Project title

Development of Virtual Engineering Surveying and GPS Learning Workshop for Construction and Structural Curricula (Jan 2007 – Dec 2008)
supported by Quality Enhancement Fund


Abstract:

The knowledge to be covered in Engineering Surveying (undergraduate modules) for Construction and Structural Engineering (CSE) Curricula is extremely intense and dynamic. Traditional didactic lectures have been considered ineffective for today's educational needs. Virtual Workshop is an effective mean for introducing case-based learning to Engineering Surveying programme, therefore it is adopted in the Engineering Surveying course, especially for the tutorial sessions. However, high-quality case-based tutorials require a lot of valuable teaching resources. This investigation strives to identify surveying cases relevant to the CSE curricula, and developed appropriate virtual teaching materials for Engineering Surveying programmes. With the case study materials, a web-based multi-media learning centre for Engineering Surveying in CSE curricula will be derived. Extensive validation and verification will be conducted with both teachers and students of CSE programmes in order to determine the effectiveness of the web-based virtual workshop. It is envisaged that this investigation will put Hong Kong into the leading edge for the application of Virtual Workshop in engineering education.


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