Teaching

Continuing Education Programmes

Developed very elaborate continuing education programmes for professional engineers in India through Centre for continuing education, IISc, Bangalore and conducted several courses. Following are the some of the courses organised as course coordinator.


Course Title Sponsoring Agency Duration Target Group Coordinators
Internet in the next millennium at DISC NISSAT, DSIR, Govt. of India. 2 days Distinguished scientists from Govt. Organizations. Jointly with others.
CDC Workshop - Book writing CCE 1 Day Prospective authors and publishers. Alone.
Computational Methods and Advances in Geotechnical Engineering All India Council for Technical Education. 2 Weeks College Teachers, Scientists from CSIR and Govt. laboratories. Alone.
Learning centered approach to engineering education in the 21st century Indian National Academy of Engineering. 2 days Faculty of Indian Institute of Science. Local Coordinator.
Geotechnical Aspects of Hazardous Waste Disposal. Central Pollution Control Board. 1 Week Engineers of Central and State Pollution Control Boards. Jointly with others.
Geoenvironmental engineering and Waste management. All India Council for Technical Education. 1 week College Teachers, Scientists from State Govt. Jointly with A faculty.
Engineering Practice in Black Cotton Soils. Karnataka Geotechnical Center and Department of Civil Engineering, IISc. 1 day Engineers from private and Government organization in and around Bangalore. Jointly with A faculty.
Soil Investigations and Ground Improvement techniques. Karnataka Geotechnical Center. 1 day Engineers from private and Government organization Jointly with others.

Funded projects in the field of education


Role Project Title Agency Period
Co-Investigator Establishment of Indian Science and Technology Web Site and Internet school. NISSAT, DSIR. April 1998 - April 2001 (completed).
Co-Investigator Education on Demand MHRD April 1999-April 2002 (completed).
Prof. T.G. Sitharam