rom resources) currently available in geotechnical engineering education. An approach is proposed for the delivery of these courses by mixing traditional methods such as lectures, laboratory work and text books with interactive on-line learning resources (web based resources and cd-rom resources).

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Citation Formats
E. Çokça, “Geotechnical engineering education in METU and computer aided learning resources,” 2008, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/54987.