HR: 0800h
AN: ED41D-02    [Abstracts]
TI: An Integral, Multidisciplinary and Global Geophysical Field Experience for Undergraduates
AU: Vázquez, O
EM: ovazquez@satimweb.com
AF: Fusion Petroleum Services de México, Av. Teopanzolco 408, Cuernavaca, MOR , Mexico
AU: Carrillo, D J
EM: josedavid.carrillo@ext.cemex.com
AF: Centro de Tecnología Cemento y Concreto, CEMEX, Laboratorio de Petrografía Gerencia de Análisis Tecnológico, Mexico, DF , Mexico
AU: * Pérez-Campos, X
EM: xyolipc@gmail.com
AF: Departamento de Sismología, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cirucuito de la Investigación s/n,
AB: The udergraduate program of Geophysical Engineering at the School of Engineering, of the Univesidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), went through an update process that concluded in 2006. As part of the program, the student takes three geophysical prospecting courses (gravity and magnetics, electric, electromagnetics, and seismic methods). The older program required a three-week field experience for each course in order to gradute. The new program considers only one extended field experience. This work stresses the importance of international academic exchange, where undergraduate students could participate, such as the Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience (SAGE), and interaction with research programs, such as the MesoAmerican Subduction Experiment (MASE). Also, we propose a scheeme for this activity based on those examples; both of them have in common real geophysical problems, from which students could benefit. Our proposal covers academic and logistic aspects to be taken into account, enhancing the relevance of interaction between other academic institutions, industry, and UNAM, in order to obtain a broader view of geophysics.
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0820 Curriculum and laboratory design
DE: 0825 Teaching methods
DE: 0845 Instructional tools
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly